10CSI

10 Computer Science and Information

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms C. Stevens.

Computer Science and Information 10CSI

Computer Science includes computational thinking (An analytical style including algorithmic techniques to analyze and plan solutions to problems). Computer architecture and human-computer interaction (hardware, its control and control layouts). Programming languages (Python). Databases and information systems, networks and the understanding and application of social and professional issues relevant to each project (Relevant implications).

2024 Year 10 Course

Students will cover and extend their understanding of:

Computational Thinking - understanding of problem solving techniques. Using Flowcharts to create a plan for a Program.
Agile development - the processes and collaborative learning needed to develop projects.
Python - Programming using embedded PEP conventions, loops and complex decisions.
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence - Building and controlling robots to solve a problem and exploring aspects of Artificial Intelligence.
Computer hardware - History of Computing, Components of PCs, Networking and control systems, data transfer and storage.
Database - Creating and manage data using a MySQL Database hosted on projectspace.nz.
Web - How to use html and css (web) to develop a web site using a grid system, then using this to present results of their database build and data analyses.

10CSI students will be using phpMyAdmin, Projectspace, Python IDLE and Adobe Photoshop. If students wish to learn other software packages/programming including Microsoft Access, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, JavaScript and Tinkercad they can also choose Digital Information Technology (10DIT). Both courses can be taken at Year 10 and are complementary.

Assessments

Topic assessments are graded and awarded in line with the Digital Technologies Progress Outcomes.
Students will be assessed on their ability to be Working Towards, Working At or Working Beyond (T,A,B) their expected year level in Computational thinking and/or Designing and Developing Digital Outcomes.
Self-assessment and peer assessment will be encouraged.

10CSI scaffolds students so at Year 11 they can select:

Computer Science and Information 101 which continues to build on Computer Science skills (Computational thinking).
Design Information Technology 101 which continues to build on Digital Media skills (Designing and Developing Digital Media Outcomes).

Course Overview

Term 1
FLOWCHART ALGORITHMS/PYTHON PROGRAMMING
SCAFFOLDING: This scaffolds year 10 students who wish to continue Computer Science into senior school and engage with the computer programming learning/assessments AS1.7 (91883) through to AS3.7 (91906).

OVERVIEW: Students will be using Python as their programming language.

Term 2
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), ROBOTICS AND AGILE DEVELOPMENT
SCAFFOLDING: This scaffolds year 10 students who wish to continue Computer Science into Senior School and engage with the Computer Science Concepts learning/external assessments AS2.9 (91898) and AS3.9 (91908)

OVERVIEW: Students will build and program a robots that needs to perform a specific task and interact with other robots to developed by other students to complete a combined series of coordinated tasks

OR

HARDWARE (See Term 4)

Term 3
BINARY
SCAFFOLDING: This scaffolds year 10 students who wish to continue Computer Science into senior school and engage with the Computer Science Concepts learning/external assessments AS1.11 (91887) Compression, AS2.9 (91898) and AS3.9 (91908).

OVERVIEW: Students will be exploring Image compression including the Huffman compression algorithm.

HCI (HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION).
SCAFFOLDING: This scaffolds year 10 students who wish to continue Computer Science into Year 11 and engage in the HCI learning/assessment AS1.10 (91886) HCI

OVERVIEW: Students investigate what makes good HCI and design working models of applications.

DATABASES/MySQL
SCAFFOLDING: This scaffolds year 10 students who wish to continue Computer Science into senior school and engage with the Database learning/assessments AS1.3 (91879) through to AS3.3 (91902).

OVERVIEW: Students will be using MySQL/projectspace.nz to develop and query their database and html/css (Web) to output their report.

Term 4
HARDWARE

OVERVIEW: Students will be investigating Computer History (where computers came from), PC components with a focus on their inter connectivity and data transfer rates, Operating systems and various applications and data storage storage.

OR

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI), ROBOTICS AND AGILE DEVELOPMENT (See Term 2)

Digital Information Technologies