S&T course equivalent of IS&T 1310: Exposure to Computer Experience. 

Program Design and Development

• Create programs using procedural, event-driven and object-oriented programming (OOP) paradigms
• Design a user interface (UI) based on human-computer interaction (HCI) principles
• Use image processing to control program flow and vehicle movement
• Debug and test code

 

Web Development 

• Use Django® to develop website applications 

 

Interpretation of Documentation 

• Create task reflection with the Interpreted Performance Guide
• Create task reflection with the Interpreted Performance Guide Response Template
• Use application programming interfaces (APIs) 

 

Programming Languages 

• MIT App Inventor based on Blockly
• VEX® Coding Studio based on RobotC
• Python®
• HTML/CSS Tools and Software
• MIT App Inventor based on Blockly
• Cloud9

 

Professional Skills 

• Pair Programming
• Agile Project Development/Scrum
• Accountability to a team
• Collaboration on design and implementation
• Presentation/Communication
• Public Speaking
• Ethics

S&T course equivalent of IS&T 1311: Exposure to Computing Principles. 

Program Design and Development 

• Create programs using procedural, event-driven, and object-oriented programming (OOP) paradigms
• Design a user interface (UI) based on human-computer interaction (HCI) principles
• Debug and test code
• Create annotated programs with in-code commenting and documentation

 

Web Development 

• Explain how client-side code, server-side code, and databases are used together to implement a website

 

Interpretation of Documentation 

• Use application programming interfaces (APIs)
• Data Analysis and Visualizations
• Use and create software to display charts and graphs
• Analyze large data sets through computational techniques
• Use coding to automate data analysis
• Interpret data visualizations Modeling and Simulation
• Create simulations using agent-based simulation software
• Use agent-based simulations to observe emergent behaviors
• Describe any limits to the predictive power of a given simulation 

 

Programming Languages 

• Python®
• Scratch
• MIT App Inventor
• PHP Tools and Software
• Full-featured integrated development environment (Enthought Canopy for Python)
• Git and GitHub
• Microsoft® Excel®
• Linux® Environment and Bash 

 

Professional Skills 

• Pair Programming
• Agile Project Development/Scrum
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Presentation/Communication
• Public Speaking
• Ethics
• Cybersecurity Best Practices

S&T course equivalent to IS&T 1312: Computer Programming Exposure.

Computational Thinking Practices 

• Program Design and Algorithm
• Development
• Code Logic
• Code Implementation
• Code Testing
• Documentation Alignment

 

Introductory College-level Programming Course 

• Program design and algorithm development by determining if required code segments produce a given output.
• Code logic by determining the output, value, or result of given program code given initial values.
• Code implementation by writing and implementing program code.
• Code testing by analyzing program code for correctness, equivalence, and errors.
• Documentation by describing the behavior and conditions that produce the specified results in a program.
• Ethical Computing by understanding the ethical and social implications of computer use. 

 

Programming Language 

• Java 

 

Tools and Software 

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code
• Interactive code editor 

 

Professional Skills 

• Presentation/communication
• Technical writing
• Public speaking
• Collaboration
• Ethics

S&T course equivalent to IS&T 1314: Exposure to Cybersecurity. 

Information Security 

• Evaluate and define information security needs
• Authenticate and authorize access to information
• Organize and protect information stored in a file system 

 

Security Algorithms 

• Analyze and improve cryptography algorithms
• Apply various encryption measures to secure information

 

Data Abstraction 

• Analyze network traffic at varying levels of abstraction
• Recognize patterns in traffic flow to identify cybersecurity events
• Recognize signatures and symptoms of malware to identify an attack

 

Computer Systems/Networks 

• Manage operating system resources necessary for network configuration
• Implement protection measures to secure computers and devices on a network
• Monitor network activity and traffic flow 

 

Threat Investigation 

• Analyze the evidence of a cybersecurity event
• Identify system vulnerabilities that permitted an attack and the user actions that can secure the system
• Know and use digital forensics investigative techniques

 

Industry Standard Tools 

• Virtual machines with a variety of configurations
• Network visualization and topology tools
• Penetration testing software
• Packet analysis software 

 

Professional Skills 

• Ethical Hacking
• Collaboration in Cyber Teams
• Agile Project Development/Scrum
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Presentation/Communication
• Public Speaking
• Ethics