Computing Science 265

Course Information Sheet
Fall 2013

Overview:

The goal of the course is to improve your programming productivity by helping you to write code that is demonstrably correct, by making effective use of software tools and techniques.

An on-line version of this document can be found at http://csciun1.mala.bc.ca:8080/~pwalsh/teaching/teaching.html .

Recommended Lecture Texts:

21st Century C. Ben Klemens, O'Reilly.

There is NO REQUIRED lecture text.

Instructor: Dr. Peter Walsh

Office: Bldg 315 Room 214
Phone: 753-3245 Ext 2363
E-mail: Peter.Walsh@viu.ca

Evaluation:

Exercises (4) 40%
Lab Tasks (10) 10%
Final Examination 50%

You must pass (>= 50%) the final exam to pass the course.

Topics:

System tools, program correctness and process management.

Guidelines Concerning Fraud: See VIU web page.

Peter Walsh's Teaching Page