Instructor: Dr. Steven Robbins
Office: 4.01.23 SB
Phone: 458-5544
Address: srobbins@cs.utsa.edu
Course Homepage: /classes/cs4773s2005/
Office Hours: MWF 11:00 - 12:00
Class Times: MWF 10:00-10:50 am in room SB 3.01.04 (the Linux Lab)

Texts:

• Design Patterns Explained, 2nd edition by A. Shalloway and J. R. Trott
• Core Java 2, Volume I-Fundamentals, 7th edition, by C.S. Horstmann and G. Cornell
• Core Java 2, Volume II-Advanced Features, 7th edition, by C.S. Horstmann and G. Cornell

Additional Materials
A Mead 5 Star Composition Book, 100 sheets/college ruled 9.75" by 7.5" .

Prerequisites: Java Programming

Course Objectives:

• To understand the basic concepts of object oriented design
• To use design patterns to improve design skills
• To improve teamwork skills

• Laboratory emails and notebook
• Class participation
• Final self evaluation

The composition book will be used to keep track of the time you spend on the course and interactions you have with other class members. Start each day in which you will make an entry on the top of a page and label the page with the date. Each time you discuss something with a member of the class, put a notation in the book (one sentence describing what it was about) and classify it as help given, help received, or a discussion. A discussion is anything that cannot be classified as help given or received. You must indicate the name of the person or people involved. Check the class pictures web page if necessary.
Also include in the book how much time you spent on the course for that day with a brief indication of what you worked on.

For each laboratory assignment, you will also send an email to the cs4773 account with a summary of the interactions you had concerning that assignment.

At the end of the semester you will turn in a self-evaluation. This evaluation should be one to two pages single spaced (use a word processor). You should explain your strengths and weaknesses in the course, what aspects of your work need improvement, and what you contributed to overall class success.

Course Content:

We will cover the Design Patterns book, do several small projects and one major group project. All programming will be in Java using JBuilder 2005. This is available in all of the CS labs and you can download a copy from the Borland web site.

• 20% Midterm
• 30% Assignments
• 20% Teamwork, notebook, and class participation
• 30% Course Project

Monday, March 28, is the last day to drop this course. No make-up exams will be given except for university sanctioned excused absences. If you must miss an exam (for a good reason), it is your responsibility to contact me before the exam. Leave a message at the above number or send me email.

Unless otherwise stated, all assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date. There will be a 10 percent penalty for assignments turned in after that time. Do not miss class to finish an assignment. Turn in what you have for partial credit. Assignments which are more than 12 hours late will not be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made.

You must keep copies of the source code for all assignments for this course at least until you receive the your final grade for the course. At any time during the semester you may be asked to demonstrate any of your programs.

Work you turn in should be your own, but you may get help from or give help to any member of the class, as long as it is documented. Important: If you use computers long enough you will delete a file by mistake. When working on assignments, make copies of your course code often and store the copies in a safe place. At a minimum, you should store them on your account in a different directory. It is a good idea to use a separate directory for each assignment and a separate subdirectory for each part of the assignment. Copy everything from one part of the assignment into a new directory before starting on the next part. After you have worked several hours on a program and have it almost working, make a backup copy before doing any major modifications.