1. CSc 020: Programming Concepts and Methodology II
Instructor: Dr. Chung‑E Wang
Office: ECS 5056 (Ext )
Web page:
Office Hours: MW 4:40 – 5:30 pm.
TR 10:40 – 11:20 am.

2. Course Catalog Description
Application of object-oriented techniques for systematic problem analysis and specification, design, coding, testing, and documentation.
Semester-long project approach emphasizing larger programs.
Managing program complexity using abstraction.
Introduction to algorithm analysis and Big-O notation.
Advanced language features.
Basic sorting and searching algorithms.
Recursion.

3. Course Goals
Experience designing and developing large, complex programs in the context of a semester-long project.
Use of object-oriented techniques to foster abstraction.
A disciplined approach to the design, coding, testing and debugging of programs.
Use of appropriate tools and techniques for each step of program development.
Illustration of the power of abstraction via the use of multiple representations of linear lists.
Reinforcement and expansion of object-oriented skills.
Basic sorting and search algorithms and their analysis.

4. Course Is Not Just About Java
May seem to focus on Java
All programming in Java
Many advanced Java language features
Lessons intended to be general
Principles should apply to all OOP languages
Ways of thinking about design
General ideas about software
Can translate skills to other languages

5. Assume You Already Know
Coding
Variables, operators, loops, 1-D arrays
Basic object-oriented programming
Classes, members, methods, constructors
Java
Class libraries

6. Textbook Building Java Programs: A Back to Basics Approach, 4/E.
By Stuart Reges and Marty Stepp.
ISBN-10: ISBN-13:

7. Grading and Evaluation
Grades will be based on:
Attendance %
Programming assignments and exercises
Programming project 20%
Labs %
Homework %
Examinations
Midterm %
Final examination 25%

8. Class Notes
To pass the course, you need passing grades for I, II & III.
Examinations cannot be made up.
To turn in a project/lab you need to
Turn in a hardcopy of the source code.
the instructor a softcopy of the source code.
Do a demo.
Late labs will be penalized 5% per school day.
Be aware of the school's policy on drops and incompletes.
You need a ECS UNIX account

9. Academic Honesty All projects, labs & exams must be done individually.
Do not copy (or allow others to copy) your work in any way.
Submissions will be compared to submissions from current and previous semesters.
Cases of academic dishonesty will be referred to the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
Visit for more detailed explanation of academic dishonesty.

10. Tentative schedule Week Lecture Topics Lab Assignments 1
Class Information Java Basic 2
Java statements
Lab 01 3
Coding design, style, doc. & optimization
Java arrays and strings
Lab 02 4
Java Classes
List ADT
Lab 03 5
Stacks and Queues
UML
Lab 04 6
Object Oriented Analysis and Design
Testing and Debugging
Lab 05 7
Exception handling in Java
Inheritance and Polymorphism
Lab 06 8
Midterm 9
Abstract Classes & Interfaces
GUI in Java
Lab 07 10
Event Driven Programming in Java
Java Streams
Lab 08 11
Java File I/O
Lab 09 12
Java generics
Analysis of Algorithms
Lab 10
The semester project 13
Sorting & searching 14
Recursion
Design By Contract 15
Review 16
Final
Tentative schedule

11. Course Advice Start labs/projects early Ask questions
Read the textbook
Attend lectures
Attend labs
Use the instructor’s office hours
Sign up CSc 20W

12. PARC CSc 20 SI
Designed to assist students in developing a more thorough understanding of programming methodology and problem solving techniques. Activity two hours.
Instructor: Chris Stevens