Madison High – CS Foundations

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Computer Science Foundations standards is a one-year introductory survey course that emphasizes the principles underlying computer science, including computing systems, networks and the internet, cybersecurity, data analysis, algorithms and programming, and impacts of computing. Students develop ideas and practices of computational thinking and problem solving to consider how computing impacts the world. Students use programmable computing tools to facilitate design, analysis, and implementation of computer programs. This course provides a transition from block-based programming to a text-based programming language and familiarizes the student with developing and executing computer programs.