Getting Started With This Course
Orientation(s) |
Orientation for this course is recommended. |
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Online chatYour instructor will hold the orientation online using synchronous chat and other tools. | Date: | 6/16/2013 |
| Time: | 7:00PM to 8:00PM | Online Location of
LIVE Orientation: | Canvas chat function for the course |
Other Orientation Information
Instructor will provide introduction, and review the online course structure and textbook and programming software/resource students will use, during on-line orientation event. |
Accessing Your Course |
Canvas (by Instructure)
Your course is using Canvas. If you are new to Canvas, please visit the
Canvas Basics course space
to become familiar with Canvas prior to the start of your course. No login is required to
access this space.
You will be able to login to Canvas about two weeks prior to the start of your class.
However, your course becomes available as of 1 AM on the official course
start date.
Logging In
Log in to your Canvas course space at
bucks.instructure.com
- Username: Your username is the same for every system at Bucks.
- Password: your Bucks Network password (used to log into any Bucks campus computer or to access any Bucks Library online database from off campus.)
If you do not know your Bucks Username, go to WebAdvisor.
Select Account information (upper right hand corner of the screen) then select What's My User ID? and follow
the prompts. You will need to provide your last name AND either your 7 digit student ID number OR your
social security #. Your Bucks username will display on the screen.
Note: Students are uploaded to Canvas several times a day. If you registered late, you won't be
able to access Canvas until the next upload takes place.
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Purchasing Your Books and Other Course Materials |
While you may purchase your books and other course materials from the provider of your choice (using the
ISBN number available through the course's academic department
where applicable to ensure the correct version), both the campus bookstore
and our online bookstore,
guarantee that they stock the correct version for your course.
Approximately 3 weeks prior to the start of the session you can use the link
below to see the list of books that have been selected by your instructor. If you have
any questions about the course materials listed, please contact your instructor or the academic
department directly.
Click
this link to see the book list for your course.
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Other Information about the Course |
This is a first course for computer science students, providing an introduction to the use and impact of computers, numbering systems, data representations, the fundamentals of structured programming, and problem solving through the use of logic design tools. Students develop programs using the Java object-oriented programming language. There is no need to come to campus for this course, as grading will involve online exams, online submitted programming exercises, and online discussion participation, facilitated through Canvas. The textbook is required reading as you go through the course. In addition to the online material that will guide students through the course, students will use the textbook and jGrasp Java IDE software (downloaded from www.jgrasp.org to install on their computer) to work with the Java programming language. |
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