Software Development - Data & AI

Speaking the Language of Computers

Do you ever wonder why ads “just so happen” to pop up for you? Data doesn’t lie, and it is being used to make decisions and guide next steps daily. Uncover the mystery behind the data. Students will use the Python programming language to learn the basics of Data Analytics as well as give them hands-on experience working with database tools available. This course, designed with our advanced learners in mind, will continue their understanding and implementation of programming fundamentals and concepts acquired through previous programming courses. We will explore python libraries specific to the field of data manipulation. By the end of the semester, students will understand how Machine Learning fits into Artificial Intelligence and use different methods of Machine Learning including Neural Networks.

This is a semester-long offering to be paired with another course from the Computer Science Pathway. Please be mindful of prerequisites.

MIC Accelerated Early Bachelor Degree Program

Students who take Network Engineering at Summit Technology Academy their junior year AND have a 3.0 unweighted GPA/95% attendance may also choose to participate in a university partnership program called Missouri Innovation Campus (MIC), in which students begin to earn a systems engineering OR cybersecurity bachelor’s degree while still in high school.   The bachelor’s degree is offered through the University of Central Missouri- Lee’s Summit.  This program helps to significantly reduce the overall cost of a bachelor’s degree.  Students will participate in extensive paid internship opportunities with companies such as Epiq, DST, Cerner, Riskanalystics, and many more.  Students who qualify and have interest, must mark that they are interested on their STA Online Application.

"You have to think of every single thing that could possibly go wrong. That’s how you have to think like a programmer."

-Bradley Covington, Lee’s Summit North High School