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Dr. W. Brett McKenzie, 210 Gabelli School of Business 
E-mail: wmckenzie@rwu.edu Office Tel: (401) 254-3534
Office Hours: Tuesday: 5:00 - 6:00 PM; Wednesday: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM; Thursday 8:30 - 9:30 AM and by appointment

Calendar Overview - Spring 08 - 02/02/08

All readings in plain text from: Dann, Cooper, and Pausch, Learning to Program with Alice

Week

Date

Topic

Reading

Hands On

Notes

I

II

22 JAN

29 JAN

Introduction and Concepts
Chapter 1
Appendix A

Lab 1

E-mail assignment 
(due Wed 9AM, 30 Jan)



III 04 FEB Animations and Story Boards
Chapter 2

Lab 2-1
Lab 2-2
Due Fri, 02/08, midnight via BB

Project 1 Assigned
IV 11 FEB Programming
Chapter 3

Lab 3-1
Lab 3-2
Due Sat, 02/16, midnight via BB

 


 V 18 FEB  Unit Review
Classes & Objects
Chapter 4
4-1
Appendix B

 No Monday Class

PA01 Results

VI 25 FEB  Parameters & Inheritance
Chapter 4
4-2
4-3  & Tips

Lab 4-1
Lab 4-2
Lab 4-3
Due, Sat, 03/08 midnight, via BB

Project 1 Due - Thursday 28 Feb (Day Section)

Project Rubric

VII 03 MAR Events
Chapter 5
5-1



Warning Grades

Project 1 Due Tuesday 04 Mar (Night Section)
VIII
10 MAR
Unit Review
5-2 & Tips
Lab 5

PA02 Movie

Project 2 Assigned

- S P R I N G - B R E A K -
IX 24 MAR Loop
Random Numbers
s

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Lab 06-1
Lab 06-2

OO Thinking

PA02 Results
31 MAR Recursion

Chapter 8

Lab 7-1
Lab 7-2


XI 07 ARP

Unit Review
Lists



Lab 8

Project 2 Due
OO Systems

Project 3 Assigned

XII 14 APR Variables/Arrays


Chapter 9

 Lab 9-1

Lab 9-2
OO Tools

PA03 Results
XIII 21 APR
Chapter 10

OO Dev.

XIV  28 APR
 Unit Review Projects  Lab 10
XV 05 MAY   Projects  

13 MAY    
Project 3 Due