MCC - CIS162AB - C++ Level I - Fall 2008 Course Schedule - Online Students (print landscape)

Instructor:	Juan Marquez, Ed.D. - (480) 461-7294	Blackboard:	webct.mc.maricopa.edu
Website:	www.mc.maricopa.edu/~marquez/	Email:	marquez@mail.mc.maricopa.edu
Resources:	Powerpoint Lectures Submitting Assigments Online	Textbook:	Problem Solving with C++ 7th ed. (Savitch) Website is listed as an additional resource only.

Schedule Quick Links: Welcome | August | September | October | November | December

Welcome to CIS162AB Online! To begin the course read the first section of this document, Course Schedule. To ensure that the course is completed as planned, and that students are ready to take exams as scheduled, online students must follow this week-by-week schedule. Students should be sure to note the due date for each assignment. This is NOT a self-paced course, but students may work ahead.

This Course Schedule document has six columns:

• The Date column basically marks the beginning of the week, and specifies the items under Subject and Homework that should be covered or started that week.
  
  
• The Source column indicates the source of the material listed under Subject. The source will be either a Powerpoint presentation (PPT), demonstration, or a handout. A hyperlink to the actual handout or source code to create and run the demonstration is under Subject.
  
  Demonstrations are performed for the students in the traditional in-person course, but online students are welcomed to copy-and-paste the demo program into a Visual C++ project, so that they can see the results first hand.
  
  The Powerpoint presentations are also used in the traditional in-person course to review reading and lab assignments. In addition, the presentations may include supplemental material which is not included in the textbook. Online students must also review the Powerpoint presentations. See Powerpoint Lectures for information on downloading the viewer and printing Powerpoint presentations.
  
  
• The Subject column contains the hyperlinks to the informational handouts and a brief title for the chapters covered in the Powerpoint presentations.
  
  
• The Homework column lists the specific homework being assigned that week. It may be a lab, reading assignment, or hyperlink to a test in Blackboard. Pay close attention to the reading assignments, because sometimes only a few pages are assigned instead of an entire chapter.
  
  
• The Due Date column lists the date the homework assignment is due. Lab assignments are due by midnight of the date listed.
  
  
• The Points column specifies how many points each assignment or test is worth.
  

How should each assignment be approached and how long will it take to complete them?
To complete each assignment, read the assignment sheet (30 minutes), read the assigned chapter (1-2 hours), review the Powerpoint presentation (1 hour), study the example provided as a link or in the textbook (2 hours), design the code for the program (3 hours), code and test each procedure (2 - 7 hours). The total is about 10 - 17 hours spread over a week or so. Spend more time on design, so that the time spent on coding and testing is minimized. Students who skip reading, reviewing, and designing may find themselves spending 20 or more hours to complete an assignment. These times are only estimates. Some assignments will require less or more time, and it will all depend on the individual student. When you are stuck on a program, ask the instructor for assistance before starting over.

The first homework assignments are listed below, and it includes reading Is an Online Course for Me?, Course Syllabus, Course Schedule, and Course Competencies. Create an MCC Email Account, which is required for general communications, electronic grade book, and online exams. Then work through the Web Tools Tutorial available online. A Student ID Card will only need to be obtained if you plan to use the college library or computer lab. After reading over the material listed above, install the required software, and then get started with Chapter 1 and the rest of the assignments. Please be sure to email me at the address listed above if you have any questions. Good Luck!

