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Instructor Information
Name	Jeff Gullion		E-mail address	jhgullion@dmacc.edu
Phone number	515-964-6367		Fax number	515-965-7135
Office location	Ankeny Campus Building 8, Room 2		Office hours: See Office Schedule	By appointment :
Course Information
Course title	Computers and Program Logic
Course number	CIS 125		Credits	3
Section number	2		CRN number	21714
Days & Time	M W  10:10 – 11:30		Location	Ankeny AN08-09
Course description	http://www.dmacc.edu/courses/descriptions.htm
Prerequisites
Course competencies	http://www.dmacc.edu/competencies/
Important Dates
Midterm	See class schedule below
Final	See class schedule below
Textbooks & Materials
Required textbooks	Programming Logic and Design Fifth Edition Comprehensive by Joyce Farrell Course Technology ISBN: 978-1-4239-0196-9
	Visual Logic
Required materials
Software applications	Java (J2SE) Alice
Course Policies
Attendance	Attendance is encouraged and expected.  Students will be held accountable for material assigned from the texts and for material covered during lecture.
Grading criteria	Note:  Exams will cover material from the texts which is not covered in class, and material from class which is not covered in the texts. The grading scale is as follows: 90% or better = A 80% to 89%     = B 70% to 79%     = C 60% to 69        = D 59% or worse   = F Final grades will be determined from the total number of points available in the course. Pluses and minuses may be used at the instructor’s discretion.
Classroom conduct	It is expected that students will come to class having read the assignments, and prepared to discuss the assigned material.  Students are expected to pay attention during class.  No playing of computer games or unrelated web surfing will be tolerated.  Students are expected to participate in class discussions.
Missed exams	No make up exams will be given without prior approval from the instructor.
Late Assignments	All projects and In Class Exercises turned in late for any reason will be docked 20% of the total possible points. In class Flow Charting or Pseudo Code Exercises  may be turned in late only with prior approval from the instructor.
Extra credit	Extra credit may be available on certain projects or exams at the instructor’s discretion.
Study expectations	Students are expected to have completed any assigned readings in preparation for class and be prepared to discuss the assigned material.
Academic dishonesty	“See DMACC Educational Services Procedures ES 262 VII. A. and B” for information on plagiarism, cheating, information about appeals procedures or reference publication that addresses this information in detail.”
DMACC Information Web Sites
DMACC home page	http://www.dmacc.edu/
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Student handbook	http://www.dmacc.edu/handbook/
Add/drop dates	http://www.dmacc.edu/academiccal.htm
Refund policy	http://www.dmacc.org/refund.htm
Support Services
Accommodations	“It is the policy of DMACC to accommodate students with disabilities.  Any student with a documented disability who requires reasonable accommodation should contact the special needs coordinator at 515-964-6850 voice or 515-964-6810 TTY.”
Services for students with disabilities	http://www.dmacc.edu/student_services/disabilities.htm Contact the special needs coordinator at 515-964-6850V, 515-964-6809 TTY or the counseling & advising office on any campus for an Application for Accommodation.
Academic & educational advising	http://www.dmacc.org/student_services/academic_advising.htm
Career counseling	http://www.dmacc.org/student_services/career_resource.htm
Library	http://www.library.dmacc.cc.ia.us/
Academic Achievement Center	http://www.dmacc.edu/web2000/student_services/academic_achievement_center.htm
Computer labs	http://www.dmacc.edu/helpdesk/HD_student.htm
Disclaimer
“This syllabus is representative of materials that will be covered in this class; it is not a contract between the student and the institution.  It is subject to change without notice.  Any potential exceptions to stated policies and requirements will be addressed on an individual basis, and only for reasons that meet specific requirements.  If you have any problems related to this class, please feel free to discuss them with me.”

Note:  Syllabus subject to change

Topics	Read	Projects	Due Dates	Exams
Week 1: Jan 12, 14 An Overview of Computers and Logic - Problem Solving	Intro & Chapter 1	Visual Logic Example -Instructions from classroom to car
Week 2: Jan 19 Jan 21 Understanding Structure	Holiday – No Class Chapter 2	Chapter 2 - Find the Bugs
Week 3: Jan 26, 28 Program Planning Process	Chapter 3	Chapter 3 - Find the Bugs 1&2 Assignment #1
Week 4: Feb 2, 4 Making Decisions	Chapter 4
Week 5: Feb 9, 11	Review		Assignment #1 DUE Wednesday Feb 11th	Feb 11th Exam One!!Chapters 1-4
Week 6: Feb 16, 18 Looping	Chapter 5	Chapter 5 – Exercises 1-4 page 232.
Week 7: Feb 23, 25 Arrays	Chapter 6	Programming Project #2	Chapter 5 – Exercises DUE!
Week 8: March 2, 4	Chapter 6 continues
Week 9: March 9, 11 Arrays	Review		Programming Project #2 DUE	Exam Two!
Spring Break March 16-21	College Closed!
Week 10: March 23, 25 Methods	Chapter 7
Week 11: March 30, April 1 Control Breaks	Chapter 8
Week 12: April 6, 8 File Handling and Applications	Chapter 10
Week 13: April 13, 15 Object oriented Programming	Chapter 11 Multidimensional Arrays			Exam Three!
Week 14: April 20, 22 Event Driven GUI programming, animation, exception handling	Chapter 12
Week 15: April 27, 29	Review
Week 16: FINAL Monday May 4 10:30 – 12:45				Final Exam