Unit 05 – Software Development (CompTIA Tech+ / Principles of IT Aligned)

Introduce your students to the world of coding and software design with this engaging and classroom-ready unit! Designed to align with CompTIA Tech+ certification and Principles of Information Technology TEKS, this resource makes programming concepts accessible through clear explanations, real-world examples, and hands-on practice.

What’s Inside:

• Step-by-step breakdown of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Fundamentals of algorithms, flowcharts, and decision tables
• Programming basics: variables, constants, identifiers, data types
• Decision structures and loops (if/else, while, do-while)
• Programming languages: low vs. high-level, interpreted vs. compiled, scripting, markup, and query languages
• Introduction to functions, arrays, vectors, and containers
• Beginner-friendly explanation of object-oriented programming (OOP)
• Practice reading and writing pseudocode
  

Perfect for:

• Principles of IT courses
• Intro to Computer Science / Programming classes
• Teachers preparing students for CompTIA Tech+ certification
• Classrooms needing structured, ready-to-use slides with relatable examples
  

This resource saves planning time and helps students build the programming foundation they need for future success in IT and coding!

Lesson Objectives:

• Describe the purpose of algorithms, flowcharts, and decision tables
• Explain the purpose of programming and programming languages
• Classify popular programming languages into different categories
• List and define data types
• List and define common programming decision structures
• Compare and contrast variables and constant identifiers
• Describe arrays, vectors, and functions
• Describe different programming objects
• Explain the purpose of pseudocode and interpret basic examples
• Describe the general steps and deliverables at each step of the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) process
• Describe and explain the testing procedures used in the ALM

Corresponding TEKS and CompTIA Objectives

§130.302. Principles of Information Technology

• 2A identify job opportunities and accompanying job duties and tasks 2B research careers of personal interest along with the education, job skills, and experience required to achieve personal career goals; and
• 3C demonstrate effective Internet search strategies, including keywords and Boolean logic, using various available search engines;
• 9A identify the function of compilers and interpreters;
• 9B explain the difference between the operation of compilers and interpreters;
• 9C identify various computer languages and how the languages are used in software development;
• 9D recognize data representation in software development such as string, numeric, character, integer, and date;
• 9E identify and explain the concept of algorithms; and
• 9F describe the flow of a structured algorithm, including linear and iterative instructions such as using a flow chart
• 10A identify the terminology associated with database software and database functions;

CompTIA Tech+ (Exam FC0-U71)

• 4.1 Compare and contrast programming language categories.
• 4.2 Identify fundamental data types and their characteristics.
• 4.3 Explain the purpose and use of programming concepts.
• 4.4 Identify programming organizational techniques and logic concepts.