IBDP – International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

The CURRENT International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Computer Science curriculum (first exams in 2014) will be used through 2025. The new curriculum is scheduled to be taught starting in 2025, with first exams in 2027. (The published Subject Brief incorrectly states that exams will start in 2025.)

Curriculum Resources

• Core Curriculum
  • System Fundamentals
  • Computer Organization
  • Networks
  • Computational Thinking
• Higher Level Topics
  • Advanced Data Structures
  • Resource Management
  • Control
• Options
  • Database
  • Web Science
  • Modelling & Simulations
  • Object-Oriented Programming

Case Study (HL) Resources

• Case Study 2023 (Recommender Systems)
• Case Study 2024 (Rescue Robots)

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IGCSE – International General Certificate of Secondary Eduction

IGCSE resources coming soon!

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Programming Resources

Java

• Think Java – a free textbook (PDF, online edition, interactive Trinket version) – an excellent way to learn Java programming while focusing on algorithmic thinking

Python

• Think Python – a free textbook (PDF, online edition, interactive version here) – this and Think Java are both based on the book, Think Like a Computer Scientist, by Alan Downey)
• Invent With Python – a series of free books (PDF, online, or buy the print books) by Al Sweigart that are aimed at beginners/intermediate and focus on various subjects (games, encryption, automation)

SQL

• SQL murder mystery – a fun game to practice SQL scripts. (There’s also a Walkthrough for beginners).

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