Course Introduction CS 2302 SPRING 2015

Course Introduction In this part we'll discuss course mechanics. Most of this will apply to all sections of the course. We'll mention when one section differs from another 1/7/2015CS 2302-SPRING

Hybrid and Traditional The traditional section will meet from 2:00 PM to 4:45 PM on Mondays and Wednesdays ◦Half that time will be for class and demonstration ◦Half that time will be for lab Hybrid sections will meet for one hour and fifteen minutes per day on Tuesdays and Thursdays ◦The exact time depends on which section ◦Most of the time will be spent in labs ◦Tests will be given during this time period ◦Some time will be set aside for discussion ◦Some instructors will give quizzes 1/7/2015CS 2302-SPRING

Attendance Attendance at class and labs is very important Different instructors will check attendance in different ways Depending on an individual instructor's policies, missed classes could directly affect your final grade in the class 1/7/2015CS 2302-SPRING

Course Web Site Organization Web pages ◦Class notes ◦Lab notes ◦Assignments ◦Supplemental reading ◦Setting up a development environment on your computer Unindexed resources in the Extras folder ◦Recordings of classes ◦Projects done in class ◦Other examples 1/7/2015CS 2302-SPRING

Syllabus Your instructor will point you to the syllabus for your section We will discuss the syllabus for section 01 here Resources Learning outcomes Important dates Percentage weight of different assessments Academic honesty policy 1/7/2015CS 2302-SPRING

Shared Work Refer to the syllabus section on collaborationsection on collaboration In summary: you may talk with others about lab projects and assignments bu must not exchange documents in electronic form. Providing such specific help that the other person's work looks like an electronic copy will be treated as a violation Document collaboration in the source code you hand in. No collaboration is allowed on quizzes, tests and exams 1/7/2015CS 2302-SPRING

Development Environment We will be using Java version 1.8 Although version 1.7 may work, it cannot be guaranteed that it will We will be using IntelliJ IDEA, Community edition to develop projects While it is possbile to develop projects using different tools, projects will be tested within the IntelliJ IDEA environment. ◦A submission that is not in the form of an IntelliJ IDEA project will be converted to one if that is necessary to evaluate the project ◦Any errors caused by such conversion will be considered deficits in the project and will cause loss of credit. ◦In extreme cases, the submitted project may not work at all and may receive no credit. 1/7/2015CS 2302-SPRING