St Mary’s College (Ponsonby) St Mary’s College (Ponsonby)

Year 11 Computer Science Coding

11CSC
Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms P. Fisher.

Recommended Prior Learning

Year 10 DTG is recommended.


Students will learn and understand the nature of computation and apply appropriate reasoning about the behaviour of basic programs. They will apply basic computational thinking skills to write and debug computer programs and to problem solve. The three main topics which will be covered in this course are Creating a Computer Program, Designing a Digital Technologies Outcome (Database) and Game Programming.

There is an opportunity to attend the Shadow a Tech Day to visit various companies in Auckland to explore what jobs are available in the tech industry in Information Technology/Digital Technologies/Computer Science Coding and career pathways.




Faculties:

Technology


Pathway

Year 12 Computer Science Coding

Career Pathways

Animator/Digital Artist, Software Developer, Electronics Engineer, Biomedical Engineer, Information Technology Helpdesk/Support Technician, Systems Administrator, Graphic Pre-press Worker, Information Technology Architect, Game Developer, User Experience Designer, Test Analyst, Network Administrator, Geospatial Specialist, Penetration Tester, Security Consultant, Data Analyst, Scrum Master



			


				

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