| Title |
Learning Computer Science by Games |
| Course code |
CM263-02-2009-C |
| Objective |
Let participants to learn the pricinple of computer science by using interesting group activities, without using any computers. Thus, triggering their interest on computer science. On completion, the students will have knowledge and concept of some important topics in computer science. |
| Content |
- The Raw Material—Representing Information
- Counting the Dots—Binary Numbers
- Color By Numbers—Image Representation
- You Can Say That Again!—Text Compression
- Card Flip Magic—Error Detection and Correction
- Twenty Guesses—Information Theory
- Putting Computers to Work—Algorithms
- Battleships—Searching Algorithms
- Lightest And Heaviest—Sorting Algorithms
- Beat The Clock—Sorting Networks
- The Muddy City—Minimal Spanning Trees
- The Orange Game—Routing and Deadlock in Networks
- Telling Computers What to Do—Representing Procedures
- Treasure Hunt—Finite-state Automata
- Marching Orders—Programming Languages
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| Assessment |
Students must submit a simple study report at the end of the course. |
| Target audience |
Children (from Primary school 3 to junior high) who want to learn knowleage of computer science with funny games. Priority will be given to those aged 9-12. |
| Prerequisite |
Student studying primary 3 or above |
| Class size |
18 |
| Instructor |
CPTTM Appointed Instructor |
| Instruction language |
Cantonese |
| Handout language |
Handouts in Chinese |
| Duration |
18 hours in 9 sessions
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| Schedule |
14:30-16:30, from Feb 7, 2009 to Apr 18, 2009 every Saturday, excluding Apr 4, 2009, Apr 11, 2009.
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| Fee |
MOP680. Those who pass the assessments and whose attendance is 80% or greater will be reimbursed 75% of the fee; Those who fail in the assessments but whose attendence is 80% or greater will be reimbursed 50% of the fee; Those who pass the assessments but whose attendance is 50% or greater but less than 80% will be reimbursed 50% of the fee. |
| Venue |
Cyber-Lab (Rua Comandante Mata Oliveira, Ed. Associacao Industrial, 3-andar Macau) |
| Certificate |
Certificate of Completion issued by CPTTM (at least 80% attendance and completing in-class exercises) |
| Remark |
This course is included under the "Training Scheme for Human Resources Upgarding" For details, please refer to the Scheme pamphlet. |