Course Number / Section:	CIS 1068 / 001 and 002
Course Title:	Program Design and Abstraction
Instructor:	Multiple Instructors (see Course Web Pages below)
Office:	Giorgio Ingargiola: Room 1038, Alexander Yates: Room 1036, Wachman Hall
Email:	giorgio.ingargiola@temple.edu, mailto:alexander.yates@temple.edu
Phone:	Giorgio Ingargiola: 215-204-6825, Alexander Yates: 206-310-5200
Course Web Page: Web Site for Complete Syllabus:	Section 001: http://knight.cis.temple.edu/~ingargio/cis67/index.html Section 002: http://knight.cis.temple.edu/~yates/cis1068/index.html Section 001 : http://knight.cis.temple.edu/~ingargio/cis67/syllabus.html Section 002: http://knight.cis.temple.edu/~yates/cis1068/syllabus.html
Prerequisites:	C or better in Mathematics C073 or higher, or placement into Mathematics C074
Textbook(s):	Cay Horstmann: Big Java, 3nd edition, John Wiley, ISBN 978-0-470-10554-2

Course Goals:

The goal is to learn to solve small programming problems and to write their solution as high quality small programs in Java.

Topics Covered:

Introduces CIS major students to computers, computer programming, and problem-solving using programs. Topics covered include the general characteristics of computers, techniques of problem solving and algorithm specifications, and the debugging and testing of computer programs.

Attendance Policy:

Attendance to labs is mandatory; Attendance will be taken during lectures.