FSUS Information Technology Education

Computer Classes at FSUS
Mrs. Barr - Email address: vbarr@fsu.edu

Class Room Rules

The Computing for College and Careers course emphasizes computer literacy skills and foundations required for today's college and business environments. Importance is placed on developing proficiency with touch keyboarding and computer applications using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access to be used as communication tools for enhancing personal and workplace proficiency in an information-based society with accuracy, proofreading, and correct formatting stressed. This course is the prerequisite for the Web Design and Programming courses.

Computing for College and Career students learn:

Word processing with Microsoft Word
Data processing with Microsoft Excel (Spreadsheets)
Databases using Microsoft Access
Presentations using Microsoft Powerpoint

The Web Design I and Web Design II and III courses offers hands-on instruction in the latest technical skills to students who are training for careers in the field of Web design or enjoy creating personal web pages. It provides a basic overview of the Internet, Intranet, and WWW. The content includes operating systems, HTML commands, stylesheet design using CSS, navigation of the Internet, Intranet, and Web, and web page design. The curriculum emphasizes the development of standards-compliant Web sites that adhere to principles of effective visual design, usability, cross-browser compatibility, and accessibility. using current industry-standard software products. Over the course of the program, each student creates a number of projects that serve as an electronic portfolio of work.

Web Design students learn:

Code using the latest standards-based XHTML and CSS coding skills
Hands-on Web project planning and management
Understand coding standards per the W3W consortium
Effective graphic design for the Web
Techniques to achieve accessibility, usability, and browser compatibility
Define URLs and demonstrate proficiency file structure within websites
Maintain an electronic portfolio of course work

The Business Computer Programming emphasizes object-oriented programming methodology, concentrating on object oriented design, data structures, software development, and the building of a strong logic foundation. This course puts programming in a relevant context, includes implementing effects, sounds, creating animations, using the web as a data source; shows students how to read from files, and how to write programs to directly read web pages and distill information from there for use in other calculations, other web pages, etc. (examples include temperature from a weather page, stock prices from a financials page). This is a comprehensive course for anyone interested in learning the basics of programming with web languages, Python and Java.

Programming students learn:

To learn basic programming paradigms
To develop object-oriented solutions to programming problems
To design animated worlds using event-driven programming

Fundamental components of a computer, how a computer works, hardware, software, compilers, programming languages, basic computer operations, integrity, and responsible use of the computer
Program syntax, how to debug a program, difference between a compile error and a syntax error, how to identify and correct errors
What a variable is, how to define a variable, how to assign values to a variable
Perform basic operations, write methods, define and pass parameters, and use graphics to make shapes and pictures
How to use if, if else, if else if, and switch case to test conditions and add decision making to their programs, and Boolean conditions and variables, use relational operators(>,<,>=,<=,!)
How to use for loops, use while loops, add iterative processes to their programs, and use Boolean conditions and variables
Boolean laws, truth tables, logical operators(&&, ||, !, ^), how to use do while loops, how to use boolean logic to solve problems, and how to use Random and Math.random() to generate random numbers
Nested loops, add iterative processes in programs, and use Boolean conditions and variables, nested while loops
Manipulate arrays, add items to a one-dimensional array, delete items from a one-dimensional array, and use a one-dimensional array to solve problems
References and parameter passing
How to use recursion to solve problems, the benefits of using recursion, when to use recursion, and the negative effects of using recursion
Identify all sorting and searching algorithms, code all sorting and searching algorithms, and to select the appropriate sorting and searching algorithm for the appropriate situation
Write a multi-tiered game with graphics and animation

Substitute Teacher Lesson Plans

All About the Internet

All computer classes will do the lesson on the internet:

Objectives this lesson:

Define the Internet
Describe how the Internet is used
Discuss the history of the Internet and the World Wide Web
Describe how individuals and businesses connect to the Internet

What to do:

Sign the roll sheet
Read through the powerpoint lesson
Answer the following questions
Save your work on my computer in your class folder - use these directions for saving

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All About the Internet