COP 2250 – Programming in Java - Section 4
Spring 2008
Mondays and Wednesdays, 19:50-21:05, ECS 132
Instructor
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Selim Kalayci
Office: ECS 212
Telephone:
E-mail: skala001 @ cs.fiu.edu
Web: http://www.cs.fiu.edu/~skala001/COP2250 (Coming soon)
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 16:00 -- 18:30
Textbook
Required Textbook:
Java 6 Illuminated, Second Edition by Julie Anderson, Capitol College, Herve J. Franceschi (Jones and
Bartlett Publishers, 2008). Web site available at http://www.jbpub.com/catalog/9780763749637/
If the book is not available at bookstore, we will use: Java 5 Illuminated by Julie Anderson,
Capitol College, Herve J. Franceschi (Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2005). Web site available at
http://www.jbpub.com/catalog/9780763716677/
Other reference books:
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Big Java, 3rd Edition by Cay S. Horstmann (Wiley, 2007).
Java How to Program, 6th Edition by Deitel&Deitel (Prentice Hall, 2005).
Course Description
A first course in programming for IT majors. Syntax and semantics of Java. Classes and Objects.
Object-oriented program development. We will cover first 9 chapters of the textbook, except
Chapter 4.
Course Prerequisites: None
Course Outcomes
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Be familiar with concepts of Classes and Objects.
Master the fundamental Java types.
Master the Java selection and iteration constructs.
Master using Arrays and ArrayLists in Java.
Master analyzing problems and writing Java program solutions to those problems using
the above features.
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Grading
These are tentative evaluation criteria. May change if needed, prior notification will be made in
such a case.
4-5 Assignments
2 Midterms
Final
Class Participation
40%
15% each
25%
5%
(The final exam will be scheduled based on the FIU Spring 2008 Final Exam Schedule.)
Your grade, based on a maximum of 100 points, will be calculated as follows:
A 100-95 A- 94-90 B+ 89-87 B 86-83 B- 82-80 C+ 79-76 C 75-70 C- 69-66
D+ 65-60 D 59-56 F 55-0
Assignment Submission
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Assignments must be turned in at the start of class on the due dates. I do not accept late
assignments without a valid reason.
Assignments must be submitted in a standard format, which I will post later (before
Assignment 1 due date). Not following these rules will cause certain deductions made to
your Assignment grade.
Collaboration with classmates in the level of high-level idea exchange is welcomed and
encouraged. But, code sharing for any reason will NOT be tolerated and FIU Academic
Integrity Rules (below) will be applied in such a case.
Academic Integrity
I expect you to maintain a high level of academic integrity in this course. Please read FIU's Code
of Academic Integrity at http://www.fiu.edu/~oabp/misconductweb/1acmisconductproc.htm.
University Drop Date: March 11, 2008
Make-Up Exam Rules
Make-up exam will be given only in extreme circumstances, such as medical emergencies in
which official documentation should be provided.
Incompletes
I will grant incompletes only in extreme circumstances, such as medical emergencies.
Attendance
I expect you to attend class regularly and promptly and to participate in discussions. Please don't
be shy about asking questions--if something is unclear to you, it is probably unclear to others as
well.
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