COSC-1336 Programming Fundamentals I

AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER STUDIES AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 

 Course Syllabus:  COSC 1336 (3-3-1) – Programming Fundamentals I

 Synonym # 89589 

AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Programming Fundamentals I COSC 1336

SYLLABUS-FALL 2024

I.        Instructor:      Professor Femi Onabajo

            Office No:       RRC 2232.24

            E-mail:            fonabajo@austincc.edu

            Phone #:          512/223-0186

            Office Hours: MW 1:45-02:00 PM Webex

                                          / Others by Appointment on WebEx

            Website:           https://sites.google.com/a/austincc.edu/femi-onabajo/

            Section:             MW 12:00-1:45 pm   LECTUREs & LABs Synonym #89589/ Webex

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

            Pre-requisite:  This course requires the same math skills necessary for College Algebra.  Students should either have taken or be currently enrolled in College Algebra or a course that requires College Algebra.  TSI complete in reading.

III.     Goals for Student Achievement:

            1.        Become familiar with computer basics, both hardware and software

2.                Become familiar with programming concepts and techniques.

3.                Develop algorithms using pseudocode

4.                Complete 8 lab assignments using a high-level programming language.

IV.             Text: Text: starting out with PYTHON Fifth Edition BY TONY GADDIS

ISBN 13-978-0-13-592903-2 ISBN 10-0-13-592903-2 (only Text Bk)

V:       Course Requirement:

A.               Students are expected to attend all classes.

B.               It is the responsibility of the students to withdraw from the class by the due date if a grade of “W” is desired.

C.               Students are expected to complete all reading assignments prior to class attendance.

D.               Students are encouraged to participate in class discussions.

E.                All assignments should be complete, correct, and submitted on the assigned dates. They must also be a product of the student’s independent effort, except for allowable collaborated work as defined by the instructor. Points shall be taken off for late work.

V.               Grading:

               55%         3 Exams

            25%   8 Labs

            15%   Final

            5%   Professor’s discretion

Grade Assignment:

            A        =         90-100

            B        =         80 - 89

            C        =         70 - 79

            D        =         60 - 69

            F         =         below 60

Note: All students that take all 3 Exams with an average Grade of A, will be excempted from the Final Exam

Students who miss any of the exams must take the final Exams (grade computation will be modified).

Makeup Exams: Subject to the following conditions:

1.                Only one make-up per semester

2.                Must be arranged earlier before the exam date, or immediately after the missed exam

3.                Makeup exams will be different and more difficult than the missed exam.

4.                Students may not improve their grades with a makeup exam.

VII                    Tentative Schedule

                           Week Date                 Chapter           Topic

                           1.        Aug 26-29        1                        General Overview / Introduction to                                                                                       Computer/Programming

                           2.        Sept  02-05      0                        Number system / Logic Gates

                           3.            09-12       0                        Flow-Chart / Problem Solving 

                           4.                16-19      2/3                    IPO / Decision Struct. & Boolean / Lab #1

                           5.                23-26      4                        Repetition Structures / Loop                                                                                                                   Exam #1 Review / Lab#2

6.            30-03       0                       Exam # 1

7         Oct   07-10       5                       Function

8.                14-17           5                       Function / Lab#3

9.                 21-24                                    File Exception

10                28-31           6                       List & Tuples / Lab #4 

11.      Nov  04-07      7                       More about Strings / Lab #5

12               11-14       8                       Dictionary & Sets / Review Exam #2/Lab #6

                         13               18-21           9                      Exam #2 Review /Exam #2  / Lab#6

14               25-28      0                       Sort & Search/ Lab #7         

15       Dec   02-05      10                      Classes & OOP / Lab #8 / / Pointers

16.               09-12      11                      Inheritance, Recursion, GUI Programming

                                                                                                / Extra Lab Dictionary /Exam #3 Review    

/ Exam #3

VIII

                           Lab Dates:

                                          Lab 1 Sep     11

                                          Lab2  Sep     18

                                          Lab3  Oct     09

                                          Lab4  Oct     23

                                          Lab5  Oct     30

                                          Lab6  Nov        06

                                          Lab7  Nov    22

                                          Lab8  Dec    04

IX                     Exam Dates:   Exam #1           September 30

                                                         Exam# 2           November  18

                                                         Exam #3           December   02

X                       Important Dates:

                                                         Labor Day                September 02

                                                         Thanksgiving Holiday   November 27-28

                                                         Last Day To Drop        November 21

                                                               Semester Ends               December 16

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