CST 1201: Programming Fundamentals
(3 credits, 2 class hours, 2 lab hours), Department of Computer Systems Technology, New York City College of Technology, City University of New York
Details
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| Semester: | Fall 2016 |
| Section: | CST 1201- |
Course Description
This course is an intensive introduction to computer programming using the Java language. Through lectures and lab assignments, students will learn the fundamentals of the Java programming language including control structures and user-defined methods. Concepts of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) will be demonstrated through the introduction of classes and inheritance. Java libraries will be introduced, for example, String. Emphasis in the course will be placed on the development, implementation, and execution of projects with an eye to industry standards.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- Install and run the Java run time environment.
- Develop, compile, and run Java applications.
- Code application relevant to business and civic events.
- Master control structures in developing applications in the Java programming language.
- Use user-defined methods to implement modular programming techniques.
- Create interactive programs to process data and to create acceptable output.
- Develop programs using data arrays and structures.
- Demonstrate OOP concepts, including composition and inheritance, using the Java programming language.
Materials and Prerequisites
Prerequisites
- CST 1100: Introduction to Computer Systems.
- CST 1101: Computer Programming and Problem Solving.
Optional Supplemental Material
- Core Java for the Impatient by Cay S. Horstmann
- Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Objects by Tony Gaddis
Attendance
Attendance is expected at every class meeting. College policy sets the maximum number of permissible absences at 10% of the number of class meetings scheduled for the semester. If the class is meeting two times per week, you are permitted to be absent a total of three class sessions; if the class meets only once per week, you are permitted to miss one and one-half of the class meetings. A student who is absent for more than 15% of the class hours in the semester will be assigned a grade of WU (withdrew unofficially), subject to the discretion of the instructor. Fifteen percent equals eight hours for a course that meets four hours a week, six hours for a course that meets three hours a week. A student who does not attend a course at all will be assigned a grade of WN (never attended).
Academic Violations
The instructor of the course has the authority to give a grade of F if the student submits the work of another person in a manner that represents his/her work, or knowingly permits one’s work to be submitted by another person without the instructor’s permission. Please see the CUNY Policy on Academic Integrity for more details. The instructor is required to report all violations to the college.
Grading
| Category | Percentage |
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| Midterm exams | 35% |
| Final exam | 30% |
| Assignments and quizzes (quizzes if necessary) | 30% |
| Participation and attendance | 5% |
| Letter Grade | Numerical Grade |
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| A | 93-100 |
| A- | 90-92.9 |
| B+ | 87-89.9 |
| B | 83-86.9 |
| B- | 80-82.9 |
| C+ | 77-79.9 |
| C | 70-76.9 |
| D | 60-69.9 |
| F | <=59.9 |
Notes
- Assignments
- Deadlines and due dates for assignments will be assigned in class.
- Late assignments will be penalized.
- No extensions will be given for extra credit assignments.
- Assignments are the result of individual effort unless otherwise noted (e.g., group projects).
- Coding assignments that do not compile will result in an automatic grade of 0.
- Closed labs
- Lab assignments will be completed by groups of two students.
- Groups will have the entire class period (1h 30m) to complete the lab assignment.
- Labs are due at the end of the class period.
- Group members not present on the day of the lab will not receive credit.
- Labs are the result of group effort by the particular group only.
- Lab dates will be announced one week in advance.
- Quizzes and exams
- All quizzes and exams must be completed on laboratory computers.
- Tests are 60 minutes.
- Test make-ups will be given if and only if:
- the request is made sufficiently in advance of the test, and
- the make-up is scheduled prior to the next class.
- No make-ups will be given for quizzes.
Grade Requirement
All majors in CST, CIS, MS, and CIB must attain a grade of C or better in all MS and CS courses.
General Education Outcomes
- Skills/Inquiry/Analysis: Students will employ scientific reasoning and logical thinking.
- Skills/Communication: Students will communicate in diverse settings and groups, using written (both reading and writing), oral (both speaking and listening), and visual means
- Values/Ethics/Relationships/Professional/Personal Development: Students will work with teams, including those of diverse composition. Build consensus. Respect and use creativity.
Course Assessment
For the successful completion of this course a student should be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of a Java program, and the Java development environment.
- Demonstrate understanding of arithmetic operators, logical operators, and relation operators.
- Use if and switch selection structure.
- Use control structures to execute statements in a program repeatedly.
- Create new functions and understand how to write functions.
- Demonstrate understanding on how to use arrays.
- Demonstrate understanding on how to manipulate strings.
- Demonstrate understanding on how to use the object-oriented principle of inheritance.
Evaluation methods and Criteria
- Students will edit, compile, execute a simple program.
- Students will write a program using the Java arithmetic operators, input/output methods and appropriate manipulators for formatting.
- Students will write program using appropriate selection statements.
- Students will write a program using appropriate looping statements.
- Students will write a program using methods.
- Students will use both one dimensional and multi-dimensional arrays.
Students will describe different sorting and searching algorithms. - Students will develop application that involve string manipulation using Java classes.
- Students will write programs using inheritance, and public, protected, and private access specifiers.
Special Needs
Students with special needs should see me for accommodation.
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