Business & Information Technology Skills For Students in Virginia

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1 PARENT/STUDENT COURSE INFORMATION BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED SOFTWARE AND GAME DEVELOPMENT GRADES Counselors are available to assist parents and students with course selections and career planning. Parents may arrange to meet with the counselor by calling the school's guidance department. The Business and Information Technology (Business & IT) program in Virginia Beach is an important segment of the total educational program. Students receive instruction in skills associated with a number of business and information technology areas and have the opportunity to practice life-management skills. All students are provided opportunities to complement their academic preparation through the Business and Information Technology program. The Business & IT program provides opportunities to achieve competencies and industry certifications for a career, to pursue further education, and for personal use. Students are exposed to Virginia s Workplace Readiness Skills and have the opportunity to take an assessment which validates the student knowledge in each skill area. Those who are completing a two-year sequence have the opportunity to verify their knowledge of the workplace readiness skills through an industry assessment. COURSE DESCRIPTION Students will use various game engines and tools to develop games and mobile applications that can be used on devices such as, smart phones and tablet computers. Participants are introduced to logical thinking, good programming style, and object oriented programming concepts, using the Java programming language. Certification: Students will prepare for the National Occupational Competency Institute (NOCTI) assessment in computer programming, and be eligible to sit for the AP Computer Science Exam. STUDENT ORGANIZATION FBLA The Future Business Leaders of America is the co-curricular organization for secondary Business and Information Technology students. The organization enhances occupational preparation for students by helping them attain the following goals: leadership skills; knowledge of the American enterprise system; selfconfidence; improvement of home, business, and community; scholarship; citizenship; and career goals PREREQUISITE Software and Game Development or Formal programming instruction and experience in C++, JAVA or another programming language. OPTIONS FOR NEXT COURSE REQUIRED STUDENT TEXTBOOK Up-to-date course resource materials are provided by school.

2 The competencies for Advanced Software and Game Development are as follows: Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Personal Qualities and People Skills 001 Demonstrate positive work ethic. 002 Demonstrate integrity. 003 Demonstrate teamwork skills. 004 Demonstrate self-representation skills. 005 Demonstrate diversity awareness. 006 Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills. 007 Demonstrate creativity and resourcefulness. Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Professional Knowledge and Skills 008 Demonstrate effective speaking and listening skills. 009 Demonstrate effective reading and writing skills. 010 Demonstrate critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. 011 Demonstrate healthy behaviors and safety skills. 012 Demonstrate an understanding of workplace organizations, systems, and climates. 013 Demonstrate lifelong-learning skills. 014 Demonstrate job-acquisition and advancement skills. 015 Demonstrate time-, task-, and resource-management skills. 016 Demonstrate job-specific mathematics skills. 017 Demonstrate customer-service skills. Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Technology Knowledge and Skills 018 Demonstrate proficiency with technologies common to a specific occupation. 019 Demonstrate information technology skills. 020 Demonstrate an understanding of Internet use and security issues. 021 Demonstrate telecommunications skills. Examining All Aspects of an Industry 022 Examine aspects of planning within an industry/organization. 023 Examine aspects of management within an industry/organization. 024 Examine aspects of financial responsibility within an industry/organization. 025 Examine technical and production skills required of workers within an industry/organization. 026 Examine principles of technology that underlie an industry/organization. 027 Examine labor issues related to an industry/organization. 028 Examine community issues related to an industry/organization. 029 Examine health, safety, and environmental issues related to an industry/organization. Addressing Elements of Student Life 030 Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization. 031 Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult. 032 Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects. 033 Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards. Developing Object-Oriented Programming 034 Describe the software development life cycle. 035 Describe object-oriented programming and related concepts (e.g., encapsulation, abstraction, inheritance, and polymorphism).

3 036 Identify potential objects and methods within a problem description. 037 Design attributes (properties) and methods of each class within a problem description. 038 Create a program with user-defined classes. 039 Describe the concepts of reusability. 040 Search for reusable resources that will help solve a problem. 041 Import code from existing sources (e.g., library, pre-constructed code, online resources). 042 Describe the concepts of overloading and overriding methods in an object-oriented language. 043 Code a program that uses looping, conditional, and sequential control structures. 044 Compare abstract data structures (e.g., linked-lists, trees, queues, stacks, arrays). 045 Implement an abstract data structure in a high-level language and include sorting and searching. 046 Code a program that uses error-handling procedures. 047 Code a program to interfaces, relying on abstraction and polymorphism. 048 Perform a peer review and test of application. Developing Database Applications 049 Identify relational database terminology. 050 Identify database model types (e.g., relational, hierarchical, object-oriented, flat-file model). 051 Describe the three-layer/tier model for database applications (e.g., presentation, rules, data warehouse). 052 Design a GUI (graphical user interface) for a database application. 053 Write code to integrate an existing database into a program application. 054 Write code to manage a database (e.g., deleting, updating, adding records). 055 Identify the data object model for the program language (e.g., ADO.NET, ODB, AJAX, ODBC, JDBC). 056 Bind database fields to the interface elements (controls). 057 Code sort and search routines. Developing Interactive Multimedia Applications 058 Integrate video or animations into applications. 059 Integrate sound effects and/or background music into applications. 060 Identify programming languages and game engines used to create game applications. 061 Write a game-design document. 062 Code a 2-D game. 063 Create a multiplayer game. 064 Create an animated character using a graphic or sprite editor. 065 Write code to track lives and/or energy in a game application. 066 Code behaviors of an object (e.g., collisions, collision avoidance, collision detection). 067 Write code to track player(s) score. 068 Code a 3-D game. Developing Mobile Applications 069 Determine the programming languages used to create mobile applications. 070 Design a GUI (graphical user interface) for a mobile application. 071 Code an application for a smart device (e.g., calculator for a PDA or cell phone). 072 Describe the process of application deployment. Developing Web Applications 073 Identify programming languages used to create Web applications. 074 Describe the Web application publishing process. 075 Design a GUI (graphical user interface) for a Web application.

4 076 Code a Web application (e.g., shopping cart). 077 Develop a client-side application. 078 Develop a server-side application. 079 Design a Web application with security features. Developing Employability Skills 080 Research continuing education pathways and careers in the information technology industry. 081 Research major industry certifications in the information technology industry. 082 Create a technical résumé. 083 Update professional portfolio containing representative samples of student's work (e.g., program design, source code, technical documentation, and output). 084 Deliver an oral presentation of programming projects.

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