Syllabus

Teacher

Kent Archie

Phone

Home: (630) 393-1788

cis435@archie-perkins.com

Snail Mail

Academics, Mailbox 77

Web Site

http://www.archie-perkins.com/teaching/devry/cis435

Office Hours

Minimally, after class and by appointment

Text

Introduction to Java Programming (4th Edition)
By: Y. Daniel Liang
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-100225-2
Book Web site: www.prenhall.com/liang/intro4e.html

Class Time and Room

Day	Time	Room
Wednesday,Friday	6:00-8:50

Labs

All labs are due by the start of lab one week later on the date indicated on the assignment. The first 1 day late is free, every day after that costs 5 points. After 5 calendar days, it is still worth turning in but it will only be worth at most half points. Warn me ahead of time of events that will cause you to miss due dates.

Course Topics

This course covers object oriented programming concepts and applications using the Java programming language. The topics include: classes, objects, encapsulation, constructors, overloading functions, inheritance, polymorphism, coding applets and applications and simple GUI development.

There will be quizzes and tests. There will be considerable code development. Most oft he topics above will be practiced by doing the lab exercises.

Doing these exercises is the most important part of learning the material.

Grading Policy

Final letter grades are determined by the total points you get. I will be using the usual grading scale listed below. I will round up on partial points. If you are within 2 points of the next highest grade, I will move you up. If you are 3 or more points away, I won't. If you are concerned about your performance, contact me at once. After the final, it is too late.

Range (percent)	Letter Grade
90-100	A
80-89.9	B
70-79.9	C
60-69.9	D
0-59.9	F