ITK 189.02

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ITK 189.02

• Problem Solving for Information Technology

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Instructor

• Cheri Higgins-Wortley
• Office OU 113
• Email cheri_at_ilstu.edu
• Office Hours
• MW 1100 am 1230 pm
• MW 330 500 pm
• Website http//lilt.ilstu.edu/cheri
• Parthava Vellanki (Lab instructor and grader)

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Meeting Times

• Lecture
• Section 4 200 315 TTh
• Lab
• Section 5 100 250 W
• Section 6 300 450 W

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Course Evaluation

• Homework/Readings and Quizzes (10)
• Lab Activities (20)
• Lab Final (10)
• 6 - Programs (25)
• 2 - Exams (20)
• Common Written Final (15)

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In-Class Activities

• Lecture/Discussion
• Work sample problems
• Group Work
• Readings
• Quizzes/Homework

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Course Info

• Website
• http//lilt.ilstu.edu/cheri (follow 189.02)
• Web CT
• Still in the works

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Time Management

• Programming requires time. You will have anywhere
  from one-half week to two weeks to complete each
  program.
• My suggestions
• Try to complete the program in the first half of
  the time frame.
• Why? If something is not working, you have
  sufficient time to get help and regroup!!! Also,
  your brain will cooperate more if you are not
  working on a program under the gun!!

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You, working on your program the week before it
is due.
Boy, I love programming!!

• Boy, I do too. Programming is fun!!

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You, working on your program the night before it
is due.
Maybe if I say enough bad words or create new bad
words this program will work!
Maybe if I beat the crap out of my computer this
program will work!
Maybe if I beat myself over the head this program
will work!
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Materials

• Book
• Java 1.5 JDK - the environment
• http//java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp
• Eclipse 3.1.1 (newest) - IDE
• http//www.eclipse.org
• A couple of floppies
• A couple of folders

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Demo Eclipse and Sun
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Homework

• Download and Install Java 1.5 JDK
• Download and Install Eclipse 3.1.1