COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDIO

KIDLINGTON

 12 Banbury Road, Oxon OX5 2BT

WHAT WE DO :

•We provide you with Computing advice
•Computing Consultancy  •Systems Analysis
•Internet Programming  •Private Tutorials
•Business Continuity Management
•Information Technology Education & Training.

 FREE CONSULTATION BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
To book an appointment to discuss your upcoming computing requirement, please contact the Studio Director, Paul Humphreys, by telephone: 07729183925 or by email to: paul[at]oxfordcontinuity.com.

The Computer Science Studio, Kidlington, offers general computing consultancy for business plus individual and small-group tuition to grow computing knowledge and skills for personal and professional development.

For a free introduction to the Studio's resources and to discuss your particular computing requirements — be they for beginner basics or to support your Company's business development or its staff training — please book a consultation with the Studio Director, on 07729183925 or email paul[at]oxfordcontinuity.com.

The Studio is privately funded and its facilities may be used by appointment only.

Course CSSK01:

Introduction to
COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
  • About Computational Thinking.
    •      Computational Thinking is a fundamental skill for everyone, not just computer scientists. With the growing ubiquity of computers worldwide and increasing social and business dependency on their use, the emerging skill of Computational Thinking is predicted this Century to become ' The Fourth R* ' ranking in educational importance alongside the established basics of Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. A Certificate of Achievement from this course provides valuable evidence to employers and others of the formalised analytical approach to problem solving you will have engaged with during this four-week individual or small-group tutorial course. The course comprises 5 one-hour tutorials and 4 assignments, where each assignment must be completed for discussion at the next tutorial. Tutorials are geared to individual levels of ability and set on an 'incline of dificulty' with the objective of raising current skill levels no matter the starting point of any individual candidate. No prior programming knowledge is assumed. Individual timetables are set to match your personal availablity and timing preferences: hence mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekdays, weekends, are all possible for individual arrangement with your personal tutor.

  • Certificated Course runs February 2012
    •      Bookings and individual timetables must be confirmed by Saturday 21 January 2012.

  • Suitable for:
    •      Employers wishing to raise computing skills level of their staff. Employees wishing to demonstrate achievement in Computational Thinking to current or prospective employers. Anyone seeking to gain a practical insight into how Computer Scientists go about real-life problem solving using computer systems.

  • Maximum 3 Persons per Tutorial Group
    •      This course is intended for [1] single individuals; or [2] a pair of individuals of similar ability; or [3] a group of no more than three persons of similar ability who wish to gain a practical introduction to Computational Thinking. The course will include use of Mind Mapping Software, Structured Document Processing Software, and practicals in Computer Programming for the Internet. Importantly, tutorials are geared to the ability and experience of the individual or tutorial group. There is no final examination but a Certificate of Achievement will be awarded where all tutorial assignments have been satisfactorily completed.

  • Course comprises 5 one-hour Tutorials
    •      Tutorials 1 and 2 occur in Week 1. Tutorial 3 in Week 2. Tutorial 4 in Week 3; and final Tutorial 5 in Week 4. Individual tutorial timetables are determined with your personal Tutor to best suit your time availablilty and preferences.

  • 4 Tutorial Assignments
    •      Assignments are set to raise current abilities no matter the starting point of the tutorial candidate be they beginner or already experienced. Assignments are set for discussion and assessment at the following tutorial. Thus, Assignment 1 is set at Tutorial 1 and must be completed before Tutorial 2 for discussion at Tutorial 2. Assignment 2 completed for Tutorial 3, and so on.

  • Fees for whole course:
    •      3-Persons in Tutorial Group: £195.00 per person.
    2-Persons in Tutorial Group: £245.00 per person.
    1-Person private tuition:     £295.00.

  • To book:
    •      Please telephone the Studio Director, Paul Humphreys, on 07729183925; or email paul[at]oxfordcontinuity.com to arrange a free initial consultation at the studio to discuss and agree your personal course timetable.



    * The Fourth R :

    R1 = 'Reading';
    R2 = 'Writing';
    R3 = 'Arithmetic';
    R4 = 'Computational Thinking';