Luke Shannon-Hill

Email: lucas.shannonhill@rentonschools.us

Office Hours: TBD

Appointment Link: TBD

Intro to Computer Programming A - PMA147

Course Description: Create, explore and put your imagination to work! Develop your computer programming skills to create projects that support your interests and career goals. Start your computer science learning in a classroom that supports student choice.

Course Objectives:

• Creative Development: When developing computing
  innovations, developers can use a formal, iterative design
  process or a less rigid process of experimentation, and will
  encounter phases of investigating and reflecting, designing,
  prototyping, and testing. Collaboration is an important tool at any
  phase of development.
• Data: Data is central to computing innovations because they
  communicate initial conditions to programs and represent new
  knowledge.
• Algorithms and Programming: Programmers integrate
  algorithms and abstraction to create programs for creative
  purposes and to solve problems.
• Computing Systems and Networks: Computer systems and
  networks are used to transfer data.
  Impact of Computing: Computers and computing have
  revolutionized our lives. To use computing safely and responsibly.

Grading Policy: TBD

Late work: TBD

Grading Scale: TBD

School Provided Resources:

• https://codehs.com/course/apcsp_py/overview
• Repl.it
• AP College Board

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