|[pic] |Course Syllabus |
| |Information Systems & Technology |
| |PRG/211 Version 4 |
| |Algorithms and Logic for Computer Programming |

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Course Description

This course provides students with a basic understanding of programming development practices. Concepts covered include the application of algorithms and logic to the design and development of procedural and object oriented computer programs to address the problem solving requirements associated with business information systems. This course will cover procedural programming concepts including data types, controls structures, functional decomposition, arrays, and files, classes and objects.

Policies

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• University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.

University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.

Course Materials

Bohl, M., & Ryann, M. (2008). Tools for structured and object-oriented design: An introduction to programming logic (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall

Crews, T., & Murphy, C. (2009). A guide to working with Visual Logic. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

Drake, E., & Venit, S. (2011). Prelude to programming: Concepts and design (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Gaddis, T. (2013). Starting out with programming logic and design (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley.

SkillSoft (2012). ANSI C Programming: The Standard Library and Preprocessor.

SkillSoft (2012). C++ Programming: Classes and Data Abstraction.

SkillSoft (2012).Getting Started with Software Programming.

SkillSoft (2012). Software Program Control Flow Fundamentals

Software

Visual Logic

All electronic materials are available on the student website.

|Week One: Programming Fundamentals |
| |Details |Due |Points |
|Objectives |Identify how a computer processes and stores data. | | |
| |Describe procedural and object-oriented programming languages. | | |
|Readings |Read Ch. 0, “Introduction,” of Prelude to Programming. | | |
| |Read Ch. 1, “An Introduction to Programming,” of Prelude to Programming. | | |
| |Read Ch. 1, “Input, Process, Output,” of A Guide to Working With Visual Logic. Please read | | |
| |ahead in this book | | |
| |Read Ch. 14, “Object-Oriented Programming,” of Starting Out With Programming Logic & Design. | | |
|Participation |Participate in class discussion. |Week 1 |4 |
|Non-graded Required |Download and install the Visual Logic program at (http://uop.visuallogic.org/). Review the |2/25/13 | |
|Activity |information about Visual logic on the Visual Logic Web site. | | |
| | | | |
| |Provide your University of Phoenix student e-mail address to obtain the required VLSig file. | | |
| |You will then be directed to the download site for the Visual Logic application. | | |
|Learning Team |Review the assignment instructions for the Final Learning Team Paper and Presentation, due in| | |
| |Week Five. Choose the option your team will develop. Indicate which option was selected in | | |
| |your Team Charter. | | |
|Individual Programming |For this assignment, choose from the following options: |2/25/13 |5 |
|Fundamentals Paper | | | |
| |Option 1: Reusability of Code Do not select | | |
| |Option 2: Transforming Data into Information | | |
| | | | |
| |Read the instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: Programming Fundamentals Paper | | |
| |located on the student website and select one option to complete the assignment. | | |
| | | | |
| |Please select Option 2: Transforming Data Into Information | | |
| | | | |
| |Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. | | |
| | | | |

|Supporting Activities |Supporting Activity: Understanding the basics of software programming |2/25/13 |1 |
|Differentiated | | | |
|Activities |Resources: SkillSoft (2012). Getting Started with Software Programming. | | |
| | | | |
| |Complete the Understanding the basics of software programming module in Skillport. | | |
| | | | |
| |Create a screenshot of the Current Course Score and Completion Status for this module | | |

|Week Two: Problem Solving and Algorithm Development |
| |Details |Due |Points |
|Objectives | | | |
| | | | |
| |Describe the process and methods for problem recognition. | | |
| |Analyze the development of procedural and object-oriented problem solutions. | | |
| |Define the process of algorithm development. | | |
| |Describe the importance of using a structured modular approach to program development. | | |
|Reading |Read Ch. 10, “Introduction to Object-Oriented Design,” of Tools for Structured and | | |
| |Object-Oriented Design. | | |
| |Read Ch. 2, “Input, Processing, Output,” of Starting Out With Programming Logic & Design. | | |
| |Read Ch. 2, “Developing a Program,” of Prelude to Programming. | | |
|Participation |Participate in class discussion. |Week 2 |4 |
|Supporting Activities |Supporting Activity: Introducing algorithms |3/04/13 |1 |
| | | | |
| |Resources: SkillSoft (2012). Getting Started with Software Programming. | | |
| | | | |
| |Complete the Introducing algorithms module in Skillport. | | |
| | | | |
| |Create a screenshot of the Current Course Score and Completion Status for this module | | |
|Individual |Do not use the Assessment Supplement |3/04/13 |9 |
|Programming Development | | | |
| |This assignment requires you to create a flowchart that accepts two test scores, a final | | |
| |score and a student’s name (four inputs). You need to calculate the student’s grade. Fifty | | |
| |(50) percent of the grade is from the two tests, and fifty percent is from the final. Output| | |
| |the student’s name, each test score, and the final grade (percentage). Submit your Visual | | |
| |Logic file. | | |
|Learning Team |Begin working on the Final Learning Team Paper and Presentation assignment, due in Week Five.|3/04/13 |1 |
|Instructions |Submit Team progress report (simple one or two sentence paragraph). | | |

