| Module | Objective | ECT | Terminology | Explanation | Summary | Exercises | Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | Career Introduction | 15 minutes (mainly student discussions) | Programmer, Intern | Possible job options discuss summer jobs – how to make more money than by flipping burgers | a. Look for jobs and internships on the web. See what jobs are interesting and how much you can make doing those. b. Compare these jobs to other options available |
NA | NA |
| Two | Introduction to programming logic | 30 minutes | Logic, algorithms | Use finding the maximum of 3 numbers as an example and illustrate the terms Write a simple VB program on the board to show how you can write a program |
Describe logic for finding the average (or any other familiar task) | Come up with an algorithm for finding the maximum of “n” numbers. “Play around” in VB, explore the program. Try to write a simple program. | |
| Three | Describe programming languages (levels, paradigms – structured, functional, object oriented). | 15 minutes | Languages, packages, applications, software, structured programming, object oriented programming. Discuss this with examples like Databases, C++, Java | Put the terms in context | Explanation in a nutshell | Give examples like C, C++, word excel and try to classify them. | NA |
| Four | Career discussion | 30 minutes | Jobs, salaries, job requirements, college | ||||
| Five | Next steps | 30 minutes | Discuss the next steps for getting internships. Discuss college etc. |