CS 20: Final Project

CS 20: Research Project Options

Outcome:
CS20-SD1: Develop a coding project and/or research a topic related to computer science of the student's choice.

Research Project: Current Events/Trends/Issues in Computing
Research the current state and/or societal implications of a current trend in computing such as (but not limited to):

• Hacking
• Cybersecurity
• Cybercrimes
• Artificial intelligence
• Robotics
• Microcontrollers/Smart Devices
• Game design
• Cryptography
• Mobile development
• Intellectual-property
• Online privacy
• Digital citizenship
• Gender equity and diversity in the computer science workplace

Report your findings in the form of an essay (1000+ words, double-spaced), or magazine (~10 pages)

Coding Project

• Use Python ( or Processing) to create a somewhat complex computer game
  • Must be sufficiently complex & use many of the skills learned in this course, more than just following an existing tutorial
• Use Python ( or Processing) to create a somewhat complex interactive visual arts piece
  • Must be sufficiently complex & use many of the skills learned in this course, more than just following an existing tutorial
• Use Python to create a useable program for another purpose
  • Must be sufficiently complex & use many of the skills learned in this course
• Use another coding language that you already know to do any of the above options.
  • Must be sufficiently complex & use many of the skills learned in this course
• Use Code Studio App Lab (or something similar) to create your own app

Learn a New Programming Language

Select another coding language that you do NOT already know

• Look into what the language is used for
• Find resources for the language
• Learn the basics of the language, including
  • Print Hello World (or another print statement)
  • Create a variable
  • Create a new function and call it If
  • /Else/Else-If Use a for loop OR a while loop
• Create a simple program (or programs) to show all of the above

Web Page Design

• Learn HTML and CSS or HTML and JavaScript and create a multi-page website by coding it from scratch

Advanced Web Page Design

This is an option for students who already know HTML and some CSS or JavaScript

• Demonstrate advanced skills in HTML and CSS
• Learn and demonstrate advanced skills in JavaScript and create a multi-page website by coding it from scratch