COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INTRO

MEET THE TEACHER:  BEN MENKING

Ben has over twenty years experience with computer systems and software development. He is employed by World News Group as a Systems Architect and has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Bob Jones University. Ben has prior teaching experience training new software engineers and he has taught Physical Science, & AI Intro in a co-op class setting.

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INTRO

Target Levels: Ages 16 - 18 

12  Weeks

Prerequisite:  Minimal computer usage skills (e.g., keyboarding, mouse, basic operating system usage).

Required:  Windows, Mac OS or Linux laptop required for Hands-on activities.

This course will help your student demonstrate computer literacy with a general understanding of computer hardware, software, communication and programming. Hands-on activities will reinforce the students' understanding and practical use of the material.

This overview details the high-level scope of information and skills to be taught in this course. The information in this course will generally be taught following the sequence below but may be subject to change. This curriculum is modeled after the South Carolina Department of Education’s 2018 Computer Science Standards for High School. This Scope and Sequence document will continue to be updated as new standards are published by SCDE.

The scope of the course is as follows:

Computing Systems

- Be familiar with computing hardware and software and how it contributes to everyday problem solving;
- Understand basic troubleshooting and error analysis.

Networks and Internet

- Learn how data is transmitted across networks and the Internet;
- Understand common cybersecurity threats and security theory.

Data and Analysis

- Be able to describe various data collection, storage and representation techniques;
- Understand how to model sets of data for real-world problems;
- Be able to design and represent data with application tools.

Algorithms and Programming

- Analyze a problem or idea and design a software solution;
- Be able to trace and understand the flow of execution of a program;
- Apply the divide-and-conquer and reuse techniques when designing solutions;
- Introduction to the software development life cycle and why it is important;
- Model and properly apply real-world data to language data types.

Impact of Computing

- Be able to discuss the impact of computer systems from a global perspective;
- Understand evolving legal and ethical tradeoffs;
- Learn about major contributors in the technology field;
- Be familiar with the history and changes in society brought about by technology.

25% Sibling Discount applied by administraion after registration.   Do not pay for sibling until discount has been applied to your account.

Prerequisite:  Minimal computer usage skills (e.g., keyboarding, mouse, basic operating system usage).

11th-12th (10th if teacher agrees)

This class will provide a 1/2  High School Elective Credit

Tuition: $ 240.00