Course Syllabus - Computer and Information Science - CUNY

CISC 1110
Introduction to Programming Using C++
Course Syllabus
Spring 2012
Instructor : J. Raphael
Email Address: raphael@sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu
Course Page: http://www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~raphael/cisc1110.html
Class Hours: TTH 2:40 – 4:45PM 5122N
I. Course Description
Algorithms, computers and programs. Writing, debugging, and testing programs. Loops and conditional
control structures. Functions and parameter passing. Arrays, strings and simple classes. Sorting,
searching and other basic algorithms. Input and output. Programming applications selected from various
disciplines. History and basic concepts of computer science.
II. Course Objectives
1. Understand the concept of a program (i.e., a computer following a series of instructions)
2. Understand the concept of a variable holding a value, how a variable is declared and how it can change
3. Understand the concept of a loop – that is, a series of statements which is written once but executed repeatedly- and how to
use it in a programming language
4. Be able to use a conditional statement to select a choice from two or more alternatives
5. Be able to break a large problem into smaller parts, writing each part as a module or function
6. Be able to use an array to store multiple pieces of homogeneous data, and use a structure to store multiple pieces of
heterogeneous data
7. Be able to work with both character and numerical data
8. Understand the concept of an algorithm (that is, a series of steps that can be carried out in a mechanical way) and a few
specific examples of algorithms (for example, finding an average, sorting, searching)
9. Understand the parts of a computer system and how they interact
10. Understand the concept of a program in a high-level language being translated by a compiler into machine language program
and then executed
III. Supplies
1. Flash drive
2. Code::Blocks, free C++ IDE from www.codeblocks.org

IV. Grading
8 HW/Programs 25%
2 Projects 25%
2 Exams 20%
Final 30%
V. Final
[TBD]
VI. Academic Integrity
The faculty and administration of Brooklyn College support an environment free from cheating and
plagiarism. Each student is responsible for being aware of what constitutes cheating and plagiarism and for
avoiding both. The complete text of the CUNY Academic Integrity Policy and the Brooklyn College procedure
for implementing that policy can be found at this site:
http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/policies.
If a faculty member suspects a violation of academic integrity and, upon investigation, confirms that
violation, or if the student admits the violation, the faculty member MUST report the violation.