COP 3330

Administrivia

• 📢 Instructor: Dr. Shangqian Gao (sg24bi[at]fsu[dot]edu)
• 📅 Time: MoWeFr, 9:20 am-10:10 am (ET)
• 🏫 Location: BEL 0180
• 🔍 Office Hour: Wednesday, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm (ET), 171 Love Building
• 🎒 Format: In-person only (unless there is a drastic change in the situation).
• 💡 Teaching Assistants:
  • Hannah Housand, Office Hour: Tuesday, 10 am-12 pm, Location: LOV006
  • Christopher Draper, Office Hour: Thursday, 10 am-12 pm, Location: LOV006

Course Overview

This course focuses on preparing students for upper-division courses in computer science. As such, students are introduced to the object-oriented programming design model including encapsulation, abstraction, inheritance, and other common C++ language features used to create applications.

Prerequisites

A C- or better in COP 3014 or COP 3363 or an equivalent introductory programming course

Textbook

Absolute C++ (6th Edition) authored by Walter Savitch., Addison-Wesley, ISBN: 0133970787

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, the student will:

• Understand the Object-Oriented Programming concept and be able to discuss the differences between procedural and object-oriented languages.
• Demonstrate the ability to create and use classes within the C++ programming language.
• Demonstrate the ability to create, compile, and execute programs in multiple compiler environments (typically Microsoft Visual C++ and the GNU g++ compiler in Unix) using the Object-Oriented design model.
• Be able to build C++ classes using appropriate encapsulation and design principles.
• Demonstrate the use of arrays and pointers in the solution of programming problems using C++.
• Be able to program using important C++ techniques, such as composition of objects, operator overloads, dynamic memory allocation, inheritance and polymorphism, file I/O, exception handling, templates, bitwise operations, preprocessor directives, and basic data structures.

How-to Resources at FSU

• Information about CS account for this class
• Systems Group Pages regarding CS account creation:
  • SSH How to Access Computer Science Department Servers
  • CS account setup
• Command-line SSH and Sftp
• Instructions for compiling with g++ (in unix)
• Building makefiles (for use with g++)
• Unix Tutorials and Help Sites
  • Basic Unix Tutorial
  • UNIX Tutorial for Beginners

Course schedule

The link to in-class code examples will be updated here.

Course Assignments and Evaluation

The final course grade consists of the following components:

• Homework Assignments (48%) (8%x6 = 48%)
• Participation (7%) Based on quizzes given in class or during recitations.
• Midterm (20%) One Midterm exam
• Final Exam (25%) One Midterm exam

Assignment Submission Policy

All programming assignment submissions MUST be accompanied by a link to a video that includes the following:

1. A brief walkthrough of the code
   • Explain the code as if you were in a code review with a supervisor. Simply reading the code aloud will not receive points.
2. A demonstration of the application
   • Show the application from the user’s perspective and highlight any bugs you intend to resolve.
3. An explanation of anything that isn’t currently working
   • Discuss how you plan to address the issue.
4. Reflection on the most difficult part of the assignment
   • Explain how you worked through the challenge.

Video links should be added as a comment on the submission. Do not upload video files to Canvas. Do not include the link in your code submission.

Late Assignments

The course schedule shows the general timing of assignments to assist you in staying on track. Assignments will be accepted up to three days late for a 15% penalty. Assignments will be accepted after the late deadline with an excuse on a case-by-case basis. Note that after solutions are posted, any assignments accepted past that point will be subject to requirements modifications, resulting in a different assignment than the original. It is in your best interest to let me know ASAP if you will miss a deadline (with an excuse) so we can be proactive.

Final Grades

Course Attendance Policy: Attendance is merged with participation, and attendance will be measured by in-class or recitation quizzes.

University Attendance Policy: Excused absences include documented illness, deaths in the family and other documented crises, call to active military duty or jury duty, religious holy days, and official University activities. These absences will be accommodated in a way that does not arbitrarily penalize students who have a valid written excuse. Consideration will also be given to students whose dependent children experience serious illness.

Academic Honor Policy: The Florida State University, Academic Honor Policy, outlines the University’s expectations for the integrity of student’s academic work, the procedures for resolving alleged violations of those expectations, and the rights and responsibilities of students and faculty members throughout the process. Students are responsible for reading the Academic Honor Policy and for living up to their pledge to . . . be honest and truthful and . . . [to] strive for personal and institutional integrity at Florida State University. (Florida State University Academic Honor Policy, found at http://fda.fsu.edu/Academics/Academic-Honor-Policy).

