Course Breakdown.
Computer Applications ... Grades 9 - 12 ... Available 2nd Trimester
There is no prerequisite for this course.
Full Course Description from Curriculum Guide.
Computer Applications – Grades 9 - 12 (Available each trimester)
Students learn intermediate and advanced word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation skills using the Open Office Text (Writer), Spreadsheet (Calc) and Presentation (Impress) software components. They learn how to insert multimedia elements, like sound and movie files, into a variety of documents. Students learn fundamental web page design techniques and then create an educational web site that will be posted on the school's web server. Students learn how to digitize camcorder video to create QuickTime or other movie files using Final Cut Pro. They learn simple editing skills in Final Cut Pro to be able to produce a clean, professional finished movie. One movie they will produce is a short report that will be included in their educational web site project. Students will also learn how to record microphone voice-overs using a sound board and digitize them as WAV files for inclusion in their web pages. Students also learn to write simple applet programs that contain graphics using Java drawing commands. Links to these programs will be available on their web pages. (No prerequisite. Offered only second trimester.)
List of Grades Items.
Note: The following list of skill and major projects is subject to change during the trimester at the discretion of the instructor. It is expected that you do all the work on your projects. It is OK to ask a neighbor for help, but they should not be doing your work. The projects and their point values are:
| Project Name | Point Value | Software Used |
|---|---|---|
| Word Processing Skills 1 | 20 |
Open Office Writer |
| Word Processing Skills 2 | 20 |
Open Office Writer |
| Word Processing Skills 3 | 20 |
Open Office Writer |
| Word Processing Skills 4 | 20 |
Open Office Writer |
| Word Processing Skills 5 | 20 |
Open Office Writer |
| Word Processing Skills 6 | 20 |
Open Office Writer |
| Word Processing Skills 7 | 20 |
Open Office Writer |
| Recording Microphone Voice-Over using Sound Board | 20 |
Sound Edit 16 |
| Recording Microphone Voice-Over using Audacity | 20 |
Audacity |
| On-Camera Video recording | 20 |
none |
| Weekly Sports Announcements Recording | 20 |
none |
| Capturing/Digitizing Camcorder Video | 20 |
Final Cut Pro |
| Multimedia Presentation | 40 |
Open Office Impress |
| Spreadsheet Project 1 | 20 |
Open Office Calc |
| Spreadsheet Project 2 | 40 |
Open Office Calc |
| Creating a JPEG Picture File | 20 |
Open Office Draw |
| Web Page Project 1 - Home Page | 50 |
DreamWeaver |
| Web Page Project 2 - Cool Stuff Page | 20 |
DreamWeaver |
| Web Page Project 3 - Colors Demo Site | 20 |
DreamWeaver |
| Educational Web Site | 140 |
DreamWeaver |
| Java Programming Project 1 | 40 |
Eclipse |
| Java Programming Project 2 | 40 |
Eclipse |
| Java Programming Project 3 | 40 |
Eclipse |
| Total Points | 710 |
If you complete all requirements for a project at an A level of work, and have contracted for an A in the course, then you will receive a 95% A for that project. Only outstanding level of work on major projects, like the Educational Web Site project, the Impress Multimedia project, and the programming projects qualifies a student for a higher percentage grade on those projects. Your grade in the class is calculated simply by the total number of points you have for all projects divided by the total possible points.
If a project does not meet A level work, then you will be given a lesser grade at the discretion of the instructor. That grade could possibly be any percentage, but generally credit will be given based on the following rules: