CSIT321
COURSE SYLLABUS (Section 01)
Paradigms of
Programming Languages
(Spring 2009)
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Lecture
Instructor |
Dr.
Gurmukh Singh |
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Lecture
Location |
176
Fenton Hall |
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Office
Location |
214
Fenton Hall |
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Lecture
Days & Times |
Monday, Wednesday and Friday Section
01:
03.00 PM - 03:50 PM |
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E-mail |
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Office Hours |
Monday, Wednesday & Friday:
12:00 - 12:50 PM or by appointment in |
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Office
Phone |
(716)
673-4692 |
1. Paradigms of Programming
Languages is a three-credit
course. An introductory undergraduate course on
brief history
of programming languages; language design issues; syntax and translation; data
types; sequence control; the procedural paradigm; the object-oriented paradigm;
the functional paradigm; the logical paradigm.
2. Prerequisite: CSIT224: Problem Solving Using Objects.
3. Course Textbook: Concepts of Programming
Languages
by
Robert W. Sebesta, 8th Ed., Addison-Wesley Inc. 2008.
4. Materials Required: (a) One 1 GB or more USB flash/jump drive
5. CCC Standing: CSIT321 is one of the core courses required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Information Systems, and is one the elective courses for five selected tracks: (i) Computer Theory (CT), (ii) Systems Software (SS), (iii) Applied Mathematics (AM), (iv) Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and (v) General Majors (GM).
6. Course Homepage:
(i)
Click here to go to the course website
on ANGEL 7. Exams and Quizzes:
All
Exams must be taken on the date scheduled. Failure to do so will result in a
zero for that Exam grade.
An Exam or quiz or project missed due to
absence cannot be made up unless prior arrangements have been made 24 hours
before starting of an Exam/Quiz or submission of an Exam Project with the
instructor and should be validated with a written excuse from the proper
authority (e.g., doctor’s note for sickness or a copy of death certificate of a
family member/friend in case of death or a written note from your coach if you
are an athlete/participate in college supports) will be required before a makeup
is considered. 8. Assignments/Projects:
All home assignments/projects are due at the beginning of class on the dates to be set by the instructor. A 15% penalty will be assessed for each
calendar day of lateness. Assignments/projects handed in more than
five days late will not be accepted for credit. These assignments and projects are to represent your own efforts at a
solution. All parties involved in copying a given assignment shall get
zero score. You should spend at least three hours per week outside of class to
complete the assignments. Note:
Exam
dates and assignment/project due dates will be announced in class and
posted on ANGEL. It is your
responsibility to keep a track of all course announcements including due dates
of lab assignments/projects. 9. Grading: The
grading will be done on the basis of the score obtained in lab
assignments, projects, exams and quizzes. 1
Assignments
30% 2 Two Semester Exams
20% each 3 One Final Exam
30%
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Class
Attendance
0% 10. Letter Grades: A A-
B+
B B-
C+
C C-
D+
D D- F 94-100%
90-93%
86-89%
82-85%
78-81%
74-77%
70-73%
66-69%
63-65%
60-62%
57-59%
0-56%
11. Attendance:
Class attendance
is recommended but not
necessary. You are responsible for all the material
presented in class and announcements. No excuses of any nature will relieve you
from the responsibility of missed announcements.
12. Academic Honesty: The specific actions in response to incidents of student dishonesty
are inclusive of receiving a failing grade for an exam, assignment
or the course, suspension or dismissal from college. I grades are given
only if illness, hardship or any other extra ordinary circumstances preclude
the completion of the course. Here, again a written excuse form proper authority
is required to consider your request. An I grade must be arranged before the
final examination. 13. Click
here for the Academic Calendar of Spring/Fall 2009 14. Class Procedures: (a) Bring your USB flash/jump drive to class daily. I
recommend you use your personal storage space (U:\) on
the Fredonia server mainly for backup purposes, which should be done regularly.
Flash/jump could be used to do assignments in class and occasionally for
Exams/projects, but we may use the Drop Box feature in
Angel server at Fredonia.
(b) Textbooks should be brought to each class. Take time to read
the required text. The completed assignment work will be handed in as indicated on the lab assignment
sheets. (c) You will need to plan additional time outside of class to
complete the assignment activities. Remember, NO HW WILL BE
ACCEPTED MORE THAN FIVE DAYS LATE!
(d) Each completed home assignment will consist of the assignment
sheet as a cover sheet, written material/printouts to be handed in from a given
chapter. All printouts must be arranged chronologically, and stapled, please. Incomplete HW
assignment
will not be graded. (e) The three exams will include short answer/assay type questions plus
some programming questions. Short answer/assay type questions are usually specific to a recently completed
Chapter/Chapters.
15. Students with Disabilities: If you have a
disability, (physical or psychological) and require reasonable assistance to
enable you to participate in this course, please see me during the first two
weeks of class for appropriate arrangements.
Important Note: This syllabus is subject to
change at the discretion of instructor.