Course Syllabus

Course Description    

This course is designed to introduce students to the field of computer science through an exploration of engaging and accessible topics. Through creativity and innovation, students will use critical thinking and problem solving skills to implement projects that are relevant to students’ lives. They will create a variety of computing artifacts while collaborating in teams. Students will gain a fundamental understanding of the history and operation of computers, programming, and web design. Students will also be introduced to computing careers and will examine societal and ethical issues of computing.

Course Standards

A. SAFETY

1. Review school safety policies and procedures.

2. Review classroom safety rules and procedures.

3. Review safety procedures for using equipment in the classroom.

4.  Identify major causes of work-related accidents in office environments.

5. Demonstrate safety skills in an office/work environment.

B. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

1. Identify the purpose and goals of a Career and Technology Student

2. Organization (CTSO).

3. Explain how CTSOs are integral parts of specific clusters, majors, and/or courses.

4.  Explain the benefits and responsibilities of being a member of a CTSO.

5.  List leadership opportunities that are available to students through participation in CTSO conferences, competitions, community service, philanthropy, and other activities.

6.  Explain how participation in CTSOs can promote lifelong benefits in other

7. professional and civic organizations.

C. TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE

1. Demonstrate proficiency and skills associated with the use of technologies that are common to a specific occupation (e.g., keying speed).

2. Identify proper netiquette when using e-mail, social media, and other technologies for communication purposes. 

3. Identify potential abuse and unethical uses of laptops, tablets, computers, and/or  networks.

4.  Explain the consequences of social, illegal, and unethical uses of technology (e.g.,cyberbullying, piracy; illegal downloading; licensing infringement; inappropriate uses of software, hardware, and mobile devices in the work environment).

5. Discuss legal issues and the terms of use related to copyright laws, fair use laws, and ethics pertaining to downloading of images, photographs, documents, video, sounds, music, trademarks, and other elements for personal use.

6. Describe ethical and legal practices of safeguarding the confidentiality of business-and personal-related information. Describe possible threats to a laptop, tablet, computer, and/or network and methods of avoiding attacks.

7. Evaluate various solutions to common hardware and software problems.

D. PERSONAL QUALITIES AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

1.  Demonstrate punctuality.

2.  Demonstrate self-representation.

3. Demonstrate work ethic.

4. Demonstrate respect.

5. Demonstrate time management.

6. Demonstrate integrity.

7.  Demonstrate leadership.

8.  Demonstrate teamwork and collaboration.

9. Demonstrate conflict resolution.

10. Demonstrate perseverance.

11. Demonstrate commitment.

12. Demonstrate a healthy view of competition.

13. Demonstrate a global perspective.

14. Demonstrate health and fitness.

15.  Demonstrate self-direction.

16. Demonstrate lifelong learning.

E. PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Demonstrate effective speaking and listening skills. 

2. Demonstrate effective reading and writing skills.

3. Demonstrate mathematical reasoning.

4. Demonstrate job-specific mathematics skills.

5. Demonstrate critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

6. Demonstrate creativity and resourcefulness.

7. Demonstrate an understanding of business ethics.

8. Demonstrate confidentiality.

9. Demonstrate an understanding of workplace structures, organizations, systems,and climates. 

10. Demonstrate diversity awareness.

11. Demonstrate job acquisition and advancement skills.

12.  Demonstrate task management skills.

13. Demonstrate customer-service skills

F. EVOLUTION OF COMPUTING

1. Define key computing terms (e.g. hardware, software, data, etc.).

2. Identify key individuals and their impact on the field of computing.

3.  Discuss the progression of computing and explain its impact on society (e.g. hardware, programming languages, applications, Internet, emerging technologies, etc.).

4. Explain Moore’s Law.

G. COMPUTING SYSTEMS 

1. Identify and define the key functional components (input devices, output devices,processor, operating system, software applications, memory, storage, etc.).

2. Understand the terms and units that are used to describe major hardware components (RAM, ROM, Peta-, Tera-, Giga-, Mega- Kilo-, Hz, Bit, Byte, Binary, etc.).

3. Describe how software and hardware interact.

4. Discuss how and why binary is used to represent data in a computer.

5. Describe how a picture, sound/song, and videos are digitized and represented in a computer.

6. Compare and contrast operating systems (e.g., Mac, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, iOS,Android). 

7. Evaluate hardware and software configuration to meet situational and budgetary requirements (e.g. gaming, Internet browsing, student, graphic designer, etc.).

8. Make hardware and software recommendations to improve a computer system.

H. PROBLEM SOLVING AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING 

1. Describe how computer programs and apps can be used to solve various problems (e.g., desktop, mobile, enterprise). 

2. Solve a problem by applying appropriate problem solving techniques (understand the problem, plan the solution, carry out the plan, review and discuss).

