A1-Information Please!

On This Page Overview Specifications Exploring the Course Extra Credit Grading Criteria (12) What to Turn In Overview The main points of this assignment are to: Provide the instructor with contact information. Tell the instructor about your interests and skills. This information enables the instructor to make course adjustments to meet student needs. Decide if you have the necessary technical preparation to successfully complete this course. Compile a Java program to show you know how to use the basic programming tools. Use Blackboard to take a test (ungraded) and to submit assignments. Gain some understanding of what you can do with Java Note: if you do not complete this assignment on time, you might be dropped from the course. However, do not rely on the instructor to drop you because he may not. You are entirely responsible for dropping any course. ^ top Specifications This assignment has several parts: Print out and complete the Student Information Sheet. Please write legibly. You need to turn in a paper copy of this sheet to the instructor. Attach a photo or drawing to the Student Information Sheet. Alternatively, describe one or more distinguishing characteristics of your appearance so that the instructor can identify you easily (e.g. "I'm the one with purple hair"). Do not attach a copy of your driver's license or any other document containing private information. Complete the Readiness Assessment quiz in Blackboard. Note that this is an ungraded quiz and you are taking it only to help you determine if you have the necessary knowledge and skills to do well in this course. Even though the quiz answers are not graded, you will be graded on whether or not you take the quiz. Compile the HelloWorld.java program, listed below, and submit the HelloWorld.class file to Blackboard. 1 2 3 4 5 public class HelloWorld { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Hello, world!"); } } Complete a README.txt file following the instructions for homework and submit it to Blackboard. Complete the Exploring the Course exercise below and submit the questions.txt file to Blackboard. Turn in the paper parts of this assignment to the instructor and submit your file(s) to Blackboard as explained in the section of this document: What to Turn In. ^ top Exploring the Course In this exercise you explore the course web site and answer the following questions. Specifications Prepare a single text file named: questions.txt. Copy the following Course Questions into the file Search the course web site to find an answer to each question. Record the answer after each question. When finished, do not forget to upload your file to Blackboard as part of this assignment Course Questions What is your personal Blackboard login (NOT your password)? Where is the instructor's contact information located? What is the closest building next to the instructor's office? What is the URL where homework assignments are listed? Where do you turn in homework assignments? What course should you take before this one if you have not preogrammed before? How much time should you expect to spend on this course outside of the classroom? What compiler must you use for this course? What is scholastic dishonesty? What is an example of acceptable help and an example of unacceptable help on assignments? Why is eating and drinking prohibited in the classroom? What are three things you should do to succeed in this course? ^ top Extra Credit The following is worth extra credit points: Install JDK 1.5.X or 1.6 on a computer system. (2 points) Briefly describe where you got the SDK, the computer to which you installed the SDK, and the steps you went through in the README.txt file you submit. Make sure you include the version number of the software you installed. Also, include a description of how you tested the installation for full credit. Note that if you get stuck installing Java, you should bring your questions to class. ^ top Grading Criteria The instructor will evaluate your assignment using the following criteria. Each criteria represents a specific achievement of your assignment and has a scoring guide. The scoring guide explains the possible scores you can receive. Some scoring guides have a list of indicators. These indicators are a sign of meeting, or a symptom of not meeting, the specific criterion. Note that a single indicator may not always be reliable or appropriate in a given context. However, as a group, they show the condition of meeting the criterion. For information on grading policies, including interpretation of scores, see the course information page. Student Information Sheet 2: Sheet completed and turned in 1: Sheet turned in but some information was not included 0: Sheet not completed or turned in Identifying Information 2: Instructor able to easily identify student from supplied information. 1: Instructor not able to easily identify student from supplied information. 0: Identifying information was NOT turned in Readiness Assessment 2: Readiness Assessment Quiz completed 0: Readiness Assessment Quiz not completed Compiled Program 2: Compiled program turned into Blackboard 0: Compiled program NOT turned into Blackboard README.txt File 2: README.txt file submitted with specified information included 1: README.txt submitted but some information was not included 0: No README.txt submitted Course Questions 2: Exploring the Course exercise completed and file submitted 1: File submitted by some questions were not answered 0: No file turned in Maximum Score: 12 plus extra credit (0 if you do not submit any files to the assignment area of Blackboard). ^ top What to Turn In Hand in a paper copy of the completed Student Information Sheet with any attachments to the instructor. Submit the following files to Blackboard following the instructions for homework: HelloWorld.class questions.txt README.txt ^ top Home | Blackboard | Announcements | Schedule | Room Policies | Course Info Help | FAQ's | HowTo's | Links Last Updated: January 25 2009 @16:48:38