Syllabus

Course Information

Class Meets: Monday and Wednesday 9:40am-11:25am

Class Location: HR 235

Web Page: http://sites.google.com/site/usfcs212/

Mailing List: https://cs.usfca.edu/mailman/listinfo/cs212

Instructor Information

Instructor: Sami Rollins

Office: HR 544

Email: srollins@cs.usfca.edu

Office Hours: Monday 2:30pm-3:30pm, Wednesday 2:30pm-3:30pm, Thursday 1:30pm-2:30pm, and by appointment.

TA Information

Instructor: Jasper Roel

Office: HR 530

Email: jasper_roel@yahoo.com

Office Hours: Tues 2-4pm and Thurs 10am-12noon

Pre-requisites

CS112 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent experience.

Learning Outcomes

• Independently design programs.
• Implement large programs of greater than 2,500 lines of code.
• Design and execute tests to identify software bugs.
• Repair software bugs, redesigning and refactoring code when necessary.
• Utilize, analyze, and critique code written by others.

Required Texts

It is recommended that students buy a Java reference book. Recommended books include the following:

• Java in a Nutshell : A Desktop Quick Reference (Java Series) (3rd Edition) by David Flanagan
• Core Web Programming (2nd Edition) by Marty Hall and Larry Brown

Grading Information

Grades will be based on exams (2), labs (5), projects (1), and occasional quizzes, in-class exercises, and participation. Grades will be distributed as follows:

Labs: 35%

Exams: 30%

Final Project: 25%

In-class Exercises, Quizzes, and Participation: 10%

Note: The distribution is subject to change in the event that assignments need to be removed or added.

Final grades will be assigned as follows:

100 - 93.0 - A

92.9 - 90.0 - A-

89.9 - 87.0 - B+

86.9 - 83.0 - B

82.9 - 80.0 - B-

79.9 - 77.0 - C+

76.9 - 73.0 - C

72.9 - 70.0 - C-

69.9 - 67.0 - D+

66.9 - 63.0 - D

62.9 - 60.0 - D-

59.9 - 0 - F

Tentative Schedule

We will cover the following topics:

The laboratory portion of your grade will be based on assignments typically given weekly over the first half of the semester. Laboratory assignments will only be accepted late in the case of a medical emergency verified by a doctor's note.

The exam portion of your grade will be based on two exams: a midterm and a final. You are responsible for being in class on the day of the exam. Make-up exams will be given only in the case of a medical emergency verified by a doctor's note.

The project portion of your grade will be based on a substantial programming assignment due at the end of the semester. Your project grade will be based on progress demonstrated during code reviews, the final code base submitted, and your oral explanation and demonstration of your work. Extensions will be granted only in the case of a medical emergency verified by a doctor's note.

Attendance and participation are required. In-class exercises and quizzes may be assigned during any class period and will count toward your final grade. Make-up work will only be administered in the case of a medical emergency verified by a doctor's note.

Academic Honesty

ALL assignments are to be completed individually unless specified, in writing, on the assignment. Academic dishonesty will NOT be tolerated. This is your warning! Students are encouraged to meet with me if they have questions regarding assignments or this policy. Students caught cheating will face severe penalty.

Students may:

• receive help from the professor and the TA.
• discuss the requirements of the assignments, the meaning of programs, or high-level algorithms with other students or outside sources. If you have any doubt with respect to what is acceptable to discuss, speak with the professor first.

Students may NOT:

• look at another student's code.
• look at another student's solutions to homework problems.
• receive unapproved help from an outside source including a tutor or a family member.
• submit code which has, in whole or in part, been copied from any other source (including another student, a web page, or another text).
• submit solutions to problems which have, in whole or in part, been copied from any other source (including another student, a web page, or another text).

Requirements

• Any help from a source other than the professor, the lab assistant, or a TA must acknowledged. Example sources that must be cited are a parent, a family friend, and an outside tutor.
• If you wish to get a tutor in the course, speak with the professor.
• Any code submitted by a student must be completely original. No portion of a student's code may be copied from any other source (including, but not limited to, another student, a web page, or another text).

Penalties

• Students caught violating the academic honesty policy will face severe penalty. A first offense will result in a 0 on an assignment and a report to the Dean's office.