3. Define algorithm (a set of clearly defined, logical steps to solve a problem).

4. Demonstrate an understanding of algorithms and their practical applications.

5. Create, evaluate, and adjust algorithms to solve a variety of problems.

I. FUNDAMENTALS OF PROGRAMMING

1. Express the design of a program using representations such as flowcharts and pseudocode.

2. Analyze and explain how a particular program functions.

3. Solve problems of increasing complexity using visual block-based programming individually and collaboratively.

4. Write code that uses variables, events, functions, operators (i.e. arithmetic, relational, logical), conditional control structures (e.g., if, if-else) and repetition/iteration control structures (e.g., while, for).

5. Differentiate between text and numerical data.

6. Edit, compile/run, test, and debug a program.

J. FUNDAMENTALS OF WEB DESIGN

1. Evaluate the results of Internet searches and the reliability of information found on Web sites.

2. Describe how Web sites are used to communicate and exchange data.

3. Plan a web page considering subject, devices, audience, layout, color, links and graphics.

4. Create a web page that contains a variety of HTML elements (e.g., hyperlinks, ordered and unordered lists, images, headings, paragraph) and CSS styles.

K. ETHICAL, LEGAL & SOCIAL ISSUES OF COMPUTING

1. Examine the consequences resulting from issues involving ethics around security, privacy, copyright, fair use, intellectual property, social media and licensing.

2. Explain the importance of Acceptable Use Policies.

3. Explain the importance of data security and physical security.

4. Explain the concepts of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA).

5. Identify computing threats (e.g., spyware, adware, malware, viruses, ransomware, phishing, hacking, software piracy, identity theft, etc.) and their potential impacts on society. 6. Explain the concept of encryption and how it is used on a daily basis.

L. COMPUTING CAREERS

1. Compare and contrast the five disciplines of computing: computer science, software engineering, information technology, information systems, and computer engineering.

2. Compare and contrast careers in computing along with their education, training requirements, industry certifications and salary ranges.

3. Identify gender, diversity and geographic related issues in computing.

4. Describe how computing enhances other career fields.

Weighting of Grades

Major Grades                60%

Minor Grades                40%

GCSD Grading Scale

A = 90 - 100

B = 80 – 89

C = 70 – 79

D = 60 - 69

F = Below 60

REQUIRED MATERIALS:     PEN

                                       NOTEBOOK

                                        CHROME BOOK                                           

ASSESSMENT AND GRADING POLICY:   40% DAILY GRADES

                                                                        60% TESTS & PROJECTS

SC Grading Scale:

A 90-100

B 80-89

C 70-79

D 60-69

F 51-59

It is important for students to be in class each day. South Carolina law states that a student must attend at least 170 days of the 180 day yearlong class, therefore only TEN (10) total absences are permitted in this class. It is the student’s responsibility to request the missing work. Regardless of absences, all students will be allowed to make up work and late work will be accepted for 5 days with a deductive of 10% with each day.

Teacher Philosophy

Be part of the team

• Work to get along with others

• Listen to what others have to say

• Encourage others to do their best work

Be considerate

• Think about how the things you say affects others

• Give compliments for good work or ideas

• Treat others the way you want to be treated

Be helpful and do your part

• Always do your share of the work

• Encourage others to complete their work

Classroom Rules and Procedures:

Students must follow all rules in Mauldin High student Handbook. This class will be held in a computer lab and the student and parent are both required to sign a Computer Ethics Contract.

Students will be expected to:

• arrive to class on time

• remain in their assigned seat for the entire class and not roll around in their chairs

• show respect to others and to the equipment

• listen attentively when the teacher or when another student is answering a question

• dispose of any gum, food, or drinks before entering the classroom

Consequences for Violating Class Rules

• Verbal warning

• Parent contact

• Teacher detention

• Adminstrative Referral

Office Hours: I will be available to help students every day before school from 8 - 8:30 am by appointment.

Assignments: Assignments are due at 11:59pm on the day of assignment. Students are expected to make up all assignments. Points will be deducted for late work.

COURSE CODE: 5031

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will guide students in the development of websites in a

project-based, problem-solving environment. Students will learn the industry standard languages,

HTML and CSS, which are used in every website on the web today. Students will learn how to create

a portfolio of content-rich, well-styled websites. Successful completion of this course will prepare

students for industry certification.

NOTE: Websites created by students in this course are not to be published without following district

guidelines.

OBJECTIVE: Given the necessary equipment, supplies, and facilities, the student will be able to

successfully complete all of the following core standards for a course that grants one unit of credit.

RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVELS: 9 – 12

COURSE CREDIT: 1 Carnegie unit (120 hours)

RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE: Exploring Computer Science or Digital

Multimedia and/or any digital literacy course

COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS: 1 computer per student