Date	Source	Subject	Homework	Due Date	Points
Aug 25	Documents     Available Online	Getting Started	Read the following items: Is an Online Course for Me? Course Syllabus General Syllabus Course Schedule (this document) Course Competencies (Search for CIS162AB) Create an MCC Email Account Web Tools Tutorial Get a Student ID Card Lab: Blackboard Login     Use Blackboard to submit confirmation that the Course     Syllabus has been read and tutorials have been completed. Install Visual C++ .Net at home. Complete Study Guide for Test #1 as chapters are read and Powerpoint presentations are reviewed.	Aug 29	10
	PPT 01	Introduction to C++ Reminder: As stated in the Course Syllabus, students will be using ANSI C++ to develop console (DOS) applications.	Read Ch 1 Introduction to C++ Review Submitting Assignments Online P01 Hello World (step-by-step tutorial)	Sept 2	10
Sept 1	PPT 02 Demo	Variables P02c Formatting	Read Ch 2.1 - 2.3 Variables (p40-72) P02 Weekly Pay (step-by-step without pictures) Introduce yourself using: Discussion topic Student Introductions in Blackboard	Sept 9 Sept 9	10 5
Sept 8	PPT 03 Demo Handout Handout	Flow Control P03b Scale P03-ex Data Validation Flowcharting Symbols	Read Ch 2.4 - 3.2 If-Else, Loops (p74-83, 110-125) Review Grading Criteria P03 Pay with Validation P03 Pseudocode	Sept 16	25
Sept 15	Online Handout	P04-ex Bonus Calc Loop	Practice Test - Blackboard Log into Blackboard and click on Assessments. Remember to allow Pop-ups for Blackboard. P04 Month End Payroll Loop P04 Pseudocode	Sept 23 Sept 30	5 30
Sept 22	Lab Week	Work on P04 and Take Practice Test	Reminder: Last day to file application for Fall 2008 Graduation is 11/3/2008.
Sept 29	PPT 04 Handout Handout Demo	Call-By-Value Functions P05-ex Call-By-Value Sales Structure Charts P05b-ex Local Variables	Read Ch 4 Call-By-Value Functions (p182-237) P05 Call-By-Value Pay P05 Pseudocode	Oct 7	20
Oct 6	PPT 05 Handout Handout	Pointers, Void Functions and Call-By-Reference P06-ex Call-By-Reference P06-ex-c Sample C Program	Read Ch 9.1 Pointers (p500-507) Read Ch 5 Void and Call-By-Reference (p252-287)   P06 Call-By-Reference P07 Using the Debugger	Oct 14 Oct 21	15 10
Oct 13	Test Week	Take Test #1	Test #1 Log into Blackboard and click on Assessments. Remember to allow Pop-ups for Blackboard. Complete Study Guide for Test #2 as chapters are read and Powerpoint presentations are reviewed.	Oct 21	100
Oct 20	PPT 06 Online Handout	File I/O and Switch Statement ASCII Code Table P08-ex File Processing	Read Ch 6.1 - 6.3 File I/O (p306-357) Read Ch 3.2 Switch Statement (p129-139) P08 File Processing	Oct 28	20
Oct 27	PPT 07 Handout	For Loop and Simple Arrays P09-ex Arrays (Part 1:Loading)	Read Ch 3.3-3.4 For Loop (p140-166) Read Ch 7.1-7.2 Arrays (p376-394) P09 Arrays and File Processing Work on load and display functions.	Nov 12	20
	PPT 08 Handout	Processing Arrays P09-ex Arrays (Part 2 : Sorting / Searching) P09-ex Bubble Sort (FYI)	Read Ch 7.3 Processing Arrays (p408-418) P09 Arrays and File Processing (continued) Work on sort and search functions
Nov 3	PPT 09	CStrings, Strings, and Multidimensional Arrays Review P09 Arrays Cstring: lastName Review P09 Arrays   String: firstName	Read Ch 8.1 CStrings (p446-464) Read Ch 8.2 String Class (p465-482) Read Ch 7.4 Multidimensional Arrays (p419-427)
Nov 10	PPT 10	Structures, Classes, Constructors, Destructors, and Friend Functions	Read Ch 10.1 - 10.2 Structures, Classes (p530-574) Read Ch 11.4 Destructors (p663-665) Read Ch 11.1 Friends (p610-618)
	Handout	P10-ex Date Class Interface	P10 SalesPerson Class Interface	Nov 18	10
Nov 17	PPT 11 Handout	Abstract Data Types (ADT), Operator Overloading, and Stream Classes Inheritance P11-ex Date Class Implementation	Read Ch 10.3 Abstract Data Types (ADT) (p575-584) Read Ch 11.2 Operator Overloading (p633-640) Read Ch 10.4 Stream Classes Inheritance (p584-592) P11 SalesPerson Implementation	Nov 25	20
Nov 24	PPT 12   Handout	Inheritance P12-ex Date Time Inheritance	Read Ch 15.1 Inheritance (p826-849) P12 Sales Info Inheritance	Dec 9	20
Dec 1	PPT 13 Handout	Namespaces and Separate File Compilations P13 Summary of Lecture	Read Ch 12.1 Separate Files (p696-710) Read Ch 12.2 Namespaces (p712-718) P13 Separate Files (Extra Credit) P13 is optional, but students are still responsible for the information in Ch 12.	Dec 14	20
Dec 8	Lab Week	Complete P12 and P13
Dec 14	Sunday	Last Day to submit Homework	Blackboard Course Evaluation listed with Assessments.	Dec 16	0
Dec 15	Finals Week	Take Test #2	Test #2 Log into Blackboard and click on Assessments. Remember to allow Pop-ups for Blackboard.	Dec 16	100

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Revised: 08/25/2008 - www.mc.maricopa.edu/~marquez/cis162ab/2schedule_20086_online.html