CMSC131 (Fall 2020, Sections 01*, 03*, FC01)
Object-Oriented Programming I

Syllabus

This is the first programming course for Computer Science majors with a focus on object-oriented programming. The goal of the course is to develop skills such as program design and testing as well as the implementation of programs using a graphical IDE. All programming will be done in Java.

Corerequisite: Math140

Nelson Padua-Perez, Office: IRB 2210

No required textbook.

This class is completely online. Lectures are pre-recorded, lab (discussion session) will be synchronous (live using Zoom) and office hours will be online. Attendance is not required, but you are responsible for any material covered in lecture/lab.

We may record Zoom lab/discussion sessions. If this represents a problem for you, please contact your instructor.

It is your responsibility to submit regrade requests by a specified deadline; no regrade requests will be processed afterwards.

• Deadlines - All assignments are due at 11:55 pm and you have until 11:55 pm of the next day to submit your work with a 12% penalty. After the late period, you will not receive any credit for your work.
• Submit Server - All assignments must be submitted using the submit server. No work submitted otherwise will be accepted. It is your responsibility to verify the correct work has been submitted.
• Which Assignments Gets Graded - For programming assignments the one scoring the highest after a the late penalty (if any) has been applied.
• Good Faith Attempt - You must satisfy a minimum set of requirements for each programming assignment (Good Faith Attempt) otherwise you will not pass the course (automatic grade of F). The Good Faith Attempt guarantees you have the skills necessary for upper-level courses. You will not receive extra points for completing the good faith attempt. Your grade on an assignment will be based on your ontime/late submission. Additional information about the good faith attempt requirement is available at Good Faith Attempt Requirement.
• Closed Assignments - All programming assignments in this course are to be written individually (unless explicitly indicated otherwise).

• Posting of any assignment (even after the course is over) in a publicly available online location (e.g., github) is prohibited under the Code of Academic Integrity (facilitation of academic dishonesty). Any student responsible for this will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and risks the sanction of an "XF" in the course.
• Posting of your assignments in a private repository where only selected people (e.g., potential employers) can access is OK.

Office hours get extremely busy the day before an assignment deadline and you may not get the help you need to do the large number of students looking for help. Please do not wait to start your assignments so you have an opportunity to address any concerns during office hours.

You need to keep backups of your assignments as you develop them. No extensions will be granted because you accidentally erased your assignment. Feel free to use the submit server as a backup tool by submitting often.

We will be using (Piazza) for class communication. Your instructor will register you using the e-mail address you have in the school system.

See the section titled "Attendance and Missed Assignments" available at Course Related Policies.

See the section titled "Accessibility" available at Course Related Policies.

Note that academic dishonesty includes not only cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism, but also includes helping other students commit acts of academic dishonesty by allowing them to obtain copies of your work. In short, all submitted work must be your own. Cases of academic dishonesty will be pursued to the fullest extent possible as stipulated by the Office of Student Conduct.

The Computer Science Department takes academic integrity seriously. Information on how the the department views and handle academic integrity matters can be found at Academic Integrity. Additional information can be found in the section titled "Academic Integrity" at Course Related Policies.

• At the end of the semester visit (www.courseevalum.umd.edu) to complete your course evaluations.
• Contact the Counseling Center if you are experiencing difficulties that affect your performance in your courses.
• UMD Course related policies is available at http://www.ugst.umd.edu/courserelatedpolicies.html.

All course materials are copyright UMCP, Department of Computer Science © 2020. All rights reserved. Students are permitted to use course materials for their own personal use only. Course materials may not be distributed publicly or provided to others (excepting other students in the course), in any way or format.

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