CST 1201: Programming Fundamentals

(3 credits, 2 class hours, 2 lab hours), Computer Systems Technology Department, New York City College of Technology

Details

• Instructor: Raffi Khatchadourian
• Office: N913
• Email: rkhatchadourian@citytech.cuny.edu
• Phone: (718) 260-5325
• Office hours: MW 3-4pm or by appointment
• Semester: Fall 2015
• Section: CST 1201-D640

Course Description

This course is an intensive introduction to computer programming using the Java language. Through lectures and lab assignments, students will learn the fundamentals of the Java programming language including control structures and user­defined methods. Concepts of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) will be demonstrated through the introduction of classes and inheritance. Java libraries will be introduced, for example, String. Emphasis in the course will be placed on the development, implementation, and execution of projects with an eye to industry standards.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Install and run the Java runtime environment.
2. Develop, compile, and run Java applications.
3. Master control structures in developing applications in the Java programming language.
4. Create simple GUI applications.
5. Create methods to solve and decompose problems.
6. Create interactive programs to process data and to create acceptable output.
7. Develop programs using arrays and files.
8. Demonstrate OOP concepts, including composition and inheritance, using the Java programming language.

General Education Outcomes

• Skills/Inquiry/Analysis: Students will employ scientific reasoning and logical thinking.
• Skills/Communication: Students will communicate in diverse settings and groups, using written (both reading and writing), oral (both speaking and listening), and visual means
• Values/Ethics/Relationships/Professional/Personal Development: Students will work with teams, including those of diverse composition. Build consensus. Respect and use creativity.

Materials and Prerequisites

Prerequisites

• CST 1100: Introduction to Computer Systems.
• CST 1101: Computer Programming and Problem Solving.

Required Text

• Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Objects by Tony Gaddis

Optional Supplemental Material

• Core Java for the Impatient by Cay S. Horstmann

Grading

• Midterm 1 and 2: 35%
• Final Exam: 30%
• Assignments and quizzes (quizzes if necessary): 30%
• Participation: 5%

Notes

• Assignments
  • Deadlines and due dates for assignments will be assigned in class.
  • Late assignments will be penalized.
  • Assignments are the result of individual effort unless otherwise noted (e.g., group projects).
  • Coding assignments that do not compile will result in an automatic grade of 0.
• Quizzes and exams
  • Tests are 60 minutes.
  • Test make-ups will be given if only if:
    • the request is made sufficiently in advance of the test, and
    • the make-up is scheduled prior to the next class.
  • No make-ups will be given for quizzes.

Academic Violations

The instructor of the course has the authority to give a grade of F if the student submits the work of another person in a manner that represents his/her work, or knowingly permits one’s work to be submitted by another person without the instructor’s permission. Please see the CUNY Policy on Academic Integrity for more details.

Grade Requirement

All majors in CST, CIS, MS, and CIB must attain a grade of C or better in all MS and CS courses.

Course Assessment

For the successful completion of this course a student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate understanding of a Java program, and the Java development environment.
2. Demonstrate understanding of arithmetic operators, logical operators, and relation operators.
3. Use if and switch selection structure.
4. Use control structures to execute statements in a program repeatedly.
5. Create new functions and understand how to write functions.
6. Demonstrate understanding on how to use arrays.
7. Demonstrate understanding on how to manipulate strings.
8. Demonstrate understanding on how to use the object-oriented principle of inheritance.

Evaluation methods and Criteria

1. Students will edit, compile, execute a simple program.
2. Students will write a program using the Java arithmetic operators, input/output methods and appropriate manipulators for formatting.
3. Students will write program using appropriate selection statements.
4. Students will write a program using appropriate looping statements.
5. Students will write a program using methods.
6. Students will use both one dimensional and multi-dimensional arrays. Students will describe different sorting and searching algorithms.
7. Students will develop application that involve string manipulation using Java classes.
8. Students will write programs using inheritance, and public, protected, and private access specifiers.

Special Needs

Students with special needs should see me for accommodation.

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Tentative Schedule

The following is a target scheduling guideline. Please see the Blackboard calendar for actual dates and lessons.

Date	Topic	Details	Reading Due
September 2, 2015	Introduction to Java Programming.		Read Chapter 1.
September 9, 2015	Introduction to the Java IDE.	Introduction to the Java development environment (NetBeans).	Read Chapter 2.1.
September 16, 2015	Java Fundamentals Part 1	Data types, operators, data conversion.	Read Chapter 2.2-2.8.
September 21, 2015	Java Fundamentals Part 2	String class.	Read Chapter 2.9.
September 28, 2015	Java Fundamentals Part 3	Dialog boxes, keyboard input.	Read Chapter 2.10-2.14.
September 30, 2015	Decision Structures Part 1	if/then/else.	Read Chapter 3.1-3.4.
October 5, 2015	Decision Structures Part 2	Logical operators, comparing Strings.	Read Chapter 3.5-3.7.
October 7, 2015	Control structure – loops	while, do-while, and for loop. Nested loops.	Read Chapter 4.1-4.4.
October 14, 2015	Review for test	More looping.	Read Chapter 4.5-4.9.
October 19, 2015	Test 1
October 21, 2015	File input and output, random numbers		Read Chapters 4.10-4.11.
October 26, 2015	Methods 1	Introduction to methods, argument passing, and local variables.	Read Ch. 5.1-5.3.
October 28, 2015	Methods 2	Value returning methods, problem solving with methods.	Read Chapters 5.4-5.6.
November 2, 2015	Classes and Objects		Read Chapters 6.1-6.2.
November 4, 2015	Instance Fields and Methods		Read Chapter 6.3.
November 9, 2015	Constructors		Read Chapter 6.4.
November 11, 2015	Passing Objects as Arguments		Read Chapter 6.5.
November 16, 2015	Overloading Methods and Constructors		Read Chapter 6.6–6.10.
November 18, 2015	Test Review		Read Chapter 7.1.
November 23, 2015	Test 2
November 25, 2015	Introduction to arrays part 1	Processing an array, and passing and returning an array.	Read Chapter 7.2–7.5.
November 30, 2015	Introduction to arrays part 2	String arrays, arrays of objects, and sequential search.	Read Chapter 7.6–7.8.
December 2, 2015	Multiple dimensioned arrays		Read Chapters 7.9-7.10.
December 7, 2015	Sorting, searching, and command line arguments		Read Chapters 7.11-7.12.
December 9, 2015	The ArrayList class		Read chapters 7.13-7.14.
December 14, 2015	Final exam review, Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)		Read Chapter 12.
December 21, 2015	Final Exam