Students will also try their hand at simple programming, multimedia presentations and communications including Netscape Navigator. This is an introductory course which will enable students to use the computer as a tool for school applications. Emphasis is on problem analysis and structured programming. Students will write programs, edit for mistakes, and run their programs on the microcomputer. This course in programming covers fundamental data structures and program design using standard Pascal.
Emphasis is on building a solid base in structured programming.
Instruction is aligned with the AP and IB computer science tests. Each student will design and develop a large program and documentation package. It will concentrate on technical writing, graphic design, hypertext links and HTML coding. This class is a practical application of today's technology for electronic communication for a global audience. This course concentrates on the concepts needed for the AB Advanced Placement test in Computer Science and the IB test in Computer Science.