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Object-Oriented Programming
CMPS 222 - Winter 2011
Dr. Melissa Danforth

Office: Sci III 338, 654-3180
Office Hours: MWF 12:40-1:40pm and MW 4:30-5:30pm (or by appointment)
Email: melissa@cs.csubak.edu
Course web site: http://www.cs.csubak.edu/~melissa/ under Teaching menu

Course Description
Builds on foundation provided by CMPS221 to introduce the concepts of
object-oriented programming. The course focuses on the definition and use
of classes and the fundamentals of object-oriented design. Other topics
include an overview of programming language principles, basic searching
and sorting techniques, and an introduction to software engineering issues.

Course meets MWF 1:45-2:55pm in Sci III 315 and Tu 12:20-2:50pm in Sci III 240
(note that the lab meets in a different room on the second floor)

Prerequisite:
CMPS 221

Textbook:
Starting Out with C++: From Control Structures through Objects, 6th edition. 
Tony Gaddis. Publisher: Addison Wesley, 2009. ISBN: 0-321-54588-5.

Topics that were covered in CMPS 221:

Chapter 1     Introduction to Computers and Programming
Chapter 2     Introduction to C++
Chapter 3     Expressions and Interactivity
Chapter 4     Making Decisions
Chapter 5     Looping
Chapter 6     Functions
Chapter 7     Arrays
Chapter 9     Pointers
Chapter 10    Characters, Strings and the string Class
Chapter 11    Structured Data
Chapter 13    Introduction to Classes

Topics to be covered in CMPS 222:

Chapter 9     Pointers
Chapter 10    Characters, Strings and the string Class
Chapter 11    Structured Data
Chapter 13    Introduction to Classes
Chapter 14    More About Classes
Chapter 15    Inheritance, Polymorphism and Virtual Functions
Chapter 16    Exceptions, Templates and the Standard Template Library (STL)

View the calendar on the course website to see the order in which these
topics will be presented.

Attendance:
Students are responsible for their own attendance. The topics covered
in lecture will be listed on the course website. Lab attendance is not
required but is strongly encouraged.

Academic Integrity Policy:
Homeworks and labs may be worked on and discussed in groups. If the
assignment is a group assignment, the group can turn in one assignment
for the entire group. If the assignment is an individual assignment,
each student must turn in their own code; no direct copying is allowed.
Refer to the Academic Integrity policy printed in the campus catalog
and class schedule.

Computer Lab:
The walk-in computer lab in Sci III 324 is available for use by students 
in this course outside of class time on a first come, first serve basis. 
Priority in the lab is given to students who are completing assignments
for Computer Science courses. The lab typically closes around 5:00pm on
weekdays and is closed on weekends.

Tutoring is also provided on a limited basis in the walk-in lab. A tutoring 
schedule will be posted on the department website by the end of the first 
week of classes. Students in this course may ask the tutors for assistance 
on assignments. The tutors are not allowed to solve the assignment for you, 
but they can assist with problems like cryptic compiler errors.

Grading:  Labs/Homework  35%
          Midterms (2)   40% (20% for each Midterm)
          Final          25%

Grades will be posted on the Moodle website for the course. This is a 
new way for the instructor to distribute grades, so please contact the 
instructor if your overall course grade seems abnormal (too high or too 
low). It might be an issue with Moodle's grade calculation, which is 
still being ironed out. 

Labs:
Lab assignments will be posted on the course website. Labs are worth 10
points and usually involving writing a short programs. The labs are due at 
noon on the day after the lab. Partial credit will be given for incomplete
labs. Late labs will not be accepted. The lowest lab grade will not be
counted towards the overall lab grade.

Homework:
Homework assignments and due dates will be posted on the course website.
Homeworks are worth 20 points and consist of multiple small programs.
Programs which do not compile may be given partial credit depending on
the severity of the error. No homework grades are dropped, however an 
extra credit assignment will be given at the end of the quarter.

Late Policy for Homework:
Late homework will be accepted. Late labs will NOT be accepted. Late 
homework will be marked down 10% for each day it is late. Saturday and 
Sunday combined count as only one day late (e.g. if the assignment is 
due Friday and you turn it in Sunday, it will be marked as one day late). 
If there is a late policy posted on the assignment, then that policy will 
apply for that particular assignment. Otherwise, homework assignments that
are more than three days late will not be accepted.

Labs/Homework Submission:
Assignments are submitted by emailing the instructor all assignment code
files from the Computer Science department server. Do not use any other 
email method as your email might be discarded by the Computer Science
department spam filter. If you believe you submitted the assignment on
time but the instructor has not received the email, contact the instructor.

Allow at least one week after the assignment due date for the grade to be
posted to Moodle. The status of your assignment ("received" or "not received")
will be available in the Comments section on Moodle within a day or two of
the instructor receiving the email, even if the assignment has not yet been
graded. It is your responsibility to check Moodle to see if your assignment
has been received and to contact the instructor if it has not been received.

Midterms:
Midterm 1 will be given on Monday January 31, 2011 in Sci III 315
Midterm 2 will be given on Monday February 21, 2011 in Sci III 315
Makeup midterms will not be given, but the other midterm will be counted
proportionally higher if you have a valid reason for missing a midterm.

Final: 
The final is on Friday March 18, 2011 from 2:00-4:30pm in Sci III 315

If you cannot make this time because it conflicts with another final or you
have more than two finals scheduled that day, contact the instructor ONE WEEK 
in advance of the final to schedule an alternate time.