Instructor: Qusay H. Mahmoud
Email: qmahmoud@cis.uoguelph.ca

TA:
This course will have a teaching assistant (TA), who is graduate students at the University of Guelph. The TA will deliver the lab and will have regular office hours. You should try to see him for extra help or if you cannot make it to my office hours. But if the TA doesn't provide satisfactory help, please come to me. Feel free to make an appointment via email. The TA is:

Greg Drzadzewski

• Email: gdrzadze@uoguelph.ca
• Office hrs: Fridays 11:40am - 12:10pm AND 3:30 - 5:00pm
• Location: GH-308 (Ask Karina if you cannot find him)

Textbook: Big Java, John Wiley & Sons, (1st or 2nd edition). Note: This book doesn't cover all course contents; pointers to additional material will be provided.

References (on reserve in library):

• AWT Book
• Swing Book

Pre-requisite: Successful completion of 5.0 credits in the DCCT program.

Co-requisite: DCCT2030 (Data-Centered Programming)

Grading Scheme: the final grade will be determined based on the following components:

• Weekly Labs: 15% (one three-hour lab per week; total of 10 for the semester [1.5% each])
• Bi-Weekly Quizzes: 10% (five in-class quizzes)
• Assignments: 15% (three programming assignments 5% each)
• Group Project: 10% (4 - 5 students per group)
• Mid-term Exam: 20% (date: Wednesday, Oct 26)
• Final Exam: 30% (sometime in December, to be scheduled by the university)

Letter Grades:

<50	 F
50 - 52	 D-
53 - 56	 D
57 - 59	 D+
60 - 62	 C-
63 - 66	 C
67 - 69	 C+
70 - 72	 B-
73 - 76	 B
77 - 79	 B+
80 - 84  A-
85 - 89  A
90 - 100 A+

Note 2: Academic Honesty plays a key role in our efforts to maintain a high standard of academic excellence and integrity. Students are advised that ALL acts of intellectual dishonesty are subject to disciplinary action by the school; serious infractions are dealt with in accordance with the University of Guelph's academic misconduct. Students are encouraged to read the university's statement on academic misconduct.