Creative Silicon Chips

Elective Unit

Unit Description

This Computing elective offers a variety of Digital Technology options for students with a wide range of interests and skills. The program has a strong focus on self-directed learning as students are supported as they progress at their own pace whilst developing their independent learning skills.

For students new to computing, this course will provide an introduction to basic Digital Technologies such as Python coding fundamentals and an introduction to web development. For students with prior knowledge and more advanced skills, this course would provide meaningful challenges which would extend and enrich both their technical capacities and their ability to apply computational and design thinking to solve real world problems.

Assessment focusses on growth and progress, application of the Carey Learner Attributes in addition to skill achievement.

Students will be able to choose this elective for only one of the semesters.

Levelled Learning Modules (students will select one or more)

• Website design and programming (from WiX to HTML and JavaScript).
• Game development (Gadot and RPG Maker).
• Coding foundations with Python.
• Intermediate coding with object-oriented Python and simple algorithmics.
• Mobiles Apps development on Android (MIT App Inventor).
• Additional specialist topics by negotiation (Raspberry Pi Projects).

Assessment

• A mini-project each term to demonstrate the skills based on the topic selected as their focus for that term.