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Computer Science Principles

Course Code: 11.47100

Lakeside High School

|Teacher(s): Kizzy Bess |Email: kizzy_m_bess@ |

|Room Number/s: 2208 |Phone Number: 678- 874-6702 |

|Semester: 1st |Tutorial Days: Tuesday & Thursday |

|Textbook: N/A |Tutorial Hours: 7:30am – 8:00am |

|Textbook Price: N/A |Tutorial Location: Room: 2208 |

Department Philosophy: The Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Department believes that education’s most important function is to provide all students with the skills needed for post-secondary and careers. This is accomplished by providing interest-based programs that meet industry standards.

Course Description: See GA DOE Standards, use description as needed ()

Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Digital Technology and Digital Design

Articulation: Articulation is the process by which academic or technical credits earned through high school programs may be acceptable in transfer by various community colleges and some four-year institutions. Credits earned appear on a college transcript. This course is currently not articulated.

Career Cluster: Course must be completed in the order listed below.

| |Levels |Computer Science Pathway |

| |1 |Introduction to Digital Technology* |

| |2 |Computer Science Principles* |

| |3 |AP Computer Science* |

*Required for Pathway Completion

Certifications: Information Technology Career Clusters – Computer Science pathway prepares students with the skills needed for the following industry recognized credentials: Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE), A Security +, and CISSP.

Careers:

Occupation Level of Education Salary

Cyber Security Engineer Bachelor’s Degree $50,750

Software Engineer Bachelor’s Degree $70,130

Java Developer Bachelor’s Degree $110,680

Internet Acceptable Use: Use of the Internet must be in support of education and research and consistent with the educational objectives of the DeKalb County School System. The use of the Internet is a privilege, not a right, and inappropriate use will result in cancellation of those privileges. Any student user not complying with the DeKalb County School System Internet Acceptable Use Agreement shall lose Internet privileges for a period of not less than one week.

FBLA: The development of positive personal qualities and leadership is a vital component in career success. In this course that development is achieved through a variety of methods, which include Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). FBLA is a student organization that is designed to enhance this class. FBLA provides career and leadership development through peer interactions, adult mentoring, and competitions based on knowledge and skills learned in the classroom. The lab fee associated with this organization is $6.00.

Course Schedule

|Week 1 |Employability Skills & FBLA |Week 10 |Design & Create Computer Programs |

|Week 2 |Employability Skills & FBLA |Week 11 |Music and Images used to solve a problem |

|Week 3 |Digital Artifacts |Week 12 |Music and Images used to solve a problem |

|Week 4 |Digital Artifacts |Week 13 |Music and Images used to solve a problem |

|Week 5 |Abstractions |Week 14 |Cyber Security |

|Week 6 |Abstractions |Week 15 |Cyber Security |

|Week 7 |Abstractions |Week 16 |Development of a logical problem |

|Week 8 |Design & Create Computer Programs |Week 17 |Development of a logical problem |

|Week 9 |Design & Create Computer Programs |Week 18 |Final Project/Final Exam |

Georgia Performance Standards: Performance standards provide clear expectations for assessment, instruction, and student work. They define the level of work that demonstrates achievement of the standards. The performance standards isolate and identify the skills needed to use the knowledge and skills to problem-solve reason, communicate, and make connections with other information.

Standards Covered in this Course:

IT-CSP-1: Demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry.

IT-CSP-2: Create digital artifacts that foster creative expression including programs, digital music, videos, images, documents, and combinations of these such as infographics, presentations, and web pages.

|IT-CSP-3: Apply abstractions in digital data to explain how bits are grouped to represent higher-level abstractions such as numbers and characters. |

IT-CSP-4: Design and create computer programs to process and extract information to gain insight and knowledge.

IT-CSP-5: Develop, express, implement, and analyze algorithms analytically and empirically.

IT-CSP-6: Create programs that translate human intention into computational artifacts including music, images, visualizations, and more while exploring the concepts, techniques and development used in writing programs.

