Austin Community College
Spring 2010 - CLOSED COURSES

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Updated: 11/22/2009 20:25:39


COMPUTER SCIENCE

CLASSROOM 
16 Week Session January 19 - May 16
COSC 1300 Introduction to Computing

R	[20/20]	04696	Lec	019	NRG	4211	TTh	10:35am - 11:50am	   Staff
			Lab	019	NRG	4230	Th	12:00pm - 12:50pm	   
COSC 1301 Personal Computing
R	[20/20]	04716	Lec	008	CYP	2129	MW	10:35am - 12:15pm	OH Polanco, Rene
COSC 1315 Fundamentals of Programming
B	[22/22]	04748	Lec	010	NRG	4211	MW	 9:00am - 10:15am	OH Carson, Kriston
			Lab	010	NRG	4230	M	10:20am - 11:10am	   
B	[20/20]	04749	Lec	011	NRG	4211	MW	 1:25pm -  2:40pm	OH Martinez, Rudy
			Lab	011	NRG	4230	M	 2:50pm -  3:40pm	   
B	[20/20]	04752	Lec	023	NRG	4211	MW	 2:50pm -  4:05pm	OH Russell, Paul
			Lab	023	NRG	4233	M	 4:15pm -  5:05pm	   
B	[20/20]	04750	Lec	013	NRG	4211	TTh	 7:05pm -  8:20pm	OH Kumi, Fredrick
			Lab	013	NRG	4207	Th	 8:30pm -  9:20pm	   
COSC 1320 C++ Programming
B+	[22/22]	04760	Lec	006	NRG	4220	MW	10:00am - 10:50am	OH Russell, Paul
			Lab	006	NRG	4233	MW	11:00am - 11:50am	   


12 Week Session February 15 - May 16


DISTANCE LEARNING 
16 Week Session January 19 - May 16
COSC 1300 Introduction to Computing
R	[36/36]	04709	OPC	053	PCM	Orientation req. See Open Campus	OH Kohls, Mary
04709 - Internet access required. M. Kohls, 223.3185, email: kohls@austincc.edu 
Use RGC open lab or other campuses on space-available basis. MANDATORY online orientation 
at www.austincc.edu/kohls/ during 1st week of class. Office 2007 will be used. 
COSC 1301 Personal Computing
R	[24/24]	04738	OPC	050	PCM	Orientation req. See Open Campus	OH Webb, James
04738 - Internet access required. Uses Office 2007. J. Webb, 223.4922, email: jwebb@austincc.edu 
- MANDATORY: online orientation at www.professorwebb.net 1st week of class. Use 
own computer or ACC's CIS open computer labs. 
R	[24/24]	04739	OPC	051	PCM	Orientation req. See Open Campus	OH Polanco, Rene
04739 - Internet access required. R. Polanco, 223.3178, email: rpolanco@austincc.edu 
 MANDATORY: online orientation at www.austincc.edu/rpolanco during 1st week of class. 

COSC 1315 Fundamentals of Programming
B	[24/24]	04755	OPC	033	PCM	Orientation req. See Open Campus	OH Black, Roie
04755 - Internet access required. R. Black, 223.3199, email: rblack@austincc.edu 
-MANDATORY Online Orientation information at www.austincc.edu/rblack 1st week of 
class 


12 Week Session February 15 - May 16
COSC 1315 Fundamentals of Programming
B	[24/24]	03371	OPC	003	PCM	Orientation req. See Open Campus	OH Kahlon, Amardeep
03371 - 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. 


Course Descriptions All Courses 
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.