INSY 5309 Section 001
Object-Oriented Programming
Fall 2012
TENTATIVE
Name: Dr. Carolyn Davis
Office Number: Business 510
Office Telephone Number: 817-272-7399
Email Address: carolynd@exchange.uta.edu
Web Site: http://wweb.uta.edu/insyopma//davis/
Office Hours: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Thursdays
Course Number, Section Number, and Course Title
INSY 5309 Section 001
Object-Oriented Programming
Time and Place of Class Meetings: COB 147 on TR 7:00 – 8:20 PM
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Description
Topics include object-based and object-oriented program design and processing, language
fundamentals and applications involving business problems.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. The student will be able to employ the concepts of memory, variables, and references in a
Java program.
2. The student will be able to write structured programming statements in Java using the
structured programming concepts of sequence, selection, and iteration.
3. The student will be able to design and code modular programs using the constructs of
classes and methods.
4. The student will be able to compile and run a Java program in the Java environment.
5. The student will be able to describe the differences between objects, classes, and
instances.
6. The student will be able to apply concrete classes, abstract classes and interface classes.
7. The student will be able to write object-oriented programs to demonstrate polymorphism,
composition, and inheritance.
REQUIREMENTS
Prerequisite
NONE
Required Textbooks and Other Course Materials
Java How to Program, 9th edition, by Deitel and Deitel, Prentice Hall, 2012.
You are expected to read and study this textbook! You will be responsible for any assigned
material in the textbook regardless of class coverage. So if you don’t understand the material, be
sure to ask your instructor.
If you use a previous version of the text, it is your responsibility to keep track of the differences
between the texts. All assignments, readings, and lectures come from the recommended text and
the instructor is not responsible for mapping the old text to the new text. There is no guarantee
that the older text will be exactly like the recommended text.
Development Environment
While classroom samples will be done with a low-level editor, you can use any development
environment you would like, but no environment will be taught. You will be responsible for
learning the environment you choose. Remember, all code must run at the command prompt for
grading.
Graduate students will have extra assignments.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
WEEK
Week 1
DATE
Aug 23
Week 2
Week 3
ASSIGNMENT/READING/EVENT
First day of classes, Chapter 1, 2
Chapter 2, 4
Sept 3
Labor Day Holiday
Chapters 4,5
Week 4
Sept 10
Census Date
Sept 13
Homework 1 due
Week 5
Week 6
Chapter 4, 5
Sept 20
Review for exam 1
Sept 25
Exam 1
Chapter 3
Week 7
Chapter 3, 6
Week 8
Chapter 6
Oct 9
Homework 2 due
Week 9
Chapter 7
Week 10
Chapter 7, 8
Week 11
Chapter 8
Week 12
Week 13
Oct 31
Last Day to Drop Classes
Nov 6
Homework 3 due
Nov 8
Review for exam 2
Nov 13
Exam 2
Chapter 9
Week 14
Chapter 9, 10
Nov 20
Nov 22-25
Week 15
Nov 27
Week 16
Dec 4
Dec 5
Dec 6
Homework 4 due
Chapter 10
Thanksgiving Holiday
Chapter 10
Homework 5 due
Final Review
Last day of classes
Final Exam
8:15 – 10:45 PM
Your instructor reserves the right to make changes to the syllabus as needed. It is the
student’s responsibility to ensure they have the most current syllabus.
GRADING POLICY
Homework
There will be five scheduled homework assignments. Your homework is due by 7:00 pm of
the due date. There will be no makeup homework or homework for extra credit. Late
homework will not be accepted.
HW Turn in Format
1. You are required to submit your assignment electronically as an attachment to the
following email address: carolynd@exchange.uta.edu by the specified due date and time
from your MavMail email account. You will receive an acknowledgement email with 24
hours. Be sure and send the email to yourself as well for proof.
2. Turn in ONLY the .java files and any other additional files specified in the assignment.
Do not zip any files. Zip attachments will not be graded. Do not send .rar files. Rar
attachments will not be graded.
3. All .java files must open in Notepad on Windows or TextEdit on Mac and must
display as a complete program with spacing and formatting as our standards
indicate.
4. Make sure to write your full name as a comment at the very beginning of each .java file
submitted for grading.
5. The subject field of your email submission should contain Java 5309 Section 001 HW#: your name
6. Do not send multiple submissions. I will grade only the first submission. So, make
sure what you send is the finalized version.
7. A submission from any other email address besides your MavMail email account
will not be accepted.
8. Any notifications/announcements regarding class will be posted on the website and
sent via your MavMail email account. You are responsible for checking the course
website for updates and your MavMail email account for announcements.
9. Check MavMail before each class. If there are any updates for the night I will send
an email by 4:30 pm.
Program Grading
1. If your program does not compile, you will not receive more than 20% of the maximum
points.
2. If your program compiles but does not execute, you will not receive more than 35% of
the maximum points.
3. If your program compiles and executes yet does not give the required output, you will not
receive more than 70% of the maximum points.
