Syllabus

Object Oriented Programming and Data Abstraction

CS 04.114

• Meeting:
  • TR 1:45 - 3:00 p.m. Education 3102
  • M Lab 9:25 - 12:05 p.m. Robinson 325
• Objectives:
  1. Extend the students' knowledge of object-oriented software development (design, implementation, testing)
  2. Design and implement software using the Java programming language
  3. Learn some fundamental concepts of the Unix System and Computer Science
     
• Prerequisites:
  Introduction to Object Oriented Programming (CS 04.113)
  OR
  Computer Science & Programming (CS 04.103) and Java for Object Oriented Programmers (CS 04.112)
• Textbooks:
  • Objects First with Java, using BlueJ, fourth edition, by Barnes and Kolling (Prentice-Hall)
  • Recommended (optional):
    • Java 5.0 Program Design by Cohoon & Davidson (McGraw-Hill)
    • Unix, in a Nutshell by Robbins (O'Reilly)
• Instructor: Prof. Seth Bergmann, Computer Science Dept.
• Office: Computer Science Department (Robinson 330C)
• Office Hours www.rowan.edu/~bergmann
• Phone: 256-4500 ext. 3197
• email: bergmann@rowan.edu
• Web:  www.rowan.edu/~bergmann
• Available on the course web site:
  • Topics covered in class are available on the web.
  • Labs
  • demos (also available on the Rowan network drive O:\openarea\students)
  • notes
  • Grades:* (see the ground rules):
    • Homework: 10%
    • Labs: 15% (Drop the lowest lab grade, no make-ups)
    • Quizzes: 40% (Drop the lowest quiz grade, no make-ups)
    • Final Exam: 35%
• All students will need to refer to the Java Class Library API
• Individual help is available at the Tutoring Center in Savitz Hall.
  Notify your instructor if tutors are not available.
• Explanation of Object Diagrams
• Miscellaneous lab tips are available at cs.rowan.edu/~bergmann/oopda/misc.html
• All students should be familiar with the University Academic Policies

^* Grades are posted by public passcode, but students may opt to have their grades omitted from the posting.