TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
*MULTIMEDIA DESIGN 1A (6710)
- Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
- Length - One Semester
- Type of Course - Elective
- Prerequisite - None
- Criteria for Enrollment - Interest in developing computer multimedia and design skills through creative web, print, and animation projects.
- Course Description - This is an introductory computer graphic design course with a focus on motion graphics software. Coursework includes a variety of web, print, and animation projects created with Adobe CS3 software such as Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, and HTML along with video cameras and electronic graphics tablets. Creative work is supported by learning traditional art and design principles, consideration and critique of mass media, historic study of animation and the study of contemporary multimedia artists and designers.
NOTE: This course fulfills one semester of the UC VPA requirement.*This class will be offered pending adequate enrollment.
*MULTIMEDIA DESIGN 1B (6720)
- Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
- Length - One Semester
- Type of Course - Elective
- Prerequisite - Multimedia Design 1A
- Criteria for Enrollment - Interest in developing computer multimedia and design skills through creative animation, music, and video projects.
- Course Description - This class furthers skills learned in the previous course in various Adobe CS3 software programs as well as music and video projects using programs such as Garageband, iMovie, and Final Cut Pro. The development of effective narrative structures will be emphasized so that students learn to use the various media to create intentional works with meaning. Particular attention will be paid to the design process and students' conscious development of their own creative process.
NOTE: This course fulfills one semester of the UC VPA requirement.
*This class will be offered pending adequate enrollment.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH JAVA (9210)
- Grade Level - 9, 10, 11, 12
- Length - One Year
- Type of Course - Elective
- Prerequisite - Algebra 1 Accelerated or Algebra 2H
- Criteria for Enrollment - Math GPA 3.0 or higher and strong interest in computer programming
- Course Description - Computer science is the study of information processing and algorithm design in the context of computer programming. In this course, students learn to write programs in the Java programming language, then use Java to solve a variety of computational problems with algorithms of their own design. Units of study include program design, control structures, data structures, object-oriented programming, inheritance, abstraction, collections, recursion, and standard algorithms. Projects vary each year but may include text-based and graphics-based game programming, interactive web development, and database design and maintenance. Students are required to take the Advanced Placement Computer Science exam in May.