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Course Instructor |
Dr. Jeff Gray Email:
gray@cis.uab.edu Web: http://www.cis.uab.edu/gray Office: CH 126 Phone: (205)-934-8643 Office Hours: I can set aside a larger span of time if you send me an email to request an appointment time. |
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Teaching Assistant |
Dixon
Shuttleworth (dixons@uab.edu) |
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Course Session |
Wednesday 04:00 PM 05:15 PM Room CH 430 |
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Lab Section |
Monday 03:30 PM 05:20 PM Room CH 430 |
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Course Homepage |
http://www.cis.uab.edu/cs105 also, see y:\cs105 |
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Lab Homepage |
http://www.cis.uab.edu/cs105/lab |
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Prerequisite |
No course pre-requisites; general familiarity with Windows assumed |
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Description |
This course provides
an introduction to computer programming for students with no previous
programming experience. Topics include simple data types, control structures;
an introduction to array and string data structures and algorithms; recursion;
event driven-programming; multimedia and simple animation; basic software
development and modularity. Laboratory component in context of object-based
programming language. One hour per lecture. Two hours per laboratory. |
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Objectives |
1.
Basic process of writing a computer program
(requirements, design, implementation) 2.
Terminology of object oriented programming: objects,
methods, properties, and inheritance. 3.
Fundamentals of algorithm design: functions, control
structures, if/else, loops, recursion, basic concurrency 4.
Elements of interactive programming: event handling
5.
Basic data structures: lists, arrays |
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Grading Policy |
Attendance 5% overall Homework 20%
overall Term Project 20% overall Lab Exams (2) 10% each Tests (2) 10% each Final Exam 15% All
tests, lab exams and final exam are mandatory. All travel should be scheduled
around projected exam dates. |
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Late Submission |
1. All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date. Any assignment turned in after this deadline is considered late. Late assignments will lose 10% for every 24-hour period, up to a maximum of 50% (weekends and holidays count as one 24-hour period). 2. All assignments
must be turned in even if they are late. Failure to submit any assignment
will result in a grade of F. |
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Lab Policy |
1. The lab class will start meeting on August
27, 2007. 2. Attendance is mandatory for the lab. Attendance for lectures and labs will count as 5% of your overall grade. 3. Students must attend the lab during lab exams. There will be NO make-up lab exams. 4. The laboratory instructor will provide the laboratory policy and procedures. 5. A separate web page
with laboratory syllabus and example programs will be provided on the lab web
page. |
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Class Conduct |
1. Students are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner. 2. Laptops will be
allowed only for the purpose of the class. 3. During a lecture, students may not log into
a machine and do work that is not directly related to the topic of the
current lecture. 4. Students must turn
their cell phones/pagers OFF during the class. |
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Class Attendance |
1. Attendance is mandatory for the lecture portion of this course. If you know you will be absent for a legitimate reason, let the instructor know. If you are sick, bring a doctors excuse or a written university excuse to resolve the absences. An absence has to be resolved as soon as possible - otherwise it will be treated as an unexcused absence. Students will receive a penalty of two percentage points on the final grade for each unexcused absence beyond the third absence (excused or unexcused). 2. Students auditing this course are expected to attend the lectures. Auditing students with more than three unexcused absences will receive a failing grade. 3. There will be NO
make-ups for tests. If you miss a test for a legitimate reason, your final
exam grade will replace that test grade. If the absence is unexcused, you
will be assigned 0 for the test. A student anticipating an excused absence
for the final exam should make arrangements in advance to take the exam at
another time. |
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Academic Honesty |
Students who plagiarize a computer program
(or parts of a program), get others to write a program (or parts of a
program), or are found cheating on an exam, will be reported for academic
dishonesty. Anyone who is caught cheating will receive a 0 on a given test or
assignment. If a second offense occurs, the student will receive an F in the
class. This includes both the provider of the information as well as the
receiver of the information. Any student who violates the university's
academic honesty policy will be reported for academic discipline. All
university and department policies related to students are included here by
implication. |
Add/Drop Policy |
1. A student can add/drop the course through August 29, 2007 2.. A student can withdraw with a W by October 22, 2007. 3. For more details
about add/drop policies check with Registration/Academic Records. |
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Every student will be required to use
his/her official email address (that is, blazerid@uab.edu). New
students must login and configure their email addresses. For more details on
obtaining a blazerid
and configuring email, please see: http://www.uab.edu/blazerid. All email
communications will be made using this address. Additional instructions or
announcements will be sent by e-mail, so check your mail often at least
twice a day (once in the morning and once at night). Also, check the course
webpage for up-to-date information and announcements. The instructor will
check email frequently; e-mail is often the best way to contact the
instructor. |
Tentative Schedule for Lectures
(Lab Schedule Separate)
Updated August 22, 2007
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