NORTHEAST TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DIVISION OF BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
COURSE SYLLABUS
Semester: FALL, 2013
Instructor: Olivia Tuttle
Office:
Phone:
E-mail:
Math/Science, Office B
903-434-8286
otuttle@ntcc.edu
Course Number: COSC 1309
Course Title: LOGIC DESIGN
Course Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Prerequisite: MATH 0305 OR HIGHER
Co-requisite: NONE
Textbook and Supplies:
1) Starting Out with Programming Logic and Design, Gaddis, ISBN 10: 032147127x
2) Qbasic by Example, Que Publishing, ISBN 1-56529-439-4
A jump drive, a flowchart template, at least five labeled folders with pockets for assignments, one clear folder for
tests with pocket and flap. These are all available from the bookstore.
Course Description:
1. A disciplined approach to problem solving with structured techniques and representation of
algorithms using pseudocode and graphical tools.
2. Discussion of methods for testing, evaluation, and documentation.
Class Sessions:
Most class sessions will consist of some lecture time and some lab time. Some assignments will be worked on
together during class. However, you must find time outside of class to read ahead in the text and to
complete some of the assignments.
Course Learning Objectives:
After completing this course, each student will be able to...
1. List and explain the basic steps in the programming process.
Acquires and Evaluates Information
2. List and explain the various types of external documentation, as well as describe other types of
program documentation, including internal comments and user documentation.
Writing
3. Understand the steps involved in producing and documenting a computer program.
Reasoning
4. Document the design of a correct solution to a procedural computer programming problem.
Writing
Creative Thinking
Problem Solving
Reasoning
5. Apply structured programming techniques appropriately when designing a computer program:
a. Explain the difference between structured and unstructured logic
b. Describe the three basic structures.
Problem Solving
Reasoning
6. Apply logic principles:
Reasoning
a. Evaluate Boolean expressions using relational operators (<, >, <=, >=, =, <>) and logical operators
(AND, OR, NOT)
b. Write IF statements and CASE statements to perform selections
c. Write WHILE statements, FOR statements, and DO-UNTIL statements to perform loops
d. Use various techniques to control loops, including sentinel values and counters
e. Implement control breaks with accumulated totals
f. Describe and perform typical housekeeping tasks.
g. Design the mainline logic of a complete computer program.
h. Learn about different number systems, especially binary, octal, and hex. Learn to convert them
both ways, as necessary in many computer programs.
7. Manipulate data correctly within a computer program:
S eein g Th in gs in th e Min d ’s Eye
Reasoning
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
Define the data hierarchy
Explain the use of variables and constants
List and define the various data types
Declare and initialize variables, using appropriate names and data types
Declare and initialize arrays
Load variable and/or array values from a file
Write data to a file
Search arrays for exact matches and range matches
Use parallel arrays and/or multidimensional arrays
Apply techniques for validating input
8. Organize a computer programming solution into modules:
Problem Solving
Describe the advantages of modularization and encapsulation
a. Modularize a program using appropriate module names
b. Call a module from within another module
c. Correctly use local and global variables
d. Pass a variable to a module
e. Return a value from a module
9. Use appropriate techniques for designing different types of user interfaces:
Acquires and Evaluates Information
a.
b.
c.
d.
Describe the difference between interactive and batch programs
Describe the difference between command line and graphical user interfaces
Use single-level and multi-level menus to drive programs
Use the case structure to manage a menu
10. Design and develop a complete computer program:
Writing
Creative Thinking
Problem Solving
Reasoning
Design a correct solution to the problem
a. Enter and save a program
b. Load an existing program
c. Run, test and debug a program using adequate test data
d. Add internal comments to document the program listing
Objectives:
SCANS Competencies
1.
C6
2.
F2
3.
F12
4.
F2,F7, F9, F12
5.
F9, F12
6.
F12
7.
F10, F12
8.
F9
9.
F2
10.
F2, F7, F9, F12
Course Requirements and Format:
1. You are expected to be in the classroom when class starts, attend class regularly, and to participate in class
discussions and exercises. DO NOT work on the computer, use the printer, or talk among yourselves when
your instructor is lecturing or leading the class in a discussion or exercise. At no time is playing on the
computer or saving to the hard drive allowed. After class has begun, to prevent interruptions, you may
be refused admission to class at the instructor’s discretion. This is to preserve the right of the students in
attendance to receive a full class presentation. After lab time begins, you may enter class. Before each
class begins, turn off all pagers, cell phones, and other disruptive devices. If you are expecting an
emergency call, select a silent setting for your device. Do not bring personal PCs to class.
