Maine West

 Course Syllabus

  

Course Title: Computer Science Principles
Teacher:  David Baysingar	Year:  2019-2020
Textbook Title: None	Supplementary materials:  all online materials and websites will be linked in the google Classroom at https://classroom.google.com/c/NDEwODk0NzcyNzVa
Teacher contact email, phone and website:  dbaysingar@maine207.org 847 803-5871 https://programmingatmaine.blogspot.com/	Available times for student contact:  7:30 - 8:15 LRC: Period 2 on non-block days
Location: Room D118

Brief Description of Course: This is a rigorous course designed to explore topics of computing as they apply to our society. This course includes programming and analysis, functional design, planning and interpreting algorithmic concepts.

List of Major Objectives and/or Units of Study:

Unit 1: Algorithms, Graphics and Graphical User Interfaces

Unit 2: The Internet

Unit 3: Raining, Reigning Data

Unit 4: Intelligent Behavior

Major Tests or Projects: Each unit has a summative test. There are three major projects due each semester. One of the projects is the semester final and is combined with a multiple choice test for the semester final. The AP Test replaces the year end final.

Describe Method of Evaluation: Summative Assessments & Projects 80%

Formative Work/Class Assignments 20%

District Grading Scale:

Code	Description	Value
NY	Work was submitted and can be revised or resubmitted	40.02
NO	Work was submitted and there is no opportunity to redo	40.01
M	Missing, not turned in	40
Z	Academic Dishonesty	40
T	Turned In	No Value
L	Late	No Value
I	Incomplete	No Value
E	Exempt	No Value, does not appear in portal
Dr	Dropped	Score dropped from calculations

Classroom Expectations: 

Technology/Electronics Usage Expectations: Online classroom behavior is an extension of our classroom and comes with the same rules and expectations. Appropriate technology use is a student’s responsibility. The District’s Acceptable Use Policy is part of the student handbook and can be reviewed at: http://goo.gl/OeCHi. Personal devices that are used to access required classroom texts and resources may always be used when a textbook is used, otherwise classroom use of technology will be determined by the teacher and established rules may change based on classroom activities and situations. Cell phones will be silenced and put away before entering the classroom UNLESS permission has been given by the instructor.

Retake/Redo Guidelines

1.Assessments: 

All students in this course will be given the opportunity to retake or redo ALL assessments. (Final exams are excluded.)  

2.Requirements:

Formative retake requirements: none: students may redo and update work as necessary to demonstrate learning

Summative retake requirements: All formative work must be completed prior to the retake, including any additional practice assigned by the teacher.

3.Timeline:

• All retakes must be completed before the next unit summative assessment. This will be adjusted as appropriate for students with IEP’s, 504’s or other individualized learning plans.

 4. No Retake Opportunity:

The following assessments/projects in this course cannot be retaken as multiple opportunities are already built into the process of producing the assessment that provide for revision, rough drafts, etc., and significant teacher feedback is provided to the student regarding his/her progression as it relates to the assessment: : 

• All final exams

 5. Other Notes:

• The assessment may be different from the original but the skills being assessed must be of the same rigor.

• If a student retakes an assessment and earns a lower grade than on the first attempt, the retake grade will stand.