|Week Three: Programming Logic |
| |Details |Due |Points |
|Objectives | | | |
| |Demonstrate the sequential and selection processing control structure. | | |
| |Examine the iteration control structure. | | |
| |Apply flowcharts to represent logic. | | |
|Reading |Read Ch. 3, “Selection Structures: Making Decisions,” of Prelude to Programming. | | |
| |Read Ch. 4, “Repetition Structures: Looping,” of Prelude to Programming. | | |
| |Read Ch. 5, “More about Loops and Decisions,” of Prelude to Programming. | | |
| |Read Ch. 2, “Making Decisions,” of A Guide to Working With Visual Logic. | | |
| |Read Ch. 3, “While Loops,” of A Guide to Working With Visual Logic. | | |
| |Read Ch. 4 “For Loops and Nested Loops” of A Guide to Working With Visual Logic. | | |
|Participation |Participate in class discussion. |Week 3 |4 |
|Supporting Activities |Supporting Activity: Software Program Control Flow |3/11/13 |1 |
| | | | |
| |Resources: SkillSoft (2012). Software Program Control Flow Fundamentals. | | |
| | | | |
| |Complete the Software Program Control Flow Fundamentals module in Skillport. | | |
| | | | |
| |Create a screenshot of the Current Course Score and Completion Status for this module | | |
|Individual |Your flowchart from Week Two needs to be modified. After entering the student’s name, up to|3/11/13 |9 |
|Programming Development |five tests and one final can be entered. | | |
| |A loop must be used to enter up to five test scores. | | |
| |At least one decision statement must be used. | | |
| |A single variable should be used to input the test scores. | | |
| |A negative number should be entered for a test score if less than five will be entered | | |
| |(negative number is sentinel value). | | |
| |The tests are worth 75% of the grade, and the final is worth 25%. | | |
| |The output must be modified. The average of the (up to five) tests, the Final test score | | |
| |and a letter grade must be displayed. | | |
| | | | |
| |Submit the flowchart (vls file) | | |
|Learning Team |Continue working on the Final Learning Team Paper and Presentation assignment, due in Week |3/11/13 |1 |
|Instructions |Five. Submit Team progress report. | | |

|Week Four: Structures, Verification, and Validation |
| |Details |Due |Points |
|Objectives | | | |
| |Explain array structures. | | |
| |Define objects and object-oriented classes. | | |
| |Apply arrays to program logic and data manipulation. | | |
| |Verify algorithms using requirements and desk review design. | | |
|Reading |Read Ch. 10, “Introduction to Object-Oriented Design,” of Tools for Structured and | | |
| |Object-Oriented Design. | | |
| |Read Ch. 9, “An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming,” of Prelude to Programming. | | |
| |Read Ch. 6, “Arrays: Lists and Tables,” of Prelude to Programming. | | |
| |Read Ch. 5, “Arrays,” of A Guide to Working With Visual Logic. | | |
| |Read Ch. 7, “Input Validation,” of Starting Out With Programming Logic & Design. | | |
|Participation |Participate in class discussion. |Week 4 |4 |
|Supporting Activities |Supporting Activity: Classes and Data Abstraction |3/18/13 |1 |
| | | | |
| |Resources: SkillSoft (2012). C++ Programming: Classes and Data Abstraction. | | |
| | | | |
| |Complete the C++ Programming: Classes and Data Abstraction module in Skillport. | | |
| | | | |
| |Create a screenshot of the Current Course Score and Completion Status for this module | | |
|Individual |Add array logic to the flowchart. Create arrays for the student’s names, tests and finals. |3/18/13 |11 |
|Programming Development |You must be able to store at least ten students and their scores. A blank name (“” - two | | |
| |double quotes) must be used to indicate the end of names and a negative number should be used| | |
| |for unused test score entries. Once the entries are completed, the logic should display each| | |
| |student, their test average, their final score and the appropriate letter grade. | | |
|Learning Team |Continue working on the Final Learning Team Paper and Presentation assignment, due in Week |3/18/13 |1 |
|Instructions |Five. Submit Team progress report. | | |

|Week Five: File Processing |
| |Details |Due |Points |
|Objectives | | | |
| |Demonstrate reading and writing sequential files in pseudocode. | | |
| |Differentiate between sequential and direct access. | | |
| |Compare and contrast procedural and object-oriented programming. | | |
|Reading |Read Ch. 14, “Master File Update Processing,” of Tools for Structured and Object-Oriented | | |
| |Design: An Introduction to Programming Logic. | | |
| |Read Ch. 8, “Sequential Data Files,” of Prelude to Programming. | | |
| |Read Ch. 14, “Object-Oriented Programming,” of Starting Out With Programming Logic & Design. | | |
|Participation |Participate in class discussion. |Week 5 |4 |
|Non-graded Required |Supporting Activity: The Standard Library and Preprocessor |During Week |1 |
|Activity | | | |
| |Resources: SkillSoft (2012). ANSI C Programming: The Standard Library and Preprocessor. | | |
| | | | |
| |Complete the ANSI C Programming: The Standard Library and Preprocessor module in Skillport. | | |
| | | | |
| |Create a screenshot of the Current Course Score and Completion Status for this module | | |
|Individual |Change the input of the student’s names, tests, and final test from user to file input. You |3/25/13 |6 |
|Programming Development |must have at least ten students, thirty test scores, and ten finals loaded from file(s). The | | |
| |output should remain the same. | | |
| | | | |
| |Submit the Visual Logic flowchart and associated files. | | |
| | | | |
| |Submit a completed Team Evaluation (Learning Team Toolkit) | | |
| | |3/25/13 |5 |
|Learning Team Paper and |Selected Team Project Option |3/25/13 |27 |
|Presentation | | | |
| |Read the instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: Final Learning Team Paper and | | |
| |Presentation located on the student website and complete the assignment. | | |

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