CS 160 - Programming Concepts and Applications

Summer II 2018 - A0 - Assignment 0

Quick Links: Canvas | John Cabot | Piazza | zyBooks

This assignment is due by Monday, July 2, 2018, 11:59 PM.

Part I - Get the Book

As mentioned in class, follow these steps to gain access to our e-book:

Go to http://zybooks.com
Create an account (use your mines.edu email address)
Enter zyBook code: MINESCS160PaoneSummer2018
Enter your section/time
Pay with credit card ($58)

Once you have access, get started on Chapter 1 for Tuesday's class. The sections to be completed before class will always be listed on the schedule page.

Part II - Tell Us About Yourself

You should already have an account for the course on Piazza. If you do not, contact your instructor right away to get added. Once you do have access, please tell us a little about yourself by adding an introductory post. Be sure to create this as a NOTE not a question. At a minimum, include the information below as well as anything else you feel is interesting for us all to know. You may find out someone has the same interests as you!

Name
Why you signed up for the course
Where you're from
You're favorite spot in Rome
An interesting fact or two about yourself

Grading Rubric

Your submission will be graded according to the following rubric.

Points	Requirement Description
1	Get the zyBook!
1	Add a post telling us about yourself with the info from Part II above. To receive full credit you must post as a note (not as a question).
2	Total Points

This assignment is due by Monday, July 2, 2018, 11:59 PM.

Submission

Always, always, ALWAYS update the header comments at the top of your main.cpp file. And if you ever get stuck, remember that there is LOTS of help available. The following instructions are copied from How to Submit Homework.

It is critical that you follow these steps when submitting homework.

If you do not follow these instructions, your assignment will receive a major deduction. Why all the fuss? Because we have several hundred of these assignments to grade, and we use computer tools to automate as much of the process as possible. If you deviate from these instructions, our grading tools will not work. And that makes us very unhappy. And when we're unhappy, we give penalties. Thus, make us happy.

Submission Instructions

Here are step-by-step instructions for submitting your homework properly:

File and folder names are extremely important in this process. Please double-check carefully, to ensure things are named correctly.
1. The top-level folder of your project must be named Set0
2. Inside Set0, create 2 sub-folders that are required for this Set. The name of each sub-folder is defined in that Set (e.g. L0, and A0).
3. Copy your program main.cpp and supporting files into the subdirectories of Set0 (steps 1-2), zip this Set0 folder (steps 3-4), and then submit the zipped file (steps 5-11) to Canvas.
4. For example, when you zip/submit Set0, there will be 2 sub-folders called L0, and A0 inside the Set0 folder, and each of these sub-folders will have a file called main.cpp and nothing else.
You will need to download each project file(s) from Codenvy to your computer.
Using Windows Explorer (not to be confused with Internet Explorer), find the file named "main.cpp" located inside the folder for the particular lab or homework assignment you will submit.

STOP: Are you really sure you are viewing the correct assignment's folder?
Now, for A0, right click on the main.cpp to copy the file. Then, return to the Set0/A0 folder and right click to paste the file. In other words, put a copy of your homework's main.cpp source code and supporting files into the Set0/A0 folder.

Follow the same steps for L0, to put a copy of your lab's main.cpp and supporting files into the Set0/L0 folder.

STOP: Are you sure your Set0 folder now has all your code to submit?
Now, right-click on the "Set0" folder.
1. In the pop-up menu that opens, move the mouse "Send to..." and expand the sub-menu.
2. In the sub-menu that opens, select "Compressed (zipped) folder".
STOP: Are you really sure you are zipping a Set0 folder with sub-folders that each contain a main.cpp file in it?
After the previous step, you should now see a "Set0.zip" file.
Now visit the Canvas page for this course and click the "Assignments" button in the sidebar.
Find Set0, click on it, find the "Attach file" area, and then click the "Browse My Computer" button.
Find the "Set0.zip" file created earlier and click the "Open" button.

STOP: Are you really sure you are selecting the right homework assignment? Are you double-sure?
WAIT! There's one more super-important step. Click on the blue "Submit" button to submit your homework.
No, really, make sure you click the "Submit" button to actually submit your homework. Clicking the "Open" button in the previous step kind of makes it feel like you're done, but you must click the Submit button as well! And you must allow the file time to upload before you turn off your computer!
Canvas should say "This assignment is complete. Click OK to review the results.". Click "OK" and view the files within the zip file you submitted. In other words, verify you submitted what you think you submitted!

In summary, you must zip the "Set0" folder and only the "Set0" folder, this zip folder must have several sub-folders, you must name all these folders correctly, you must submit the correct zip file for this homework, and you must click the "Submit" button. Not doing these steps is like bringing your homework to class but forgetting to hand it in. No concessions will be made for incorrectly submitted work. If you incorrectly submit your homework, we will not be able to give you full credit. And that makes us unhappy.

This assignment is due by Monday, July 2, 2018, 11:59 PM.

Last Updated: 07/02/18 11:53

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