CISP 300 Algorithm Design/Problem Solving Information
Welcome to Sue Palm's CISP 300 Web Page
You can contact me via e-mail using this address: sue.palm@crc.losrios.edu
CISP 300 is a beginning programming design course. This course is a prerequisite to many of the actual programming courses taught at CRC. We will NOT be writing programs using a programming language; we will be writing programs using English-like statements called pseudocode. Topics covered in the class include:
- Understanding and solving logic problems
- Understanding data and how they're stored and manipulated
- Concepts of basic programming design including structures and structured programming
- Making decisions and learning to repeat statements
- Understanding and implementing modular design
- Learning and using parameters and arguments
- Basic understanding of objects, events and databases
In addition, we will be using a Course Management System for the course. Currently, we're using Desire 2 Learn. For the on-ground section, D2L will be used to take quizzes and exams and submit homework. For the on-line sections, D2L will be used for all aspects of the course.
The prerequisite for this course is CISC 310, Introduction to Computer Science. It is a corequisite, which means you can take the requisite at the same time as CISP 300. If you choose to do so, I recommend that you do NOT register for a late starting section of CISC 310. If you take the requisite too late, you will not have the skills necessary for CISP 300 and will be very frustrated. In the on-line orientation documents, there is a process to challenge the prequisite and I recommend you look carefully at that process and complete it.
The textbook required is:
For Summer and Fall 2012: "Programming Logic and Design Comprehensive" by Joyce Farrell (Sixth Edition)
I'm offering the following sections:
Summer 2012 Semester:
On-Line Class - #10906
This class meets on-line through Desire 2 Learn for all work EXCEPT the midterm and final exams. This class will open Monday, June 11, 2012. All course materials will be presented through D2L INCLUDING the On-Line Orientation. To access the class, visit d2l.losrios.edu, and log on using your LRCCD userid and password.
Face to face exams are schedule as follow (you must come one campus to take these exams):
Midterm Exam is scheduled Saturday, June, 30, 2012, 10:00am to 12:00noon in room BS-125
Final Exam is scheduled Saturday, July 21, 2012, 10:00am to 12:00noon in room BS-125
NOTE, only students enrolled in the class will have access to the D2L class the first day. Access to the class requires appropriate enrollment and payment of fees.
ATTENTION: To continue in the class OR to have ANY chance of adding, you MUST complete the REQUIRED CONTACT process. The contact is REQUIRED for the following students:
- Students enrolled in the class
- Students on the waiting list wishing a permission number to enroll in the class
- Students who were not able to place themselves on the waiting list, but still wish a permission number to enroll
REQUIRED CONTACT process:
Please do not deviate from the steps in this process. DO NOT give me a reason to keep you out of the loop. Strict adherance to the process is required.
1) For students enrolled in the class. You MUST take the following steps to retain your seat in the class:
- STARTING Sunday, June 2, 2012, and BEFORE the end of the day on Monday, June 11, 2012, send me an e-mail message telling me you are still interested in taking the class.
- Use the following subject for your e-mail message:
Enrolled Student Su2012 CISP 300 Required Contact - Include your message in the e-mail body and add your name, student id, and class (with numerical id) at the bottom of the message.
NOTE: do not send your message outside of the required time frame above.
2) For students on the waiting list who wish a permission number to add:
You MUST take the following steps to be considered for a permission number to take an open seat. Seats will open ONLY if enrolled students either drop the course or do not contact me as required above. Once open seats are determined, then permission numbers will be given to students on the waiting list IN THE NUMERICAL ORDER if they've contacted me as required.
- STARTING Sunday, June 2, 2012, and BEFORE the end of the day on Monday, June 11, 2012, send me an e-mail message telling me you are still interested in taking the class and would like a permission number if one becomes available.
- Use the following subject for your e-mail message:
WaitList Student Su2012 CISP 300 Required Contact - Include your message in the e-mail body and add your name, student id, and class (with numerical id) at the bottom of the message.
NOTE: do not send your message outside of the required time frame above.
3) For students not able to place themselves on the waiting list, but still wish to add:
You MUST take the following steps to be considered for a permission number. Please understand, if you were not able to place yourself on the waiting list, that means not only is the class full, but so is the waiting list. You will ONLY be given a permission number if there is an open seat that NO ONE on the waiting list wants. If there are open seats available for this group, then permission numbers will be given to students in this category in the order their required e-mail messages were received.
