National Computer Science School
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The National Computer Science School (NCSS) is an annual computer science summer school, organised by the School of Information Technologies at the University of Sydney, Australia, which has taken place annually since 1999 over a seven to nine day period in the January school holidays. Attending students participate in an intensive course in computer programming with Python, culminating in the development of a website and its backend software for presentation to a nominated charity.[1] The summer school also incorporates a number of social activities, competitions and outings.
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[edit] Eligibility
Each year NCSS is open to all students in Australia entering Year 12 in the year running, but also considers applications from particularly gifted students entering Year 11. The NCSS program assumes no previous programming or web design experience, and is designed to suit a wide range of abilities and experience. Some students who have participated in the program are invited back the following year.
[edit] Activities
In previous years, groups have developed many applications including search engines, wikis, forums, and Content Management Systems.
Students also have the opportunity to participate in networked games, sport and career talk sessions.
[edit] Charities
The main NCSS development projects require (re)designing the web site and building a search engine for a charity organisation, in the past:
- 2009: Youth Insearch
- 2008: Youth off the Streets[2]
- 2007: Hands of Help[3]
- 2006: Conservation Volunteers Australia[citation needed]
- 2005: Stewart House[citation needed]
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