Instructor : Prof. Sampath Jayarathna, Web: http://www.cpp.edu/~ukjayarathna
Contact : Office: 8-46, Email: ukjayarathna@cpp.edu, Phone: (909) 869-3145
Office Hours : Monday and Tuesday, 11.00 AM – 1.00 PM, or email me for an appointment
Schedule : Monday and Wednesday, Room: 8-345, Time: 4.00 PM – 5.50 PM
Website : http://www.cpp.edu/~ukjayarathna/courses/s18/cs141
Piazza : www.piazza.com/csupomona/spring2018/cs141/home
Blackboard : https://blackboard.cpp.edu/
Prerequisites
: CS 140 and MAT 114 with grades of C or better, or
instructor’s consent.
The
objective of this course is to
introduce the concepts of object oriented programming (OOP) using Java.
This
course will cover fundamental concepts of OOP such as encapsulation,
inheritance, and polymorphism In addition, exception handling, some
basic data
structures, recursion, and IO topics will also be discussed.
I have an
open-door policy i.e.,
office visits. My posted office hours are times when I will make
concerted
effort to be available. Occasionally administrative meetings or
emergencies may
interfere with these posted times. The open-door policy is: if my door
is open,
I am in and welcome walk-in visitations. I am committed to
supporting students with
disabilities. If you have challenges related to these issues or others
I want
to work with you to help you succeed. Please come and talk to me, since
only
you can properly communicate your situation to me.
Topics: The
tentative topics are as follows. Topics and specific course
activities may
change as needed. PowerPoint slides will
be available on the course web page after each lecture.
Week 1: Introduction and Review
Week 2: Introduction to Classes, and Objects
Week 3: Methods
Week 4: Arrays
Week 5: Strings
Week 6: Inheritance and Polymorphism
Week 7: Encapsulation and Visibility
Week 8: Exceptions and Debugging
Week 9: Recursion and Advanced IO
Week
10: Revisions
It is extremely important for you to be engaged in the course. Otherwise, you will fall asleep and wonder what happened to your tuition dollars. So, I encourage you to ask questions during lecture and actively participate at the piazza forum. For the first few weeks, when asking a question at the class, state your name so that I know who you are.
Cell
phones and Tardiness:
You may have cell phones in class, but they must be on mute, or
airplane mode
and not answered until the end of class. You are expected to arrive on
time so
that you do not cause a disruption in the middle of class. I would like
to
start the class at the scheduled time. If you cannot make it on time or
want to
leave early for some reason, please let
me know. Persistent tardiness will
be noted.
Piazza: All questions will be fielded through Piazza. The primary benefit is that for many questions everyone can see the answer and other students can answer as well. I will endorse good student responses. Additionally, I expect you to actively participate in online discussions at Piazza. You can post public or private messages that can only be seen by the instructor. You will be signed up with your cpp email, but you may switch to another email.
Blackboard: Blackboard will be used primarily for grade dissemination.
Email: If you send
email to me, please be
sure to include your name and the course number in the body of the
e-mail. You
should also use an appropriate subject line that looks like “CS141-HW1”
etc.
Failure to follow these guidelines may result in delayed
response. Again, email should only be used in rare
instances, I will probably point you back to Piazza if you have a
question
related to course materials and/or relevant to other students in the
class.
35% | Final Exam (Final is comprehensive): Monday, June 04, 4.00pm – 6.00pm |
25% | Midterm Exam: Wednesday, April 25 during class time |
23% | Homework Assignments (5) HW1, HW2 and HW3 worth 3pts each and HW4 and HW5 worths 7pts each |
7% | Programming Projects (1) |
10% | Quizzes (2) + in-class activities |
100% | Your Total Score for the class |
Programming Projects: The project is an opportunity to tackle a more challenging programming assignment. Details, requirements and submission information will be on the course website. We will have 1 individual programming projects, total of 7% of your overall grade.
Final Exam: The final exam is comprehensive, closed books and will be held on Monday, June 04 from 4.00 pm to 6.00 PM. You may bring one standard 8.5" by 11" piece of paper with any notes you deem appropriate or significant (front and back).
Midterm Exam: The midterm exam will be held on Wednesday, April 25 during class time. For both exams, no iPads, iPhones, Blackberries, Android phones/tablets are allowed. Standard calculators are allowed.
Quizzes: You will have 2 quizzes spread across the quarter. I will use them to gauge what topics we need to devote more time to and to train you for the questions that can appear in mid-term and final exams.
