Syllabus

Course	Principles of Software Design (CSIS 250-01)
*Credit Hours*	3.0
*Semester*	Spring 2002
*Time*	10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
*Days*	MWF
*Location*	Kelce 215
Instructor	Kailash Chandra
*Office*	Room 223D Kelce
*Office Phone*	235-4536
*E-Mail Address*	kchandra_at_pittstate_dot_com
*Office Hours*	MWF 08:00 AM-10:00 AM, 10:50 AM-11:00 AM, 11:50 AM-12:00 PM, 12:50 PM-1:00 PM, 1:50 PM-2:40 PM
Course Description	Development of discipline in programming using structured programming, algorithm design, testing, and development of basic algorithms used in computing. Emphasis will be given on contemporary language usage to support significant program development.
Prerequisite(s)	CSIS 240.
Course Objectives	§ Understand the goals of software developer. § Understand basic software development steps. § Practice using C++.
Text	C++ How To Program by Dietel & Dietel, Prentice Hall, 3^rd Edition, 2001. This book will be used as a reference book.
Suggested Readings	§ C++ Program Design: An Introduction to Programming and Object-Oriented Design, James P. Cohoon and Jack W. Davidson, IRWIN, 1997. § Problem Solving, Abstraction, and Design Using C++, Frank L. Friedman and Elliot B. Koffman, Addison Wesley, 1997 § A First Book of C++: From Here to There, Gary Bronson, West Publishing Company, 1995. § An Introduction to Computing, Joel Adams, Sanford Leestma, and Larry Nyhoff, C++: Prentice Hall, 1995. § Borland C++ Programmer’s Reference, James W. McCord, Que Corporation, 1991. § C++ How to Program, H. M. Deitel and P. J. Deitel, Prentice Hall, 1994. § C++ Primer, Stanley B. Lippman, Addison Wesley, 2nd Edition, 1992. § Computing Fundamentals with C++, Rick Mercer, Franklin, Beedle & Associates Incorporated, 1995. § Learning C++: A Hands-On Approach, Eric Nagler, West Publishing Company, 1993. § Learning C++, Neil Grahm, McGraw-Hill, 1991. § Learning C++, Tom Swan, SAMS, 1991. § Master C++, Rex Woolard, Robert Lafore, and Harry Henderson, Waite Group Press, 1992. § Mastering C++, Herbert Schildt, Glencoe, 1994. § Object-Oriented Programming in C++, Richard Johnsonbaugh and Martin Kalin, Prentice Hall, 1995. § Object-Oriented Programming in Turbo C++, Robert Lafore, Waite Group Press, 1991. § Object-Oriented Programming Using C++, Ira Pohl, Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, 1993. § Programming in C++, Stephen C. Dewhurst and Kathy T. Stark, Prentice Hall, 1989. § Teach Yourself C++, Herbert Schildt, Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1992. § Technical C++, Andrew C. Staugaard, Jr., Prentice-Hall Career and Technology, 1994. § The Advanced C++ Book, M. T. Skinner, Silicon Press, 1992. § The C++ Primer A Gentle Introduction to C++, M. T. Skinner, Silicon Press, 1992. § The C++ Programming Language, Bjarne Stroustrup, 2nd Edition, 1991. § The Waite Group’s C++ Programming, John Thomas Berry, SAMS, 1992. § The Waite Group’s Turbo C++ Bible, Nabajyoti Barkakati, SAMS, 1990. § Turbo C++ Version 3.00 User’s Guide, Borland Corporation, 1992. § Turbo C++, Greg Voss and Paul Chui, Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1990. § Algorithms, Programming, Pascal, Barbara L Santi, Lydia Mann, and Fred Zlotnick, Wadsworth Publishing, 1987. § Fundamentals of Data Structures in Pascal, Horowitz, Ellis and Sartaj Sahni, Computer Science Press, Second Edition, 1987. § Fundamentals of Data Structures, Horowitz, Ellis and Sartaj Sahni, Computer Science Press, 1976. § Introduction to Computer Science: Programming, Problem Solving, and Data Structures, Douglas W. Nance and Thomas L. Naps, West Publishing, Second Edition, 1992. § Introduction to Data Structures with Pascal, Thomas L. Naps and Bhagat Singh, West Publishing, 1986. § Software Development in Pascal, Sartaj Sahni, The Camelot Publishing Company, Second Edition, 1989. § Structures and Abstractions, William I Salmon, Irwin, 1992. § The Art of Computer Programming—Fundamental Algorithms, Donald E. Knuth, Addison‑Wesley Publishing Company, Second Edition, 1973.
Grading	40% of the final grade will depend on programming projects (12—15), and 60% on three exams including the final. Out of 100 points possible in the course 90 points are required for an A, 80 for a B, 70 for a C, and 60 for a D.
Topics to be Covered	An Overview of C++ Classes and Data Abstraction A Closer Look at Classes Arrays, Pointers, and References Operator Overloading Inheritance Virtual Functions C++ I/O System Templates Exception Handling File Processing Data Structures Software Development Action Diagrams Specification Design Modularization Aesthetic Programs Defensive Programming Stepwise Refinement Program Correctness Testing Performance Analysis
Policy	Homework will be due at the beginning of the class on the due date. Late homework will not be accepted. It is expected that the student meets his/her classes and it is the responsibility of the students to inform the instructor of reasons, for extended absences. The instructor reserves the right to alter the sequence of topics and to substitute other topics for those listed. Academic misconduct or dishonesty is inconsistent with membership in an academic community. Please refer to page 32 in the 1995-97 University Catalog for details. Students seeking assistance with academic program because of handicap should contact Teresa R. Massa, Director of Equal Opportunity, 125 Whitesitt Hall (telephone 235-4189). Students with learning disabilities should contact Dr. Nick Henry, Special Services and Leadership Studies, College of Education Building (telephone 235-4966). Please inform the instructor if you have a handicap or a disability that the instructor needs to know about.