Hudson County Community College

COURSE SYLLABUS

TITLE OF COURSE: CSC 117 JAVA Programming 3 CR

TERM:

PREREQUSITE(S): Math 100 or higher

INSTRUCTOR:
OFFICE HOURS: TBD LOCATION:

EMAIL ADDRESS: PHONE:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course introduces students to Java programming, an object-oriented
language. Students will develop stand-alone business applications and
create applications called from within HTML page (applets) designed to be
transported over the Internet and executed by browsers. The syntax,
control structures, methods, arrays, strings, and characters and graphics
will be applied to bring interactive applications to web clients.

STUDENT OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Perform input and output functions using Java
• Use Java’s control structures, functions, arrays, pointers, and strings
• Discuss data abstraction using classes
• Write Java programs using an object-oriented format
EVALUATION CRITERIA:
Student will be graded based on:
• Midterm 30%.
• Projects 20%.
• Final 30%.
• laboratory and homework assignments 20%.
There will be no makeup for missing tests unless official documents
are presented.
Late Homework assignments:
a) Up to 3 days late, 30% penalty (10% per day).
b) Beyond 3 days, not accepted.
c) Submission of homework assignments, tests, projects is NOT
accepted by email.

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 Any student misses a class for any reason is responsible for the notes
and the assignments that are given on the day he/she missed.
The schedule for the tests and the laboratory assignments depends on the
covered material.
Excess of absence will result in a failing grade (3 absences maximum for
classes which meet one a week and 6 for classes which meet twice a week).
** 20 minutes of lateness is considered one absence.

Unless approved by the instructor or if experiencing a technical

issue, turning off the camera during class time will considered
absence(must show your face).
** failure to keep Camera on or not showing your face during
class time is considered absence (unless pre authorized by the
instructor)

. If students are unable to turn their cameras on, they should communicate the
circumstances to the faculty member. On-campus spaces are also available to students
as an alternative to home or off campus online and remote instruction. The on-campus
spaces include: Gabert Library L219, L221, L222, L419, STEM Building S217, and North
Hudson Campus N224, N303D. Within these rooms, students will have access to
computers, web cameras, and headsets. If there are any issues with space capacity,
there are several additional rooms that can be utilized.

Grading policy:
95 - 100 A
90 – 94 A-
85 – 89 B+
80 – 84 B
75 – 79 C+
70 - 74 C
65 – 69 D
00 - 64 F

Required Textbooks:

Starting out with Java

6th Edition
ISBN-13: 978-0134059877

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 ISBN-10: 0134059875

USE OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES:

No internet browsing, instant messaging, chatting or E-mail during exams.

Disability Support Services

Students with disabilities who believe that they might need accommodations in this class
are encouraged to contact the Disability Support Services at 201-360-4157 as soon as
possible to better ensure that such assistance can be implemented in a timely fashion. All
disabilities must be documented by a qualified professional such as a physician, licensed
learning disability teacher (LDTC), psychologist, psychiatric nurse, licensed social worker or
licensed professional counselor, who is qualified to assess the disability that the student
claims to have and note recommendations on accommodations for the student. All
information provided to the Disability Support Services Program will be confidential between
the program, professors involved with the student, and the individual student.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Academic integrity is central to the pursuit of education. For students at HCCC, this
means maintaining the highest ethical standards in completing their academic work.
In doing so, students earn college credits by their honest efforts. When they are
awarded a certificate or degree, they have attained a goal representing genuine
achievement and can reflect with pride on their accomplishment. This is what gives
college education its essential value.

Violations of the principle of academic integrity include:

Cheating on exams.
Reporting false research data or experimental results.
Allowing other students to copy one’s work to submit to instructors.
Communicating the contents of an exam to other students who will be taking the same
test.
Submitting the same project in more than one course, without discussing this first
with instructors.
Submitting plagiarized work. Plagiarism is the use of another writer's words or ideas
without properly crediting that person. This unacknowledged use may be from
published books or articles, the Internet, or another student's work.

When students act dishonestly in meeting their course requirements, they lower the
value of education for all students. Students who violate the college’s policy on academic

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integrity are subject to failing grades on exams or projects, or for the entire course. In
some cases, serious or repeated instances of academic integrity violations may warrant
further disciplinary action.

