This course concentrates on the technical aspects of Computing, and you will learn how to program in a variety of languages, as well as use various integrated development environments available within the industry. The course aims to deliver the fundamentals of computing and computational theory through the design, development and testing of algorithms to solve complex problems, as well as an understanding of the underlying technologies that support this discipline. You will learn to reflect critically on the role of the computer in society, and to consider the positive and negative effects of its use. Fundamentally, you will learn how to make a computer follow the instructions you set out, and understand how to model common real-world problems in code.