Instructor:
Jiang B. Liu, jiangbo@bradley.edu
Professor of Computer Science &
Information Systems
Phone: (309) 677-2386
Prerequisites:
MTH
109 or MTH 112 or equivalent
Lecture:
1:00-2:45 pm, Mon, Wed. at BR 180
Office Hours:
3:00-4:30pm Mon, Tues, Wed, Thur. at
BR 177
or by appointment.
This course introduces the fundamental
concepts of programming from an object-oriented perspective. Topics include
simple data types, control structures (if-else, loops, switch statements),
introduction to array and string data structures, algorithms, debugging and
testing techniques, and social implications of computing. The course emphasizes
good software engineering principles and practices, breaking the programming
process into analysis, design, implementation, and testing, with primary focus
on implementation and development of fundamental programming skills. The
project assignments will be coded in Java and tested in an IDE Integrated
Development environment such as Netbean.
Unit 1 |
1. Introduction to Programming |
Ch. 1 |
Unit 2 |
2. Data and Expressions |
Ch. 2 Quiz #1 |
Unit 3 |
3. Using Classes and Objects - Formatting output |
Ch. 3 |
Unit 4 |
4. Conditionals and Loops |
Ch 4 Quiz #2 |
Midterm Exam |
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Unit 5 |
5. Writing Classes - Encapsulation - Static class members, class relationships - Method design and overloading - Testing and Debugging |
Ch. 5 |
Unit 6 |
6. GUIs - Dialog boxes - GUI design and design issues |
Ch. 6 |
Unit 7 |
7. Arrays - Declaring and using arrays |
Ch. 7 Quiz #3 |
Unit 8 |
8. Inheritance - Creating subclasses, overriding methods - Class hierarchies - Visibility and design for inheritance |
Ch. 8 |
Unit 9 |
9. Polymorphism - Dynamic Binding |
Ch. 9 |
Unit 10 |
10. Exceptions - Exception Handling and Uncaught Exceptions - The try-catch statement and I/O exceptions - Exception Propagation and the Exception Class Hierarchy |
Ch. 10 Quiz #4 |
Final Exam on Thursday,
Dec. 12, 2013 from 12-2pm. |
· Assignments: 10% (7 assignments)
· Quizzes: 25% (4 quizzes)
· Midterm Exam: 25% (1 midterm exam)
·
Final Exam:
40% (1 comprehensive final exam)
(100-90 A; 89-80 B; 79-70 C; 69-60 D; below 60 F)
All
reading assignments, homework assignments, lecture presentations, and grades
will be posted to the class web page. Students are encouraged (and expected) to
attend all classes and participate in all class activities. Students are
expected to act professionally at all times.
1.
Attendance: Regular attendance is expected. It is the student’s
responsibility to notify the instructor when a class will be missed. If you
know of a conflict ahead of time, you should plan accordingly and submit
assignments early.
2.
Assignments: Assignments should be submitted before the due date. If an
assignment is submitted after the due date, it will be subjected to a 10% grade
reduction penalty. Assignments will not be accepted more than 24 hours after
the due date under any circumstance. Assignments must be submitted
electronically via Sakai and will not be accepted in any other format.
3.
Exams/Quizzes: Exams and quizzes must be taken on the scheduled dates.
The student will receive no points for an exam or quiz if it is not taken on
the scheduled date, unless the student has received approval from the
instructor due to extremely special circumstances. In the rare case that a
make-up quiz or exam is given, it is the student’s responsibility to make the
appropriate arrangements with the instructor to have a test administered.
4.
Integrity: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and will be
punished by failure on the exam, paper, or project in question; and the student
will also be reported to the Center for Residential Living and Leadership. If
the assignment is a final assignment, it will also result in failure in the
course. For more information, refer to the academic catalog and student
handbook. According to the student handbook:
·
"Cheating is officially defined as
giving or attempting to give, obtaining or attempting to obtain, information
relative to an examination or other work that the student is expected to do
alone and not in collaboration with others..."
·
"A Zero, or whatever is the
equivalent of the lowest failing grade possible, shall be assigned for that
piece of work to any students cheating on a non-final examination or other
piece of work."
·
"According to University Senate rules,
all occasions of cheating and plagiarism must be reported to the Executive
Director of the Center for Residential Living and Leadership..."
You may freely give and receive help with
the computer facilities, editors, debugging techniques, the meaning and proper
use of the Java language, and general concepts covered in the class. You should
not discuss your design or implementation of the assignments with any classmate
(other than your partner) until after they are graded. In particular, you
should not view another person's program, or allow someone (other than your
partner) to view any part of your program before the assignment has been
graded. Obviously, copying any part of another person's program or allowing
your program to be copied is not permitted. A variety of methods will be used
to detect copying.
ALWAYS CITE YOUR SOURCES! If
you consult with any source (other than the textbook or the instructor) to
complete an assignment, you should credit that source with a citation. Sources
that should be cited include friends, tutors, websites, and any books other
than the textbook. You should never consult with a classmate (other than your
partner) to complete an assignment. A friend or tutor should never complete an
assignment for you. You should never copy and paste large segments of code from
a website. It is sometimes acceptable to copy small segments of code
from a website, but the website should be credited with a citation.
Some assignments will be
assigned as individual assignments, and some will be assigned as group
assignments. For group assignments, all group members are expected to
collaborate equally. It is not acceptable for a single person to complete an
assignment that is meant to be completed as a group.
General Education: This course satisfies a Bradley University general
education requirement in the Fundamental Concepts in Science (FS) category. The
science component of general education focuses on developing scientifically
literate college graduates. To achieve this goal students should be able to
• understand essential
scientific principles sufficiently to formulate questions and hypotheses;
• make scientific observations
and organize, interpret and analyze the data to address the questions and test
the hypotheses;
• reach scientific conclusions
concerning the questions and hypotheses;
• communicate the results of
the scientific process;
• understand the impact of
science on civilization.