Welcome!

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Students will learn foundational cybersecurity topics including digital citizenship and cyber hygiene, the basics of cryptography, software security, networking fundamentals, and basic system administration. We will also explore Data Science, AI and Machine Learning and even basic exploration into VR.

This year we will be Piloting the Career KickStart Curriculum sponsored by AP College Board. This is a pilot year so it does NOT count as an AP Course however it is an honors level course.

There will be an EOC for this course and several surveys that students will be expected to take for the course.

MORE ABOUT THIS COURSE

See the Syllabus (always linked from the menu at left) for more information, including detailed learning objectives.

Course Learning Objectives

Privacy and Security
Information Literacy
Networking Basics
Creative Credit and Copyright
Ethics in Technology
Cryptography, Cryptology, Cryptanalysis
Why do we Need to Encrypt Data?
Basic Cryptography Systems: Caesar Cipher
Advanced Cryptography -Hash Functions & Hash Function Development
Inside Web Applications / Dev
Clients, Servers, Databases
Data Exposure
AI and Machine Learning
VR Introduction

Cell Phone Use: We will follow the school policy of racking all phones unless we are using them for a lesson related purpose!!

Do your own work but collaborate when needed. Understanding is earned. Learning takes time and effort. I will be clear when I expect you to do your own work and when you can collaborate. CHEATING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT A PARTICULAR ACTION IS CHEATING IT PROBABLY IS.

AI:

Assignments will be scaled for AI Use as follows and will be responded to based on the school policy for Academic Integrity accordingly!!!