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CSC 102: Introduction to Programming: 2 hours.
Description
A gentle introduction to programming for students with no or limited computer programming experience. Students will write small computer programs to practice problem solving and programming methodologies. Labs will be structured around the language common in a given discipline. Lab: CSC 102L
Goals for CSC 102 are:
- Have an introductory knowledge of programming
- Be able to write simple programs
Course outcomes for CSC 102 are:
Upon completion of CSC 102, students will understand:
- how to write simple programs
- programming terms including variables, selection, repetition, functions/procedures.
Program outcomes for CSC 102 are:
- Analyze a complex computing problem and apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions. (Computing student learning outcome 1.1)
- Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline. (Computing student learning outcome 2)
- Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts. (Computing student learning outcome 3)
- Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline. (Computing student learning outcome 5)
Integration
- Note taking at the introductory level via accountability for class notes
- Team work at the introductory level by working in pairs with a robot
- Professionalism at the introductory level by requiring all communications about the course to be at a professional level
- Ethics at an introductory level by covering:
- being honest about what your software can and cannot do
- encouraging their project to be socially responsible
- Cybersecurity at the introductory level by covering:
- secure programming in terms of what crazy input can be given to the program.
- Verbal communications at an introductory level by requiring each team to present their project and include the some grading of the quality of the presentation as part of the rubric with feedback on how to improve
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- Build and program your robot
- Work with sensors
- Geometric drawing
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- Your own project
- Show off your project
- Evaluate all the projects
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- Reactions to current events/publications. A reaction to an article includes enough to convince me that you have read the entire article and not just the headline or first paragraph. It should include s summary of what was said and your reaction. Be sure to give a complete reference to the item. These should be turned in as a hard copy in class within one week of the item being published. You may pick when. Each one does have a deadline.
- Write a reaction to one article in the ACM TechNews. This needs to be completed by midterm.
- Write a reaction to one article in XRDS. This needs to be completed before the final.
- Other assignments or quizzes as assigned.
Extra credit
To be eligible for extra credit you must be attending class 80% of the time (according to when you turn it in). If you are in sports that causes you to miss class, you should not be missing class on any of the other days.
There are three types of extra credit available:
- Extra credit for an assignment or exam. This will be if I determine to offer the entire class some credit for improving work on a given item. This will be used to raise the grade on that item. Details will be given in class when/if this happens.
- The [[CollegeGems][College Gems]. This can have a direct impact on your grade. See that page for more details
- Extra credit that will be used at the end of the class to decide if I should "bump" you up to the next mark.
- There may be events that I give extra credit for attending. To earn this, you must attend the event (in person unless otherwise stated) and write a 1/2 page summary of what was said. This is to be turned in as a hard copy within 3 working days of the event.
- Do a reaction to an article in the Communications of the ACM
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- Programs are worth 50% of the grade
- Exams are worth 45% of the grade (with the final exam being comprehensive and worth double)
- Assignments are worth 5% of the grade
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- Grade scale
- 93% <= average <= 100% -> A
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