COURSE INFORMATION Fall 2005
60-212
Object-Oriented Programming in Java
School of Computer Science, University of
Windsor
Instructors
Section 1 Section
30
Dr. Subir
Bandyopadhyay Dr. Dan
Wu
Room: LT
5112 Room:
LT 8116
Email:
subir@uwindsor.ca
Email: danwu@uwindsor.ca
Tel: (519)
2533000 Ext 2999 Tel: (519) 2533000 Ext 3777
Course
Description
Concepts of
classes and objects, Java applications, frames, event handling, control
structures, methods, recursion, arrays, string manipulations, object-based
programming, object-oriented programming—inheritance, polymorphism, interface
and abstract classes, anonymous classes, data structures in Java. Linked lists,
stacks, exception handling and introduction to graphical user interface.
Pre-requisites
Minimum grade of C- in 60-141.
Resource Material
Lecture Notes for 60-212
C. J. Deitel and H. Deitel , “Java : How to program”,
5th or 6th ed. Prentice Hall.
Bruce Eckel, “Thinking in Java”, Electronic book:
www.mindview.net/Books/TIJ/
Lectures
Section 1 – Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1430 - 1550, Room: DH361
Section 30 – Thursdays, 1900 - 2150, Room:
TC104
Tutorial[1]
(Open to all sections) – Fridays, 1000 - 1120, Room: DH361
Office Hours
Section 1:
Thursdays, 1600-1700
Section 30: Thursdays, 1300 - 1400, 1750 - 1850
E-mail is one of the best methods to contact the
instructor. Only emails originating from a valid
Labs
Students must register in one of the following
sections.
Section
53 -- Wednesdays 1600 – 1720, ER
3119
Section
54 – Thursdays 1600 – 1720, ER 3119
Section
55 -- Wednesdays 1730 – 1850, WL
305
Section
58 -- Wednesdays 2030 – 2150, WL
305
Note: Lab attendance is mandatory. All students must
check the SIS to ensure that they are enrolled in a lab section as well as in a
lecture section. Students who registered in lab sections 51, 52, 56 or 57 must
register in one of the lab sections shown above.
Examinations
Midterm 1: Saturday, October 22, 2005, 0900-1200, Location: Toldo Bldg,
Room 200
Midterm 2: Saturday, November 26, 2005, 0900-1200,
Location: Toldo Bldg, Room 200
Final Examination:
Friday, December 16, 2005,
1900-2200, Exam Slot: TBA
Course Evaluation
4.5% 9
Laboratory
10% 2 Laboratory tests
5.5% 1
Project
25% Midterm
#1
25% Midterm #2
30%
Final Exam
Grading
Scheme
The letter
grade will be calculated using the following scheme:
|
³ 93 |
<100 |
A+ |
³ 63 |
<67 |
C |
|
³ 86 |
< 93 |
A |
³ 60 |
< 63 |
C- |
|
³ 80 |
< 86 |
A- |
³ 57 |
< 60 |
D+ |
|
³ 77 |
< 80 |
B+ |
³ 53 |
< 57 |
D |
|
³ 73 |
< 77 |
B |
³ 50 |
< 53 |
D- |
|
³ 70 |
< 73 |
B- |
³ 35 |
< 50 |
F |
|
³ 67 |
< 70 |
C + |
|
<35 |
F- |
Notes to Students
General
1.
A website has been set up for this
course. The URL will be announced in class. Lab materials and project will be
available online as the course progresses.
2.
Students must read the material in
the textbook/course notes before coming to class. Most of the lecture time will
be devoted to problem solving that illustrates the topic being discussed.
Students are expected to actively participate in the discussions and answer
questions.
3.
Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET)
will be arranged during the last two weeks of the class schedule.
Laboratory sessions
4.
Labs and project are expected to be
completed on the assigned due date and time. LATE submissions ARE NOT ACCEPTED. Students must allocate enough
time to complete the assignments; start early and report difficulties to the
instructor.
5.
Each lab carries 0.5 mark. The grade
will be awarded based on completing a working program corresponding to the lab
assignment given in the previous week. Each student will have to present the
lab assignment and SIGN an
attendance sheet before he/she leaves the lab.
6.
If a student is caught adopting
unfair means such as copying, no marks will be awarded for the lab.
7.
The lab instructor will allow a
student to attend only his/her scheduled laboratory session.
8.
If a student misses a lab due to
serious reasons (e.g., medical reasons), he/she has to bring in documentation
(e.g., a copy of the doctor’s note) when s/he comes to the next lab session.
The student must present the laboratory to the instructor of the lab and
not the TA or the GA.
9.
Students must keep a copy of each of
laboratory and project work in their directory. If a student finds that some of
his laboratory works were not graded, he/she must appeal WITHIN 3 days after the lab/project mark is posted. Late appeals will not be considered.
Project
10. There will be 1 project. The weight
of the project is 7.5%.
11. The project must be presented during
the week reserved for project presentation. Students will get a grade for the
project as soon as the presentation is over.
12. If it is discovered later that the
student resorted to unfair means, such as copying, the student will get 0 for
his/her project.
13. The students will have to answer a
number of questions when s/he is presenting his/her project.
14. Permission to submit a project late
will be granted only in exceptional circumstances. This permission will be
granted after the student submits a written request supported by adequate
documentation (e.g., doctor’s note). Late projects will be graded by a course
instructor and not by a TA or a GA.
15. If a student wishes to appeal
his/her project grade, s/he must do so in the same session s/he presented the
project. No late appeals will be considered. Such appeals for project grade
will be considered by course instructor and not by the TA’s and GA’s.
