How Do I Complete the OCR A Level Computer Science NEA?

A video going through the key areas of the programming project that students studying OCR A level Computer Science will have to complete for 20% of the course. Despite the relatively low weighting, the NEA is often the trickiest part to get your head around - partly because, since it's coursework, so much of it needs to come from your own independent work.

In the video I go through the following stages and parts of the NEA:
The OCR NEA 0:00
Picking a Project 4:54
Analysis 15:55
Design 40:58
Developing the Coded Solution 57:33
Evaluation 1:17:12
Top Tips 1:25:19

OCR's website also has exemplars, some of which you'll need to get via your teacher. You can probably find others yourself by hunting around if needed!

[georgehurstt]

I got 65/70 in my project and i did 85% of it in 3 days, wouldn’t recommend it but it’s doable so don’t stress. The project is light

[zakkyy_]

you have saved my life thank you Mr Brown

[johnarmstrong]

Can you please go through the entire of unit 3 IT A- level OCR?

[astar_algorithm]

I'm not sure what the difference is between decomposing in design and requirements/success criteria in analysis? It feels like they are basically the same thing. Also, would you include usability features in the success criteria?

[lantzbantzyt]

I have thought about two ideas so far, one is a scheduling algorithm where you input what you are doing in a day and it allocates the best time slots for you to do things in and the other is a chatroom or an imageboard like 4Chan. To be honest, I feel like the imageboard would be easier and more interesting however, I have heard that scheduling algorithms score highly usually so I think that it might be more logical to do that instead. What do you guys think?

[s.jad_n]

Hello sir, I am starting A levels this year, and I want to stay ahead of the NEA so I don't have to stress about it as much later on. I want to make a platformer with quite complex map generation and am wondering what I would have to say the main ' problem' is that makes me want to do this project for my analysis? Thank you

[akxhn]

Just started a level ocr computer science and i don't know how to code is there any good websites where i can start learning im hearing sendex is good

[loredfolk]

Would a web based chat application be good enough? With features such as group chats, a video calling system and a login/signup shsrem

[xeronxte]

Referring to 8:30, would a 2D game with NPCs programmed by an algorithm e.g. A* suffice?

[liamthompson]

Should we aim to use harder programming concepts within our code, even if they’re not exactly the most efficient way to do it?

[vfxgenie]

For the possible structure in the Analysis section, 4. how would I differentiate that researched problem from 2., to a paragraph of problem in 4. (if that all makes sense)

[Changelllelle]

for videos do you have to upload on youtube. or can you have them in a folder. for example my screen recording videos of testing are stored in a folder and are named as a unique code (i.e PD1). Then when i mention the video testing in my NEA. i give the name code of the video that i am talking about. At the end, when i send my nea. can i also send the folder containing these videos?

[Shadowwarrior]

Would a flashcard app be complex enough to get a high grade (e.g. the active recall, different flashcards types, etc)?

[mysticallegend]

Can I use tutorial for a part of my project and still not get plagiarised? And also what if I don’t reference it

[uejgohh]

Hi Sir! I was wondering how to make sure you get the marks for the "identified and justified any further data to be used in the post-development phase" bullet point for the design section? I'm struggling to understand what to add to my project. Thank you, hope you are having a lovely week :-)

[userprecisealt]

Hello Sir. I have a question. When making a game for an NEA project, the mark scheme wants you to add every detail of your progress, errors, testing etc. My concern is when you follow a tutorial and write the same code as the tutorial and sort of copy the game, will it still count towards your grade? I am experienced in coding but am trying to make a fairly complex game where I do need a tutorial to learn how to code some things. After finishing the tutorial, I plan to switch things up to my own ideas but during the process I will have to write in my report very similar to what is in the tutorial. What do you think of this? Is this okay?

When going through my course, i try to comment every line of code to show my understanding because i am actually learning. My worry is my game and my code will look too similar to the course im taking throughout my documentation

[henrywinters]

Hey at the end of the video you say that you know of people who got brought down a lot of marks because they followed a tutorial but how many marks was this? Was wondering if it's worth the risk as I'm aiming for a C grade (40)

[RemiKid]

Is there a specific high level language that we need to use? Because I'm learning java script in IT and im not sure if i could learn another one specifically for the NEA

[kyevskq]

don't mind me just leaving a time stamp: 27:51

[engineeringmadeasy]

Hi, I want to code Bird Migration Pattern Predictor. Where should I start? Can you please help me with it please.