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SPECIAL SCHEDULING NOTE:
This class has students attending in two distinct modes:
- Traditional On-Campus
- Distance Learning On-Line
The content, objectives, assignments, assessments, and grading are the same for
all students. Obviously, however, on-campus and distance students
sometimes participate in different ways.
For all students:
Regular participation via the
campus.fsu.edu [Blackboard]
course interface is required. Official course announcements, lecture
materials, assignments, and help archives will all be on-line at this site. Note
that all registered students should have the course web site listed on their
campus.fsu.edu
portal page. Be sure to test this and resolve any difficulties no later
than the first week of classes.
For on-campus students: Classes will meet most weeks.
(See schedule details below.) All exams must be scheduled with the FSUPC testing
center and taken in the center. It is the student's responsibility to schedule
exams within the exam window.
For on-line students: All exams must be proctored and taken
during the exam window. It is the student's responsibility to arrange for
proctored exams in compliance with the FSU standards.
(See COURSE POLICIES for details.)
Note that students may be required to identify themselves with official FSU
ID to sit an exam.
CLASS SCHEDULE FOR ON-CAMPUS STUDENTS:
| Event | Location | Dates | Day | Time |
| Lecture | A-210-A Holley Academic Center (Teaching Lab)
| Aug 29 - Dec 5
| Mon | 5:00pm - 7:30pm (Central Time) |
EXAM SCHEDULE
There will be two exams: a midterm exam and a final exam. The exams must be
taken during the exam window at a testing center approved by FSU Assessment Services.
The exam windows for the two exams are shown in the following table.
| Exam Calendar |
| Exam |
Window (Inclusive) |
| Midterm Exam |
Wed Oct 19 - Mon Oct 24 |
| Final Exam |
Wed Dec 14 - Mon Dec 19 |
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INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF:
Chris Lacher, Faculty
Responsibilities: Instructor, On-Line Instruction, Assignments,
Final Grades, Course Manager |
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| Office: | A-211-O Academic Center / Panama City Campus |
| Office Phone (during office hours):
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850-770-2256
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| Mobile Phone & Voice Mail (24/7): | 850-510-5575 |
| Email: |
lacher "at" cs "dot" fsu "dot" edu |
| Fax: | 850-872-7720 |
| Mail & Delivery: |
Florida State University
4750 Collegiate Drive
Panama City, FL 32405-1099
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Tony Harris
Responsibilities: On-Line Mentor, On-Line Help,
Assignment Assessment, Instructor Liason and General Watchdog |
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| Email: |
wharris "at" cs "dot" fsu "dot" edu |
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Rick Hurst
Responsibilities: On-Campus Lecturer, On-Campus Mentor, On-Line and
On-Campus Help,
Assignment Assessment, Instructor Liason and General Watchdog |
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| Email: |
hurst "at" cs "dot" fsu "dot" edu |
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COURSE PREREQUISITES:
A previous programming course in C or C++, such as CGS 3408 or COP 3014, is a
prerequisite for COP 3330. There is also a pre-/co-requisite for a course in
Unix or Linux. This topic may be picked up in COP 3353 or in some
cases just by parallel independent study. In any case: The student will be
assumed facile and familiar with the basics of programming as taught in CGS 3408
/ COP 3014 and with basic Unix and related services as taught in COP 3502 / COP
3353. In particular:
- The student should be familiar with the following devices and be able to use
them to solve programming problems (from CGS 3408 / COP 3014):
- Expressions: using the C++ operators in combination; precedence rules
- Branching: if, else, else if, and switch statements
- Looping: for, while, and do statements
- Functions: Declaring (prototyping), defining (implementing), and using (calling) functions
- Arrays, pointers, and character strings
- Classes or structures: class or struct
These topics correspond roughly to Chapters 1 - 8 in Deitel's
How to Program (7e).
- The student should be familiar with the following Unix services (from COP 3353):
- Basic shell commands such as mkdir, cd,
ls, and rm
- Use of on-line manual pages through man
- Use of Email services through applications such as Elm or Pine
- Creating and editing text files using Emacs or Vi
- Compiling programs using command line compilers, such as gcc or g++
The student without the formal pre-/co-requisites of COP 3014 and COP 3353 has
the responsibility for making the judgment whether to continue in the course.
