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Important Note: AP Course Audit Syllabus Submission for
AP Computer Science
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| | Starting with the 2007-08 academic year, a new case study based on a grid—called "GridWorld"—will be a required part of the AP Computer Science A and AB curricula. GridWorld provides a graphical environment in which students can experiment with different types of objects, observing the ways in which programming changes affect the objects' behavior. Questions related to this case study will first appear on the 2008 AP Computer Science Exams. To obtain more information about the GridWorld case study and download its narrative and code, please visit the GridWorld Case Study website at:
 GridWorld Case Study (2008 AP Computer Science Exams)
As part of the AP Course Audit, beginning in January 2007, each AP teacher must submit a syllabus outlining the course of study to be followed for the 2007-08 academic year. To receive authorization to label your course "AP," your syllabus should corroborate what you and your principal attest on the AP Course Audit form. Each of the curricular requirements listed on the AP Course Audit form should be reflected in your syllabus. Your syllabus can demonstrate the inclusion of the curricular requirements in a variety of ways: through the organization of course content, the course readings, the assignments and assessments, and/or the descriptions of what the major assignments and assessments are designed to measure.
One of the curricular requirements is that your course teaches students to read and understand a large program consisting of several classes and interacting objects, and enables students to read and understand the current AP Computer Science Case Study posted on AP Central. The Case Study that should be referenced in your syllabus is the GridWorld case study. It will be a required part of the AP Computer Science A and AB curricula beginning with the 2007-2008 academic year. Detailed assignments are not required, but how and when the case study will be used should be evident. (Computer Science A students are expected to be familiar with the material in chapters 1-4 of the case study narrative; Computer Science AB students are expected to be familiar with the material in all five chapters.)
For examples of referencing the case study in your syllabus, please refer to the sample syllabi and samples of evidence posted on AP Central under Resources for Teachers and Administrators at the following link:
Resources for Teachers and Administrators
The AP Course Audit Manual may be downloaded from the AP Central Web site at apcentral.collegeboard.com/courseaudit. Printed copies may be ordered free of charge at apcentral.collegeboard.com/freepubs.
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