Welcome to the Computer and Engineering Technologies Division

WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DIVISION OF COMPUTER AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES

Course: CSC 234- 16 weeks

Title: Adv C++ Programming

Lead Instructor: Molin, Al

Office: 3rd Floor PLM 351D

Phone: 866-5362

Office Hours:

TBA

Textbook

Title:C++ How to Program, Sixth Edition

Author:Deitel et al.

ISBN: 0-13-615250-3

Publisher:Prentice Hall

Software: MS Visual Studio .NET or Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition

Other required equipment:

Credit hours: 3

Pre-requisites: CSC 134

Co-requisites: None

Description: This course is a continuation of CSC 134 using the C++ programming language with standard programming principles. Emphasis is placed on advanced arrays/tables, file management/processing techniques, data structures, sub-programs, interactive processing, sort/merge routines, and libraries. Upon completion, students should be able to design, code, test, debug and document programming solutions.

Course Goals:

Provide intermediate/advanced knowledge of the C++ programming language
Provide an introduction to the C++ language as used in a game programming environment.
Provide coverage of topics including object pointers/references, levels of inheritance, function and operator overloading, manipulation of text and binary files; use of class libraries, templates and exceptions.
Provide an introduction to the MS Visual Studio C++.NET programming

Course Objectives:

To demonstrate an understanding of the C++ programming language by programming assignments of varying degrees of difficulty
To gain a working knowledge of the concepts of a class, polymorphism, encapsulation and inheritance.
To gain an understanding of the C++ file structure including reading/writing text and binary data.
To demonstrate an understanding of operator and function overloading.
To gain an understanding of templates.
To demonstrate an understanding of virtual functions and constructors/destructors.
To gain an understanding of the Windows Programming environment.
To demonstrate an understanding of event handling and event programming.
To demonstrate an understanding of libraries and DLLs.
To demonstrate an understanding of exceptions.
To demonstrate an understanding of basic game programming

The Core Values of Wake Technical Community College
Respect	Instructor and students will foster an environment that is respectful of all.
Responsibility	Instructor and students will foster an environment that promotes taking responsibility for one's actions and obligations.
Critical Thinking	Instructor and students will strive to improve the critical thinking skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
Communication	Instructor and students will strive to ensure that both written and oral communications are clearly understood.
Collaboration	Instructor and students will strive to develop collaborative skills.

Grading Is As Follows:
Exam	50	Exams must be taken on the assigned date; otherwise a grade of zero will be assigned. Any exception to this policy must be the result of a documented emergency or prior arrangement with the instructor. There will be no exceptions to this rule!! NO EXCEPTIONS!! ALL MAKEUP EXAMS must be taken prior to the scheduled exam date. This must be pre-arranged with the instructor. LAST MINUTE arrangments are not acceptable.
Assignments & Projects	30	Project and Assignments: All Assignments and Projects Must be turned in ON TIME. You will not get any points for your program assignment if your Program does not compile.
Attendance & Labs	20	Attendance: We will strictly follow the college attendance policy. You may NOT be absent for more than 10% of the time. Three tardies (more than 20 minutes or more is tardy) equal one absence. More than 10% absentee means you will automatically be withdrawn from the class. You will recieve a "WF" if it is past the withdrawal deadline. "WF" is the equivalent of an "F" and designates a failure. This is a hard and fast rule. Any absences must be documented (i.e. Doctor's excuse, phone number of Doctor caring for sick relative) to be excused. Lab work: All Lab work MUST be completed! If you miss a lab (class), you must turn in missed labwork (on disk or other media) to the instructor for full credit. This is your responsibility throughout the semester. It is not the responsibility of the instructor to advise you of missed work during the term or on the last week of the term.

Classroom Policies:

Students are responsible for all of the information presented in the Wake Technical Community College Student Handbook.
Please note that computers are to be used at all times for official course purposes. Use of computers for general web surfing, email, chat rooms, etc. is not allowed. Violation of this rule will result in a grade deduction and possible loss of computer privileges.
The college forbids the use of audible electronic equipment (cell phones, pagers, etc.) during instructional time.
If you miss a lecture or arrive late, you are responsible for the material presented, handouts distributed, and any announcements made that day. The instructor will not provide notes for missed classes.

Week	Coursework	Textbook/Assignments
Tentative Schedule Note This schedule is subject to some changes/modifications per Instructor-- This offered as only a study guide. The pace of each class differsaccording to the instructional needs of the students in the class.Always consult with your instructor. Note** A Final Project may beassigned in lieu of a Final Exam.
1	Review of Chapter 1-7 Introduction to MS Visual Studio.NET /2005 IDE	Ch1~7 Handout Assignment 1
2	Review: Pointers and Strings	Ch 8 Assignment 1 Due / Assignment 2
3	Object-Oriented Programming Class, Constructor, Destructor, Composition, friend functions/classes	Ch 9 ~10 Assignment 2 due / Assignment 3
4	Operator Overloading	Ch 11 Assignment 3 Due / Assignment 4
5	Exam 1	Assignment 4 Due / Exam 1
6	Object-Oriented Programming Inheritance	Ch 12 Assignment 5
7	Object-Oriented Programming Polymorphism	Ch 13 Assignment 5 Due / Assignment 6
8	Templates	Ch 14 Assignment 6 Due / Assignment 7
9	Stream Input/Output	Ch 15 Assignment 7 Due / Assignment 8
10	Exam 2	Exam 2 Assignment 8 Due
11	Exception Handling	Ch 16 Assignment 9
12	File Processing	Ch 17 Assignment 9 Due / Assignment 10
13	Searching, Sorting & Data Structure	Ch 19,20 Assignment 10 Due / Assignment 11
14	Class String & String Stream Processing	Ch 18 Assignment 11 Due / Assignment 12
15	Game Programming with Ogre	Chapter 23 Assignment 12 Due / Assignment 13
16	Exam 3	Exam 3 / Assignment 13 Due

Disability Support Services is available for students who require academic accommodations due to any physical, psychological, or learning disability. To determine eligibility, contact the office at 108-S Holding Hall or call
662-3405 (TDD 779-0668)