TRINITY=20 VALLEY COMMUNITY=20 COLLEGE

COURSE:=20 COSC=20 1336=20

PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I

INTERNET=20

INSTRUCTOR=20 INFORMATION:

INSTRUCTOR: Jan = Osteen

E-MAIL: =20 josteen@tvcc.edu

OFFICE: Trinity=20 Valley Community College, TC126 first floor of the=20 Ronald C.=20 Baugh Technology Center=20

&n= bsp; =20 100 Cardinal = Dr,=20 Athens, Texas=20 75751<= /SPAN>

OFFICE=20 HOURS: as=20 posted on office door

OFFICE=20 PHONE: 675-6367

GENERAL=20 COURSE INFORMATION:

COURSE=20 DESCRIPTION

Introduces=20 the fundamental concepts of structured programming. Topics include software = development=20 methodology, data types, control structures, functions, arrays, files, = and the=20 mechanics of running, testing, and debugging. This course assumes computer=20 literacy.

PREREQUISITE: =20 No course = prerequisites,=20 however, this course assumes computer literacy. This course requires=20 self-discipline and self-motivation.

CLASSROOM: By = Internet

TO = SIGN ON TO=20 THIS COURSE

For = Internet=20 Students That Are Not Virtual College of Texas=20 Students:

How=20 to Activate your TVCC Cardinal ID and Password =96

MUST=20 be done BEFORE you can access e-Courses for the first = time!

How to=20 Log On to E-Courses

For = VCT=20 Students:

From your Internet = browser,

&nbs= p; =20

&nbs= p; =20 Go To:

&nbs= p; = ; =20 http://www.tvcc.edu/<= /P>

From the top menu of the TVCC homepage (under = Trinity=20 Valley Community College logo)

&nbs= p; = ; =20 Click on eCourses

&nbs= p; = ; =20 Click on Log In

When you get to your log in, =

&nbs= p; = ; =20

Right mouse click and save this page to your = favorites=20 or make a shortcut on your desktop so that the next time you want to = work on=20 this course, you can go directly to the log in = page.

Your WEBCT ID is your last name, first = initial=20 and the last 4 digits of your social security number. =

Example=20 osteenj1234. Note that it is all lowercase = letters.

Your password is the same as your user = id,=20 however the first letter of your name is = capitalized.

Example Osteenj1234

Upon initial login, you will have to create an = 8-digit=20 password that conforms to the strong password security=20 requirements.

Your password must be at least 8 characters=20 long

Your password must include 3 of the following = types of=20 characters: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and=20 symbols.

&nbs= p; =20 For Example:

Pa55w*rd

Log in, then click on the link for this course =

On the left side of your e-Courses @ The = Valley screen,=20 under Course Tools, click on Course Content and then click on the =93I = Am Here,=20 Now What Do I Do=94 icon in your e-Courses @ The Valley window. Begin to read and complete = your=20 work. &nbs= p; = ; =20

LABROOM: = Trinity=20 Valley Community College, 100 Cardinal Dr. Athens, Texas=20 75751, TC118 of the = Ronald C.=20 Baugh Technology Center, however, the student may work in = TC112 on the=20 first floor of the Ronald C.=20 Baugh Technology Center when TC118 is not = open.

TEXTBOOK,=20 SUPPLIES AND OTHER RESOURCES

REQUIRED=20 TEXT: Cashman,=20 Shelly, Starks and Mick, Java Programming Comprehensive Concepts and=20 Techniques 3^rd Edition Thomson Course Technology, Boston, = MA.

&nbs= p; = ; = =20 ISBN: 1-4188-5985-0

Textbooks=20 may be purchased at the TVCC bookstore. =20 The bookstore will ship books upon request by contacting James=20 Quattlebaum at 903-675-6203.

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SUPPLIES=20 AND MATERIALS:=20

You=20 must have your book.

This=20 course requires that you have access to a computer with Java installed = on it. If=20 you are completing your lab work from home, go to the e-Courses @ The = Valley=20 Programming Fundamentals I class and click on the icon =93How Do I = Obtain Java?=94=20 and follow the instructions to install Java on your home computer. Remember, your computer must = meet the=20 minimum hardware requirements which are as = follows:

A=20 Pentium II- class processor 600 MHZ or higher personal computer = running=20 Microsoft Windows. Preferably Windows XP.=20 192=20 MB RAM ( recommended 256 MB)=20 Up=20 to 1.3 GB of available hard disk space=20 A=20 800 x 600 256 colors display (recommended 1024 x 768 high color- 16=20 bit)

I recommend you purchase a flash = drive to=20 use as a storage media. =20

COURSE=20 GOALS

To=20 introduce the student to the theory and practice of program design, = testing,=20 implementation and documentation. =20 Upon successful completion of this course, the student should = understand=20 the syntax of a programming language by developing, testing, = implementing and=20 documenting several computer programs.

