Fall 2007: A copy of this document, along with a copy of the Syllabus is to be printed and provided to each student on the first day of class.
This section of COSC 1315, Fundamentals of Programming, will be taught using the Alice Interactive 3D Graphics environment.
To learn more about the Alice programming environment, visit Learn to Program using Alice at:
http://www.dickbaldwin.com/tocalice.htm.
Also see Introduction to Alice Programming at:
http://www.developer.com/java/other/article.php/3673761
Also see the main Alice website at:
If you have a specific need to complete this course using the C++ programming language, you should withdraw from this section of this course and enroll in a different section of this course as quickly as possible.
DO NOT purchase the C++ textbook if you are enrolled in this section. An Alice textbook is specified in the syllabus.
Online orientation: Online orientation is required of all students. If you need assistance carrying out these instructions, let me know and I will assist you. Otherwise go to http://www.austincc.edu/baldwin/ Follow the link to your course for the current semester. This will take you to the Official Web Page for your course.
Select Links. Then select Online orientation requirements. Follow the instructions. Then send an Email message to Baldwin@DickBaldwin.com stating explicitly that you have read, understand, and will comply with the information and instructions provided by the documents listed there. Make the subject line of your Email message reads:
"LastName, FirstName, COSC1315, online orientation complete"
Email communications: All Email messages that you send to me must contain the following items in the Subject line:Your name, COSC1315, Short topic of the message
Otherwise, I will probably regard the message as SPAM and delete it without reading it.Your grade: Your final grade will be based on the successful completion of two written exams and ten laboratory programming assignments. Each exam will be worth 15 points toward your final grade. Each programming assignment will be worth 7 points toward your final grade.
Because of the small amount of lab time allocated to this course, you may find that it will be necessary for you to complete some of the programming assignments as homework either in the Open Lab (NRG room 4232) or at home.
Online tutorials: Lectures and lab programming assignments will be based primarily on a set of online tutorials published by Prof. Baldwin at http://www.dickbaldwin.com/tocalice.htm. These tutorials are freely available to all students.
Approximate schedule: The plan will be to cover the first 17 tutorials at http://www.dickbaldwin.com/tocalice.htm. There are 31 classroom sessions during the Fall 2007 sixteen-week session. Therefore, the plan will be to cover approximately one tutorial every two days in the classroom.
The two written exams will be based on the tutorials described above. A set of online practice exams is also available at http://www.dickbaldwin.com/tocalice.htm to help you study for the written exams.
Regards,
Prof. Richard G. Baldwin
Revised: 08/20/07