COURSE RATIONALE:
Object-oriented programming (OOP) is the most accepted and widely used
methodology for programming modern systems. This course will teach many aspects
of programming, using OOP in the C++ language.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course covers many topics in modern programming, including object-oriented
programming (classes, objects, inheritance, and polymorphism); introduction to
data structures (vectors, lists, stacks, and queues) and container classes
(templates); files and I/O; and many of the subtleties of programming in the C++
language.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this course, the student should be able to accomplish the
following:
Required Objectives
- Demonstrate the use of arrays and pointers in the solution of programming
problems
using C++
- Understand the Object Oriented Programming concept and be able to discuss
the
differences between procedural and object oriented languages.
- Demonstrate the ability to create and use classes within the C++ programming
language
- Demonstrate the ability to create, compile, and execute programs within the
Microsoft
Visual C++ environment and the UNIX environment, using the Object-Oriented
design
model.
- Be able to program using important C++ techniques, such as composition of
objects,
operator overloads, dynamic memory allocation, inheritance and polymorphism,
file
I/O, exception handling, templates, preprocessor directives, and basic data structures.
Object Based Programming in C++
- Write programs using the full engineering power of C++, including:
classes and objects, encapsulation and
information hiding, class inheritance, overloading of
operators and functions, template classes and functions,
bitwise programming, I/O using streams, and the use and
management of external data files
- Create and manage multi-file projects using g++ and make
- Design and implement solutions to programming problems requiring up to five
hundred lines of code and multiple source code files.
- Improve reliability, maintainability, and
correctness of programs through software engineering principles and
techniques including component re-use, coding style, and use of language
features such as const, static, and namespace
Object Oriented Programming
- Use inheritance, polymorphism, and
runtime binding to solve certain programming problems
- Be able to judge the appropriateness of OOP techniques for specific
programming problems
Data Structures
- Define and use abstract data types stack and
queue as algorithm control structures and data storage structures in
C++ programs
- Implement stacks using an array data structure
- Implement stacks and queues using a linked list data structure
GRADING/EVALUATION:
The overall grade for COP 3330 is an average of two equally weighted parts:
Exams and Assignments. Exams consist of a midterm exam and a final
exam. Assignments consist of eight programming assignments: six homework
assignments (counting 5% each) and two larger projects (counting 10% each).
The dates for the two exams are shown in the
Exam Calendar
above.
Due dates for other deliverables will be available
on the Course Calendar.
There are 1000 total points that may be earned in the course (not counting
possible extra credit opportunities), distributed as shown in Table 1. At least
350 exam points (midterm and final exams) and 350 assignment points (programming
projects and homework) must be earned to get a course grade
of C or better.
In addition, working solutions for every assignment must be submitted in order
to be eligible for the grade of A or A-.
Once meeting these constraints, the final grade is determined
using Table 2. Extra credit points in one category may not be used in the
other category. Note however that working submissions of all programming
assignments is required for a grade higher than 'B'.
| Table 1: Course Points |
| Item | Points/Item |
No of Items | Total |
| Homeworks | 50 | 6 | 300 |
| Projects | 100 | 2 | 200 |
| Midterm Exam | 200 | 1 | 200 |
| Final Exam | 300 | 1 | 300 |
| Total Points: | 1000 |
Note: the actual number of assignments may vary slightly;
the total points from assignments will remain 500.
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| Table 2: Letter Grades |
| Points | Grade |
| 925 - 1000 | A |
| 900 - 924 | A- |
| 875 - 899 | B+ |
| 825 - 874 | B |
| 800 - 824 | B- |
| 775 - 799 | C+ |
| 725 - 774 | C |
| 700 - 724 | C- |
| 675 - 699 | D+ |
| 625 - 674 | D |
| 600 - 624 | D- |
| 0 - 599 | F |
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NOTE: The following are additional constraints on the final grade in
this course.
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Certain components of assignments in this course have been designated by
the
Department of Computer Science for assessment of the following expected
outcomes for its degree programs, as required by our accreditation agencies,
the
University and the State of Florida:
- the ability to translate a specification to a valid
solution
- perform input and output
- make effective use of a defined set of
programming constructs (e.g., primitive data types, subprograms, conditional
statements, loops, classes)
- document a program through appropriate name choices, logical organization, readable code, and where needed
internal documentation
Departmental policy does not permit a final grade of "C-" or
better to be assigned unless the student has earned a grade of "C-" or
better on each of
these components, regardless of performance on other work in the course.
- In addition, you must earn at least 350 points in both
Exams (in-term and final exams) and Assignments (projects and homework) to be
awarded a course grade of C or better.
- Finally, you must submit a working version of every assignment in
order to be eligible for the grade of A or A-.
