1. January 10, 20001 Csci 2111: Data and File Structures Instructor: Nathalie Japkowicz e-mail: nat@cs.dal.ca Objectives of the Course and Preliminaries

2. January 10, 20002 Objectives of The Course To Provide a Solid Introduction to the Topic of File Structures Design. To Discuss a number of Advanced Data Structure Concepts that are necessary for achieving high efficiency in File Operations. To Develop important programming skills in and Object-Oriented Language such as C++ or Java.

3. January 10, 20003 Pre-Requisites Computer Science III (CSci 2110) Topics in Applied Computer Science (CSci 2131) Knowledge of C++ or Java

4. January 10, 20004 Required TextBook File Structures, An Object-Oriented Approach with C++ by Michael J. Folk, Bill Zoellick and Greg Riccardi Publisher: Addison Wesley

5. January 10, 20005 Course Requirements 4-6 written or programming assignments (20%) A Programming Project that will be implemented incrementally over the Semester (30%) A Mid-Term (20%) A Final Exam (30%)

6. January 10, 20006 Late Policy Late assignments will receive a 10% penalty per day * unless a Doctor's note is provided. * Saturdays and Sundays count as late days as well