Computer Science

This interdisciplinary course is designed to develop students' skills in alignment with the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for Business Technology. The course is interdisciplinary in nature because it employs technical and stylized writing forms from English, and utilizes equation formula constructs and problem solving skills as explored in Mathematics. Students will be introduced to standard electronic business communication tools: word processing, spreadsheet, presentation media, and internet applications. These tools will be used in a variety of interesting and applied methodologies to ensure that each student receives multiple opportunities to build confidence and competency in electronic business communication. Topics to be covered may include: Cover Letter/ Resume, Business Advertising, Web Page development and Oral Presentation, Financial Sales Reporting, Stock Market and Company Analysis, Personal Budgeting. Students will have free access to hands-on computer lab and e-books (0.5 credit INTERDISCIPLINARY).

This semester course is designed to develop students' skills in alignment with the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for Information Technology and Computer Science. Students will learn to code interesting web pages with HTML, CSS, and JAVASCRIPT. Several interesting Projects will be undertaken as students begin to uncover the mystery behind Web Design. Topics to be covered include: Basic tag design, Drop down Menu Systems, Multimedia integration, Interactive and Animation implementations. Upon completion, the student will be expected to design several full functioning Websites, including a student portfolio which will be used in a “mock interview” oral presentation (0.5 credit).