Fall 2016

Java Programming Language

Nova Southeastern University

College of Engineering and Computing
Course Syllabus

CISC 500 Java Programming Language (3 credits)

Term Dates: Fall 2016 (08/22/16 - 12/11/16) online
Class Location and Format: This is an online, Internet-based course using NSUs Blackboard
William Smith, Ph.D.
Email: [email protected]
Alternate (emergency) email: [email protected]
Telephone Number/work: (918) 595-7616
Google Talk: drwillsmith
Preferred contact: Please contact via (1) email or (2) at the phone number listed above.

Course Description
An in-depth study of the Java programming language. Principles of the object-oriented paradigm.
Object-oriented programming theory and practice.
Required Textbook
Java For Everyone: Late Objects 2E Mobile Access Pack by Cay Horstmann. ISBN: 9781118935996
This bundle contains both an e-text with practice questions, code completion, exercises, code walkthrough exercises, video solutions, and animated figures as well as a printed copy of the brief edition
of the text.

Exit Competencies
Upon completion of this course. The student will be able to:
1.

Describe hardware and software components of a typical computer system.

2.

Explain concepts of object-oriented programming.

3.

Design and write object-oriented programs using the Java language.

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Course Outline:
The course will proceed through the textbook at the rate of approximately a chapter a week.

Getting Started
Console Input And Output
Flow Of Control
Defining Classes I
Defining Classes II
Arrays
Inheritance
Polymorphism And Abstract Classes
Exception Handling
File I/O
Recursion
Uml And Patterns
Interfaces And Inner Classes
Generics And The Arraylist Class
Linked Data Structures
Collections, Maps And Iterators

Instructional Methods and Tools:

All course content will be delivered through NSUs Bb system and the required e-text. In addition to
forum and email communication, we will be making use of GoTo Meeting for online office hours.
These office hours are not mandatory and are primarily intended as a question and answer forum.
Students are expected to be both active and proactive participants in the learning process.
Programming Assignments:
Assignments must be submitted electronically via the Blackboard system.
The are fourteen programming assignments, which are 100 points each for a total of 1400 points.
These problems require the design and implementation of Java programs. They vary widely in level of
difficulty. Programs that do not work or are not complete will have points deducted. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that the program runs correctly prior to submission. Working solutions
will not be distributed until all students have submitted the assignment.
Forums Participation:
Class topic discussions will be conducted via the Blackboard discussion forums.
These short-answer questions review the fundamental ideas and terms. They are designed to allow
students to assess their own basic grasp of the material. Every student is expected to regularly participate in the class forums.

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Grading Criteria:
Each programming assignment will be scored on a 100 point scale.
Each programming project will be scored on two criteria:

Written documentation (20 %)

Does the program perform as specified? (80 %)

Assignment Submission Guidelines

Care should be taken in completing assignments to ensure that they reflect graduate level work and
contain appropriate documentation when the work of others is cited. Assignments will be accepted
once and revisions will not be allowed. Completed assignments must be submitted through Blackboard. Use WinZip to compress your files, when appropriate.
All programming assignments and forum postings must be submitted by midnight (NSU time) of
their due dates as listed online in the course calendar in order to receive a grade.
Late assignments will not be reviewed and will receive a grade of zero. No exceptions will be made.
Any assignments sent to me via email without my prior consent will not be reviewed.
PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF WORK
To assure proper credit for your work, please indicate the following information on each assignment
submission in the comments each of the source files submitted:
Course Number

Your Name

Assignment Number

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Due Dates and Assignment Points

Note: Week begins on Saturday morning and concludes on Friday evening
Course Grade
The course grade will be calculated as follows:

14 Programming Projects @ 100 pts each - 1400 pts total

Completion of student introduction forum - 20 pts

Ongoing and meaningful participation in Discussion Forums - 80 pts

Total Points Possible: 1500

Grading Criteria
The final grade will be determined the accumulated points for all of the submitted work throughout
the term. The points will be applied, on a percentage basis, to yield a letter grade. Averages will be
rounded up to the nearest whole number. Grading will follow this criterion:

Grade

Percent

93 - 100

A-

90 - 92

B+

86 - 89

83 - 85

B-

80 - 82

C+

76 - 79

73 - 75

C-

70 - 72

less than 60

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School and University Policies and Procedures:

Students must comply with the policies published in the schools Graduate Catalog and the NSU
Student Handbook, some of which are included or referenced below. The catalog is at http://www.scis.nova.edu/documents/catalog.pdf
The handbook is at https://www.nova.edu/publications/ustudenthandbook/

1. Standards of Academic Integrity For the university-wide policy on academic standards, see the
section Code of Student Conduct and Academic Responsibility in the NSU Student Handbook. Also
see the section Student Misconduct in the Graduate Catalog.
Each student is responsible for maintaining academic integrity and intellectual honesty in his or her
academic work. It is the policy of the school that each student must:

Submit his or her own work, not that of another person

Not falsify data or records (including admission materials and academic work)

Not engage in cheating (e.g., giving or receiving help during examinations; acquiring and/or
transmitting test questions prior to an examination; or using unauthorized materials, such as notes,
during an examination)

Not receive or give aid on assigned work that requires independent effort

Properly credit the words or ideas of others according to accepted standards for professional
publications (see the next section Crediting Words or Ideas)

Not use or consult paper writing services, software coding services, or similar services for the
purpose of obtaining assistance in the preparation of materials to be submitted for course assignments or for theses or dissertations.

Not commit plagiarism (Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary (2004) defines plagiarism as

stealing or passing off ideas or words of another as ones own and the use of a created production
without crediting the source.) (see Crediting Words or Ideas below)

Crediting Words or Ideas

When using the exact words from another work, quotation marks must be used for short quotations
(fewer than 40 words), and block quotation style must be used for longer quotations. In either case, a
proper citation must also be provided. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association,
Sixth Edition, contains standards and examples on quotation methods.

