CSE1320 Intermediate Programming in C

Spring 2007 Syllabus

Instructor:

Section  002 : MW 4:00 – 5:20 pm, WH 311? (I need to double check room number)

                  Dr. J. Carter M. Tiernan                                     336NH                    x23588    (817-272-3588)

            Internet: tiernan@cse.uta.edu                        Web: ranger.uta.edu/~tiernan

                  Office hours:  MW 3:00 – 3:45

                                                  TR 2:00 – 5:00

 

Catalog Description and Course Objective: For students with basic programming skills, this course continues development of the students’ capabilities in programming using advanced features of C consistent with software engineering principles. Students successfully completing this course will be able to apply structured, top-down design software engineering techniques to the analysis and procedural design of moderately complex computer programming problems. Moreover students will gain the ability to program in C using aggregate data structures and dynamic memory allocation techniques.  Students will also be introduced to programming in C++ using objects and will discuss concepts of object-oriented programming.

Prerequisites: CSE 1310 or a passing grade on the CSE 1320 Readiness Exam (or EE 1347 for EE majors)

Textbook: Deitel and Deitel, C How to Program 4th Edition, Introducing C++ and Java 

                 [NOTE:  This section of 1320 is using the 4th edition.  The other section is different.]

Schedule:  See Dr. Tiernan’s website for the list of class topics, the semester schedule and the exam dates for the class.

Grading:                Extra Credit Pre-lab                   3%   {OPTIONAL – see below}

                                    Labs                                                              43%  {4 labs at 10, 10, 13, and 10 percent}

                                    Three(3) in-class quizzes                9%   {3 at 3 percent each }

                                    Exam I                                                       15%

                                    Exam II                                                     15%

                                    Final Exam                                             18%     

NOTE:  The extra-credit Pre-lab assignment will be offered early in the semester and is designed to help students practice with the basics of C programming (function calls and definitions, input/output, mathematical operations, etc.) if they feel they need additional practice in the concepts in chapters 1 - 4 of Deitel and Deitel.  This assignment is optional and will be in addition to the four required lab assignments.  All 5 lab assignments are individual effort only.

 

Make up exams must be arranged in advance and will be scheduled at the discretion of the instructor.

CHEATING on exams, PLAGIARISM, or COLLUSION will not be tolerated.

Labs:               This course offers assistance through lab assignments and weekly office hours for the course instructor and the TA. Every lab assignment has a given due date. No late labs will be accepted without prior permission from the course instructor. (Five minutes late is still late.)

         Lab assignments will be posted on the class website listed at the top of this page.

         Lab assignments must be individual effort.  The Statement of Ethics you will receive details the definitions of collusion, plagiarism, and academic dishonesty as related to lab assignments in CSE.

         In order to pass CSE 1320 with a grade of ‘C’ or better at least 3 out of the 4 required labs must be turned in and must receive at least partial credit.  If less than 3 required labs are submitted, a student will not pass CSE 1320 with a ‘C’ or better.

      Lab Grading:
Each lab will be graded on a number of factors. Always be sure that a turned in lab compiles without warnings or errors even if it is not complete. You will receive partial credit for a working stubbed (incomplete) program. Programs that do not compile successfully (without compiler warnings or errors) will receive no credit.

         In addition to compiling successfully, the program must run without errors.  If the program is only partially complete, the parts that are complete must run without errors to receive credit for those parts.  The program documentation should indicate which parts of the program are working.  The TAs grading the labs will be running the programs to verify their performance.

         If your print job or disk is missing, notify the TA and your class instructor as soon as possible and send a copy of the printout via email to your instructor.  See the class website for complete instructions on how to compile and submit lab assignments.

         Additional procedural information on lab assignments may be handed out or made available on the website as required.

Quizzes:        Pop quizzes will be given in class and based on the assigned chapters and class lectures. No make-up quizzes will be given.

Exams:           Material covered on the exams will be based on the assigned chapters and class lectures. All exams are mandatory. There are NO make-up exams after the scheduled times. If a student notifies the instructor IN ADVANCE, then an early make-up exam MAY be arranged at the discretion of the instructor. The instructor's decision is final. All exams may be kept by the instructor.

Miscellaneous:            The class syllabus, schedule, and other information will be available on my website as it is developed.  You are responsible for checking the website regularly for information such as due date changes and assignments.

         Before census day you must e-mail to tiernan@cse.uta.edu the following information:

         Full name, e-mail address to be used for class distribution list (this must be an e-mail address that you CHECK regularly and preferably a UTA address), and any special information you would like me to have about you.  The subject line for this e-mail should be “CSE1320-005 Distribution List Info”

If a class LISTSERV is created, this info will be posted on the class website and you must subscribe to the LISTSERV to receive important class info.

         If you require accommodation based on disability, I would like to meet with you in the privacy of my office during the first week of the semester to ensure that you are appropriately accommodated.

         Dr. Tiernan will drop any student with a ‘W’ until the final drop date for any reason other than cheating.  However you should come discuss your performance in the class if you are considering dropping.

Grading issues:          Requests for re-evaluation of assignments are limited to seven (7) calendar days after the assignment is returned. Every assignment submitted for regrading must be given to the instructor (exams and quizzes) or lab instructor (labs) in its entirety and will be completely regraded. Papers will not be re-evaluated in the classroom or lab.

         Applications for replacing the grade in a course are available in the Registrar's office and must be turned in to the Registrar before Census Day of the semester in which the course is being retaken.

         Semester grades will be available via the UTA website or by calling SAM (272-2SAM), after the Registrar has completed processing the semester grades.

Ethics and Academic Integrity:

         A Statement of Ethics will be provided for you to read, sign, return, and follow. Violators of the ethics code will be reported to the Vice-President for Academic Affairs and penalties will be levied as described in the Statement of Ethics.