COURSE=20 LEARNING OUTCOMES

The=20 student will acquire an understanding of the following course=20 learning=20 outcomes:

Characteristics=20 of Java=20 The=20 Java Software Development Kit (SDK)=20 Java=20 Program Types=20

Console=20 and Windowed Applications=20 Applets=20 Servlets=20 Web=20 Services=20 JavaBeans=20

The=20 Program Development Cycle=20 Object-Oriented=20 Programming and Design=20 Encapsulation=20 Inheritance=20 Polymorphism=20 Rapid=20 Application Development(RAD)=20 Manipulating=20 Data Using Methods=20 Arithmetic=20 and Comparison Operators=20 Expressions=20

Numeric=20 expressions=20 Conditional=20 expressions

Compiling,=20 Running and Documenting an Application=20 Using=20 Swing Components=20 File=20 Management=20 Writing=20 Methods=20 The=20 If=85else statement=20 Exception=20 Handling=20 The=20 Repetition Structure=20 The=20 Case Structure=20 Formatting=20 Numeric Output=20 Making=20 Decisions inApplets=20 Arrays=20 Loops=20 External=20 Classes=20 Creating=20 Menus=20 Button=20 Arrays=20 Using=20 the Abstract Windows Toolkit

COURSE=20 REQUIREMENTS

All=20 students are expected to:

=B7 =20 Do=20 all assigned readings and related lab work.

=B7 =20 Study=20 and reading skills will need to be applied in order to achieve maximum = knowledge=20 from this course.

=B7 =20 Be=20 self-disciplined, self-motivated and highly = organized.

=B7 =20 Meet=20 deadlines for all quizzes and lab work assignments

EVALUATION/GRADING

GRADING=20 SYSTEM:

Approximately=20 7 quizzes and 1 final &nbs= p; = ; = =20 60%

Lab=20 work &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 35%

Questions &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 =20 5%

Total &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; =20 100%

Grades: 90 - 100 =3D =20 A

80 -=20 89.9 =3D B

70 -=20 79.9 =3D C

60 -=20 69.9 =3D D

Below 60=20 =3D F

INCOMPLETE IN LIEU OF GRADE=20 POLICY:

An=20 =93INCOMPLETE=94 is only given in extreme circumstances as stated in the = TVCC=20 Student Course Catalog. = Those who=20 believe such conditions exist must submit to the instructor a typed = letter=20 stating why you should be given an =93INCOMPLETE=94 grade and when and = how you=20 intend to complete the course. = You=20 should include any proof of reason or need with the letter. The letter must include your = social=20 security number and be signed by you. =20 Only after the letter and documentation are submitted will a = decision be=20 made by the instructor to either grant or deny the=20 =93INCOMPLETE=94.

DEADLINES=20 FOR TESTS AND ASSIGNMENTS:

Quizzes:

All=20 quizzes are to be taken when scheduled as noted on your Course Lab = Assignment=20 Sheet. This sheet can = be obtained=20 by clicking on =93Course Content=94 under Course Tools and then = clicking on the=20 =93Find Out Which lab Assignments You Are To Complete Here=94 icon on = your=20 e-courses @ The Valley homepage.

Available=20 times for the quizzes can be viewed by clicking on =93Assessments=94 = under Course=20 Tools on your e-Courses @ The Valley homepage. =

No=20 makeup quizzes will be given under any circumstances. No quizzes will = be=20 administered to you after your class time has taken the=20 quiz.

If=20 it is determined that a student was dishonest (See Page 10 and 11=20 =93DISHONESTY=94) on a quiz, that student will receive a zero on the = quiz and does=20 not get to complete, retake, or make that quiz up. =

ASSIGNMENTS:

Lab=20 work assignments and questions to be graded will be worth 100 points=20 each.=20 To=20 receive the full 100 points possible, lab work assignments and = questions must=20 be turned in on time, have proper documentation and be fully correct, = along=20 with conforming to the rules as set forth in class.

Lab work is due and = is to be=20 submitted electronically as an attachment through=20 the =93Assignments=94 link under=20 Course Tools on your e-Courses @ The Valley homepage . =20 See your =93How Do I Submit My Lab Work =94 sheet. This sheet can be obtained = by clicking=20 on Course Content under Course Tools on your e-Courses @ The Valley = homepage,=20 and then clicking on the =93How Do I Submit My Lab Work=94 icon. See = your Course=20 lab Assignment Sheet for due dates. =20 Your Course Lab Assignment Sheet may be obtained by clicking on = Course=20 Content under Course Tools on your e-Courses @ The Valley homepage and = then=20 clicking on the =93Find Out = Which Lab=20 Assignments You Are To Complete Here?=94 = icon.

NO=20 LATEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED UNDER ANY = CIRCUMSTANCES!=20 It is to the = student=92s advantage=20 to stay ahead in class as much as possible. If you know that you have a = time=20 conflict, submit your lab work or homework assignments=20 early.

ATTENDANCE AND=20 BEHAVIOR:

ATTENDANCE:

Although no formal attendance will be taken, = students=20 are required to e-mail the instructor each week so that the instructor = knows=20 that the student is still active in the = course.