Project Assessment:
Projects will be assessed using Table 3 as a guide, with modifications
depending on the specific assignment.
| Table 3: Project Assessment Guidelines |
| Criterion | Percentage Points Range |
| Deliverables Received and Project Compiles | 0 ... 25 |
| Results of Testing | 0 ... 25 |
| Project Meets Requirements | 0 ... 25 |
| Design, Readability, and Style | -25 ... 25 |
Assessment will be done in two stages. First an objective assessment will be
done to test compilation and correctness of the running program. Then a member
of the instructional staff will add subjective assessment based on the test
results and source code. A report will be emailed to the student after
assessment is complete.
- You may earn up to approximately 75 percentage points for a correctly functioning
project meeting all requirements. (The exact percentage will depend on the
particular assignment.)
- Your project score may change by plus or minus the remaining percent
during the subjective assessment.
- You must understand your project
work. If you are asked to explain your work, and if you cannot do so, you may be
assigned a grade of zero.
Late Deliverables: Assignments should be submitted by the due
date published in the course
calendar. To receive full credit, assignment deliverables must be
successfully submitted before the initial assessment begins, usually a few days after
the due date. Missing deliverables will be treated as "grossly incorrect" and assessed as resubmissions.
Grossly Incorrect Deliverables: In cases where deliverables
fail the most basic requirements, such as existence, compilation or basic run
requirements, the student will receive a temporary "NG" score and be asked to
correct and resubmit. A resubmission will be re-assessed with a 20%
penalty. "NG" reverts to zero at the end of the resubmission period.
Note that any assignment receiving less than 80% during the original
assessment may be resubmitted for possible grade improvement to 80%.
COURSE MATERIALS:
The following course components are essential:
- The
Syllabus
(this document) establishes course
policies on grading, attendance, and exams.
The syllabus should be read in detail at beginning semester.
- The
Course Organizer
serves as a central organizer for the course. The organizer is accessible through
campus.fsu.edu or directly by bookmarking the URL.
- The
Course Calendar (part of
the organizer) is particularly useful to keep up with weekly topics,
assignments, and lecture notes.
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The Textbook for the course is
C++ - How to Program, 7th or 8th edition,
by Deitel, Prentice Hall, 2010 (ISBN 0136117260 or 0132662361). (Students with previous editions
should be OK.) Page references should be correct for the 7th edition, but only
approximate for other editions.
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The
Lecture Notes
are in the form of a slide
show with an accompanying narrative. Lecture notes provide a compact view of the
important topics of the course, while the textbook and reading assignments
provide more detail.
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Assignments will be released through the course calendar.
- The
campus.fsu.edu
portal should list a site for this course. The course site
is the main communication resource for the class. Here you can get help, talk to
other students, retrieve your grades, and generally keep up with course news and
announcements.
The following optional reference books are sanctioned for this course:
- Stroustrup, Bjarne, (1997). The C++ Programming Language, Third Edition,
Addison Wesley, 1997.
ISBN 0-201-88954-4
- Sutter, Herb and Alexandrescu, Andrei (2005). C++ Coding Standards,
Addison-Wesley, 2005,
- Oram, A. and Talbott, S. (1991). Managing Projects with
Make. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1991.
ISBN 0-937175-90-0
- Cameron, D., Rosenblatt, B., and Raymond, E. (1996). Learning GNU Emacs,
2nd Edition. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1996.
ISBN 1-56592-152-6
The following are useful on-line references:
COURSE POLICIES:
First Day Attendance Policy: Official university policy is
that any student not attending the first class meeting will be automatically
dropped from the class. For distance students, this policy is interpreted as
posting to the discussion forum "First Day Attendance" no later than the first
day of the semester.
Regular Attendance Policy:
The university requires
attendance in all classes. Attendance in distance classes shall mean regular
access to the course web site via campus.fsu.edu and regular
participation in the class discussion forums. Here, "regular" shall mean a
substantial amount of time on a weekly basis. Note that individual access
statistics are maintained by Blackboard.
Excused absences include documented illness, deaths in the immediate family and
other documented crises, call to active military duty or jury duty, religious
holy days, and official University activities. Accommodations for these excused
absences will be made and will do so in a way that does not penalize students
who have a valid excuse. Consideration will also be given to students whose
dependent children experience serious illness.
Proctored Exam Policy: All exams must be proctored and taken at
an approved testing site during the exam window.
It is the student's responsibility to arrange for proctored exams in
compliance with the FSU standards. Go to
http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/cat/test/distancelearning/students.cfm
for complete information on setting up a proctored exam site.
