Reports, guides, handbooks High school registration guide 2018-19

TECHNOLOGY/COMPUTER SCIENCE AC Computer Programming Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Design and implement programming code • Develop problem solving skills and logical thinking • Explore computer science careers Projects, Activities, etc.: Using JAVA, write simple to complex programs for daily applications. Use your programming skills to create graphic images. Instructional Focus: hands-on computerized activities and career exploration Co-curricular Connection: BPA AP Computer Science ................................ Prerequisite/Selection Process: AC Computer Programming Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Advanced programming design • Advanced problem solving • Advanced programming methods Projects, Activities, etc.: Design and implement a Java-based game or simulation Instructional Focus: Computer usage and problem solving, preparation for AP Computer Science exam Co-curricular Connection: BPA PLTW AC Honors Computer Science Principles [AHS, BHS only] Intended Audience: Grades 10, 11, and 12 Credit: Two trimesters = 1.0 credit Major Outcomes: • Introduce computational tools that foster creativity • Problem solving with structured activities and progress to open-ended projects and problems • Develop computational thinking Instructional Focus: Use programming to develop computational thinking, to generate excitement about the field of computing, and to introduce computational tools that foster creativity. Video Game Design and Marketing Intended Audience: Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 Credit: One trimester = 0.5 credit Major Outcomes: • Understand programming concepts to develop an actual video game • Use a 3-D game editor to create a three-dimensional game environment • Use a rectangular coordinate system to place objects in the 3-D game 70 • Create advertising and packaging to market your video game • Prepare sales presentations and written reports to market your game Projects, Activities, etc.: Utilize the original Carbonade Game Template; create a new game template for aspiring gamers. Story- board the initial game concept, develop a target audience for the game, establish the number of players and game theme and de- velop a plan to market the game to t

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