Computer Science- Preparing you for EVERY job.
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Ms. Davis Mission: Provide quality education in computer science and train students to effectively apply this education to solve real-world problems giving them a competitive advantage in the ever-changing global work environment of the 21st century. On Campus Times: Mondays-Fridays: 7am - 3:55pm
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Course Description: |
Intro to Computers - is an introductory computer science course that empowers students to create authentic artifacts and engage with computer science as a medium for creativity, communication, problem solving, and fun. |
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Homework: |
Homework will be assigned as needed. If you do not complete your work in class, I expect the work to be completed outside of class time. Time management is a big part of the class. You are expected to complete all assignments either in class or outside of class and manage your time and effort accordingly. If you complete work on time in class, homework will not be assigned. |
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Materials: |
Pen or Pencil |
Just as an employer expects efficiency out of an employee, so do I. You are expected to complete the required assignments of the course. If you fall behind, you are expected to make up assignments outside of class time and by increasing your focus in class. You are expected to set intermediate goals for completing your work and to keep track of your time. I do accept work after the first and second deadlines for up to full credit but the third deadline is a final deadline to allow for grading time. Plan accordingly to make sure you finish everything before the third and final deadline. You will be graded on meeting the following deadlines:
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Common
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First deadline |
Second deadline |
Third deadline |
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Due |
Due by March 18 for all
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April 13 |
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May 15 |
| Intro to Computers | Office, Web Design |
Animations and Game Design |
Programming and 3-D Design |
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Office 1 (PA each
Section) SEE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL CHECKPOINTS |
Word 1-3, WPAs |
Excel 1-3, EPA |
Powerpoint 1-3, PPA |
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Office 2 (PA each Section) |
Word 4, 6,7, WPAs
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Excel 4-6, EPAs
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PowerPoint 4-6, PPA |
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HTML5
& CSS3 (PA each chapter)
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Chapters 1-3
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Chapters 4-6
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Chapters 7-8 & PA finalized
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| Dreamweaver (PA each chapter) | Chapters
1-4
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Chapters 5-7 | Chapters
8-10
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Animate
(PA each chapter) |
Chapters 1-4, PA each
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Chapters 5-8
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Chapters 9-11 &
PA each Ch
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InDesign
(PA each deadline)
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Chapters 1-6 |
Chapters 7-11 |
Chapters 12-15 |
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Pre-Architecture(PA Final) |
Intro,Warmup 1-3 |
Tutorial 1-2 |
Tutorial 3-5 & PA
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| Computer Aided Engineering | Week 1-3 | Week 4-6 | Week 7-10 | |
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3-D design (PA each Chapter 6-10, plus 5)
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Chapters
1-7
(PA 5-7)
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Chapters
8-10
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5 Projects
+ 2 PA
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| JavaScript Programming | Unit 1-4 |
Unit 5-8 |
Unit 9-12 |
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App
Development |
Modules
1-5
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Modules 6-10 |
Modules 11-15 |
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| Intro to Cybersecurity | Units 1-4 |
Unit 5-7 |
Units 8, 11, 9 | |
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Python
Programming |
Level 1 - Chapters
1-5
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Level 2 - Chapters
1-5
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Level 3 - Chapters
1-6
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| Raspberry Pi | Projects 1-10 |
Projects 11-20 |
Projects 21-24 & PA |
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Python
Game Programming |
Chapters 1-4 |
Chapters 5-8
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Chapters 9-12 & PA
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Java
Programming (PA Final) |
Chapters 1 -2 |
Chapters 3-4 |
Chapters 5-6 |
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AP Computer Science A |
See notes |
See notes |
See notes |
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Computing Ideas |
Units 1-2 |
Unit 3-5 |
Unit 6-8 |
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AP Computer Science Principles |
See notes |
See notes
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See notes |
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C# Programming |
Chapter 1-2
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Chapters 3-4
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Chapters 5-6 |
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Immersive Realities |
VR Ch 1-3
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VR Ch 4 and AR 100-212 |
AR 213-250 OR VR Ch 5-6 |
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| Artificial Intelligence | History/Voice/Vision | ML Concepts Framing to Feature Crosses | ML Concepts through Embeddings | |
| PC Repair I | Chapters 1-4 | Chapters 5-7 | Chapters 8-10 | |
| PC Repair II | Chapters 1-4 | Chapters 5-7 | Chapters 8-10 | |
| Premiere (PA each deadline)
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Chapters 1-6 | Chapters 7-11 | Chapters 12-16 |
· By making the course self-paced, this allows you to progress at your own speed. However, make your time count. This does not mean you slack off during class. In fact, the amount of material is about what a student can do if 100% of the time is spent on the assignments. If you are absent for any reason, spend a lot of time talking or on breaks, or need extra time to finish assignments, you'll probably have a lot of work to do outside of class hours or you may not pass the class.
· This will meet the needs of both fast and slow students. However, students are expected to focus on their work for the entire period every day and do their best job. The grade will be a direct reflection on how much a student is on-task and completing assignments correctly.
Preparation for the Work World (minutes points)
· Employers want a job done well. Therefore, credit will only be given for documents that complete the objectives of the assignment, look professional, and have a minimum of mistakes. Since the spell-check feature is a tool of the computer, this includes correct spelling on all documents. Examples of completed documents are in the book and/or on the Web site. You are expected to check your work against these examples. If an assignment does not meet these guidelines, I will give feedback and may give you the opportunity to make corrections. Chapter assignments that are completed correctly the first time with no errors will receive a 100.
