Big Idea 1: Creative Development

Programming

is a collaborative and creative process that brings ideas to life through the development of software.

Software development processes

used in the industry often require students to work together in teams.

computing innovation

uses a computer program to take in data, transform data and output data.

Collaboration

can occur in the planning, designing, or testing (debugging) part of the development process.

Collaborative learning

can occur peer-to-peer or in larger groups.

Syntax Error

A mistake in which the rules of the programming language are not followed.

Runtime Error

A mistake that occurs during the execution of a program that ceases the execution.

Logic Error

A mistake in the algorithm or program that causes it to behave incorrectly or unexpectedly.

Overflow Error

A mistake that occurs when a computer attempts to handle a number that is outside of the defined range of values.

Debugging

is the process of finding and fixing errors.