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OTTERBEIN
COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES C SC 120 Introduction to Programming Autumn 1999 |
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| Class | MW 0100PM-0250PM, Towers 117 | |
| Instructor | Dr. Duane G. Buck | |
| Office | Towers 132 | |
| Office Hours | MTWR 11:00 | |
| DBuck@otterbein.edu | ||
| Phone | 823-1793 | |
| Home Phone | 263-3201 (After 9 a.m. and before 9 p.m., please) | |
| Description | The student will create implementations based on stated requirements. The imperative language constructs of variables, arrays, assignment, sequence, selection anad iteration will be used. The student is introduced to system design by working within larger systems in which they implement components. With laboratory. |
| Prerequisites | A "C-" or better in MATH 115 if that course is required by the department's mathematics placement exam. |
| Corequisites | C SC 100 must be taken prior to or during the same term C SC 120 is taken. |
| Text | None. |
| Labs | About three-quarters of class time each week will be spent hands-on in the laboratory, working through web-based programming tutorials, with the instructor present for guidance and to answer questions. Additional lab time may be required outside of class time to complete the exercises, depending on the individual student's working style and experience. I often hear of students spending an hour or more trying to do one step that they were confused about. Work smart by asking questions when you are stuck. |
| Exams | There will be two midterm exams and a final exam. They will be closed-book exams. They will cover lecture material and questions regarding the lab exercises. Make-ups will be scheduled only for documented emergencies. If you can document that you have three or more exams scheduled for the same day I will attempt to arrange for an alternate time only if given at least a week's notice. |
| Academic
Misconduct Policy |
All members of the Otterbein College
community of learners are expected to follow the rules and customs of proper
academic conduct. Proper conduct includes avoiding academic misconduct
as defined in the Campus
Life Handbook (see Plagiarism, Cheating and Dishonesty, page 63).
Students are encouraged to help each other learn the course material. Unless
specifically prohibited, you may discuss homework problems and lab exercises
with one another. Participants in these discussions usually enjoy the benefit
of deeper and greater learning. However, all work submitted for evaluation
that is based on discussions with others must be your own work; created
with your own hands and fingers while thinking it through.
Any work submitted for evaluation that includes work done by another, copying of another's work, or the result of following another's step-by-step keystrokes and mouse clicks, is a case of academic misconduct. When academic misconduct is found in any assignment or examination you submit, you will receive a zero grade for that assignment or exam. The misconduct will also be reported to the Office of the Academic Dean. If a previous academic misconduct offense is on your record, you will receive a grade of F for this course and a referral to the judicial system. |
| Grading | Assignment | Weight | Range | Grade | |
| Lab Exercises | 25% | 90 - 100% | A, A- | ||
| Homework | 10% | 80 - 89% | B-, B, B+ | ||
| Participation | 5% | 70 - 79% | C-, C, C+ | ||
| Midterm I | 15% | 60 - 69% | D, D+ | ||
| Midterm II |
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0 - 59% | F | ||
| Final Exam |
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