Prerequisite

CSIS-110: Introduction to Computer Science

Required Text

Java Early Objects, Interactive zyBook

Required Software (free)

• Java: http://www.bluej.org/index.html Select BlueJ Installer with Java 8 JDK

Official Online Documentation

• Java Documentation: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/

Course Learning Goals

1. To enhance the student's problem-solving abilities.
2. To develop the student's ability to develop programming solutions.
3. To enable the student to translate algorithmic solutions to a Java implementation.
4. To help the student acquire knowledge about computing systems in general.
5. To continue the student's introduction to the academic discipline of Computer Science.

Topics

For a complete list of topic covered see the Course Schedule

Grading

Final grades will be based on the following weights:

10%	zyBook Activities
10%	In-class Activities & Participation
10%	Homework (Programming Projects)
10%	10 Lab Activities
10%	2 Lab Practical Exams
15%	Exam 1
15%	Exam 2
20%	Cumulative Final Exam

Letter grades will be assigned based on your numeric final average:

A	>= 93.0	A-	>= 90.0	B+	>= 87.0
B	>= 83.0	B-	>= 80.0	C+	>= 77.0
C	>= 73.0	C-	>= 70.0	D+	>= 67.0
D	>= 63.0	D-	>= 60.0	F	< 60.0

Course Format

Reading

Each week, students must complete the assigned reading in the zyBook, which includes activities and quiz questions that must be completed.

zyBook Activity:

Before each lecture, students must complete all the participation and challenge activities from the assigned reading.

In-class Activity & Participation:

During lecture (typically Thursday) students will break into small groups and complete activities or solve problems based on the assigned reading. After completing the activity or solving the problems, students submit a deliverable (via email or Blackboard). Students can leave a lecture activity as soon as they are finished and the deliverable is submitted. To facilitate this activity, students are required to bring a laptop computer to class. If a student does not have a laptop, they must contact the instructor prior to lecture and the instructor will either provide one or arrange for the student to work with a partner who does have a computer.

Traditional Lecture:

For one lecture per week (typically Tuesday), the instructor will cover important concepts and details that will help students with lab, programming projects and exam preparation. Thus, it is important that you take notes that you can study from. These lectures will not be provided online. If you miss lecture, you must make arrangements with another student to get the notes. Be warned that many exam questions will come directly from these traditional lectures.

Lab Activities:

There will be 9 regular lab sessions where students will complete more structured activities than the ones in lecture. Students will work in pairs. Each pair of students must submit the lab handout with all questions answered and must submit required code via Blackboard. Students do not always finish the activity in the allotted 2-hour lab session, so the lab handout and code is due at the beginning of the next lab session.

Lab Practical Exams:

Two lab sessions will be used for practical exams. The practical exams test students' ability to code independently. Thus, students cannot seek help from the instructor or TAs. Unlike regular labs, students must complete the practical exam in the 2-hour lab session. Students are required to bring a laptop computer to lab practical exams.

Exam 1 and 2:

Two exams will be held during lecture. See the scheduled for announced dates. The exams test students' knowledge of course and programming topics. Written exams include a mix of multiple-choice, fill-in and explanation-type questions. Students will also have to write and explain Java code. Students will not be allowed to use a computer for the written exams.

Cumulative Final Exam:

During final exam week, students will take a 2-hour cumulative final exam. It will include material covered in the first two written exams as well as the new material covered after the second written exam.

Lecture Attendance

A student is expected to attend every lecture. It is the student's responsibility to be aware of this policy. Students can receive up to a 10% penalty toward their final average for excessive absence, lateness, or disruption during lecture. Students will be given a warning if they are more than 2 minutes late to lecture. After a warning, subsequent lateness will be recorded. Students who are more than 10 minutes late will be marked absent and penalties will be incurred. Students can have two unexcused absence and two lateness warnings without any penalty. But after two, students will receive a 1% penalty for each unexcused absence and a 0.5% penalty for each unexcused lateness (maximum of 10% total penalty).

