BIT 142 Intermediate Programming BIT 143 ProgrammingData Structures

BIT 142: Intermediate Programming BIT 143: Programming-Data Structures Instructor: Mike Panitz (mpanitz@cascadia. edu) These 2018 Summer courses are online EXCEPT the in-person final exam (Day & time is listed on the website)

tl; dr • Get Visual Studio 2017 Community Edition – (Do NOT get Visual Studio Code, which is a different & mostly unrelated product) • The lesson 01 exercises (both coding and video-watching) are due next Tuesday – Get the work done an hand-in procedure errors will be forgiven BIT 142 2

Syllabus • YOU are responsible for knowing the syllabus! – If info isn’t on here, you should ask before it’s an issue. • Details will be malleable – Should plan on full class (no early departure) BIT 142 3

Exam Make-Up Policy • No make-ups will be given for exams, presentations, or other such graded events, that were missed without prior notification to the instructor. – If you notify the instructor at least one week prior to an exam, it may be possible to take the exam at a different time than the scheduled date. – Dates are listed on the "Course Schedule" page (off the main page) • Final Exam is pencil-and-paper ONLY!! • Midterm exam details TBA (To Be Announced) BIT 142: Intermediate Programming 4

Midterm and Final Exams happens on-campus • Start planning for this now!!!! • Because this class is listed as a hybrid, attend the exams or else you’ll get a zero!!! • You must bring photo ID, which will be checked! • Exam occurs on campus during the time and date specified on the website • Exam dates are listed on the respective course home pages

Syllabus : Book info • BIT 142 uses the book fairly extensively – I would recommend getting it • The edition does not matter – "C# How To Program" is the same as "C# For Programmers“ • BIT 143 doesn’t use the book as much – Pick it up, used, if you want to BIT 142 6

Note on reading • IF YOU DON’T FIND WHAT YOU NEED IN THE BOOK (AND CLASS WEBSITE), THEN YOU NEED TO FIND MORE MATERIAL ON YOUR OWN! – By yourself, or in groups – Google / the Web – Campus library – check out the ‘reserve’ shelf – Other books, etc BIT 142: Intermediate Programming 7

Website: Orientation Page • Clearly indicated on the front page / main page of the course • Read this first • Follow all the directions on this page BIT 142: Intermediate Programming 8

Website: Main Page • Each Lesson looks similar to the image on the right • Each is a 'table of contents' of stuff that is due • Each of the Lesson 0 x links go to the lesson 0 x page, which describes BIT 142: detail Intermediate Programming everything in more 9

Website: Lesson Page • Each Lesson is about a week of time • Start of Class Videos: EVERYONE is required to watch these – (In-class or afterwards) BIT 142: Intermediate Programming 10

Website: Post Class Exercises (PCEs) • Done INDIVIDUALLY, although you’re welcome to get help from other people, if you need it. • You are REQUIRED to know all the material, for all the exercises – (i. e. , if any of these showed up on an exam, or must be used in a HW assignment, then you need to know it) – You’re only required to HAND IN those items labeled ‘Hand-In’ – It’s highly recommended, but not required, that you do all the exercises – do as many as your schedule allows, and as you need to, in order to learn this material! BIT 142: Intermediate Programming 11

Warning About Grades • Notice that each of these is about 1/5 of your total grade: – Weekly exercises – Homework assignment #1 – Homework assignment #2 – Midterm Exam – Final Exam BIT 142 12

MS Imagine access • This will get you free access to lots of Microsoftware (including the full, professional version of Visual Studio, SQL Server, etc) • You can use the Visual Studio Community edition just fine. – The full version is not required. BIT 142: Intermediate Programming 13

MS Imagine access • I'm going to send off everyone's email addresses to Microsoft on Friday, after noon – Email me ASAP if you do not want me to send your email address to Microsoft • Go to https: //www. ctc. edu/~cascadia/wts/stuaddr/ waci 203. html and update your email so I can sign you up for this awesome, free opportunity! BIT 142: Intermediate Programming 14