CSA 271 is a second-tier course in the CSA2 "Computer Programming" thematic sequence.

Computer software plays an important role in our daily lives: Our mobile phones, laptop computers, online banking, Internet applications such as YouTube, video games and movies, cars, and almost all aspects of daily life are touched by software. In your personal and professional life you will utilize computer software. It is also likely that you will select, or even influence the design of, software that is used in your professional or personal life. This thematic sequence will give you a deep understanding of how software works and is created, its limitations, and its potential. You will be able to read software and therefore be able to make informed decisions when selecting or participating in the design of business, scientific, or information systems that utilize computer software.

The CSA2 thematic sequence consists of both of the following introductory computer programming courses.

• CSA 174, Fundamentals of Programming and Problem Solving
• CSA 271, Object-Oriented Programming

Followed by one of the following courses...

• CSA 274, Data Abstraction and Data Structures
• CSA 252, Web Application Programming
• CSA 283, Data Communications and Networks

CSA  271 is a course in which you build upon the programming concepts and techniques learned in CSA 174 to design and implement more sophisticaed programs using object-oriented desing and programming techniques.

Learning Outcomes:

LEP

CSA271.1:  To be able to design and implement computer programs using object oriented programming techniques.
CSA 271.1.1   Implement basic control structures, nested control structures, well-specified classes, single and multi-dimensional arrays, input and output methods, and string methods as learned in CSA 174.
CSA 271.1.2   Use class libraries to assist in problem solving.
CSA 271.1.3   Make appropriate use of inheritance, polymorphism, composition, abstract classes, and interfaces.
CSA 271.1.4   Make appropriate use of two or more collection classes.
CSA 271.1.5   Read and write basic UML class diagrams.
CSA 271.1.6   Break a programming problem down into an appropriate set of classes and identify appropriate methods for each class.
CSA 271.1.7   Research and use classes not studied in the course to address problems

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CSA274.2:  To be able to write robust programs
CSA 271.2.1   Resolve compilation errors, validate program input, use the debugger to locate logic errors, and generate basic test cases as learned in CSA 174.
CSA 271.2.2   Design a complete set of test cases and use this to identify logic errors.
CSA 271.2.3   Effectively use exception handling features to write exception classes, handle exceptions, and throw problem specific exceptions.

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CSA271.3:  To be able to use permanent storage to preserve the state of a program
CSA 271.3.1   Read and write data to text files.
CSA 271.3.2   Read and write data and objects to binary files

CSA271.4:  To be able to use recursion as a problem solving technique
CSA 271.4.1   Trace through recursive computations.
CSA 271.4.2   Recognize problem situations where recursion is appropriate and write recursive methods that process both numeric and structured data.
CSA 271.4.3   Describe and implement the mergesort and quicksort algorithms

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CSA271.5:  To be able to design and develop applications with a graphical user interface
CSA 271.5.1   Use fundamental classes to design a rudimentary, but functional, user interface

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