Faculty Contact Information:
| Please feel free to contact me anytime using my email address above. | |
Consultation:
| Since our class will be held on Saturdays I am available for help during the lunch hour and immediately after class. | |
Required Texts and Readings:
| Dale, N., Weems, C, and Headington, M. (2003). Programming and Problem Solving with Java. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. (ISBN number: 0-7637-0490-3) | |
Supplementary Readings:
| I will be supplying a list of online Java tutorials and other useful online resources when we meet on the first Saturday. | |
Recommended Journals:
| Publications of the various professional societies (such as ACM -- the Association for Computing Machinery, the IEEE Computing Society, and the various management professional societies) are strongly recommended. In addition, there are many trade journals (such as eWEEK) that MIS professionals should become familiar with, many of these being published both weekly and on-line. | |
Course Description:
| 3 semester hours credit. Introduces the principles and techniques of object-oriented programming and design. The main concepts of the object-oriented programming paradigm as they relate to software development in an MIS environment are explained. This course satisfies the programming language prerequisite for the M.S. program. It is not open to students who have already satisfied the programming language prerequisite using the object-oriented paradigm. INSS 505 may be used as elective credit in the MIS program. | |
Course Goals:
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Upon completion of the course, participants should:
1. Understand and apply the basic concepts of object-oriented programming and software development.
2. Design, write, and debug programs of moderate complexity using the Java programming language. | |
Course Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Explain the main concepts of the object-oriented programming paradigm as they relate to software development in an MIS environment.
2. Use class hierarchies and class inheritance to extend existing classes.
3. Design and package classes.
4. Select and use appropriate data structures and methods.
5. Use Java classes for file input and output.
6. Design and implement methods for processing of character and array data structures.
7. Use Java classes in the design and implementation of graphical user interfaces and event-driven programming.
8. Design and implement Java applets. | |
Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 92%
B 80 – 91%
C 70 – 79%
F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F(a) is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog, available in your local Education Center or online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs. | |
Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society.
In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
10% Participate in classroom discussions
30% Complete graduate level projects or programming assignments, write graduate level papers or case studies
20% Orally/visually present prepared material
40% Complete one or more written examination(s) | |
Description of Course Requirements:
1. Programming projects / Examinations. The programming projects will test concepts and their application for specific chapters as outlined in the Course Schedule. The two tests will cover all chapters covered to that point in the course. The final exam is comprehensive and is designed to not only test your understanding of the basic concepts in the material presented in the text but also your ability to apply these concepts.
2. Time Requirements. Students will be spending considerable amount of non-classroom time researching, designing and implementing the programming projects. A rough estimate, based on the mythical average student, would be 10-12 hours per programming project. Note, this estimate does not include time spent reading the assigned chapters.
3. Computer Laboratory Facilities. There will be University of Maryland Computer Labs available for your use. If you plan on using these facilities, you should check the exact hours and procedures as they may vary from course to course and location to location. You are not required to use these lab facilities. You may work at home, at work (with proper permissions), or at any other place as long as you do your own work.
4. Software. Important Note: you must have access to a Java compiler (Official Sun Java SDK 1.4.2 is recommended). An editor and Integrated Development Environment (IDE) such as JGrasp or NetBeans is strongly recommended. However, you are welcome to use other Java development tools such as Borland JBuilder or Eclipse, etc. It is your responsibility to obtain this access. As this is a programming course, you will be expected to master the use of this software.
Links to the latest JGrasp and Netbeans software are:
JGrasp - http://www.jgrasp.org and
Netbeans - http://www.netbeans.org.
Participate in classroom discussions: You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner. Usually this requires two to three hours for every hour of a face-to-face class and approximately ten hours of preparation per week for a DE class.
Complete graduate level projects or programming assignments, write graduate level papers or case studies: You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment.
Orally/visually present prepared material: You are required to present your results in a professional manner. In a face-to-face course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material.
Complete one or more written examination(s): The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary for successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The examination questions used for this course will either be taken directly from past comprehensive exams or written as though to be included on a comprehensive exam. | |
Course Schedule:
First meeting: Saturday - 21 August 2004
Introductions
Review of syllabus
Clarification of goals, objectives and requirements
Introduction and overview of subject matter
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
Chapter 2 - Java Syntax and Semantics,Classes,and Objects
Program problem #1 assigned
Second meeting: Saturday - 28 August 2004
Chapter 3 - Arithmetic Expressions
Chapter 4 - Selection and Encapsulation
Program problem #1 due
Program problem #2 assigned
Third meeting: 11 September 2004
Chapter 5 - File Objects and Looping Statements
Chapter 6 - Object-Oriented Software Design and Implementation
Program problem #2 due
Program problem #3 assigned
Fourth meeting: 18 September 2004
Chapter 7 - Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Scope
Chapter 8 - Event-Driven Input and Output
Program problem #3 due
Program problem #4 assigned
Fifth meeting: 25 September 2004
Midterm Exam
Chapter 9 - Exceptions and Additional Control Structures
Chapter 10 - One-Dimensional Arrays
Program problem #4 due
Program problem #5 assigned
Sixth meeting: 2 October 2004
Chapter 11 - Array-Based Lists
Chapter 12 - Multidimensional Arrays and Numeric Computation
Program problem #5 due
Program problem #6 assigned
Seventh meeting: 9 October 2004
Chapter 14 - Applets
Final Examination
Program problem #6 due
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Academic Policies:
The University has a license agreement with Turnitin.com, a service that helps prevent plagiarism from internet resources. I may be using this service in this class by either requiring students to submit their papers electronically to Turnitin.com or by submitting questionable text on behalf of a student. If you or I submit part or all of your paper, it will be stored by Turnitin.com in their database throughout the term of the University's contract with Turnitin.com. If you object to this temporary storage of your paper, you must let me know no later than two weeks after the start of this class. Please Note: If you object to the storage of your paper on Turnitin.com, I may utilize other services to check your work for plagiarism The official university policy on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty can be found at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa15025.shtml. Section I.C. states: "Faculty may determine if the resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC), partially or in its entirety, is acceptable when assigning a grade on that piece of course work. Faculty must provide this information in their written syllabi. If the resubmission of course work is deemed to be unacceptable, a charge may not be brought under this Policy and will be handled as indicated in the written syllabi."
Please refer to Description of Course Requirements for specific information on how resubmissions will be treated in this course and to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center. | |
Faculty Bio:
Kerry Painter earned his BA degree in Chinese-Vietnamese Language Studies from the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. Before attending the University of Hawaii, he studied electrical engineering at Clemson University, attended the 47-week North Vietnamese language course at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, and worked as a linguist for the Army Security Agency in both Vietnam and Korea.
For six years after college graduation he worked in radio news as a reporter, writer, announcer, news director, and manager in Hawaii, Texas, and Delaware. He earned an MS degree in Technical and Science Communication and an MS in Computer Science from Drexel University in Philadelphia.
Kerry did doctoral studies at Drexel and has taught a variety of computer science and mathematics courses at Drexel University, Penn State University, Elizabethtown College, and Swarthmore College, all in Pennsylvania. He joined The University of Maryland European Division in January 1989 and has taught at SHAPE in Belgium, Soesterberg Air Base and AFNORTH in Holland, Aviano Air Base in Italy, and at several German locations: Augsburg, Bad Kreuznach, Bamberg, Baumholder, Berlin, Beuchel, Geilenkirchen, Giebelstadt, Hahn, Hanau, Heidelberg, Kapaun, Kitzingen, Mannheim, Ramstein, Rhein Main, Schweinfurt, Spangdahlem, Wiesbaden, and Wuerzburg. | |