Essential Standards

COURSE GOALS  (Utah State Strands and Standards)

• Creative Development - Collaboration is crucial when developing computing innovations, because having multiple perspectives offers additional opportunities to find solutions.

  • Collaboration

  • Program Function and Purpose

  • Identifying and Correcting Errors

• Computing and Data - Processing data is the main benefit of computer use.

  • Hardware/Software

  • Binary Numbers

  • Data Compression

• Algorithms and Programming - Algorithms and programming languages are essential for solving problems and completing tasks.

  • Variables and Assignments

  • Mathematical Expressions

  • Input/Output

  • Strings

  • Boolean Expressions

  • Conditionals

  • Iteration/Looping

  • Calling and Developing Procedures/Functions/Methods

• The Internet - The internet is built on systems that use protocols to transfer data.

  • The Internet

  • Web Development

• Impact of Computing - The impact of computing extends to societal, economical, and cultural issues.

  • Beneficial and Harmful Effects

  • Digital Divide and Computing Bias

  • Legal and Ethical Concerns

  • Safe Computing