COMI-1510-002 ON-CAMPUS				PROGRAMMING IN JAVA SYLLABUS		SUMMER 2008
				Instructor	Kay Johnson
				Office	Warwick, Room 2168
				E-Mail	kjohnson@ccri.edu
				Home Page	http://faculty.ccri.edu/kjohnson/
				Office Hours	By Appointment
				Text	Simply Java Programming, Deitel & Deitel, Prentice Hall 2004
CLASS	DATES	TUTORIAL & TOPICS				ASSIGNMENT	DUE
Class 1	5/19	T1:	Setup			J1	5/23
		T2:	First Application
Class 2	5/21	T3:	JLabels, JTextFields, JButtons			J2	5/28
		T4:	Event Handlers and Calculations
		T5:	Variables, Memory Concepts, Arithmetic, Keyboard Events, Debugger
	5/26		MEMORIAL DAY: NO CLASS
Class 3	5/28	T6:	Algorithms, Pseudocode, If Stmt, Assignment Ops, Debugger			J3	6/4
Class 4	6/2	T7:	JCheckBoxes, MessageDialogs, Logical Ops
Class 5	6/4	T8:	While, JTextAreas			J4	6/11
Class 6	6/9	T9:	Do… While
Class 7	6/11	T10:	For			J5	6/18
Class 8	6/16	T10:	MIDTERM EXAM (T1-T9)
Class 9	6/18	T11:	Switch, Date, DateFormat			J6	6/25
Class 10	6/23	T12:	Methods
Class 11	6/25	T13: T14:	Event Handlers Scope, Conversion of Primitive Types			J7	7/2
Class 12	6/30	T15:	Random Numbers, JPanel
Class 13	7/2	T16:	1-D Arrays, JComboBoxes			J8	7/9
Class 14	7/7	T23:	Strings			OPTIONAL	7/9
Class 15	7/9		FINAL EXAM (T10-T16, T23)

Check the CCRI Website for Lab Hours: http://it.ccri.edu/labs/Knightlab.shtml
Grading:	Assignments	30%	A: >= 90%
	Quizzes	5%	B: >= 80%
	Midterm Exam	25%	C: >= 70%
	Final Exam	40%	D: >= 60%
			F: < 60%

Exams: Two exams will be given. They will be a combination of multiple-choice and short answer questions. You will be expected to write code segments and to demonstrate your understanding of Java program code.

Quizzes: There will be a quiz each week. They are OPEN BOOK quizzes, but timed (usually 15 or 20 minutes). The intent of the quizzes is to alert the students to areas that need more attention. Any missed quiz will be graded 0: no makeups or late quizzes! The lowest quiz grade will be dropped.

Assignments: Several assignments will be given during the course. They will account for 30% of the student's grade. Programs will be graded on correctness, documentation, style, and neatness. Only with advanced permission by the instructor will assignments more than one week late be accepted. Late assignments will be penalized 10% per week.

Submitting Assignments:

· Assignments must be uploaded into WebCT.

· All source code and supporting files (including any requested screen shots) must be zipped into a single file for upload. Name the file using this convention: YourName-JX.zip (X is the assignment number). So, for example, the file name might be SusanWatts-J1.zip. NOTE: WebCT will not allow uploading files whose names contain certain special characters (such as #, ', and more).

· On-campus students must turn in a printed copy of the source code and any requested screen shots. Use font Courier New and font size 10 or 12.

Programming Style and Documentation:

· Each program must start with comments stating your name.

· You are expected to follow the Style Guide and the Good Programming Practices given in the text. For example:

o Indent statements between braces a minimum of 3 spaces

o Indent after the first line of a statement a minimum of 3 spaces

o Align opening and closing braces

o Use logical identifier naming conventions

Homework Policy: Programs are to be the result of individual effort. Students are NOT to work together on the programs. In instances where collaboration is evident, a score of 0 will be assigned to all involved. All suspected cases of cheating, either on programs or exams, will also be referred to the Dean of Students for appropriate action.

Attendance Policy: Students are responsible for all material. The material taught is cumulative. Students missing a class remain responsible for the material. If an absence is anticipated, make prior arrangements with the instructor through email.

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