Computational thinking is an essential prerequisite for anyone wanting to learn to program computers and write code. This workshop will take you through the steps to develop a computational mindset and a precursor to coding. It is a foundational step before learning programming, but this course will not teach you to programme.
Difficulty rating: ★☆☆☆ Preparatory
Who is it for?
Both research staff and research students. No experience necessary!
Summary of the topics covered
- Identify the steps involved in computational thinking
- Break a problem down into more manageable parts
- Develop a series of steps (an algorithm) to solve the problem
- Generalise the steps to make the algorithm re-usable (abstraction)
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Duration
3.5 hours
Next course
5th February 2026 10:00 - 13:00 Book here
Can't attend?
We don’t have online materials for this session, but the course will run again — so you’ll be very welcome to join next time.