Lab Attendance

Students are required to attend all lab sessions. There is a 10% penalty toward the individual lab for arriving late. Students will be given a warning if they are more than 2 minutes late. After a warning, the penalty will be enforced for any subsequent lateness. Students who are more than 10 minutes late will be marked absent. In addition, there is a 10% penalty for leaving early, i.e., leaving before the 2 hour lab period is over unless a student has completed the lab and submitted the deliverable.

Students who miss lab entirely receive a 30% penalty for the lab and must submit the lab deliverable before the next lab period, otherwise they will get a zero. In addition, students who miss two or more labs (unexcused), will receive additional penalties describe below:

2 unexcused lab absences	3% penalty on final average
3 unexcused lab absences	7% penalty on final average
4 unexcused lab absences	15% penalty on final average
5 unexcused lab absences	Automatic failure from the course (no exceptions)

Excused Absences

Lecture:

Students can be excused (and not penalized) from lecture for illnesses, job interviews, and serious commitments such as athletic or academic trips/competitions. However, students must inform the instructor as soon as possible, provide proof/documentation, and take responsibility to acquire notes and information from other students.

Lab:

Students can be excused (not penalized) from lab and allowed to submit late deliverables but the following rules will be strictly enforced:

• Job interviews will NOT be considered a valid excused for missing lab. Do not schedule job interviews during your lab time unless you are willing to accept the penalties.
• Practices (athletics), regularly scheduled extra curricular activities, and weekly obligations in other courses will NOT be considered a valid excuses for missing lab. Students should not register for this class if such activities conflict with the lab session.
• Traveling to athletic games that are documented by the Athletic Department are a valid excuse. However, if you are going to miss more than three labs due to games, it is recommended that you drop the course and take it in the off season.
• For illness or medical emergencies, students WILL have to show documentation (a doctor's note, release form, receipt or equivalent) that verifies the excuse. If an illness is not serious enough to go to a doctor then it is not serious enough to be accepted by the instructor.
• For family emergencies, funerals, or other serious commitments, students should contact the office of Student Affair or Academic Affairs. If the emergency is serious, ask an authorized school official to contact all your instructors regarding your absence. If an excuse is not serious enough to contact an authorized school official then the excuse is not serious enough to be accepted by the instructor.

The instructor makes the final decision to excuse or not to excuse an absence. If you are concerned that an absence will not be excused, you should contact the instructor as soon as possible.

Pandemic/Emergency Preparedness

• Students are instructed to bring all texts and a copy of the syllabus/course schedule home with you in the event of a College Closure. The Academic Calendar will be adjusted upon Reopening; so be prepared for the possibility of a short mini-semester; rescheduled class/exam period; and /or rescheduling of the semester, depending on the length of the Closure.
• If your situation permits, you should continue with readings and assignments to the best of your ability, per the course schedule.
• You will be given instructions regarding how to deal with paper assignments requiring library or other required research by me, as needed.
• Online office hours will be used by me in order to maintain contact with my students. You will be able to “check-in” with questions that you have. If you do not have internet access available, I will also provide my home phone number and home address, as needed. Remember, internet, mail delivery, and telephone services may also be impacted by a Pandemic or other emergency event.
• Finally, stay connected with information regarding the status of the College’s status and Reopening schedule by monitoring the Siena web site, www.siena.edu.

College Policies

• Academic integrity policy
• Accommodations policy
• Emergency preparedness
• Attendance policy
• Cell phone use

Academic Integrity

Exams:

Students caught cheating on an exam, will receive a zero on the exam, will be penalized a full letter-grade in the course, and a letter describing the student's actions will be sent to Siena's Vice President of Academic Affairs. During an exam period, students cannot share information, look at each other's tests, or use unauthorized materials. Unless specific clarification is given, exams are closed-book, closed-notes, there are no cheat sheets allowed, and electronic device usage is prohibited.

Plagiarism on Code:

It is very easy to copy code from other sources and claim it as your own. This is academically dishonest and considered plagiarism. Students who present other authors' code, documents, or programs as their own will receive a grade of zero on the entire project or lab. Students who commit plagiarism a second time will again receive a zero, but will also be penalized a full letter-grade in the course and a letter describing the student's violation will be sent to Siena's Vice President of Academic Affairs. Use the following guidelines to avoid code plagiarism: