ICS4C & ICS4U Course Outline

The ICS4C and ICS4U courses share a common outline and, unless indicated below, are differentiated in the assignments and/or evaluation.

This is a "living document" and gets updated regularly depending on the needs and skills of the students.

• • Administrivia | Daybook

• Web 2.0 Tools

  • Google Docs Overview

    • ICSxx Test Document (sign-req'd)

  • Tech is Cool Intro

• Program Header Requirements

• Grade 12 Review Demonstration

• Functions Assignments

  • 4C - inpependently assigned projects

  • Easy GUI

  • 4U - Python Challenges

  • Python Objects

    • Visualizer Example (example courtesy of Dr. Chuck, University of Michigan)

• Python Video Tutorial

  • Strings review (encompasses other concepts)

  • Python test [teacher link]

  • Computers & Society

  • Careers:

    • Careers Article - Monster.ca

    • Careers Article II - "Programming, Development Skills in Demand"

  • Job Interview Questions Assignment

  • Précis Assignment

    • ICT Skills Shortage

• Teaching in the Digital Age - Your Opinion

• Exploring Computer Science

  • Summative Evaluation

  • Final Programming Project [2010-2011 teacher link | self-assessment]

  • Work Habits Self Evaluation [need to create assignment page w/ link to Google Doc]

• Course Evaluation

Old Items

• College or University?

• ActionScript (independent study)

• Python Tutorial (2009-2010)

• Flowcharting (2009-2010)

• 4U - Android Research & Programming

• ICS Research Project Marking Method (2009-2010)

• Computers & Society

  • The Digital You (Internet Addiction) (2009-2010 only)

  • Text Messaging: Is it Safe? (2009-2010 only)

  • Summative Evaluation

  • Final Programming Project

  • Final Independent Research Project

  • Portfolio