All work in this course is intended to be done individually. In addition to this information, please be aware of the following:

• It is NOT APPROPRIATE to utilize websites such as CHEGG.com, COURSEHERO.com, etc. DO NOT post our assignments to these websites to solicit answers, and DO NOT use/view/utilize the “solutions” found on these websites. Doing so is in direct violation of the FSU honor policy.

• It is NOT APPROPRIATE to work on assignments with other students or to give or receive solutions to or from anyone before an assignment is due and handed in (by all parties).

• It is NOT APPROPRIATE to share any amount of code with your classmates. When you turn in code with your name on it, you are representing that work as your own. If your submission matches that of another student, this is considered a violation of the Academic Honor Code.

• It is NOT APPROPRIATE to copy/paste or use any amount of code written by other people from any web sources, forums, etc., as your own solutions.

• It is NOT APPROPRIATE to post your code online in public view, where other students can copy it. If I find your code online (unapproved online compilers, text sites, blogs, help sites, etc.), no matter the intent in posting your code, this is automatically in violation of the Academic Honor Policy. The appropriate actions will be taken. If you are keeping code on repositories like GitHub, make sure your code is not searchable or viewable by the public.

• Plagiarism detection tools, such as MOSS, will be used in the grading process.

• It IS APPROPRIATE to utilize examples found in the course textbook or in the course notes and examples, as long as the source is cited. This is appropriate because some hand-in assignments will have structural elements based on examples we’ve done in class or contain other code provided to you in the assignment specification.

• It IS APPROPRIATE to discuss solutions and techniques on assignments with other students AFTER the assignment has been graded and handed back.

• It IS APPROPRIATE to study general topics, ideas, and solve non-assigned-for-homework questions for practice with other classmates.

• If it is found that a student has violated the academic honor policy, the student is not permitted to drop or withdraw from the course and must complete the course with the sanctions assessed via the policy. This is a UNIVERSITY policy.

• A first violation of the honor code will result, at minimum (but not limited to), in a penalty of 0 on the assignment or test involved, along with a reduced course letter grade for that term (–10 points off the final course grade).

• If the violation is that of soliciting solutions on external web sites (Chegg, Course Hero, etc.) — which is also a violation of copyright — the penalty will be an automatic F in the course, regardless of whether it is a first violation or not.

• Any second violation of the honor code will result in an automatic F in the course, and possible proceedings before the FSU Honor Code Committee.

Academic success: Your academic success is a top priority at Florida State University. The university provides a range of resources to help you succeed, including tutoring centers, computer labs, counseling and health services, and services for designated groups—such as veterans and students with disabilities. The following information is not exhaustive, so please check with your advisor or the Dean of Students office to learn more.

Americans with Disabilities Act: Students with disabilities needing academic accommodation should: (1) register with and provide documentation to the Office of Accessibility Services; (2) bring a letter to the instructor indicating the need for accommodation and what type; (3) meet (in person, via phone, email, skype, zoom, etc…) with each instructor to whom a letter of accommodation was sent to review approved accommodations. Please note that instructors are not allowed to provide classroom accommodation to a student until appropriate verification from the Office of Accessibility Services has been provided. This syllabus and other class materials are available in an alternative format upon request. For more information about services available to FSU students with disabilities, contact the: Office of Accessibility Services, 874 Traditions Way, 108 Student Services Building, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4167; (850) 644-9566 (voice); (850) 644-8504 (TDD), oas@fsu.edu, https://dsst.fsu.edu/oas/

Confidential Campus Resources: Various centers and programs are available to assist students with navigating stressors that might impact academic success. These include the following:

• Victim Advocate Program University Center A, Room 4100, (850) 644-7161, Available 24/7/365, Office Hours: M-F 8-5 https://dsst.fsu.edu/vap

• University Counseling Center, Askew Student Life Center, 2nd Floor, 942 Learning Way. (850) 644-8255 https://counseling.fsu.edu/

• University Health Services Health and Wellness Center, (850) 644-6230 https://uhs.fsu.edu/

Free Tutoring from FSU: On-campus tutoring and writing assistance is available for many courses at Florida State University. For more information, visit the Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) Tutoring Services’ comprehensive list of on-campus tutoring options at http://ace.fsu.edu/tutoring or contact tutor@fsu.edu. High-quality tutoring is available by appointment and on a walk-in basis. These services are offered by tutors trained to encourage the highest level of individual academic success while upholding personal academic integrity.

Syllabus Change Policy: Except for changes that substantially affect the implementation of the evaluation (grading) statement, this syllabus is a guide for the course and is subject to change with advance notice.

Ackowledgement: The course is developed based on COP 3330 previously taught by Prof.Bob Myers and Dr.Chris Mills.