Computer Science Department
Department Mission Statement
The Computer Science department is committed to providing comprehensive offerings that establish foundations for lifelong learning and empower students to be effective participants in a computerized, information rich society.
Learning Expectations
Computer Science students are expected to be:
Critical thinkers and problem solvers who:
Critical thinkers and problem solvers who:
- Make effective use of project design methodology (e.g. algorithms, flowcharts, storyboards)
- Code, debug and implement comprehensive computer programming projects
- Make effective use of software to design and generate quality products
- Utilize Internet resources
- Efficiently organize and distill information
- Effectively use integrated software packages
- Demonstrate a conceptual foundation of procedures and processes on which transferable software utilization skills are dependent
- Demonstrate a conceptual foundation of structures and commands on which transferable computer programming skills are dependent
- Present technical concepts and processes clearly and effectively
- Read, write and trace program code accurately
- Work productively as members of a project development team
- Actively engage in independent self-directed exploration of computer science concepts
- Use technology responsibly