2. You are expected to be prepared for every class, read the appropriate material in the textbook before we
cover it in class, take notes during class lecture, and to ask the instructor or another student about
material covered when you are absent. It is preferable to contact your instructor by e-mail.
3. You are expected to turn in completed assignments at the beginning of class on the assignment due dates,
or they will be considered late. Late assignments may be accepted, with a grade penalty, and must be
submitted before the assignments are graded and returned to the class. No assignments will be accepted
after graded assignments have been returned, except in the case of an emergency absence.
4. You are expected to store all of your work on your jump drive, and to maintain proper backups of all of
your work. You should make a backup of your work disk at the end of each session. Never erase
documents or files from your work disk until all evaluation on them is complete. LOSING OR DAMAGING
YOUR DISK is not considered a valid excuse for turning in late assignments.
5. You are expected to keep the computer labs neat and clean. NO FOOD, DRINK, OR TOBACCO products
are allowed in the labs. All trash should be thrown away before leaving the lab. All other policies, as
posted in the computer labs, should be followed.
6. Unless specifically indicated by the instructor, collaboration on assignments among students is not intended
or allowed. Assignments are to be performed individually, and any material handed in by a student should
represent that student’s own work. If a student is found cheating, their overall class grade will be reduced
by a minimum of one letter grade, and the student may receive an F, depending on the situation. If two
students turn in assignments that are identical or very nearly identical, BOTH students will get a 0 for that
assignment. Don’t copy someone else’s work, and don’t let someone else copy yours.
7. Your instructor will attempt to return all assignments and tests within a week after their submission.
Resources
Computers and computer lab assistants are available in MS103. The LRC and the Academic Skills Center have
computers available for students but with limited or no assistance. Printouts in the LRC cost $0.10 a page. To
print in any of the other locations, you must have a printing card appropriate for the place you are printing.
Printing cards are available in the NTCC bookstore. You may, however, choose to only work on the computer in
any of these places, saving your work to your jump drive and then printing your work during the time you are in
class (at no additional charge). Caution: LRC computers will not necessarily have the same software configurations
that are available in classrooms and labs.
Method of Evaluation:
Attendance and Participation
Daily Classwork & Homework
Regular Tests
Comprehensive Final
Tests
Total % Points
25
25
25
25
You will be given tests throughout the term. Makeup tests will be given at the instructor’s discretion. There must
be a legitimate reason for missing a regularly scheduled test, or no makeup will be given. It is the
responsibility of the student to notify the instructor concerning the test absence, and arrange for a makeup exam.
All makeup tests will be given at the end of the semester.
Comprehensive Final
You will be required to complete a comprehensive final at the end of the semester. The date for this final will be
shown on your class calendar. A makeup for this test will not be allowed, due to time constraints, except in
emergency situations. The student must notify the instructor concerning this situation. A review for this final
will not be available.
Attendance Policy:
You are required to attend every class session, and to actively participate in class discussions and exercises.
Points will be deducted for arriving late, leaving early without permission, and for absences. You are responsible
for making up all work missed.
Late work: If there is an acceptable reason for turning in late work, the grade will automatically be reduced by a
percentage determined by the professor. Otherwise, the grade will be a zero.
Missed Classes: After six absences, you will automatically be dropped from the class. If there are extenuating
circumstances for the missed days, I will determine if an exception can be made.
NTCC Policies
Please see the schedule of classes for the last day to withdraw.
Religious Holy Days: please refer to the current Northeast Texas Community College Student Handbook
ADA Statement:
It is the policy of Northeast Texas Community College to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified
individuals who are students with disabilities. This College will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws,
regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal
educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange an appointment with a College counselor to
obtain a Request for Accommodations form. For more information, please refer to the Northeast Texas Community
College Catalog or Student Handbook.
Academic Ethics:
Northeast Texas Community College may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student accused of scholastic
dishonesty. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts, or omissions related to
applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s own work material that is not
one’s own. Scholastic dishonesty may involve, but is not limited to, one or more of the following acts: cheating,
plagiarism, collusion, use of annotated texts or teacher’s editions, and/or falsifying academic records.
Plagiarism is defined as the appropriation of any person’s work and the unacknowledged incorporation of that
work in one’s own work offered for credit.
Cheating is defined to include the following: copying from another students paper; using materials during a test
not authorized by the person giving the test; collaborating with any other person during the test without
permission; knowingly obtaining, using, buying, selling, transporting, or soliciting in whole or in part the content of
test not yet administered; substituting for another student or permitting any other person to substitute for oneself;
copying computer or Internet files, using someone else’s work for assignments as if it were one’s own, or any other
dishonest means of attempting to fulfill the requirements of a course.
Collusion is defined as the unauthorized collaboration with any person in preparing work offered for credit.