In Class Activities: Attendance in class and participation in the discussion are both important to your success in the course. As one crude measure of your participation and course preparation, we will have in class activities related to lecture topics to supplement the learning. I will ask you to bring a computing device (laptop, tablet) capable of handling a Java IDE (eclipse).
Homework:
We will have 5 homework assignments, each worth 3%
of your overall grade.
Final course grades are based on the overall average. You are guaranteed a grade based on a 10% window (e.g., 90-100% is an A). Overall class grade (not the individual grade) windows may be increased in size if the instructor finds it appropriate.
Notes: Final score in % will be rounded to the nearest whole number. Assigning + or – grades may be made at instructor’s discretion.)
A: 90-100, B: 80-89, C: 70-79, D: 60-69, Fail (Grade F): 0-59
Grading
corrections: Bring any assignment or exam grading
correction requests to the instructor within 1 week of receiving the
grade, or
before the end of the quarter, whichever comes first. After that, your
grade
will not be adjusted. If you find a mistake in grading, please let the
instructor know. Your grade will not be lowered.
All projects, homework assignments, are due at the beginning of class in all required forms (e.g., paper and/or submit on blackboard) on the due date. Changes to a submission’s due dates will be avoided because they are unfair to those students who have organized their time to complete the assigned work. Individual accommodations will be discussed if you have a valid medical excuse.
Programming project due dates will be set to give ample time for completion of the project and will not be extended save for the unexpected and unlikely major, long-lived catastrophe. Start projects early--last minute computer malfunctions will not be accepted as a reason for delaying a project due date. Unless otherwise noted, all programming projects should be submitted via the Blackboard at the beginning of the class.
Unless otherwise specified by the instructor, only the final exam will be comprehensive, covering material from the entire course. There are no makeups or rescheduling of exams unless you have a plausible reason with appropriate document or verification for absence. Rescheduling of exams must be arranged at least one week in advance. An exam/quiz missed without an acceptable excuse will be recorded as a grade of zero (0). Please also be aware that no electronic devices are allowed during the exam, including but not limited to cell phones, Blackberries, PDAs, IPods, MP3 players, calculators, cameras, programmable watches, earphones, and Bluetooth devices.
For both
Programming projects and
Homework assignments, each late submission will incur a 5 points
penalty per
day. A missed submission without an acceptable excuse will be recorded
as a
grade of zero (0). No submission will be accepted after 3rd day and
will be
recorded as a grade of zero (0). There will be no makeup for
programming
projects and homework assignments. Unless otherwise noted,
all homework assignments be submitted via
the Blackboard at the beginning of the class.
Scholarly dishonesty, especially plagiarism, will not be tolerated. Plagiarism is defined as "Failing to credit sources used in a work product to pass off the work as one's own. Attempting to receive credit for work performed by another, including papers obtained in whole or in part from individuals or other sources." Students found to have engaged in plagiarism will be punished severely, typically earning an automatic F in the course and being reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Integrity. The Office of Student Conduct & Integrity investigates issues of student misconduct to determine if there has been a violation of the Student Conduct Code. If students are found responsible for a violation, students receive educational sanctions which can range anywhere from warnings to expulsion from the California State University system.
For the homework assignments and projects, you may talk to any other class member or work in groups to discuss the problems in a general way. However, your actual detailed solution must be yours alone. If you do talk to other students, you must write on your submission who it is that you discussed the problems with. Your submitted work must be written solely by you and not contain work directly copied from others.
Homework
Assignments/Programming Projects Collaboration Clarification: To
clarify, your homework assignment/project
is yours alone and you are expected to complete each independently.
Your
solution should be written by you without the direct aid or help of
anyone
else. However, I believe that collaboration and team work are important
for
facilitating learning, so I encourage you to discuss problems and
general
problem approaches (but not actual solutions) with your classmates. If
you do
have a chat with another student about a problem, you must inform me by
writing
a note on your submission (e.g., Bob pointed me to the relevant section
for
problem 3). The basic rule is that no student should explicitly share a
solution with another student (and thereby circumvent the basic
learning
process), but it is okay to share general approaches, directions, and
so on. If
you feel like you have an issue that needs clarification, feel free to
contact
me.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities.
If
you have a physical or a learning disability, please talk to me
privately
and/or contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) at 909-869-3333.
The
location is at Bldg 9-103 to coordinate course accommodations. For
further
information, visit the DRC website at http://www.cpp.edu/~drc/index.shtml