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WELCOME TO THE ONLINE C# CLASS |
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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. |
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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! Appointments
to see me in my office can be scheduled. Contact me to schedule an
appointment. 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%. Assignments more than one week late will not be accepted
unless prior permission has been granted. |
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· There will be a quiz each week. Watch WebCT for when they are available and due. They are OPEN
BOOK but timed. The intent 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. |
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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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· Open chat sessions will be held as needed.
Times will be posted in advance. A log of the session will be available.
Attendance is not mandatory. |
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· There will be 2 exams. They account for 65%
of your grade. You must come TO CCRI for them. They will be during the weeks
of June 16-19 and July 7-10. Exact dates, times, and rooms to be determined.
Please plan accordingly. 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! |