High IT Fundamentals

Segment One

• Emerging tech and software
• Internal computer components
• Peripherals and security
• Maintenance, upgrades, security, and troubleshooting
• Common operating systems
• Standard file formats
• Proficient file management
• Software hierarchy and security
• OSI models
• TCP/IP layers
• URLs and secure protocols
• Search engine proficiency
• MS Web and Linux servers

Segment Two

• Ethics, privacy, and security
• Intellectual property rights
• Viruses vs. malware
• Protect personal information
• Secure IT trends
• Online activity risks
• Email use and etiquette
• Appropriate software use
• Draft and edit documents
• Roles on a team
• Determine work priorities
• Use software tools for collaboration
• Create a multimedia presentation
• Programming and logic
• Arithmetic operations
• Construct charts and graphs
• Formulate scientific questions
• Binary, ASCII understanding
• Programming languages
• Programming design approaches
• Working with compilers
• Software development stages

Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, the course guides students to reflect on their learning and evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, projects, research papers, oral assessments, and discussions. This course will use the state-approved grading scale. Each course contains a mandatory final exam or culminating project that will be weighted at 20% of the student’s overall grade.***

***Proctored exams can be requested by FLVS at any time and for any reason in an effort to ensure academic integrity. When a proctored exam is administered to assess a student’s integrity, the student must pass the exam with at least a 59.5% to earn credit for the course.

To achieve success, students are expected to submit work in each course weekly. Students can learn at their own pace; however, “any pace” still means that students must make progress in the course every week. To measure learning, students complete self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, projects, discussion-based assessments, and discussions. Students are expected to maintain regular contact with teachers; the minimum requirement is monthly. When teachers, students, and parents work together, students are successful.