Computer Operation and Programming

PREPARATION   LEVEL  COURSES

B330 COMPUTER  OPERATIONS  AND  PROGRAMMING  I

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 1.0

Grade level: 11, 12

Computer Operations and Programming I is the first of two skill-level courses designed to develop computer programming and program design skills through the use of various programming languages such as Visual Basic, C#, Java, and other object-oriented languages.  Students will be exposed to the fundamentals of system analysis and design (e.g. flowcharting, diagramming, system design and planning< xml="true" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" prefix="st1" namespace="">), and the systems development life cycle.  Instruction will include basic programming tools that are common to many programming languages.  These may include items such as input/output statements, constants, assignment statements, string and numeric variable types, conditional processing, and branching and looping control structures. Students will learn programming techniques such as counting, averaging, rounding, and generation of random numbers to develop a good programming technique.  Students will apply what they learn to create programs and applications that solve real world business related problems.  Students will create programs to store, locate and retrieve data.

B430  COMPUTER  OPERATIONS  AND  PROGRAMMING  II

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 1.0

Grade level: 12

Students will learn programming concepts such as inheritance and polymorphism, advanced data handling (pointers, arrays, strings, and files), and common algorithms (recursion, searching and sorting).  Students will be able to write, compile, run, test, debug and modify programs and applications that solve real world problems.  Problem Computer Operations and Programming II is a skill-level course for students who have completed Computer Operations and Programming I.  Students will use procedural and object-oriented programming languages such as Visual Basic, C# and Java.  examples may include tracking inventory, scheduling rooms and facilities, accessing information and performing calculations.    

B401  COOPERATIVE  OFFICE  EDUCATION

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: variable

Grade level: 11, 12

Cooperative Office Education is a capstone course designed to assist students in the development of effective business sills and attitudes through practical, advanced instruction in school and on the job through cooperative education.  Approximately half the school day is spent taking classes at school and the other half in on – the – job training supervised by the designated training sponsor and coordinated by the teacher – coordinator.  The related class at school is planned to develop skills and attitudes that are applied on the job.  A training plan is developed jointly by the teacher – coordinator, training sponsor, and student that identifies training provided.  Training in the related class at school focuses upon the student’s career and technical education, with additional assignments based upon areas where on – the – job performance indicates a need.  Related instruction also includes workplace skills such as seeking and applying for employment, communicating on the job, maintaining professionalism, workplace ethics, etc.

Current generation equipment is utilized in this course to develop information management competencies required for employment in this cluster of careers.  Instruction involves the use of simulations and computer – assisted instruction, as well as specific application software for database management, accounting, word processing, financial modeling, business graphics, and communications between information processing systems.

Z401  INTERRELATED  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATION

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: variable

Grade level: 11, 12

Interrelated Cooperative Education is designed for junior and/or senior students interested in pursuing careers in vocational occupations.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience and participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction.  Classroom instruction focuses on providing students with job survival skills and career exploration skills related to the job and improving student’s abilities to interact positively with others.  For skills related to the job, refer to the skill development course outlines and the task list of the desired occupational program.

A qualified vocational cooperative coordinator is responsible for supervision.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator.  Occupational task lists form the basis for training plans.  The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis: further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job-seeking skills, personal development, human relationships, legal protection and responsibilities, economics and the job, organization and job termination.  In addition, classroom instruction includes technical skills as identified on occupational task lists.