4. You will get the maximum points only if your program compiles properly and executes
according to the requirements specified in the assignment.
5. Your .java files must open in Notepad on Windows or TextEdit on Mac to receive full
credit.
6. Your .java files must execute at the command prompt; not within an IDE, or they will not
be graded.
7. You must name the .java files as specified or they will not be graded.
8. If you use Java constructs on assignments that we have not yet discussed in class, 10
points will be deducted.
9. If you do not adhere to our coding standards as posted, 10 points will be deducted.
"Incomplete" Grades
A grade of incomplete will only be given under extraordinary unforeseen circumstances at the
instructor’s discretion and must be approved prior to the end of the course. Poor performance,
absences, forgetting to drop, or travel are not considered sufficient grounds for incompletes.
Instructors are not obligated to give "incomplete" grades. To receive an incomplete, 95% of the
course must have been completed.
Exams
There will be two exams and a final. There will be no makeup exams under any
circumstances. Exams are closed book and include coding problems and possibly some short
questions or multiple choice questions.
Final Exam
The final exam will be comprehensive and mandatory. It is a combination of multiple choice
questions and coding problems.
Point Distribution
Work
Percent
Homework
15%
2 exams
50%
Final Exam
35%
Total
100%
Grades are calculated as follows:
(5 homeworks/500)* 15 + (2 exams/200)*50 + (final/100)*35
100
Grades are awarded as follows:
90 and over
A
80 to 89.9
B
70 to 79.9
C
60 to 69.9
D
Below 60
F
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Class attendance is required. However, I may or may not take roll. Pop quizzes may be given
during the semester. These usually occur when attendance is very light or it is clear that the class
as a whole has not read the assigned reading.
DROP POLICY
We will follow the University drop policy.
AMERICANS WITH DISIBILITIES ACT
The University of Texas at Arlington is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter
of federal equal opportunity legislation; reference Public Law 92-112 - The Rehabilitation Act of
1973 as amended. With the passage of federal legislation entitled Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA), pursuant to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, there is renewed focus on providing
this population with the same opportunities enjoyed by all citizens.
As a faculty member, I am required by law to provide "reasonable accommodations" to students
with disabilities, so as not to discriminate on the basis of that disability. Student responsibility
primarily rests with informing faculty of their need for accommodation and in providing
authorized documentation through designated administrative channels. Information regarding
specific diagnostic criteria and policies for obtaining academic accommodations can be found at
www.uta.edu/disability. Also, you may visit the Office for Students with Disabilities in room
102 of University Hall or call them at (817) 272-3364.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
It is the philosophy of The University of Texas at Arlington that academic dishonesty is a
completely unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form. All persons
involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations
and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University.
"Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the
submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another
person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a
student or the attempt to commit such acts." (Regents’ Rules and Regulations, Series 50101,
Section 2.2).
Cheating is not acceptable and will be handled in accordance with the policy and procedures of
the University of Texas at Arlington. If a student is caught cheating, he/she will receive a 0
for that quiz/assignment/exam.
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES AVAILABLE
The University of Texas at Arlington supports a variety of student success programs to help you
connect with the University and achieve academic success. These programs include learning
assistance, developmental education, advising and mentoring, admission and transition, and
federally funded programs. Students requiring assistance academically, personally, or socially
should contact the Office of Student Success Programs at 817-272-6107 for more information
and appropriate referrals.
FINAL REVIEW WEEK
A period of five class days prior to the first day of final examinations in the long sessions shall
be designated as Final Review Week. The purpose of this week is to allow students sufficient
time to prepare for final examinations. During this week, there shall be no scheduled activities
such as required field trips or performances; and no instructor shall assign any themes, research
problems or exercises of similar scope that have a completion date during or following this week
unless specified in the class syllabi. During Final Review Week, an instructor shall not give any
examinations constituting 10% or more of the final grade, except makeup tests and laboratory
examinations. In addition, no instructor shall give any portion of the final examination during
Final Review Week. Classes are held as scheduled during this week and lectures and
presentations may be given.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION POLICY
The University of Texas at Arlington has adopted the University “MavMail” address as the sole
official means of communication with students. MavMail is used to remind students of important
deadlines, advertise events and activities, and permit the University to conduct official
transactions exclusively by electronic means. For example, important information concerning
registration, financial aid, payment of bills, and graduation are now sent to students through the
MavMail system.
All students are assigned a MavMail account. Students are responsible for checking their
MavMail regularly. Information about activating and using MavMail is available at
http://www.uta.edu/oit/email/.
There is no additional charge to students for using this account, and it remains active even after
they graduate from UT Arlington.
Only homework submitted from your MavMail account will be graded.
MAKE-UP EXAM POLICY
There will be no makeup exams under any circumstances.
GRADE GRIEVANCE POLICY
We will follow the UTA Grade Grievance policy as stated in the catalog.
This syllabus is tentative. The instructor reserves the right to change the syllabus if necessary.