CYBER FOUNDATIONS II

2018-19 Syllabus
Mrs. Klabunde

Unit 1: Orientation, Digital Citizenship, & Keyboarding

Competencies
1. Identify school policies, program policies, and safety procedures related to Cyber
Foundations II. DOK1, CS3, CS5, CS14
2. Investigate social and ethical issues related to Digital Citizenship. DOK1, CS1, CS3, CS8,
CS14, CS16

3. Interact with teachers, peers, and course material using a learning management
system. DOK2, CS3, CS8, CS9, CS11, CS13, CS16
4. Demonstrate understanding of basic keyboarding information. DOK2, CS8, CS9, CS10,
CS11, CS13

5. Perform Keyboarding applications. DOK2, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS13, CS15

6. Discover career opportunities within the Law, Public Safety, Corrections, &
Security career cluster. DOK1, CS1, CS3, CS8, CS14, CS16

Unit 2: Student Organizations

Competencies
1. Recognize opportunities to participate in student organizations related to technology
and business (TSA – Technology Student Association). DOK1, CS3
2. Recognize how a business meeting is conducted (must be used at least twice) DOK1, CS2,
CS3, CS8, CS14

3. Identify leadership and personal development styles DOK1, CS2, CS3, CS16
4. At least 1 student in the school MUST compete in a district, state, or national level
competition.

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Unit 3: 21st Century Toolbox
Competencies
1. Differentiate between various learning styles and personality traits found within the
classroom and workplace. DOK1, CS3, CS8, CS14
2. Demonstrate effective time management skills, study skills and note-taking strategies.
DOK2, CS3, CS8, CS12, CS14, CS16

3. Explore careers in each of the 16 National Career Clusters. DOK1, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6,
CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14, CS15, CS16

a. Use career planning software to become familiar with the 16 National Career
Clusters and the opportunities for employment with each.
4. Complete interest profiler and career exploration exercises. DOK1, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5,
CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14, CS15, CS16

5. Complete a career plan builder. DOK1, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12,
CS13, CS14, CS15, CS16

6. Develop an individual career and academic plan (iCAP). DOK2, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6,
CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14, CS15, CS16

7. Demonstrate effective public speaking skills. DOK1, CS8, CS12, CS13, CS14
8. Demonstrate knowledge of 21st Century skills. DOK2, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9,
CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14, CS15, CS16

Unit 4: Graphic Design Applications

Competencies and Suggested Objectives
1. Discover the purposes of graphic design applications. DOK1, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, CS8,
CS9, CS11, CS14, CS15

2. Perform graphic design applications. DOK2, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS11, CS12,
CS14, CS15

3. Investigate graphic design skills and computer science in the context of Arts, A/V
Technology, & Communications and the Marketing career cluster. DOK2, CS9, CS10, CS11,
CS15, CS16

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Unit 5: Database Applications
Competencies and Suggested Objectives
1. Perform database applications. DOK2, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS8, CS9, CS14, CS15
2. Investigate database skills and computer science in the context of the Health Science
and Education career clusters. DOK2, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS15, CS16

Unit 6: User Experience Design

Competencies and Suggested Objectives – 30 HOURS
1. Identify and explore user needs to understand the purposes of design. DOK3, CS6, CS7, CS8,
CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14, CS15

2. Develop paper prototypes to test ideas and assumptions. DOK3, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11,
CS12, CS13, CS14, CS15

3. Compare/Contrast different types of apps. DOK2, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14
4. Develop digital prototype of an app DOK4, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14, CS15
5. Revise and formulate improvements. DOK4, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14, CS15
6. Investigate career opportunities in the STEM (software development or engineering)

career cluster. DOK2, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS15

Unit 7: Data and Computers

Competencies
1. Explore data collection and representation using the problem-solving process. DOK3,
CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14, CS15

2. Identify and design ASCII and Binary systems. DOK2, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13,
CS14, CS15
DOK2, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10,
3. Design and analyze digital security systems using encoding.
CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14, CS15
DOK3, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12,
4. Analyze and apply appropriate encoding systems.
CS13, CS14, CS15
5. Investigate career opportunities in the STEM (cyber security or genetics) career
cluster. DOK2, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS15

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Unit 8: Data and Society
Competencies
1. Use concepts to solve problems using data DOK2, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14,
CS15

2. Investigate how data is collected. DOK2, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14, CS15
3. Analyze and revise data to make it useful. DOK2, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14,
CS15

4. Critique data to make and support decisions using that data. DOK3, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10,
CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14, CS15

5. Construct a plan to automate data decisions. DOK4, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13,
CS14, CS15

6. Apply concepts of data collection and interpretation of data to make a

recommendation. DOK3, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14, CS15
7. Investigate career opportunities in the STEM (data science or mathematics) career
cluster. DOK2, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS15

Unit 9: Physical Computing

Competencies – 30 HOURS
1. Explore Innovations in Computing and Computing Devices. DOK2, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10,
CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14, CS15

2. Investigate User Interface (UI) Properties. DOK2, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14,
CS15

3. Explore Microcontrollers. DOK2, CS6, CS7, CS8, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS12, CS13, CS14, CS15
4. Investigate career opportunities in the STEM (data science or mathematics) career
cluster. DOK2, CS9, CS10, CS11, CS15

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