Final Project Proposal

Due Date: August 21, 2007
Worth: 50 points

Think of any simple application but useful and has something to do in your everyday life. There are many simple and common applications available but you may innovate them to make it different or unique.

These are examples of simple, useful and common applications that you can modify:

1. Budget Manager. This allows you to record all your expenses.
2. Post It. This allows you to record all your reminders.
3. Alarm Clock. This allows you to record and update you in all your itineraries.
   
4. Diary. A typical diary.
5. Accounts Recorder. This allows you to record all your accounts (both username and password).
1. Yahoo Account
2. Friendster Account
6. And others.
   

What to write in your proposal?

• Description. Tell what your proposal is all about, and how had you been able to think about the project and its relevance. Cite your objectives for your modified application.
• Features. Tell what makes your project different from other applications, as well as its contributing features.
• Cite your sources.
• All proposal must be encoded. Use the font Arial, size 12. Margins should be 1 inch at each side and single-spaced.

Note:
For those students who submit their final project proposal last August 17, Friday will have a plus points (10) but they are required to re-submit their proposal.

First Preliminary Examination

The CSc 101 class sections LM1 and LM2 will not meet on Tuesday, July 17, 2007.

CSc 101's first preliminary exam will be on Friday, July 20, 2007. Bring your own test booklet, ball pen (black or blue), and extra money for your test questionnaire.

Coverage of the preliminary exam are the following:

• History of Java (blog or Internet sources)
• Development Cycle of a Program (JEDI)
• Algorithms (Flowchart and Pseudocode) (JEDI and blog)
• Overview of Java (Module 1)
• Data Types and Operators (Module 2)

Possible exam types:

• Modified True of False
• Multiple Choice
• Identification
• Fill in the Blanks
• Enumeration
• Problem Solving

Note: I am not giving you a special exam except for those who have a valid reason.

Assignment No. 4: Familiarizing Common Compiling Errors in Java

Instruction:
Perform the following instructions on your computer. Write your actual sample Java programs and comment it with compiling errors it will produce in the compilation phase. The submission material should be computerized or a word-processor-generated.

Note: Do not predict the possible output or the compiling errors it will produce.

Points: 20 pts.

Problems:

1. Create a small program that defines some fields. Try creating some illegal field names and see what kind of error the compiler produces. Use the naming rules and conventions as a guide from the course website.
2. In the program you created in Exercise 1, try leaving the fields uninitialized and print out their values. Try the same with a local variable and see what kind of compiler errors you can produce. Becoming familiar with common compiler errors will make it easier to recognize bugs in your code.

Assignment No. 3: Coding the Algorithm

Instruction:This assignment should be computerized with inputs and outputs.
Points: 20 points.

Problem:
Develop a solution both in flowchart and pseudocode for the following problem:

Given a classroom full of people:

• find the average height
• the number of people
• the height of the tallest person
• the height of the smallest person

All measurements should be in meters.

From the algorithm you formulated from the previous assignment, as shown above, transform it into a Java program.

The Proposed Website for CSc 101

Drupal, an open source content management platform, has been chosen to be the platform for the official website of CSc 101.

Here is the link to the proposed website for CSc 101.

CSc 101 Group in Friendster

There is a general group at Friendster that everybody from the Friendster world is free to join.

CSc 101 - Introduction to Computer Programming is a group where students or hobbyists from different schools or universities all over the world could learn, help, discuss, and share their knowledge on computer programming in a various programming language like Scheme, C/C++, and Java and others.

Click here to visit the group or just copy the link below.

http://www.friendster.com/group/tabmain.php?
statpos=mygroup&gid=294382

If you have a Friendster account, join now and participate in discussions. No friends yet? Add me, cgabilla@gmail.com or visit my Friendster Homepage.

Assignment No. 2: Pseudocode and Flowchart

Instruction: Write your answer in a whole sheet of paper with the prescribed format that was given to the class. Similar works will not be accepted and will be given a score of zero.
Points: 20 points.

Problem:
Develop a solution both in flowchart and pseudocode for the following problem:

Given a classroom full of people:

• find the average height
• the number of people
• the height of the tallest person
• the height of the smallest person

All measurements should be in meters.