Joshua Cussen

NEA requirements

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Project requirements

Read Cambridge OCR’s full guidance in addition to the guidance here.

Your project must:

  • have a graphical user interface (GUI);
  • be written in an approved language1;
  • be agreed with your teacher; and
  • be of sufficient scope2 [1].

Exceptions may be agreed with Cambridge OCR around the use of a GUI and languages but you must get permission from Cambridge OCR before you begin your work [1].

Project contents

Your write-up should contain the following:

  • title;
  • contents page;
  • description of investigation (i.e., what are you doing?);
  • justification of investigation (i.e., why are you doing it?);
  • analysis, design, and methods used;
  • evaluation;
  • bibliography;
  • page numbers; and
  • annotated evidence (e.g., screenshots, videos) [2].

Presentation of work

Your work must be presented in A4 and have either a header or a footer containing:

  • your 5-digit centre number;
  • your candidate number; and
  • the component code (Cambridge OCR H446/03) [3].

You should additionally include page numbers in either the header or footer.

Your writing and all screenshots/diagrams should be presented so that they are legible.

Forbidden actions

According to JCQ, you must not:

  • submit work that is not your own;
  • make your work available to other candidates through any medium;
  • allow other candidates to have access to your own independently sourced material;
  • assist other candidates to produce work;
  • use books, the internet, or other sources without acknowledgement or attribution;
  • submit work that has been word processed by a third party without acknowledgement;
  • include inappropriate, offensive, or obscene material; or
  • publicise your work, e.g., by posting it on social media [3].

References

  • [1]
    Cambridge OCR 2018. A Level Computer Science Project Setting Guidance. Cambridge OCR.
  • [2]
    Cambridge OCR 2024. A Level Specification Computer Science H446. Cambridge OCR.
  • [3]
    JCQ 2025. Instructions for Conducting Non-Examination Assessments (GCE & GCSE Specifications). JCQ.

Footnotes

  1. See appendix 5e of the specification ↩

  2. detailed in pp. 7–9 of OCR’s project setting guidance ↩

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