RECORDING POLICY
Student Classroom Recording Policy
• Hudson County Community College prohibits the audio-visual recording, transmission, and
distribution of classroom sessions. Classes may only be recorded with the advance written permission of
the instructor. The Hudson County Community College classroom recording policy must be listed in all
syllabi.
• All classroom recordings can only be used for academic purposes by students enrolled in that class.
Recordings may not be shared, reproduced, or uploaded to public websites or other mediums, and these
recordings may contain copyrighted material and are prohibited from any form of commercial use.
• All students and guests must be informed that the class may be recorded. Due to issues related to
privacy and the possible inhibition of student participation, instructors should be mindful of the effects
of permitting classroom recording.

• Instructors should retain electronic or paper copies of their written consent to grant classroom
recordings.
• Students must destroy their recordings at the end of the semester.
• Students who are granted permission to record their class by the office of Disability Support Services
should inform the instructor beforehand and are subject to the policies outlined in this document.
• Violation of this policy is subject to disciplinary action listed under the code of conduct as included in
the Student Handbook. Instructor Classroom Recording Policy
• Instructors may record their classes as long as students are informed in writing in advance that
recording will take place. Instructors may distribute their own lectures, but this must be limited to the
lecture portion of the class. Recordings of student presentations or activities may be used in the class if
the students are notified in advance of the recording. Recordings of student presentations or activities
may not be distributed in any way without the advance written consent of the students.

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 Lab Homework
Topic
Ch1
Introduction
Why Program?
Computer Systems: Hardware and
Read chapter 1
1 Software
Install the Java Compiler
Programming Languages
What Is a Program Made Of?
The Programming Process

Chapter 2 discusses the following main

topics:
The Parts of a Java Program
The print and println Methods, and
2 the Java API End of chapter
TBD
Variables and Literals program
Primitive Data Types
Arithmetic Operators
Combined Assignment Operators

Chapter 3 discusses the following main

topics:
3 The if-else-if Statement
End of chapter
TBD
program
Logical Operators
Comparing String Objects
The Conditional Operator
The switch Statement
Displaying Formatted Output with
System.out.printf and String.format formatting (setw(), set precision … (hw
The Increment and Decrement a program to calculate the slope)select
End of chapter
4 Operators a program from the end of the chapter
program
The while Loop or professor provideded program, end
Using the while Loop for Input of chapter questions
Validation

Chapter 4 discusses the following main

topics:
select a program from the end of the
5 The do-while Loop End of chapter
The for Loop chapter or professor provideded
program
Running Totals and Sentinel Values program, end of chapter questions
 Chapter 7 discusses the following main select a program from the end of the
6 End of chapter
topics: chapter or professor provideded
program
Arrays Section I program, end of chapter questions
Introduction to Arrays
Arrays Section II
Some Useful Array Algorithms and
Operations
Comparing array elements select a program from the end of the
7 Summing arrays End of chapter
chapter or professor provideded
Averaging Array totals program
program, end of chapter questions
- Partially filled arrays
- Parallel Arrays
- String Arrays

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MIDTERM EXAM

Chapter 5 discusses the following main

topics:
9 Introduction to Methods select a program from the end of the
Passing Arguments to a Method chapter or professor provideded
More About Local Variables program, end of chapter questions
Returning a Value from a Method End of chapter
program

10 Break
Problem Solving with Methods
11 from CH 7 (Passing arrays to methods) End of chapter select a program from the end of the
chapter or professor provideded
program
program, end of chapter questions

select a program from the end of the

12 End of chapter
Methods and Arraysa chapter or professor provideded
program
program/project program, end of chapter questions
 Files chapter 4 and ch 7
Arrays and files chapter 7
select a program from the end of the
13 End of chapter
chapter or professor provideded
program
program, end of chapter questions

Chapter 11 discusses the following

main topics:
Handling Exceptions, Throwing
Exceptions select a program from the end of the
14 More about Input/Output Streams
End of chapter
chapter or professor provideded
program
Binary Files, Random Access Files, and program, end of chapter questions

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Final Review

16 Final Exam