Java Programming
CISC 3400
Professor:	Sam Sultan [sam.sultan@fordham.edu]
TA:	Amanda Martin [amartin95@fordham.edu] Office hours:   Tuesday 3:30-4:30pm, via Zoom, make an appointment first
Class website:	[storm.cis.fordham.edu/~sultan/java]   (or)   [fh.samsultan.com/java]
Course Days:	Wednesdays, 1/17-5/1 (No class 3/27, Final exam 5/8 4:00pm)
Course Hours:	2:30pm-5:15pm
Location:	RH - John Mulcahy Hall - room 330

COURSE LEARNING GOALS:

Course Objectives:

This course teaches the students the Java Programming Language. This is course covers Java from begining to advanced topics. The course will introduce the student to the Java programming language and to Java object oriented programming concepts and techniques. Students will learn the fundamentals of object oriented design including object creation including static and instance variables, constructors and methods. Object encapsultion, super and subclassing, inheritance, abstraction, polymorphism, interfaces, and Collection classes. The course will present coverage of Java files and streams, utility classes and other more advanced topics.

The purpose of this course is to learn Java programming and Object Oriented concepts and methodologies. Students will receive a solid understanding of the Java language syntax and semantics including Java program structure, data types, program control flow, defining classes and instantiating objects, information hiding and encapsulations, inheritance, exception handling, input/output files and data streams, memory management, collection classes and other Java topics.

Student Learning Outcomes:

• Java Fundamentals: primitives, operators, control flow, strings, arrays, classes, interfaces.
• Exception classes
• Java input/output file and streams
• Collection classes
• Java utility classes
• Other more advanced topics

TEXTBOOKS - (Required / Suggested)

Required Books -

• Java, The Complete Reference, Eleventh Edition
  • Author - Hurbert Schildt
  • Publisher - Oracle Press

• Murach's Java Programming (5th Edition)
  • Authors - Joel Murach, Mary Delamater and Anne Boehm
  • Publisher - Murach

GRADES AND GRADING POLICY

Your final grade will be based on the following:

• Midterm Exam - 25%
• Final Exam - 25%
• Homeworks - 40% (homeworks assigned later in semester have more % value)
• Attendance & Class Participation - 10%

Details of Assignment and Evaluation.

• Homework: Homeworks must be submitted on time by due date (often within 1 week after date assigned).
  • Homework will not be accepted after due date, resulting in a grade of 0
  • All program code must be properly indented as shown in class. No exception. If not properly indented, homework will not be accepted.
  • All program code (.java) and program output must be uploaded separately to Blackboard (do not zip). If output is not provided, points will be deducted.
  • Homeworks assigned later in the semester have more point average weight than homeworks assigned early in the semester.
  • Homework will not be accepted via email unless preauthorized by instructor or TA.
  • Do not use the Java*Tester to submit your homework. Use command line execution, or an IDE if you like.
  
  
• Midterm Exam: There will be a midterm exam. The exam will be an open book, open notes/internet style exam. The exam will test the student's acquisition of topics, concepts and competencies learned by midterm.
  
  
• Final Exam: There will be a final exam. The exam will be an open book, open notes/internet style exam. The exam will test the student's acquisition of topics, concepts and competencies learned in this class. The final exam will not be cumulative. It will only include topics covered/discussed since the midterm exam.
  
  
• Class Attendance and Participation: To receive full credit for the course, you must attend all classes since much of the learning occurs during class presentation and discussions. Please contact the instructor ahead of time if you anticipate missing any part of the class. Grades will be based on:
  • Involvement in class discussions and activities
  • Quality/quantity of providing effective and balanced feedback.
  • Student must ask at least one question and respond to professor or other student inquiry during each session

Please do not negotiate for a better grade. Instructor will compute grades to 2 decimal places. If you are expecting to receive a grade of an "A" at the end of the semester, then I expect you to attend all sessions, to participate in class, to turn in your homeworks on time, and to keep up with the class reading material. If you see yourself falling behind do not hesitate to ask for help. This will ensure that you stay current with the class, and will ensure that you get a good grade on your work.

Please Note: Professor will not entertain any request for assignment "redo" or extra credit assignment to improve grade

Statement on Academic Integrity:

Fordham University is a high level academic institution that takes academic integrity very seriously. Students must present their own original work. Students suspected of violating this policy including cheating and/or plagiarism and/or copying from others or published materials on assignments or exams will be severely penalized for their action.

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