Exam Makeup Policy:
An exam missed without an acceptable excuse will be recorded as a grade of zero
(0). The following are the only acceptable excuses:
- If submitted prior to the day of the scheduled exam:
- A written and signed explanation as to why the exam will missed. Illness or required
professional travel are acceptable, while discretionary or personal travel
are not. In any case the explanation should be accompanied by corroborating
documentation, including names and contact information, and the explanation must
be accepted by the instructor prior to missing the exam.
- Evidence from a university official that you will miss the exam due to
university sanctioned travel or extracurricular activity.
- If submitted on or after the day of the scheduled exam:
- A note from a physician, university dean, spouse, parent, or yourself indicating an illness
or other extraordinary circumstance that prevented you from taking the exam and
could not be planned for in advance. Again, corroborating information should be
supplied.
All excuses must be submitted in writing, must be signed by the excusing
authority, and must include complete contact information for the authority,
including telephone numbers and address.
Missed exams with acceptable excuse will be made up or assigned the average
grade of all other exams, at the option of the course instructor.
Missed, and acceptably excused, final exams will result in the course grade of
'I' and must be made up in the first two weeks of the following semester.
Grade of 'I' Policy:
The grade of 'I' will be assigned only under the following exceptional circumstances:
- The final exam is missed with an accepted excuse for the absence. In this
case, the final exam must be made up during the first two weeks of the following
semester.
- Due to an extended illness or other extraordinary
circumstance, with appropriate documentation, the student is unable to
participate in class for an extended period. In this case, arrangements must be
made to make up the missed portion of the course prior to the end of the next semester.
Completion of Work Policy:
To be eligible for the grade of A or A-, working versions of all programming
assignments must be submitted.
ACADEMIC HONOR POLICY:
The Florida State University Academic Honor Policy outlines the
University’s expectations for the integrity of students’
academic work, the procedures for resolving alleged violations of those
expectations, and the rights and responsibilities of students and faculty
members throughout the process. Students are responsible for reading
the Academic Honor Policy and for living up to their pledge to
“. . . be honest and truthful and . . . [to] strive for personal and
institutional integrity at Florida State University.” (Florida
State University Academic Honor Policy, found at http://dof.fsu.edu/honorpolicy.htm.)
All students
are expected to uphold the Academic Honor Policy.
Please note the following items are defined and made violations by the policy:
- Plagiarism
- Cheating
- Unauthorized Group Work
- Fabrication, Falsification, and Misrepresentation
- Multiple Submission
- Abuse of Academic Materials
- Complicity in Academic Dishonesty
- Attempted ...
Violations of the academic honor policy may result in failing grades and/or
dismissal from the university. All students are expected to read and understand
the policy.
Checking for Plagiarism: FSU subscribes several databases of papers and computer
source code that have been previously published or turned in for credit in
university courses worldwide. Student work may be checked in one or more of
these databases for originality. Note that turning in work that contains uncited
quoted material from any source is considered plagiarism and a violation of the
FSU honor code.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:
Students with disabilities needing academic accommodation should:
(1) register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability
Resource Center; and
(2) bring a letter to the instructor indicating the need for accommodation
and what type. This should be done during the first week of
class.
This syllabus and other class materials are available in
alternative format upon request.
For more information about services available to FSU
students with disabilities, contact the:
Student Disability Resource Center
874 Traditions Way
108 Student Services Building
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4167
(850) 644-9566 (voice)
(850) 644-8504 (TDD)
sdrc@admin.fsu.edu
http://www.disabilitycenter.fsu.edu/
(This syllabus and other class materials are available in
alternative format upon request.)
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION:
Information regarding the status of FSU in an emergency situation may be
obtained from the following sources:
- For information specific to the Panama City Campus go to the FSUPC web page at http://www.pc.fsu.edu/ or call the Campus
Hotline number 850-770-2000
- For information related to FSU in general and the Tallahassee Campus go to
the FSU alerts web page at http://www.fsu.edu/~alerts/
- For state-wide and national information, go to the Florida Division of
Emergency Management information pages at http://www.floridadisaster.org/
Any specific information related to this class will be posted on the course web site
or sent via email to your fsu email address.
SYLLABUS CHANGE POLICY:
Except for changes that substantially affect implementation of the evaluation
(grading) statement, this syllabus is a guide for the course and is subject to
change with advance notice.
Such notice will be in the form of a posting to the course web site on campus.fsu.edu.
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