Austin Community College
Fall 2010 - CLOSED COURSES
Course Descriptions All Courses Classroom Courses Distance Learning Courses
Updated: 11/29/2011 14:20:54
COMPUTER SCIENCE
16 Week Session August 23 - December 12
COSC 1300 Introduction to Computing
R [20/20] 16500 Lec 045 NRG 4211 MW 9:00am - 10:15am OH Pendleton, Robert
Lab 045 NRG 4230 W 10:20am - 11:15am
R [20/20] 21138 Lec 010 RRC 2215.00 TTh 9:30am - 10:50am OH Webb, James
Lab 010 RRC 2215.00 T 10:55am - 11:45am
R [20/20] 16487 Lec 003 SAC 1208 MW 5:40pm - 7:25pm OH Gauna, Steven
COSC 1315 Fundamentals of Programming
B [20/20] 16540 Lec 011 RGC 111 MW 9:00am - 9:50am OH Peterson, Ken
Lab 011 RGC 109 MW 10:00am - 10:55am
12 Week Session September 20 - December 12
16 Week Session August 23 - December 12
12 Week Session September 20 - December 12
COSC 1315 Fundamentals of Programming
B [24/24] 20413 DIL 003 ONL Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Kahlon, Amardeep
20413 - Internet access required. A. Kahlon, 223.2069, email: akahlon@austincc.edu
- For MANDATORY online orientation & information, visit www.austincc.edu/kahlon
during the 1st week of class.
COSC 1300 Introduction to Computing
A survey course discussing computing terminology, components, programming concepts, and the computer's integration into business activities. Laboratory experience includes word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software and databases.
COSC 1301 Personal Computing
A hands-on course for the development of skills needed to use personal computer systems for business, individual, and educational applications. Learn word processing, database management, spreadsheet development, and how to use the operating system. Keyboarding skills are not required, but are helpful. May not be applied toward a CSC degree.
COSC 1315 Fundamentals of Programming
An introduction to computer concepts, logic, and computer programming. Includes designing, coding, debugging, testing, and documenting programs using a high-level programming language.
COSC 1320 C++ Programming
This is an introduction to the C++ programming language and its subset, the C programming language. Program structure, blocks, storage types, console and file I/O, functions, arrays, strings, pointers, call-by-reference, call-by-value, and dynamic memory allocation will be discussed. The concept of classes will be introduced. The differences between C++ and C will also be discussed. Prerequisite: COSC 1315 or department approval.
COSC 2415 Data Structures
Investigation of techniques for program design, testing, and debugging. Data structures are studied including stacks, queues, linked lists and binary trees. Searching, sorting, recursion, strings, and arrays are also covered. Taught in appropriate high-level language. Prerequisite: COSC 1320 or department approval.
COSC 2425 Computer Organization and Machine Language -- PC Assembly
Computer organization and programming for the microcomputer. Emphasis on macros, assemblers, loaders, linkers, channels, subroutines, coroutines, internal and I/O operations, low level I/O, recursion, data manipulation including arrays and records. Prerequisite: Two semesters of programming or department approval.