MASSEY UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES
Paper Outline 2009
Paper Number and Title: 159.234 Object Oriented Programming
Credits value: 15
Semester: 1
Mode: Internal
Campus: AL
Calendar Prescription:
Introduction to Object-Oriented programming; classes, objects, templates, inheritance, polymorphism,
iterators, object libraries.
Pre-requisites: 159.101 (Programming Fundamentals)
Restrictions: 159.211
E-Learning Category: None
Paper Coordinator: Dr Napoleon Reyes, IIMS, QA2.56, x9512, N.H.Reyes@massey.ac.nz
Other Contributing Staff: None
Aim:
To enhance programming skills and explore the object-oriented programming methodology.
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion a student will be able to:
1. Understand the concepts of objects, inheritance and polymorphism
2. Understand the contents of and be able to use features of the STL(Standard Template Library).
3. Be able to write programs in the C++ Programming language.
4. Have some familiarity with the Java Programming language
Assessment: Two assignments and a final examination.
Alignment of Assessment to Learning outcomes
Assessment Description
Learning Outcomes Assessed
Assessment
Assignment #1
Assignment #2
Assignment #3
Final Exam
Deadlines and Penalties:
Assessment
Assignment #1, #2, #3
1.
x
x
x
x
2.
x
x
x
3.
Contribution to Paper
Mark
4.
x
x
x
x
x
Due Date / Deadline
Each assignment will clearly state the
deadline for handing it in.
10 %
10 %
10 %
70%
100%
Penalty
1 mark per hour or fraction of hour it is
late.
Programs that do not compile or run in
Massey laboratories – 0 marks.
It is each student’s responsibility to check their assignment marks and notify in writing any errors they might find no
later than 10 days after the day the marks were made available. After that period all marking problems will be solved
after the lectures end. Any complaints about the marking of any assignment must be addressed in writing (email may be
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used) and an appointment must be made with the tutor/lecturer to discuss what was put in writing. The assignments may
be completed in groups of up to three students. If the assignment is the product of group-work, then all members of the
group should be named in the source/output file of each assignment they contributed. Each group member must work on
every piece of the assignment. The group should stay the same for the whole semester. All group members are jointly
responsible for the entire assignment. Generally, each group member will receive the same grade. However, in some
cases, additional credit may go to those who make an exceptional contribution to an assignment solution and reduced
credit to those who contribute little to a project. Students in a team have the authority (in consultation with the lecturer)
to "expel" any member that does not meet obligations or contribute to the overall group effort and that student will be
required to proceed alone. The collaboration is limited only to members within each group. Similar solutions submitted
by two or more different groups will be considered plagiarism and all parties involved will be awarded a mark of zero.
Disciplinary action will normally be taken. Deadlines must be adhered to as a solution to assignments will be reviewed
in lectures usually two weeks after its deadline.
Requirements to Successfully Complete the Paper:
To pass the paper with a C grade, an aggregate of 50% of the total assessment is required including at least 30% in the
final examination.
Learning Programme and Schedule:
Assessment
Assignment #1 – a simple object-oriented game will be developed that
will require a good understanding of objects, inheritance and
polymorphism; lectures, tutorials and code snippets will be provided to
help the students develop the game
Assignment #2 – requires re-architecturing of assignment #1 to
incorporate STLs, allowing for more sophisticated functionalities of
objects; Tank with bullets and bomb
Assignment #3 – Jumping Tank
Approximate Due
Deadline
Mar. 30, 2009
Date
/
April 27, 2009
May 25, 2009
Student Time Budget:
Lectures
Assignments
Self study
Exam preparation
Total
36 hours
36 hours
78 hours
37.5 hours
187.5 hours
Timetable:
Lectures:
Mon, 14:00-15:00, AT3
Tue, 14:00-15:00, AT5
Wed, 09:00-10:00, AT3
Tutorials:
Fri, 09:00-10:00, Computer Lab QB4
Proposed Feedback and Support for Student Learning:
The turnaround time for assignments will be no more than three weeks from the due date. It is important to
note that the specified timeframe applies only to those assignments submitted by the due date, and does not
necessarily apply to those submitted late.
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Textbook and Other Recommended Reading:
"C++ for C Programmers" Ira Pohl (this textbook is not required, but serves as a reference only)
Software: GCC/G++ C++ compiler for Windows; the GCC C++ compiler and editor is available on the IIMS CD and it
can be installed on PCs at home. Mac users can obtain the GCC C++ compiler for System OSX from the Apple
Developer CD, available from Apple. Java material will be made available on the Web.
Additional Costs: None
Conditions for Aegrotat Pass and Impaired Performance:
If you are prevented by illness, injury or serious crisis from attending an examination (or completing an element of
assessment by the due date), or if you consider that your performance has been seriously impaired by such
circumstances, you may apply for aegrotat or impaired performance consideration. You must apply on the form
available from the Examinations Office, the Student Health Service or the Student Counseling Service.
To qualify for an aegrotat pass on the final examination, you must have attempted at least 40% of the total formal
assessment and your performance must be well above the minimum pass standard, so that the examiners can be
confident that you would have passed the paper if you had completed the final examination. You may also apply for
aegrotat consideration for other compulsory assessment elements (such as Semester Tests) that occur at a fixed time and
place if you are prevented by illness, injury or a serious crisis from attending.
Plagiarism:
Massey University, College of Sciences, has taken a firm stance on plagiarism and any form of cheating. Plagiarism is
the copying or paraphrasing of another person’s work, whether published or unpublished, without clearly acknowledging
it. It includes copying the work of other students. Plagiarism will be penalized; it is likely to lead to loss of marks for
that item of assessment and may lead to an automatic failing grade for the paper and/or exclusion from reenrollment at
the University.
Grievance Procedures:
A student who claims that he/she has sustained academic disadvantage as a result of the actions of a University staff
member should use the University Grievance Procedures. Students, whenever practicable, should in the first instance
approach the University staff member concerned. If the grievance is unresolved with the staff member concerned, the
student should then contact the College of Sciences office on his/her campus for further information on the procedures,
or read the procedures in the University Calendar.
Paper Outline submitted by Dr Napoleon Reyes
Date
Appendix One:
LECTURE OUTLINE:
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19/12/2009
Week No.
Topics
1
Introduction, review of C, memory allocation
2
Intro to C++, I/O, new types.
3
Functions. Overloading. Reference parameters
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Namespace. Scoping rules
5
Classes. Objects. Scope. Member functions.
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Constructors. Initialiser Lists. Destructors.
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Friends. Operator Overloading.
8
Templates. Exceptions.
9
Inheritance. I/O. Const.
10
STL.
11
Java Introduction
12
Java compared to C++.
Review of Course.
13
Study Break/Final Examination.
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