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 B.Sc.inComputerEngineering,CumLaude
CaseWesternReserveUniversity,Ohio,USA

M.Sc.inSystemsSoftware&ParallelProcessing
UniversityofSheffield,UnitedKingdom

Ph.D.inNeuralComputation&Tomography
UniversityofLeeds,UnitedKingdom

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 1989 Basic Programming Language
1990 Pascal Programming language
1991 Fortran Programming language &
Assembly language
1992 C language, MATLAB
1995 C++ Programming language
1996 OCCAM language
2004 started teaching C++ Programming
language subjects; EEE123, EEU101
2004 started teaching Computer Systems
subject, EEE379
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 Course objective
To learn the fundamental concepts of C++
programming to solve engineering problems.
Course is 3 credit units
Course components
2 hours of lecture = 2 units Total 3 units
2 hours of laboratory = 1 unit

Grading components (100% coursework)

2 Tests (50%)
In-Lab Programming Exercises (20%)
Assignments (Project-based) (30%)
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Compulsory Reference
EEE123 Lecture Notes by
Associate Professor Dr. Junita Mohamad Saleh

Recommended Reference
Diane Zak, Introduction to Programming With C++
Tony Gaddis, "Starting Out With C++ From Control
Structures Through Objects", Pearsons.

Or, any other references as required or instructed by

lecturer
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Attheendofthesemester,studentsshouldbeableto:
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Explain themeaningsanduseofC++programming
terminologiesandcommands.

CO2
Formulate stepbystepproceduresinsolvingproblems.

CO3
Write acompleteC++programtosolveengineering
problems.
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 PASS (grade C and better) => at least 40%
FAIL => 39.9% and below
This applies to all 1st year students taking
this course.

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 LectureandLabattendanceiscompulsory.3absenceswithout
noticewillbereportedtoschoolauthorityandthestudentmaybe
barredfromthecourse.

Anabsencefromaquiz,labortestmustbeaccompaniedbya
MedicalCertificate(MC)fromanyUSMPanelClinic orUSMHealth
Centre inordertositforamakeup.MCfromanyotherclinicsis
notacceptable.

StudentswhoarecaughtbrowsingtheWorldWideWeb(WWW)
duringlectureorlabsessionwillbetreatedasabsentandnolab
and/orquizmarkswillbeconsidered.

Althoughallquizzesand/or(laborlecture)exercisesare
unannounced,theyaregraded.
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 Officiallabsessionstartsthisafternoonat3pmin
TeachingLab,1st floor, PPKT.
Alllabexerciseswillbegraded.
EachlabexercisesMUSTbeattempted
individually.
Aftercompletionofyourlabexercise,emailthe
sourcefile,afilewiththeextension.cpp tothe
tutorincharged.Thetutorsemailaddresswillbe
displayedonthescreen.
Latelabsubmissionwillnotbeacceptedandwill
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 Lab tutors are teaching Assistants (TAs) who will
conduct the Laboratory sessions although questions
are set by the lecturer.
The tutors for this course are post-graduate (MSc
and PhD) students.
Hence, do not expect too much load from them.
They have research work to finish.

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 En Mohammad Nishat Akhtar (PhD)
nishat_akhtar2000@yahoo.com
En Abdurrahman Javid Shaikh (PhD)
abdurrahman.j.shaikh@mail.com
En Mohamed Habashy Mubarak Ramadan (PhD)
moh.habashy@gmail.com
Cik Noorazliza Sulaiman (PhD)
noorazlizasulaiman@gmail.com
En Mohamad Faiz Mohamed Omar (MSc)
faiz_zainu@yahoo.com
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 Plagiarismmeanscopying othersworki.e.,
coding/program,algorithms,sentencesfromreports,
etc.
Plagiarismalsomeanscheatingintestorexamination
throughvariousunacceptableways suchaspeepingat
otherstestpaper,etc.
Plagiarismisaseriousoffence.
Itiseasytoidentifyplagiarized/copiedprograms.
Althoughstudentsareencouragedtodiscussaboutall
assignmentsofexercises,theyarenotpermittedto
plagiarizei.e.producingsamewrittenortypedwork.
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 Plagiarizedprojectreports,programs,assignments,
exercises,etc willincurinFgradeorzeromarkforall
involvedstudents.

Plagiarizingduringa testwillresultinzeromarkfor
thetestalthoughsomequestionshavebeencorrectly
answered.Cheatingreferstotheactof:
talkingorwhisperingduringatestsession.
makingsomesignalsorsignlanguagetoothers.
copyingfromorreferringtoanybooks,notesor
anyothersourcesincludingmobilephones.
peepingatotherstestpaper.
displayingquestion/answerpaperforotherstosee.
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201415(Lecture)Average:66.6%
201314(FullSCL)Average:70.8%
201112(HalfSCL)Average:56.3%
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 Eventhoughcompletelecturenotesweregivenand
fulllecturesessionswerepracticed,studentscould
notperformwell.
ThisprovesthattheKEYtoSUCCEEDisanindividual
studentsfulleffort.
i.e.,Nomatterhowhardalecturerteachesstudents,
theperformanceisallbasedonstudentseffort.
StudentCentredLearning(SCL)isagoodmethodto
boostupstudentscapabilitiesandlearningskills.
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SCLorLecture?
HowdoesSCLworks?
Notesgiven
Studentsdividedintogroups
Onestudentbecomesateacherevery
weektoteachgroupmembers
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 QUESTIONs?

COMMENTs?

SUGGESTIONs?

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