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When paraphrasing (summarizing, or rewriting) the words or ideas from another work, a proper citation must be provided. (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition
contains standards and examples on citation methods. The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
(1993) defines paraphrase as An expression in other words, usually fuller and clearer, of the sense of a
written or spoken passage or textExpress the meaning (of a word, phrase, passage, or work) in other
words, usually with the object of clarification. Changing word order, deleting words, or substituting
synonyms is not acceptable paraphrasingit is plagiarism, even when properly cited. Rather than
make changes of this nature, the source should be quoted as written.

Original Work
Assignments, exams, projects, papers, theses, dissertations, etc., must be the original work of the student. Original work may include the thoughts and words of others, but such thoughts or words must
be identified using quotation marks or indentation and must properly identify the source (see the
previous section Crediting Words or Ideas). At all times, students are expected to comply with the
schools accepted citation practice and policy. The school and its faculty are committed to maintaining
high standards of academic integrity. Student work will be routinely submitted to plagiarism detection
tools (such as those at www.turnitin.com) for review.

Work is not original when it has been submitted previously by the author or by anyone else for academic credit. Work is not original when it has been copied or partially copied from any other source,
including another student, unless such copying is acknowledged by the person submitting the work
for the credit at the time the work is being submitted, or unless copying, sharing, or joint authorship
is an express part of the assignment. Exams and tests are original work when no unauthorized aid is
given, received, or used before or during the course of the examination, reexamination, and/or remediation.

2. Writing Skills
Students must demonstrate proficiency in the use of the English language. Grammatical errors, spelling errors, and writing that fails to express ideas clearly will affect their grades and the completion of
their academic programs. The faculty will not provide remedial help concerning grammatical errors or
other writing difficulties. It is the students responsibility to proofread and edit his or her work, which,
in both form and content, should be letter-perfect. Work that is not properly edited will be rejected.

3. Disabilities and ADA

NSU complies with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). The universitys detailed policy on disabilities is contained in the NSU Student Handbook. Student requests for accommodation based on
ADA will be considered on an individual basis. Students with disabilities should discuss their needs
with NSUs ADA Coordinator before the commencement of classes if possible.
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4. Communication by Email
Students must use their NSU email accounts when sending email to faculty and staff and must clearly
identify their names and other appropriate information, e.g., course or program. When communicating with students via email, faculty and staff members will send mail only to NSU email accounts using NSU-recognized usernames. Students who forward their NSU-generated email to other email accounts do so at their own risk. CEC uses various course management tools that use private internal
email systems. Students enrolled in courses using these tools should check both the private internal
email system and NSUs regular email system. NSU offers students web-based email access. Students
are encouraged to check their NSU email account and their course management email daily.

5. The Temporary Grade of Incomplete (I)

The temporary grade of Incomplete (I) will be granted only in cases of extreme hardship. Students do
not have a right to an incomplete, which may be granted only when there is evidence of just cause. A
student desiring an incomplete must submit a written appeal to the course professor at least two
weeks prior to the end of the term. In the appeal, the student must: (1) provide a rationale; (2) demonstrate that he/she has been making a sincere effort to complete the assignments during the term; and
(3) explain how all the possibilities to complete the assignments on time have been exhausted. Should
the course professor agree, an incomplete contract will be prepared by the student and signed by both
student and professor. The incomplete contract must contain a description of the work to be completed and a timetable. The completion period should be the shortest possible. The completion date will
not typically extend beyond 30 days from the last day of the term for masters courses or beyond 60
days from the last day of the term for doctoral courses. The incomplete contract will accompany the
submission of the professors final grade roster to the program office. The program office will monitor
each incomplete contract. When the incomplete contract ends the course professor will assign a grade
based upon the work completed. No student may graduate with an I on his or her record.

6. Grade Policy Regarding Withdrawals

Course withdrawal requests must be submitted to the program office in writing by the student. Requests for withdrawal must be received by the program office by the withdrawal deadline (see dates in
the academic calendar in the catalog and program brochures or websites). Withdrawals sent by email
must be sent from the students assigned NSU email account. Requests for withdrawal received after
11:59 p.m. EST on the withdrawal deadline date will not be accepted. Failure to attend class or participate in course activities will not automatically drop or withdraw a student from the class or the university. Students who have not withdrawn by the withdrawal deadline will receive letter grades that
reflect their performance in the course. When a withdrawal request is approved, the transcript will
show a grade of W (Withdrawn) for the course. Students with four withdrawals will be dismissed from
the program. Depending on the date of withdrawal, the student may be eligible for a partial refund
(see the appropriate catalog section Refund Policy Regarding Withdrawals).

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7. Acceptable Use of Computing Resources

Students must comply with the universitys Policy on Acceptable Use of Computing Resources (see
NSU Student Handbook).

8. Academic Progress, Grade Requirements, and Academic Standing

Students must be familiar with the schools policies, which are contained in its catalog.

9. Student Research Involving Human Subjects

Students must be familiar with the universitys policy (see paragraph in catalog).

10. Responsibility for Payment of Tuition and Fees

Once registered, students are personally responsible for the payment of their tuition and fees. Returned checks, cancelled credit cards, employer or agency refusal to pay, ineligibility for financial aid,
and other reasons for non-payment may result in a direct bill to the student, and/or referral to a collection agency.

Payment and refund policies are based on the view that a student registering for a class is reserving a
place in that class and that tuition and fees cover the opportunity to secure that place in the class.
Since no other person can purchase that place, the student is responsible for the tuition and fees associated with it. Simply not attending does not constitute a reason for non-payment.

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