Effective Term: Subject Area Course Number: compsci 174 Cross-listing: N/A (See Note #1 below) Course Title

Curriculum Proposal Form #3

New Course

(See Note #1 below)

Sponsor(s): Dr. Hien Nguyen, Dr. Robert Horton.

Department(s): Mathematical and Computer Sciences

College(s):

Consultation took place: NA Yes (list departments and attach consultation sheet)

Programs Affected: NA

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College: Dept/Area(s): Math. and Computer Sciences

Instructor: Dr. Robert Horton, Dr. Hien Nguyen

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Total lab hours: 0 Total lecture hours: 45

Number of credits: 3 Total contact hours: 45
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Proposal Information: (Procedures can be found at http://acadaff.uww.edu/Handbook/Procedures-Form3.htm)

Course justification: This course is the first of a sequence of three required C++ programming courses for the Technology thread in the Multimedia Art and Game Development major being developed in collaboration with the College of Arts and Communications. This course is also very valuable for students in the Management Computer Systems program and the Computer Science minor to broaden their views in core areas of computer science by exposing them to additional programming languages and development environments.
Relationship to program assessment objectives:

The Assessment Committee in the Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences has identified 5 universal objectives that address cognitive processes involved in learning math and computing topics. They are Analytical Reasoning, Conceptual/Foundational Understanding, Pattern Recognition, Problem Solving, and Synthesis. Adding the course “Introduction to C++” will help strengthen four of these assessment objectives. Specifically,

(1) Conceptual/Foundational Understanding - students will have a chance to strengthen their skills in an object-oriented programming language by understanding and applying foundational concepts of C++ to the design and implementation of appropriate real world problems.

(2) Pattern Recognition - this course also provides students with many examples of basic processes and data structures such as inputs/outputs, control structures, arrays, and structs. The understanding of these processes will enhance the students’ ability to recognize when a particular process or data structure is appropriate.

(3) Problem solving - is emphasized throughout the course starting with simple applications and progressing to medium-size applications.

(4) Synthesis - this course brings conceptual understanding and specific implementation skills together in developing applications.

It is not anticipated that this course will affect the department’s service & supply or library budget.

This course teaches basic programming skills using the structured high-level language C++. Topics include basic input and output, declaration and use of variables, use of control statements, implementation of functions using value and reference parameters, arrays, and structures. Students will write moderately complex applications using C++.

Course information, objectives, weekly description, grade information (page 4-5), and bibliography (page 6).

Required Texts:

Course Description

Prerequisite: MATH 143 or MATH 152 or qualify to a calculus class.

Course Objectives

Tentative Course Schedule

Grading Policy

Microsoft Visual C++ (for Windows users) OR GNU C++ (for LINUX users)

1. 
   Stephen Prata. 2004. C++ Primer Plus (5th Edition). Sams; 5 edition
   
2. 
   David Conger, Ron Little. 2006. Creating Games in C++. Pearson
   
3. 
   Nell Dale, Chip Weems. 2005. Programming in C++. Jones and Bartlett. 3^rd edition
   
4. 
   Paul J. Deitel. 2007. C++ How to Program, Sixth Edition. Prentice Hall
   
5. 
   Bruce Eckel. 2003, Thinking in C++ (Volumes 1 and 2). Prentice Hall
   
6. 
   Frank L. Friedman, Elliot B. Koffman. 2000. Problem Solving, Abstraction and Design Using C++. Addison-Wesley, 3^rd edition
   
7. 
   Tony Gaddis. 2010. Starting Out with Games and Graphics in C++. Addison-Wesley
   
8. 
   Y. D. Liang. 2007. Introduction to C++ Programming (Comprehensive Edition). Pearson Prentice Hall.
   
9. 
   Ray Lischner.2003. C++ in a Nutshell. O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 1st edition
   
10. 
    Jo Ellen Perry, Harold D. Levin. 1996. An Introduction to Object-Oriented Design in C++. Addison-Wesley
    
11. 
    Walter Savitch.2008. Absolute C++. Addison-Wesley. 3^rd edition
    

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