- STARTING Sunday, June 2, 2012, and BEFORE the end of the day on Monday, June 11, 2012, send me an e-mail message telling me you are still interested in taking the class and would like a permission number if one becomres available.
- Use the following subject for your e-mail message:
Late Add Student Su2012 CISP 300 Required Contact - Include your message in the e-mail body and add your name, student id (if you have one), and class (with numerical id) at the bottom of the message.
NOTE: do not send your message outside of the required time frame above.
Fall 2012 Semester:
ON-GROUND Class - #13610
Wed 7:00pm to 10:05 pm in room BS-125 (Class begins August 29, 2012)
Enrolled students must be in class the first night to assure their seats are saved.
Waiting list students must be in class the first night to see if a seat is available.
Students wishing to add who are NOT on the waiting list must be in class the first night to see if a seat is available.
On-Line Class - #14377
This class meets on-line through Desire 2 Learn for all work EXCEPT the midterm and final exams. This class will open Saturday, August 25, 2012. All course materials will be presented through D2L INCLUDING the On-Line Orientation. To access the class, visit d2l.losrios.edu, and log on using your LRCCD userid and password.
Face to face exams are schedule as follow (you must come one campus to take these exams):
Midterm Exam is scheduled Saturday, October, 20, 2012, 12:30pm to 2:30pm in room BS-125
Final Exam is scheduled Saturday, December 15, 2012, 12:30pm to 2:30pm in room BS-125
NOTE, only students enrolled in the class will have access to the D2L class the first day. Access to the class requires appropriate enrollment and payment of fees.
ATTENTION: To continue in the class OR to have ANY chance of adding, you MUST complete the REQUIRED CONTACT process. The contact is REQUIRED for the following students:
- Students enrolled in the class
- Students on the waiting list wishing a permission number to enroll in the class
- Students who were not able to place themselves on the waiting list, but still wish a permission number to enroll
REQUIRED CONTACT process:
Please do not deviate from the steps in this process. DO NOT give me a reason to keep you out of the loop. Strict adherance to the process is required.
1) For students enrolled in the class. You MUST take the following steps to retain your seat in the class:
- STARTING Sunday, August 19, 2012, and BEFORE the end of the day on Monday, August 27, 2012, send me an e-mail message telling me you are still interested in taking the class.
- Use the following subject for your e-mail message:
Enrolled Student Fa2012 CISP 300 OL Required Contact - Include your message in the e-mail body and add your name, student id, and class (with numerical id) at the bottom of the message.
NOTE: do not send your message outside of the required time frame above.
2) For students on the waiting list who wish a permission number to add:
You MUST take the following steps to be considered for a permission number to take an open seat. Seats will open ONLY if enrolled students either drop the course or do not contact me as required above. Once open seats are determined, then permission numbers will be given to students on the waiting list IN THE NUMERICAL ORDER if they've contacted me as required.
- STARTING Sunday, August 19, 2012, and BEFORE the end of the day on Monday, August 27, 2012, send me an e-mail message telling me you are still interested in taking the class and would like a permission number if one becomes available.
- Use the following subject for your e-mail message:
WaitList Student Fa2012 CISP 300 OL Required Contact - Include your message in the e-mail body and add your name, student id, and class (with numerical id) at the bottom of the message.
NOTE: do not send your message outside of the required time frame above.
3) For students not able to place themselves on the waiting list, but still wish to add:
You MUST take the following steps to be considered for a permission number. Please understand, if you were not able to place yourself on the waiting list, that means not only is the class full, but so is the waiting list. You will ONLY be given a permission number if there is an open seat that NO ONE on the waiting list wants. If there are open seats available for this group, then permission numbers will be given to students in this category in the order their required e-mail messages were received.
- STARTING Sunday, August 19, 2012, and BEFORE the end of the day on Monday, August 27, 2012, send me an e-mail message telling me you are still interested in taking the class and would like a permission number if one becomres available.
- Use the following subject for your e-mail message:
Late Add Student Fa2012 CISP 300 OL Required Contact - Include your message in the e-mail body and add your name, student id (if you have one), and class (with numerical id) at the bottom of the message.
NOTE: do not send your message outside of the required time frame above.