Dublin High Math and Science: Computer Science / Software Engineering

COMPUTER SCIENCE/SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Grade Level: 9-12

Length: 1 year

Prerequisite: Concurrently enrolled in Geometry or higher, teacher recommendation

Graduation: Fulfills elective requirement

College Prep: Fulfills CSU/UC elective credit

How do creative abstraction and computational power change our lives?  Students will study units in computer science, web design and information technology, information science, and software engineering to answer these questions. Students will learn to use HTML, CSS, Javascript, MIT’s Scratch programming language and its extension Snap!, and be introduced to Python.  Students will also use MIT’s App Inventor to develop an Android app. This class is part of a national pilot program for Project Lead The Way (PLTW).