Method of Instruction:

Instruction will consist of classroom lectures, discussions, exercises, laboratories, and programming assignments.

• Assigned Readings: The schedule at the end of this syllabus indicates assigned readings. These should be completed prior to class time to aid understanding of the material.

• Programming Assignments: It is virtually impossible for you to learn the material in this course without some type of directed hands-on experience. There will be a minimum of six programming assignments for you to complete independently to reinforce the material covered in class. Much of our classroom discussion will be devoted to the concepts which these programs will utilize. You will be held responsible on tests for the concepts illustrated. Written descriptions of all programming assignments will be provided as the semester progresses. The due date for each assignment will be announced in class, and the assignments must be submitted by midnight following the class on the announced date in order for the assignment to be considered on time. Programming assignments must be submitted with the following:

  1.

  Each program must be formatted according to the handout C⁺⁺ Program Formatting Standards, which will be distributed to each student.

  2.

  Each programming assignment must be submitted with:
  requirements specification,
  object-oriented design (top-down/stepwise refinement,)
  program listing (output of compilation phase,)
  sample of input data when appropriate, and
  listing of results.