ComputerScienceSyllabus

Mrs.Higgins

jamie.higgins@tcslions.org

CourseOverview:
Thiscourseobjectiveistointegrateacademicconcepts,collegereadinessskillsand
projectbasedlearningthroughwebsitedesign.Thecourseistoprepareyouforcollegelevel
computersciencecoursesanddoessothroughaprojectheavycurriculum.

CourseMaterials:
Forthiscourse,youwillrelyonyourchromebook.Allofyourassignments,quizzesandtestswill
beadministeredonline.Thereisnobookrequirementsoyourchromebookisyourlifeline.

ClassroomBehavior:

Youareexpectedtoberespectfultoothersandyourself.
Deadlinesarefirm.Youhaveplentyoftimetocompletethisassignments.Donotwaitto
thelastminute.
Emailisthemainformofcommunication.Makesureyouarecheckingyoursregularly
Thisclassisindividual.Thegoalisforyoutolearnhowtocode,notcopyeachother.
Helpisokwhenyouarestuckbutitisconsideredcheatingtodoittogether.

Grades:
Yourgradeeachsemesterwillconsistofunits.Eachunitwillhave2assignmentsandaquiz.
Therewillalsobe2testsasemester(onehalfwaythroughthesemesterandoneattheend).
Eachassignmentwillbe40points,eachquizwillbearound30points(dependingontheunit),
andeachtestwillbe150pointsapiece.Thatmakesassignments(50%),quizzes(20%),tests
(30%)

Belowisthebreakdownofassignmentsandwhentheyaredueforthefirstsemester.
DEADLINESAREFIRM.Youhaveampleamountoftimetofinishyourassignments,soplan
aheadandstayontopofyourwork.Ifyouarelate,alatepenaltywillbeacquired.
Onedaylate,75%
Twodayslate,50%
Threedayslate,0%

Schedule
Allquizzesandtestsaretobetakenintheclassroom.Quizzesaretobetakenwithinthetwo
weeksgivenfortheunitandtestshaveaspecificdatetobetaken.

Completingtheworkisonyourtime.Youaretocompletetheworkbythedeadlineswhether
youareinclassornot.Youhaveaclasstimetogetitdonebutifyouchoosetonotcometo
class,youarestillrequiredtogettheworkdone.

Semester1:HTMLBasics
Weekone(15th19th):Needtobeinclassthisweektogooverbasicsandassignments

Unit1:dueSeptember4that11:59pm
Assignmentsdue
HTMLbasics
Buildyourownwebpage
Quizforunit1

Unit2:DueSeptember18that11:59pm
Assignmentsdue
HTMLBasicsII
SocialNetworkingProfile
QuizoverUnit2

Unit3:DueOctober2ndat11:59pm
Assignmentsdue
HTMLBasicsIII
ClickablePhotoPage
QuizoverUnit3

TestoverUnit13:WednesdayOctober5th

Unit4:DueOctober30that11:59pm
Assignmentsdue:
CSS:anoverview
Designabuttonforyourwebsite
Quizoverunit4

Unit5:DueNovember13that11:59pm
Assignmentsdue:
CSS:Selectors
Sortingyourfriends
Quizoverunit5

Unit6:DueDecember4that11:59pm
Assignmentsdue:
CSSpositioning
BuildaResume
Quizoverunit6

Testoverunit46:December14th

Student:IhavereadandunderstandwhatisexpectedofmethisyearincomputerscienceandI
havereviewedthedeadlinesofalltheassignments.

Sign:_______________________________________________________

Parent:Ihavereadandunderstandwhatisexpectedofmystudentthisyearincomputer
science.

Sign:_______________________________________________________

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