Course Overview

The SQA Course Specification is available here:

Structure

The course is split into four areas of study:

The Computing Science course is assessed through two components, a class assignment and a final exam.

The assignment is completed during class time and will take a maximum of 6 hours to complete.

It is worth 40 marks which is 33% of the overall 120 marks available for the course.

The assignment consists of three tasks. Task 1 is mandatory whereas only one of either Task 2 or Task 3 must be completed.

Database design has more marks allocated to the design area

The question paper is worth 80 marks, completing the remaining 66% of the overall marks available.

The exam is split into three sections:

Each section generally begins with simple questions worth few marks before progressing onto difficult questions requiring some problem-solving.

The exam is designed to test your understanding of the subject rather than the ability to recall knowledge.