CS 1340 - Course Syllabus
COURSE NUMBER: CS 1340
COURSE TITLE: Introduction to Computing Concepts
CREDIT HOURS: 3
INSTRUCTOR: GREG OZBIRN
E-MAIL: ozbirn@msn.com
OFFICE HOURS: After class
Phone 214-768-3716
PREREQUISITE: None
CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Introduction to computer concepts and structures and interactive application development. 
A beginning study of the C/C++ programming language. Concepts include control structures, selection statements, one-dimensional arrays, and text files.  Emphasis is placed on learning efficient software engineering techniques.  Lab sessions will include programming assignments as well as exercises in  Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
TEXTBOOK: Programming and Problem Solving with C++, by Nell Dale, Chip Weems and Mark Headinton, publisher Jones and Bartlett, second edition
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: There will be regularly assigned homework problems. Some of these will be exercises from the required texts. Others will be programming projects which will require the students to spend time in the computer laboratory.

Note: To plan a minimum of three hours of outside preparation for each hour of class is a safe time allocation for successfully completing the course.

Due date for all assigned materials will be announced in advance. It is the student's responsibility to have all assignments ready on time. Any student who has to be absent on an assignment due date must arrange to have the assignment submitted early. Late assignments may not be accepted.
METHOD OF PRESENTATION: Class lectures will cover the assigned reading material. Selected sample programs and assigned homework/ programs will be discussed in class.
METHOD OF EVALUATION: There will be three major exams and the final during the semester. Points will be awarded for tests, homework, quizzes, and programs as described below.
  • Test #1 = 125
  • Test #2 = 125
  • Test #3 = 125
  • Pop Quizzes = 15 each
  • Homework = 10 each
  • Programs = 30 each
  • Lab participation = 50 points
  • Final exam = 200

Final grades will be determined by a curve based on the number of points each student receives during the semester.  Written homework assignments will NOT be accepted late. Your lowest homework grade will be dropped.  Programs can be turned in 48 hours late but will lose 10 points.   Programs that output incorrect answers for the given data set will receive zero points. Students are encouraged to carefully check the output from their programs before turning them in.

Quizzes missed cannot be made up under ANY circumstances. The lowest quiz grade is dropped.

There are NO makeup exams unless your instructor has been presented and has approved a valid, documented excuse PRIOR to the exam. Missing an exam, otherwise, will result in a grade of a zero.  

Final grades determined as follows:
90-100  A     86-89   B+     80-85    B     76-79   C+ 
70-75 C     66-69 D+      60-65 D       below 60 F
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Students are expected to attend all class lectures. If a student is absent from class on the due date of any assignment, they are expected to make alternative arrangements to assure that the assignment is turned in on time.
ACADEMIC ETHICS: You are expected to create, edit and print out YOUR OWN assignments and take tests without outside assistance. All work is expected to be your own. Students are NOT to work together on the writing of programs or the doing of homework.  That is considered scholastic dishonesty in this class and will result in an automatic grade of an F in this course, and the Dean of Computer Science and Engineering and Dean of Students will be notified for further action.  All further correspondence will be done through their offices.  THEREFORE, it is imperative if you need help on your assignments that you contact your instructor or TA.
Disability Accommodations: If you need academic accommodations for a disability, you must first contact Ms. Rebecca Marin, Coordinator, Services for Students with Disabilities(214-768-4563) to verify the disability and to establish eligibility for accommodations.  Then you should schedule an appointment with the professor to make appropriate arrangements.