You must e-mail your instructor each week and = let her=20 know that you are on task and that everything is = okay!=20 To do this, use = =93Mail=94 under Course=20 Tools on your e-Courses @ The Valley homepage.

=B7 =20 On the = left side of=20 your e-Courses @The Valley screen (under your Course Tools), click Mail

=B7 =20 Click on = the Create=20 Message button

=B7 =20 To: click the Browse for = Recipients button,=20 then under =93Select Individuals and Groups=94, click on the box beside = my name=20 under the =93To=94 column. You will see a green check appear in the = box. Now click = Save.

=B7 =20 Subject: = Type a=20 reference letting your instructor know what the e-mail is about.=20

=B7 =20 Message: Type your message=20 here.

=B7 =20 Note that = the To,=20 Subject, and Message fields are required.

=B7 =20 On your = =93Create=20 Message=94 screen, click SEND

The instructor reserves the right to drop a = student from=20 this Internet class if the student fails to contact the instructor = through the=20 Internet course for two consecutive weeks in a row. This is solely up = to the=20 discretion of the instructor.

All students=20 are expected to set aside time to complete all lab assignments and=20 quizzes. Dates to submit lab = assignments and=20 quizzes will be strictly enforced. =20

It = is the=20 student=92s responsibility to officially drop a course or verify that = the=20 instructor has initiated the drop procedure. See the counselor at the = college that=20 you enrolled at to officially drop from this = course.

Students that=20 enrolled at Trinity Valley Community=20 College may see a counselor in person to = drop=20 this course, or you may fax a request stating that you wish to drop this = course.=20 Be sure to also drop the lab. = Fax#=20 903-675-6209 Attention: Counseling Office.

Students that=20 enrolled at other colleges must contact the counselors at the college = that=20 completed your enrollment for drop = instructions.

BEHAVIOR:

All students are = considered=20 mature individuals by the faculty and staff. =

=B7 =20 Students are to be responsible,=20 self-motivated, and self-disciplined.

All correspondence = (whether=20 hand-written, e-mailed, or phone conversations) with the instructor is = to be=20 done in an appropriate business-like manner. =

Every student is to = use=20 professional courtesy when corresponding with the instructor, and the=20 instructor will do so also.

Inappropriate = behavior which=20 continues after the instructor=92s reprimand will be dealt with by=20 administration.

OTHER=20 INFORMATION

DISHONESTY:

In=20 this class, test and quiz are synonymous.

Scholastic = dishonesty as=20 described on page 56 of the TVCC Catalog applies to, and will not be = tolerated=20 in this class. Page 56 of = the TVCC=20 catalog relating to scholastic dishonesty is stated as follows:

Scholastic dishonesty which = shall=20 constitute a violation of these rules and regulations and is punishable = by Board=20 policies. Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to, = cheating=20 on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.

=93Cheating=20 on a test=94=20 shall include:

a. =20 Copying=20 from another student=92s test paper.

b. =20 Using=20 test materials not authorized by the person administrating the=20 test.

c. =20 Collaborating=20 with or seeking aid from another student during a test without = permission from=20 the test administrator.

d. =20 Knowingly=20 using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting, in whole or in part, = the=20 contents of an unadministered test.

e. =20 The=20 unauthorized transporting or removal, in whole or in part, of the = contents of=20 the unadministered test.

f. =20 Substituting=20 for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for = oneself, to=20 take a test.

g. =20 Bringing=20 another person to obtain an unadministered test or information about an=20 unadministered test.

=93Plagiarism=94=20 shall be defined as the appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift, or = obtaining=20 by any means another=92s work and the unacknowledged submission or = incorporation=20 of it in one=92s own written work.

=93Collusion=94=20 shall be defined as the unauthorized collaboration with another person = in=20 preparing written work for fulfillment of course=20 requirements.

DISHONESTY = CONTINUED:

In=20 this class, a grade of zero will be given to any work if it is = determined that a=20 student is copying that work from another student or in any way = violating the=20 TVCC dishonesty policy as described on page 56 of the TVCC catalog. The student that copies will = receive a=20 zero, and the student that lets another student copy from his/her work = will=20 receive a zero. =93Work=94 consists of any lab work assignment, = questions,=20 any quiz, or final.

If=20 I suspect that a student is cheating, it will be up to the = student to=20 produce his/her disk (or other storage media) so that the storage media = can be=20 examined. If I am still = convinced=20 that the student is not = doing=20 his/her own work or is =93sharing=94 work with another student or = students, the=20 grade of zero will stand. = If the=20 students in question continue to exhibit the =93cheating=94 conduct, = he/she, or they=20 will be asked to drop the class, or I will drop he/she, or them out of = the=20 class. If = the students=20 in question cannot be dropped from the class because it is after the = official=20 drop date as specified in the TVCC catalog, then the student or students = in=20 question will receive a grade of =93F=94 in the = class.

DISHONESTY=20 WILL NOT BE TOLERATED IN THIS CLASS.

CLASS=20 COMMUNICATION: