Texts
(Read the Important
Note (below the list of texts) before you buy! Three books are
listed as "required", but only one is required; which text is
required depends on your choice of language.)
- Head First Java (2nd ed.) , by Kathy Sierra and Bert
Bates, O'Reilly Media, Inc. ISBN 978-0596009205 (2005) (Required for
the Java option only!)
Download the Java errata.
- Head First C# (3rd ed.) , by Jennifer Greene and
Andrew Stellman, O'Reilly Media, Inc. ISBN 978-1449343507 (2013)
(Required for the C# option only!)
Download the C# errata.
- C++ Primer (5th ed.), by Lippman, Lajoie, and Moo,
Addison Wesley ISBN 978-0321714114 (2012) (Required for the
C++ option only!)
To download the C++ errata click on the "Updates" tab.
Note regarding C++ in this course and in SSE 554: C++ has changed over the years, and instructors now face the decision of
teaching the course "the old way" or "the new way". With the selection of this text, we are selecting "the new way". (This
way is explained in some detail in the text.) Expect people who learned C++ "the old way" to be surprised by this approach.
In particular, we will be learning C++ as it is intended to be used based on its current design; we will _not_ be
following the historical approach of treating C++ as an extension of C.
Other Resources
TBD
You will need a suitable computer. The University's
Computer Recommendations are appropriate for this course for Windows and OS X. If you use the Linux
operating system this course, the recommendations for Windows computers will also be suitable for Linux.
Please see the Online Learning page for more information
regarding expected student student access to the internet, and corresponding software.
Please see the Mercer's Distance Learning page for more information
regarding expected student student access to the internet, and corresponding software.
Course Description
This is a beginning course in object-oriented development. It may be taken in one of several
object-oriented languages, e.g., C#, Java, or C++.
This Online Learning course begins on August 20, 2019 at 12:00 am Eastern time. All assignments
are due by the end (11:59:00 pm) of the specified calendar day in the Eastern time zone. This course ends at
11:59:00 pm on December 10, 2019, in the Eastern time zone.
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Prerequisite(s)
Permission of the program director.
Please see the Online Learning page for more information
regarding expected student abilities and aptitudes.
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Grading
Item
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Percent of Term Grade
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Project 1 will be delivered twice, once provisionally, and
in a final version. (See Assignments, below.) The grade for the
provisional version will determine whether or not you are
reported as being in academic trouble early in the semester.
The grade of the final version will replace the grade of the
provisional version. Please note that the final version
includes more than the provisional version, and may well receive
a different grade. |
25
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Project 2 |
35
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Project 3 |
40
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Credit will be given only for original work.
The Office of the Provost's "Academic Integrity page
includes a link to the Graduate Honor Code, which covers
issues such as plagiarism. Please take a good, careful look at
the Graduate Honor Code. Plagiarism is not acceptable in this, or
any, course.
Project reports are to be submitted complete, not as
incremental partial submissions.
More information about project grading is contained
in the General Project Rubric .
If you have a question about any of this, please ask.
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Additional Information
- Asynchronous Learning Nets (ALNs)
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- Self Study: You study the texts and any other course study
material on your own.
- Collaborative Projects: After your self-study, you
collaborate (communicating via whatever means the team
members find acceptable) with your partner(s) to
produce a team product. Your collaborative work is substantial,
asynchronous, and rapid.
- This course is an online learning course. Please read this
Online Learning web page
regarding online learning in this course and this program.
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- Study the assigned material.
- Write and read email messages about ideas, problems and
solutions to do with the assigned study material.
- Do the assigned work, deliver the assigned deliverables.
- Write and read email messages (to/from the course contact group) about
ideas, problems, projects, and solutions to do with the assigned
homework.
- Review the deliverables produced by other people.
Changes to this Syllabus:
There will be changes to this syllabus, so check back
frequently, and don't forget to hit "Reload" or "Refresh".
Schedule of Assignments and Events (tentative)
Start Date
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End Date
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Activity/Event
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August 20, 2019 |
December 10, 2019 |
Course in Progress |
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August 20, 2019 |
Login in to the course on Canvas. |
January 7, 2019 |
September 9, 2019 |
Work on Project 1 |
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September 9, 2019 |
Project 1 Provisional due
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September 23, 2019
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Project Final 1 due |
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October 28, 2019 |
Project 2 due
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December 10, 2019 |
Project 3 due
Course ends
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Notes: The course begins at midnight (12:00 am) on the first day of class (see schedule above), and ends
at 11:59:00 pm on the last day of class. Assignments are due at any time during the day specified on the schedule,
that is, before 11:59:00 pm on that day. All times are Macon, Georgia (Eastern time zone) times.
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