COURSE
  ICD2O
NAME   Digital Technology and Innovations in the Changing World
TYPE
  Open
DATE
  2023 09 06
DESCRIPTION
  This course helps students develop cutting-edge digital technology and computer programming skills that will support them in contributing to and leading the global economic, scientific and societal innovations of tomorrow. Students will learn and apply coding concepts and skills to build hands-on projects and investigate artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and other emerging digital technologies that connect to a wide range of fields and careers. Using critical thinking skills with a focus on digital citizenship, students will investigate the appropriate use and development of the digital technologies that they encounter every day, as well as the benefits and limitations of these technologies. 
DOCUMENTS
  Computer Studies
Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting in Ontario Schools, 2010
INSTRUCTOR
  C. D'Arcy
CREDIT
  1.0
HOURS
  110
PREREQUISITE
  none
MATURITY
  0 (0-New course; 5-Established)  
OVERVIEW
  This full-year, hands-on course builds on the Science 9 Unit, Introduction to Electricity. Students work their way through concepts surrounding analog and digital circuitry employing curriculum designed specifically for our RSGC ACES program. An introduction to and the coding of the Arduino microcontroller is introduced. Topics include power supply, design, and prototyping of analog circuits, logic, semiconductors, integrated circuits, communication as well as safety, environmental, and societal awareness. Topics may also include discussions related to AI and cybersecurity. This course provides the foundation for our subsequent ICS3U-E Building Blocks course.
RESOURCES   Ontario Ministry of Education and Training: ICD2O Course Description
DC Circuits. 6th Ed, C. D'Arcy. Design Engineering Series. 2022.
Toolkit
ACES' Web Site
STRATEGIES   Units are project based. Teacher demonstrations and hands-on circuit research and assembly provide the students with the necessary terminology and methodology to meet the expectations. Classroom discussions, collaborative and co-operative learning, research, report writing and taking notes will assist students in achieving success. Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate the ability to apply skills and knowledge to practical situations that involve the completion of work assignments and problem-solving activities.
EVALUATION   Design Engineering Report: 70% (Formal Reports of Common In-Class Projects)
Indepedent Study Project (ISP) : 30% (Third Term)
"Within the course, students are provided with a substantial level of agency and choice in terms of the contexts, intended users, and purposes of the programming projects they undertake."
Categories of Assessment:
Knowledge & Understanding/Thinking, Problem-Solving/Communication/Application
 
STRANDS   Fundamentals: basic components, digital logic, integrated circuits, Microcontroller Unit (MCU) programming (C)  
    Skills: measuring and analyzing circuit properties with a digital multimeter, reading datasheets and schematics, breadboard prototyping, circuit board assembly and soldering, circuit encasement design and implementation, coding, advanced Word techniques, technical writing, video presentation techniques, etc.  
    Technology and Society: environmental and health issues  
    Professional Practice and Ethics: Canadian Council of Professional Engineers Code of Ethics