CS 326 Fall 2001 Syllabus

CS 326 (Object Oriented Programming) Fall 2001 SYLLABUS

Instructor:      Jeffrey Horn, email:     jhorn@nmu.edu
                            office: 1119 New Science Building
                            phone: 227-1607
Office Hours:   WF 4-5pm, Th 12-2pm,, are open office hours, no appt. necessary
                              M 9-10am, Tu 8am-2pm, are by appointment only (email me! and wait for my response)

Classroom: WS 3611 (sometimes NSF 1207)
Meeting Times: 3:00-3:50 TuWF
Prerequisites: CS 122, CS 126, and one of CS 222, CS 228, or CS 330, or consent of instructor
Our web page: http://cs.nmu.edu/~jeffhorn/Classes/CS326/Fall2001

(I will use the web page EXTENSIVELY, posting everything I can up there as soon as possible. This includes all electronic forms of handouts, assignments, solutions, sample tests, etc. Also I will post announcements, links to interesting, topic-related sites, etc. So please check our page regularly! At the very least, twice a week. We will also have a WebCT page for posting grades, etc. I will also use your NMU email address for some urgent notices, etc.)

PURPOSE:

Learn advanced object-oriented techniques and concepts by DOING
Design, test, and "market" your own class library
Become familiar with a major class library
Complete a significant software task/project
Work with others (in teams or in a producer-consumer relationship)

TOPICS: (tentative)

Inheritance
Abstract classes and interfaces

GRADING:

This course is "letter graded". Approximately half the grade will come from "individual" work,and the other half from "group" work. The following breakdown is tentative:

Individual homeworks (mostly, maybe all, programs) (20%)
Individual quizes (10%) and tests, including a big test or two (10%) and a FINAL (10%)
A team grade that is shared equally among all the members of your project team (20%).
A team grade that is divided among all the members of your project team with weighting determined by the team (10%).
A team grade that is determined by the audience (or users of your team's product) (10%).
Instructor's discretion (10%).

COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT:

Java 3D, wherever it runs best! (NMU thinkPads, NSF 1207 workstations, etc., browsers, etc.)

NOTE: If you have a need for disability-related accommodations or services, please inform the Coordinator of Disability Services in the Disability Services Office at 1104 University Center (227-1737). Reasonable and effective accommodations and services will be provided to students if requests are made in a timely manner, with appropriate documentation, in accordance with federal, state, and University guidelines.