IT-CSP-7: Gain insight into the operation of the Internet, study characteristics of the Internet and systems built upon it, and analyze important concerns, such as cybersecurity.

|IT-CSP-8: Develop a logical argument from the many ways in which computing enables innovation and our methods for communicating, collaborating, problem solving, and doing business, |

|and analyze the potential benefits and harmful effects of computing in a the way people think, work, live, and play. |

IT-CSP-9: Explore how related student organizations are integral parts of career and technology education courses through leadership development, school and community service projects, entrepreneurship development, and competitive events.

Grading Scale:

|Area |Percentage |

|Formative Assessments/Pre-Assessments (i.e. SLOs or teacher-made pre-test) |0% |

|Assessment During Learning |25% |

|Guided, Independent, or Group Practice |45% |

|Summative Assessments/Post Assessments |30% |

|Total |100% |

Required Materials: $5.00 Lab Fee, 1” Notebook and 5-tab Dividers, 16 GB Flash Drive, Pen, Pencil, and Loose Leaf Notebook Paper

Classroom Expectations: Respect yourself, your classmates, your teacher, and school property.

1. All students are expected to arrive to class promptly and prepared. As soon as the last bell rings, students are expected to be in their assigned seats, otherwise a student is considered tardy.

2. It is the student’s responsibility to bring all required materials to class every day.

3. Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. If you allow/assist someone to cheat, all parties involved will receive a zero and your parents will be notified immediately.

4. NO gum, candy, food, or drinks are allowed in this classroom/lab at any time.

5. Keep the room clean and respect the equipment and furnishing

6. Absolutely no use of vulgar, profane, or inappropriate language in the classroom

7. Students should use the restroom during class change--you will not be permitted to go unless it is an emergency.

8. Students are not to groom in class, this includes hair, make-up, nails, etc…

9. Electronic devices, cellular phones, MP3 players, hand-held games, cards, or any other material not related to or used in this class should be left at home. Bringing these items to class will result in confiscation. Items will be released only to a parent or guardian.

10. When using the computer lab, NO student is to use the computer for activities that do not relate to this class; therefore, you should not be checking e-mail, chatting, playing games, downloading, uploading, doing research for another class, listening to music, personal browsing, etc….When allowed to use the Internet, visiting websites that are not appropriate for school or not educationally related is PROHIBITED. Violators will face consequences as outlined in the student handbook.

** All students should observe ALL the rules and regulations in the Student Handbook. **

Late Assignments: Late assignments will be accepted without penalty for excused absences only. Each student will be allowed a set number of classroom days (example: 2, 3, 7 days) to complete each assignment, therefore, for each day of an excused absence, the excused student will be allowed an additional day to complete make up work missed (example: Assignment(A) has 3 days for completion of the assignment with a start date of August 15 and a due date of August 18. Student(A) missed a day during the 3-day period. Student(A) will receive an additional day (1 day) to complete the assignment; New due date is August 19). It is the student’s responsibility to find out what makeup work needs to be done.

Additionally, students are allowed to submit their work electronically to fbla4155@ by 11:59 pm for same day assignments and by the beginning of class for projects. Examples: An assignment given on August 8, 2016 is due by 11:59 pm (electronically). A project with a due date of August 29, 2016 is due at the beginning of class on August 29, 2016. Students with IEP or 504 accommodations will receive their accommodations.

Make-up Policy: Every four and half weeks, we will have MAKE UP DAY. This day gives students an opportunity to redo any assignment that received a grade below 71 and earn up to a 70. The following exclusions apply: multiple-choice test and other assignments as decided at the discretion of the instructor. At the end of the 15th week marking period, students no longer have the option to make-up assignments.

Acknowledgment of Receipt: By signing below, the student and parent/guardian acknowledge that they have read and understood the contents in this Computer Science Principles syllabus.

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