16. The marking scheme for project is
summarized below :
|
Category |
Grade |
|
Correct
execution of program |
3 |
|
Program
Style and documentation |
0.5 |
|
Viva Voce
test |
2 |
Exams
17. The midterm tests and the final test
will be open book tests. Students will be allowed to take two unmarked copies
of English textbooks on Java. One of these textbooks may be the printed class
notes for the course. No other material will be allowed.
18. Once a student attends a test, the
grade in that test cannot be overlooked for any reason. If a student is ill on
the day of the test or has any other difficulty, s/he must contact the course
instructors before the test and will be required to submit a written
application including a doctor’s note in case of illness.
19. There will be no make-up test if a student misses a midterm test. A student who
misses a midterm test due to unavoidable reasons must submit a request, with
adequate documentation (e.g., doctor’s note), to prorate their grade within 48 hours of the scheduled midterm test.
The prorating will be done on the basis of other written tests and will not
include the assignment grades or the project grade.
20. If a student misses both the midterm
tests, s/he must contact course instructors to determine what should be done.
21. If a student misses the final
examination due to serious and unavoidable reasons, s/he must contact Dr Dan Wu
and submit a written request by 12 Noon, Monday December 19, 2005, with adequate documentation (e.g., doctor’s
note), to take a supplementary test. Such a student will be allowed to take a
supplementary test. When setting the supplementary test, the instructors will
take into account the fact that the student had more time to prepare for the
test and may involve an oral test to be administered by a course instructor.
22. Students will not be allowed to get
their test booklets back. They will get a chance to look at their tests and may
request a copy of their midterm tests by paying the appropriate photocopying
charges. Announcements will be made indicating how the students may look at
their midterm tests and the final test.
23. Students
should refer to section 2.4.22 in the 2005-2008 undergraduate calendar for the
policy on plagiarism. All cases of academic misconduct will be reported to the
Director,
24. If a student becomes ill either
before or during a test, it is his/her responsibility to get a doctor’s note.
No consideration will be made without an adequate doctor’s note (see
requirements for a doctor’s note given below).
25. Once a student writes a test and
hands it in, his/her grade for the test cannot be prorated, ignored or replaced
by his/her grades for other exams.
Requirements about Doctor’s note
26. If a student misses a lab, a project
presentation, or a test (lab test, midterm test or the final examination) due
to medical reasons, a doctor’s note must be submitted immediately. The student
must submit a Xerox COPY of the doctor’s note and keep the original until at
least June 30, 2006. The doctor’s note must
indicate specifically that the student
was medically unfit for the day of the test, project presentation or lab;
otherwise the note will not be allowed.
Policies regarding appeals for grade changes
27. No appeals for project grade will be
allowed after the grading session is over. All appeals must be made immediately,
as soon as the grading is done.
28. An appeal for a lab mark will be
considered only if the student has signed the attendance sheet during his
laboratory slot, submitted the lab assignment and has not copied the lab from
someone else. If two students submit similar programs, both will be given 0 for
the lab.
29. After the final examination, only
the appeals, that may take the student into the next letter grade, will be
examined.
30. As a result of an appeal, the mark
assigned may go up or down or not change.
Examples of academic misconduct by students
Some
typical examples of improper conduct during a written test which may lead to
severe disciplinary measures against students are given below. The list is not
exhaustive.
l
Submitting
a program very similar to that submitted by another student or a program
available somewhere else (e.g., a book or a web site). If two programs are
different only in variable names or comments, they would be viewed as being
similar.
l
Communicating
with any unauthorized person during an examination in any way (e.g., verbally,
using a cell phone, passing messages in some form to another student).
l
Bring
into an examination any unauthorised material (e.g., a book or a class note
which is marked in any way, bringing any unauthorized documents or aids).
l
Attempting
to obtain, by any means, a copy of the test before the examination takes place.
This includes stealing a test, buying a test before the examination is held,
accepting (from anyone) a copy of the test before the examination is held.
l
Starting
to write a test before the test is officially scheduled to start.
l
Refusing
to stop writing a test when the test is over.
l
Refusing
to obey the instructions of the officer in charge of an examination.
Tentative course lecture schedule
*(The
instructor reserves the right to change the outline to accommodate student pace
and understanding of the subject matter)
|
Week |
Lecture Topic |
|
Week 1 (Sept 8 – 9) |
Introduction to the
course and the Java language. |
|
Week 2 (Sept 12 – 16) |
Control statements |
|
Week 3 (Sept 19 – 23 ) |
Classes, objects, and
methods (I) |
|
Week 4 (Sept 26 – 30 ) |
Classes, objects, and
methods (II) |
|
Week 5 (Oct 3 – 7) |
Arrays, Strings,
StringBuffers |
|
Week 6 (Oct 10 – 14) |
Programming techniques
(I): Recursion |
|
Week 7 (Oct 17 – 21) |
Classes, objects, and
methods (III) |
|
Week 8 (Oct 24 – 28) |
Inheritance and
Polymorphism (I) |
|
Week 9 (Oct 31 –
Nov 4) |
Inheritance and
Polymorphism (II) |
|
Week 10 (Nov 7 - 11) |
GUI components (I) |
|
Week 11 (Nov 14 - 18) |
Introduction
to graphics GUI
components (II) |
|
Week 12 (Nov 21 -- 25) |
Exception Handling |
|
Week 13 (Nov 28 – Dec
2) |
Programming techniques
(II): Data structures |
|
Week 14 (Dec 5 - 7) |
TBA |