This course enables students to further develop knowledge and skills in computer science. Students will use modular design principles to create complex and fully documented programs, according to industry standards. Student teams will manage a large software development project, from planning through to project review. Students will also analyse algorithms for effectiveness. They will investigate ethical issues in computing and further explore environmental issues, emerging technologies, areas of research in computer science, and careers in the field. Graduates of ICS3U deepen their software experience through their study of recursion, data structures and algorithms. In the process, student will incorporate use modular design principles and patterns to create complex and fully documented programs. A special emphasis is placed on mathematics and algorithms relating to advanced fractal geometry and recursive descent parsing.

Maria Litvin, Phillips Academy; Gary Litvin, Java Methods, 2nd Ed.