· An employer expects employees to use the resources available to them for solving problems. If you run across problems when creating a document (with either the software or hardware), you are expected to try trouble-shooting yourself, use books and on-line help resources, and your co-workers. Use the instructor as a last resort because she will not be available when you leave the class.
· All employers want employees who arrive to work on-time and are productive throughout the day. Therefore, a minutes grade(90 minutes or points per day) is given based on the number of minutes worked out of the expected 3600 minutes in class (90 minutes points per day for 40 class days) based on the following:
· You are allowed two 5 minute breaks without penalty per day to stretch, stand up, look at something besides the screen, or use the restroom as long as you do not disrupt other people in the classroom. If you fall behind in assignments, this break privilege may be revoked until you have caught up on your assignments. You may also lose this privilege if you disrupt anyone else's work or break any school rules. You must sign out when you leave the classroom. Only one student may be out of the room at a time. You may only leave the room once per day. Break Procedure
· You are expected to be working on your assignments every class period. If you are going to Web sites, playing games, getting out of your chair, talking about things not related to the class and not getting your work done, the teacher may deduct time from your minutes grade and move you to a different location away from distractions.
· Unexcused absences, tardies, or suspensions count for twice the actual amount of time missed. For example, if you are absent one day without an excuse(skipping), you are docked 180 minutes (2 class periods) toward your productivity grade. If you are late 5 minutes one day to class without an excuse, you are docked 10 minutes on your minutes grade. After the third tardy there are also office consequences.
· If a student misses half a class or more (unexcused) it counts as an absence not a tardy. Therefore, in this situation, you will have 180 minutes deducted from your productivity grade. Every unexcused tardy after two will also count as 90 minutes deducted from your minutes grade.
· Suspended students will lose all productivity minutes for any time missed and may make up time at the teacher’s discretion.
· At the discretion and convenience of the teacher, you may make up missed time before or after school, at lunch, or during another class. The teacher may add this time to your productivity grade. This only applies to unexcused time out of class. If you are absent excused, you are not required to make up time but may need to come in to get caught up on work.
Assignments are listed on Ms. Davis’ Web site (www.jacomputers.org). The student is responsible for checking this location periodically to see if there are any changes to assignments or notes for their completion.
Assignments are graded for completeness and for quality. Generally, here is how the documents will be graded:
· 2-5 points off if files are saved incorrectly.
· 2-5 points off for an error in doing a procedure or a missing step.
· 1-2 points off for general typos in a document.
· 1-5 points off if words are spelled incorrectly. One point per word, up to five points. Always do a spell check!
Quizzes and Tests
· Below is a schedule of all quizzes and tests for this class.
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March 19 : |
Syllabus and Procedures Quiz |
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April 13 (Seniors - April 10) : |
Quiz over material from Deadline 1 (see above) |
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April 30 (Seniors - April 28) : |
Quiz over material from Deadline 2 (see above) |
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May 15 ( Seniors - May 11) : |
Quiz over material from Deadline 3 (see above) |
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May 18 & 19 (Seniors - May 12-13) : |
Performance Based Project Test |
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May 20 OR 21 (Seniors - May 15) : |
Final Written Exam |
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All Classes (Classes without a Personal Assignment will be 10% for whiteboards and 10% for common assignments) |
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Whiteboards: 5% |
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Grading Scale |
What Each Grade Means: |
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A: 90-100% |
If you earn an A in this course it means that you put forth maximum effort on each and every task assigned, activity in class, project given, and overall had a positive attitude in class. Very high level of self advocacy. |
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B: 80%-89% |
If you earn a B in this course it means that you put forth good effort on each and every task assigned, activity in class, project given, and had a good attitude the majority of the time in class. Self advocacy is a priority for the student. |
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C: 70%-79% |
If you earn a C in this course it means that you put forth average effort on each task assigned, activity, project, and had a mostly positive attitude in class. Some attempt made to get extra help. Average level of self advocacy. |
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D: 60%-69% |
If you earn a D in this course it means that you put forth very little effort on each task assigned, activity, project, and had a somewhat negative attitude in class. Little effort put into getting extra help. |
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F: Below 59% |
If you earn an F in this course it means that you put forth no effort on each task assigned, activity, project, and had a negative attitude in class. No effort to receive extra help. |
· Grades are available on-line through the school website by clicking on the Infinite Campus link. Grades are updated at least weekly.
Discipline Policy
The discipline policy for this class is a simple process. The objective is to change behavior, not punishment. If you violate the class rules, you will be given verbal and written warnings. Further problems will result in detention, notification of parents, and consequences which may include removal from the classroom.
Discipline Consequences: Procedural Steps
Classroom Rules
Plagiarism Policy
Turning in any work that is not your own without citation is
considered plagiarism. The default in this class
is that ALL work will be accomplished individually, UNLESS my permission is
given in advance of an assignment/quiz/exam/take-home exam/final. If you are in
doubt, please ask. Your own words, ideas, and work are the constant
expectation. Students will receive no credit for work determined to be
plagiarized and will face appropriate consequences determined by the
administration, up to and including suspension..
Tardy Policy
Course Requirements
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Official Office Hours Open Lab |
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M-R 10:00 -
11:30 |
C M-R 12:15 - 1:45 |
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Official Office Hours Open Lab |