IB Computer Science IA

Value - 12 marks

Criterion C - Development (Coatzee, 2018) - Refer to this document for a succinct overview of Criterion C.

Student Handbook for the IA - Criterion C (Baumgarten, 2018) - Refer to pages 16 - 19 for specifics on Criterion C deliverables, checklist, and marking guide. Pay particular attention to page 17 for details on how to ensure ingenuity and complexity in your project.

Understanding what IB means by "Complexity" (Coatzee, 2018) - The requirement for ingenuity and complexity is difficult to quantify. This document, used in a previous iteration of this course, can help to give you some idea of what the moderators might be looking for.

Referencing - Very Important!

• You must cite ANY code or other information that you have used, borrowed or adapted from any source.
• You must have in-text citations and a References list in APA style (as modeled on every page of this website).
• Refer to the Garibaldi Secondary School Detailed Guidelines for Documenting Sources in Research Papers (APA Style) for all required citation information.

References

Baumgarten, P. (2018). Internal assessment. Retrieved from https://pbaumgarten.com/dp-compsci/internal-assessment/

Coetzee, C (2018). IB CompSciHub. Retrieved from https://ib.compscihub.net/