MS-CS-FCP-1.1

Communicate effectively through writing, speaking, listening, reading, and interpersonal abilities.

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MS-CS-FCP-1.2

Demonstrate an understanding of collaborative interactions in the digital world.

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MS-CS-FCP-1.3

Model work-readiness traits required for success in the workplace including integrity, honesty, accountability, punctuality, time management, and respect for diversity.

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MS-CS-FCP-1.4

Exhibit critical thinking and problem-solving skills to locate, analyze, and apply information in career planning and employment situations.

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MS-CS-FCP-1.5

Present a professional image through appearance, behavior and language.

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MS-CS-FCP-1.6

Investigate educational requirements, job responsibilities, employment trends, and opportunities within information technology career pathways using credible sources.

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MS-CS-FCP-2.1

Identify the basic components of the computer (processor, operating system, memory, storage, ethernet ports) by disassembling and reassembling a demonstration model personal computer (may be done ‘virtually’ online if demo model is not available).

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MS-CS-FCP-2.2

Demonstrate an understanding of key functional components (input/output devices, software applications, wi-fi and/or Ethernet, and IP addresses).

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MS-CS-FCP-2.3

Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental concepts for how computers process programming commands (hex, binary language, sequence of commands, conditional structures, looping structures).

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MS-CS-FCP-3.1

Make observations and organize the concepts of modularity, including functions and methods, as it relates to programming code reusability and cloud computing in the software industry.

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MS-CS-FCP-3.2

Develop a working vocabulary of computational thinking including sequences, algorithms, binary, pattern matching, decomposition, abstraction, parallelization, data, automation, data collection, data analysis, Boolean, integer, branches (if...then...else), and iteration {loops (For, While)}.

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MS-CS-FCP-3.3

Analyze the problem-solving process, the input-process-output-storage model of a computer, and how computers help humans solve problems.

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MS-CS-FCP-3.4

Develop an algorithm to decompose a problem of a daily task.

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MS-CS-FCP-4.1

Develop a working vocabulary of programming including flowcharting and/or storyboarding, coding, debugging, user interfaces, usability, variables, lists, loops, conditionals, programming language, and events.

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MS-CS-FCP-4.2

Utilize the design process to brainstorm, implement, test, and revise an idea.

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MS-CS-FCP-4.3

Cite evidence on how computers represent data and media (sounds, images, video, etc.).

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MS-CS-FCP-4.4

Design a user interface and test with other users using a paper prototype.

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MS-CS-FCP-4.5

Implement a simple algorithm in a computer program

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MS-CS-FCP-4.6

Develop an event driven program.

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MS-CS-FCP-4.7

Create a program that accepts user and/or sensor input and stores the result in a variable

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MS-CS-FCP-4.8

Create a computer program that implements a loop.

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MS-CS-FCP-4.9

Develop a program that makes a decision based on data or user input

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MS-CS-FCP-4.10

Debug a program with an error.

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MS-CS-FCP-5.1

Develop a working vocabulary of embedded computing including digital, analog, events, microcontrollers, sensors, light emitting diodes (LED), switches, servos, cloud computing, and internet of things.

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MS-CS-FCP-5.2

Investigate how software interacts with hardware in the boot process

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MS-CS-FCP-5.3

Analyze and explain how computers communicate information with simple hardware inputs and outputs.

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MS-CS-FCP-5.4

Create a product that analyzes how simple computer hardware can be used to develop innovative new products that interact with the physical world.

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MS-CS-FCP-5.5

Design a computer program that senses something in the real world and changes an output based on the input.

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MS-CS-FCP-6.1

Summarize ethical, privacy, and legal issues of a digital world using current case studies.

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MS-CS-FCP-6.2

Collaborate as a team to develop an artifact that represents multiple perspectives regarding a global crisis.

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MS-CS-FCP-6.3

Analyze and explain the functionality and suitability (or appropriateness) of a computational artifact.

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MS-CS-FCP-6.4

Develop a program for creative expression or to satisfy personal curiosity which may have visual, audible, and/or tactile results.

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MS-CS-FCP-6.5

Develop a program specifically with the goal of solving a problem, creating new knowledge, or helping people, organizations, or society.

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