Units: 3

Class Dates and Times:

• Lectures: self-paced
• Lab: self-paced

• Java Software Solutions, 5^th (or 6^th) Edition - either one is fine
  Lewis and Loftus, Addison Wesley, 2009 (ISBN: 0-321-40949-3, ISBN-10: 0321532058, ISBN-13: 9780321532053)

Preferable Software to be Used: Java Compiler: Most recent Java JDK: get it free from SUN (netBeans, Eclipse, etc also have the SDK - these tools are optional)

Course Description:

Introduces the discipline of computer science, providing an overview of computer systems and their applications and an introduction to software design and programming, the software life-cycle, algorithms and their role in software design. Students will be expected to design, implement, and test a number of programs in Java.
3 hours discussion. 1 hour activity.

Topics:

Introduction of software engineering principles
Modularity, Encapsulation, Information hiding
Abstract data types (ADTs)
Object-oriented design
Introduction to Java programming
Data types and expressions
Classes
Methods and their parameters
Selections/decisions, repetitions, and arrays

Goals: By the end of the course, the student will:

be able to exhibit a disciplined approach to problem solving, algorithm development, and object-oriented program design
be able to write Java code with good style
be able to write readable, useful documentation to accompany programs
be comfortable with the software life-cycle

Laboratory Projects: Seven (7) program design and implementation assignments. Each student must do their own lab; team work is only allowed for discussion purposes. Labs that are equivalent in content will be given 0's and could result with an F in the course. CSUC's Academic Honesty policy.

Grade Evaluation Procedures:

	50%  Assignments
        25%  MidTerm Exam 
        25%  Final Exam   

Note: Failure in either the examination component or the programming component will result in failure in the course.