Employability Skills
A 1 page document that list of your education, experiences, and accomplishments that you bring to an employer.
A resume
Your teacher assigns a group coding project. Instead of dividing the work unevenly, you share responsibilities, communicate regularly, and solve problems together. This practice is known as…
What is collaboration
Your teacher asks you to describe a tool, method, or technology developed using programming that makes tasks easier, faster, or more efficient. This is called…
What is a computing innovation?
You are asked to solve a complex problem, like organizing a school event, by breaking it into manageable parts, finding patterns, ignoring unnecessary details, and planning step-by-step solutions. The process you are using is called…
What is computational thinking?
Your group is creating a school app. When team members have different ideas, you discuss each option, compromise where needed, and reach an agreement that works for everyone. This behavior demonstrates…
What is negotiation?
You want to apply for a summer internship as a junior game tester. At the top of your resume, you include a short statement about your career goals and why you want the position.
What is an objective statement?
A game design team includes artists, programmers, and writers from different backgrounds. Because of their different viewpoints, they come up with creative ideas that one person alone might not think of. This benefit comes from…
What is diversity on a team?
Students keep losing USB drives or accidentally delete files. A new technology allows them to save files online and access them from any device safely. This computing innovation is…
What is cloud storage
You need to plan a coding project for a game. Instead of trying to do everything at once, you break it into smaller tasks: designing characters, coding movement, adding sound effects, and testing the game. This step is an example of…
What is decomposition
You need to organize a school fundraiser. Instead of worrying about every tiny detail, you focus only on the main components: venue, promotion, volunteers, and donations. Ignoring unnecessary details and focusing on what matters most is called…
What is abstraction?
During a group coding project, you help keep the team on track by communicating clearly and resolving conflicts. These are not technical abilities, but they show how well you work with others.
What are soft skills?
A company develops a voice assistant but notices it only works well for people with certain accents. They bring in testers from different backgrounds to make it fairer for all users. This effort is an example of…
What is avoiding bias
A company wants to quickly analyze thousands of customer reviews to find trends, something a human could not do efficiently. They use software that can “learn” from data and make decisions. This computing innovation is…
What is artificial intelligence (AI)
While designing a traffic simulation, you focus only on cars, traffic lights, and roads, ignoring details like car colors or driver names. Simplifying the problem to focus on what matters most is called…
What is abstraction?
You’re interviewing for a summer internship at a tech company. The company website says employees usually wear a dress shirt and slacks, but not a suit. Your friend has an interview at a law firm where everyone wears suits and ties. Choosing appropriate clothing for each situation demonstrates understanding the difference between…
What is business casual vs. business professional?
In an interview for a student IT assistant job, you describe your ability to code in Java, use Microsoft Office, and troubleshoot software issues. These abilities are known as…
What are technical skills?
A software team is struggling to finish a project. By encouraging open communication and valuing different cultural perspectives, they solve problems faster and create a product that appeals to more users. This outcome is possible because of…
What are the benefits of collaboration and diversity
People need to order food, track workouts, and communicate while on the go. A technology allows developers to create programs for phones and tablets that solve these problems conveniently. This computing innovation is…
What are mobile apps?
You notice that every time you code a player jump in a game, you must check for collision with the floor and adjust the height. Recognizing this repeating scenario so you can reuse a solution demonstrates…
What is pattern recognition
You’re tasked with creating a website for your school club. You first break the project into smaller parts, notice patterns in your code, focus only on what’s essential, and write step-by-step instructions to complete each section. This process demonstrates…
What is effective computational thinking
You used one version of your resume to apply for a cashier job. Now you want to apply for a tech internship, so you adjust your objective statement and replace “cash handling” with “Java programming” under skills. This process is called…
What is tailoring your resume?
During a hackathon, each member of your group focuses on their strengths—coding, graphic design, and presentation—so the project is finished faster and with higher quality. This shows the team is working more
What is efficiently
Students struggle to visualize complex 3D models in science class. A technology lets them “step inside” simulations to explore and interact with them in an immersive way. This computing innovation is…
What is virtual reality (VR)?”
You write a step-by-step set of instructions for your friend to follow to build a Lego house exactly the same way you did. Creating precise, repeatable steps to solve a problem is called…
What is algorithmic thinking
You’re designing a school survey app and make sure the questions don’t favor one group of students over another. Taking steps to ensure fairness and prevent unfair assumptions demonstrates…
What is avoiding bias?