Standards in this Framework
| Standard | Description |
|---|---|
| MS.FC.1 | Analyze the advantages and limitations of existing computing devices to improve user experience. |
| MS.FC.2 | Demonstrate skills in identifying and solving hardware and software problems that can occur during regular usage. |
| MS.FC.3 | Apply computational thinking to a variety of problems across multiple disciplines. |
| MS.FC.4 | Understand how collaboration is essential to computer science and apply collaborative skills to develop computational solutions. |
| MS.AT.1 | Use clearly named variables of various data types to create generalized algorithms. |
| MS.AT.2 | Create algorithms which include methods of controlling the flow of computation using “if…then… else” type conditional statements to perform different operations depending on the values of inputs. |
| MS.AT.3 | Identify algorithms that make use of sequencing, selection, or iteration. |
| MS.AT.4 | Describe how algorithmic processes and automation increase efficiency |
| MS.DA.1 | Represent data using multiple encoding schemes, such as decimal, binary, Unicode, Morse code, Shorthand, student-created codes. |
| MS.DA.2 | Refine computational models based on the data they have generated. |
| MS.DA.3 | Collect, analyze, transform, and refine computational data to make it more useful and reliable. |
| MS.NI.1 | Identify and employ appropriate troubleshooting techniques used to solve computing or connectivity issues. |
| MS.NI.2 | Differentiate between secure and non-secure websites and applications including how they affect and use personal data |
| MS.NI.3 | Describe the causes and effects of intellectual property as it relates to print and digital media, considering copyright, fair use, licensing, sharing, and attribution. |
| MS.NI.4 | Compare and contrast common methods of securing data and cybersecurity. |
| MS.NI.5 | Analyze different modes of social engineering and their effectiveness. |
| MS.PC.1 | Decompose problems and subproblems into parts to facilitate the design, implementation, and review of programs. |
| MS.PC.2 | Create procedures with parameters that hide the complexity of a task and can be reused to solve similar tasks. |
| MS.PC.3 | Seek and incorporate feedback from team members and users to refine a solution that meets user needs. |
| MS.PC.4 | Provide proper attribution when incorporating existing code, media, and libraries into original programs. |
| MS.PC.5 | Use the iterative design process to systematically test and refine programs to improve performance and eliminate errors. |
| MS.PC.6 | Document programs using comments and/or README files to make them easier to follow, test, and debug. |
| MS.PC.7 | Design a function using a programming language. |
| MS.IC.1 | Identify and evaluate the impacts computer science innovations have had on our society. |
| MS.IC.2 | Identify how computational systems are being used to collect and analyze information both public and private and understand the benefits and disadvantages of these systems for the user and developer |
| MS.IC.3 | Cite evidence of the positive and negative effects of data permanence on personal and professional digital identity. |
| MS.IC.4 | Discuss digital globalization and Internet censorship. |
| MS.IC.5 | Investigate a variety of education pathways and career options that utilize computational thinking and/or computer science skills across the state of Tennessee and the world. |
