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Classes
Library
and Technology 7
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Library
and Technology 7 In this class, students are
introduced to the research and computer skills they need to
succeed in their academic classes at Harvard-Westlake. Students
learn how to acquire, organize, and store information from
both printed and electronic sources, to evaluate the legitimacy
and usefulness of the information they find and to attribute
that information using proper bibliographic forms. Additionally,
students learn how to present information through properly
formatted Word documents, through charts and graphs generated
in Excel, through PowerPoint presentations, and through well
designed pamphlets. The class also covers keyboarding, proper
use of e-mail, Internet safety, and computer troubleshooting.
Students are, at times, required to complete class assignments
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Programming
I & II
Course
Descriptions:
Introduction
to Programming I:
This
course covers the fundamentals of Java programming and gives
students an appreciation for the tasks of problem solving, organizing,
and writing computer programs. Topics include keyboard input/output,
decision structures, random numbers, and loops. Examples of
programs students write include a cashier program, a number
guessing game, and a craps dice game. Students will use BlueJ,
a student-friendly programming environment, to write their Java
programs.
Introduction to Programming II:
This
course covers additional features of Java and emphasizes problem
solving. During the first half of the semester, students write
Java programs using Karel J. Robot, a robot simulator that introduces
novice programmers to the fundamental concepts of object-oriented
programming. During the second half of the semester, students
learn about simple graphics, applets, event handling, and the
graphical user interface. BlueJ, an interactive and visual Java
programming environment, is used to teach object orientation
to students.
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Introduction
To Web Design
Course
Description:
Students
in this course are introduced to the numerous skills required
to build a website. Students learn how to access and organize
information from the Internet and other sources. The principles
of graphic design and layout techniques using computer programs
such as Photoshop®, Flash® and DreamWeaver® are
thoroughly addressed. The goal of this course is to give students
the ability to create functional websites from scratch.
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on 15 April 2008 by A.Martino
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