Computer Science 20

Outline of Foundational and Learning Objectives

Foundational Objective
To familiarize the students with the software and hardware components that comprise a computer system and emphasize safe, responsible use of them.

Suggested Time: 5-10 hours

Learning Objectives cover:

1.1	Responsible Computer Use
1.2	Operating System Use
1.3	Operating System Analysis
1.4	Hardware Use and Maintenance

Foundational Objective
To provide the students with an understanding of problem-solving methods and techniques.

Suggested Time: 5-10 hours

Learning Objectives cover:

2.1	Problem Analysis
2.2	Problem Solving: Strategies
2.3	Algorithms: Describing Output
2.4	Algorithms: Correcting Errors

Foundational Objective
To be familiar with and understand the fundamentals of computer program writing and software design.

Suggested Time: 5-10 hours

Learning Objectives cover:

3.1	Program Structures
3.2	Benefits of Structured Programming
3.3	Modular Program Structure
3.4	Program Testing/Debugging
3.5	Internal Program Documentation
3.6	External Program Documentation

Foundational Objective
To provide hands-on experience with program writing and software design and interpreting and writing documentation.

Suggested Time: 50-65 hours

Learning Objectives cover:

4.1	Initial Concepts
4.2	Output Statements
4.3	Variables and Assignments
4.4	Assign and Output
4.5	Input Data to a Variable
4.6	Anatomy of a Program
4.7	Concepts: Conditionals and Looping
4.8	Programming: Conditionals and Looping
4.9	Programming: Procedures and Subprograms
4.10	Programming: Single and Nested Loops
4.11	String Functions
4.12	Numeric Functions
4.13	User-Defined Functions
4.14	Concepts: Single-Dimension Arrays
4.15	Programming: Single-Dimension Arrays

Foundational Objective
To familiarize the students with the software and hardware systems that comprise the different types of networks and emphasize safe, responsible use of them.

Suggested Time: 5 hours

Learning Objectives cover:

5.1	Networks
5.2	Understanding the Internet
5.3	Using The Internet
5.4	Multimedia

Foundational Objective
To identify and describe computing careers, and the necessary preparations for them.

Suggested Time: 5 hours

Learning Objective covers:

6.1	Investigating Careers in Computer Science

Foundational Objective
To provide hands-on experience with current research and presentation methods that utilize information technologies through investigation of a computer science topic of interest.

Suggested Time: 7-10 hours

Learning Objective covers:

7.1	Researching a computer science topic and presenting the findings to peers using computer technology.