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WELCOME TO C# |
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To participate in this
class you will need: |
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· A book (see syllabus). |
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· A computer (your own or at CCRI). |
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· Access to WebCT (which you clearly have if you are
reading this). |
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· Previous programming experience: You should have
completed the Programming Concepts course at a minimum. Any other programming
experience will be a real help to you. |
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· Visual Studio.NET with C# installed. It is included
in the book. You can also download Visual C# Express Edition: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualcsharp/
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· Program files from the author. These are included in
the book, available for download from WebCT, and
also installed on computers at CCRI (I:\Simply C# Examples). They are
read-only in this folder; copy onto your own USB drive to work. |
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· Self-discipline: are you ready to read the book, do
the tutorials, and do the assignments on your own? Not everyone is! |
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· To know when to ask for help – and when to keep
trying. If you have spent an hour and feel you have made NO progress, then an
e-mail to me is in order. When e-mailing me about a problem, you must send me
1) the project in its current state (zip and upload as for an assignment
submission) and 2) as much information as you can give me about what problem
you are having. Things like "this doesn't run right" don't help me
find the problem! I
have office hours posted. Drops-ins are welcome.
Even better if you send me an email telling me when you will be coming, just
in case... Alternately,
a private chat session using WebCT can be arranged
to work on the problem. |
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How will this class be
run? |
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· There will be PowerPoint presentations for each
class. There is one for each tutorial from the book publisher and one done by
me. Be sure to go through them! There is also a "live" video of
each presentation too. Give them a try! |
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· You will be assigned tutorials to work through.
There will not be anything to hand in from them, but they will be your
primary introduction to the C# concepts. Not doing them will probably slow
your progress down! |
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· There will be an assignment each week. Watch the
syllabus and WebCT for when assignments are due. A late assignment is
penalized 10%. Assignment more than one week late will not be accepted unless
prior permission has been granted. |
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· You are responsible for checking WebCT's
HomePage and your WebCT
mail frequently.
Announcements will be made there regarding assignments, chat sessions, all
sorts of important information! |
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· There will be 2 exams. They account for 2/3 of your
grade. More information about their structure later. |
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· Please do NOT work together on your assignments. You
will have to write code when taking the two exams and the best way to prepare
for this is to WRITE (not copy) CODE. |
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· Please communicate with me using WebCT's Private
Mail feature (not Pipeline/Internet e-mail). This will get you the fastest
reply to your questions. |
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Ready? Set…Go! You can
get the first PowerPoint and assignment any time. Hope you all have a rewarding
semester! |