G'day Sheila,
Sunday May 12 1996 10:28, Sheila King wrote to John Feltham:
 > On May 4, 1996 I wrote to you:
 ->> I've never heard of such a course in the California schools nearby.
 ->> Perhaps to our own detriment. Any consideration or discussion of
 ->> ethical implications would be brought up at the teacher's (or
 ->> participating students?) discretion and is probably not part of the
 ->> mandated syllabus.
And then again...
 > Just this past week I received a copy of the curriculum topics covered
 > in the A.P. Computer Science curriculum, and among many others, these
 > are included:
 > F. Responsible Use of Computer Systems
 >     1. Privacy
 >     2. Reliability of systems
 >     3. Legal issues and intellectual property
 >     4.  Social ramifications of computer applications
Thanks for that. At the moment we are in the process og upgrading our PCM 
curriculum (Practical Computer Methods). PCM is a Yr 11 and 12  course of 
study which is lower that our IPT course.
We have been invited to have our say in the dierctions that the course should 
go.
It has been given an unfortunate name Practical Information Technology, so 
our stds will think that it is the PITs!!   :-)
Three strans will be on offer in the Draft program.
A:  Comunicating.
B:  Software Engineering.
C:  Computer Studies.
Common core subjects are:
Basic Operations
Social and Ethical Implications
Approaches to Problem Solving
Word Processing
Using and Designing Spread Sheets
Using Simple db
Workplace Health and Safety
Organising an Enterprise
Document Design
Integrating Packages
Group Integrated Project.
The core subjects take up 110 hours of study of the two year period.
ooroo
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