CS222-002 Course Description, Spring 2011

Course Information

Course Title
Advanced Programming
Section
CS222 Section 002
Meetings
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 A.M. in RB104
Credits
3
Prerequisites
CS121 and CS124
Instructor
Paul Gestwicki, Ph.D.

Overview

Project-intensive study of advanced topics and best practices in software development, including advanced language features, modular decomposition, and development tools.

The following major concepts are covered in this course:

Because it is worth three credit-hours, you should expect to spend an average of ten hours per week on this course.

Books

Required

Recommended

Course Management

The course will be managed through Moodle, which can be found at http://www.cs.bsu.edu/moodle. You will need to create a Moodle account as soon as possible if you do not have one already.

Attendance and Related Policies

Attendance is expected. Your learning is commensurate to your participation. There is a low but non-zero chance of graded activities taking place during class, and these cannot be "made up" if they are missed.

You are responsible for learning course material regardless of your attendance. If you miss a class meeting, you should consult with your study group to ensure you have the appropriate notes. I will not repeat myself unnecessarily over email, during office hours, or by appointment. Indeed, if you miss class and then ask me if you missed anything important, I will take this as a sign that you are inadequately prepared for a university education, and this will adversely affect your grade.

We will begin at 8 A.M. as scheduled, and you are expected to be ready to begin at this time. Late admittance is prohibited.

File Formats

All files must be submitted in open file formats. Good examples include HTML, PDF, OpenDocument, and my personal favorite, plain text.

Exams

Formal examinations are not expected for this class, although the instructor reserves the right to modify the pedagogy to serve the needs of the class. Note that we will have a class meeting during the university-scheduled final exam slot, as required by university regulations. This meeting will be Friday, May 6, at 7:30 A.M..

Evaluation

A student's grade in this course will be determined according to the scale provided below. The instructor reserves the right to adjust the weights as deemed appropriate.

You should familiarize yourself with my grading rubric, on which all of my grading is based.

Late work is worth no credit.

Communication

Office Hours and Appointments

Students who come to office hours are helped on a first-come, first-served basis; no appointment or prior contact is required. If a student wishes to make an appointment to meet outside of office hours, he or she should email the instructor the request along with several possible meeting times.

Email

All email communication to the instructor should be from a BSU-affiliated address. This policy ensures that senders can be correctly identified and protects your privacy. Email sent from other domains may not be answered.

The instructor may access email through services not affiliated with the University. Please note that such messages necessarily pass through the campus firewall in an unencrypted format, and they may be stored on servers not owned or managed by Ball State University. It is therefore advisable to restrict confidential information to office hours or appointments.

If you are emailing regarding questions in a computer program, it is recommended that you send a copy of the code in question in your email. The preferred method is to copy the code into the body of your message, using plain text and following standard formatting conventions; attachments are an unnecessary hassle. Alternatively, if the code is in a repository, email the URL.

Telephone

Although the instructor's office telephone number is listed, email communication is strongly preferred.

Academic Integrity

Students and faculty are bound by the Student Academic Ethics Policy of the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities.

Notice for Students with Disabilities

If you need adaptations or accomodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with the instructor, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment as soon as possible.