COMPUTER SCIENCE DISCOVERIES 1

Semester - 0.5 credit

Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior

Prerequisite: None

 

Computer Science Discoveries (CS Discoveries) is an introductory computer science course that empowers students to create authentic artifacts and engage with computer science as a medium for creativity, communication, problem solving, and fun. The course takes a wide lens on computer science by covering topics such as programming, physical computing, HTML/CSS, and data. The course inspires students as they build their own websites, apps, games, and physical computing devices. The first semester of CS Discoveries introduces students to computer science as a vehicle for problem solving, communication, and personal expression. As a whole, this semester focuses on the visible aspects of computing and computer science, and encourages students to see where computer science exists around them and how they can engage with it as a tool for exploration and expression.

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COMPUTER SCIENCE DISCOVERIES 2

Semester - 0.5 credit

Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior

Prerequisite: Computer Science Discoveries I

 

Where the first semester of Computer Science Discoveries centers on the immediately observable and personally applicable elements of computer science, the second semester asks students to look outward and explore the impact of computer science on society. Students will see how a thorough user-centered design process produces a better application, how data is used to address problems that affect large numbers of people, and how physical computing with circuit boards allows computers to collect input and return output in a variety of ways.