Lesson 1a Introduction to COP 3223C

COP 3223C¶

Intro to Programming with C¶

Summer 2026 · Section 1¶

College of Engineering and Computer Science¶

Dr. John Aedo¶

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Course Overview¶

Your Instructor¶

Dr. John Aedo¶

• Email: John.Aedo@ucf.edu (Outlook only — not Canvas)
• Office Hours: Tue & Thu, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Zoom)
• Response Time: Within 2 business days
• Always include COP 3223C in your subject line

Teaching Team¶

Course Materials¶

Required¶

• None (no required textbook purchase)

Recommended¶

• C Programming — Wikipedia
• The C Programming Language — Kernighan & Ritchie (ISBN: 0131103628)

Grading Scale¶

• No Rounding
• No Grade Bumps

Grading Breakdown¶

Programming Assignments (40%)¶

• Assigned at the beginning of each module
• One week to complete and submit
• Submit .c and .h files only to Webcourses

Late Penalty:¶

Exams (50%)¶

• Two exams: Midterm + Cumulative Final
• Delivered electronically at the Evaluation & Proficiency Center (EPC)
• 2nd floor, Engineering Building 2
• Must schedule in advance — no walk-ins
• Required: valid UCF ID Card
• Format: Closed Book / Closed Notes
• Instructor-supplied Testing Reference Sheet provided

Exam Policies¶

Allowed exceptions only:¶

1. SAS (Student Accessibility Services) authorization
2. Medical doctor’s note with excusal period
3. Official UCF sanctioned event paperwork
4. UCF-announced weather/campus closures

Personal emergencies, traffic, parking, job interviews — not eligible for exceptions

Quizzes (10%)¶

• N pairs of quizzes planned for the semester
• Each quiz is offered twice on consecutive weeks
• Score perfectly on week 1? → Skip week 2
• Otherwise: review misses and retake a similar quiz
• Highest score of each pair is kept
• Designed to prepare you for exams

AI Use Policy¶

⚠️ Generative AI is PROHIBITED¶

This includes:

• GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex
• ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and similar chatbots
• Any AI tool that generates or suggests code

Violations are treated as academic misconduct and will result in a failing grade and conduct report.

Why No AI?¶

1. Skill Development — Build fundamentals before relying on tools
2. Plagiarism Risk — AI-generated code may be flagged
3. Learning Integrity — Understanding > shortcuts

If you’re unsure whether a tool is permitted, ask the instructor before using it.

Communication Tips¶

• ✅ Email via Outlook (not Canvas messages)
• ✅ Include COP 3223C in subject line
• ✅ Watch Webcourses announcements — missing one is not an excuse
• ⏰ Replies within 2 business days (weekdays before 5 PM)
• 🚫 No weekend replies

Religious Observances & University Events¶

• Notify instructor as soon as possible in advance
• Student athletes: provide Program Verification Form before absence
• Religious observances: reasonable time to make up missed work
• See UCF Policy 4-401 and UCF Regulation 5-020

Unexpected Campus Closures¶

In the event of hurricanes, tropical storms, or other emergency closures:

• No deadlines enforced during closure
• Schedule and due dates re-evaluated when campus reopens

What You’ll Learn¶

1. Set up C development environments & use git
2. Write complete C programs with headers & preprocessor directives
3. Use standard libraries: stdio, stdlib, math, string, time
4. Apply conditional statements, loops, and functions
5. Work with pointers, arrays, and strings

What You’ll Learn (cont.)¶

6. Perform file I/O for data persistence
7. Define and use structs
8. Apply dynamic memory management (malloc / free)
9. Implement complex data structures like linked lists
10. Follow C style conventions and best practices

Let’s Get Started¶

COP 3223C — Introduction to Programming with C¶

Summer 2026

Questions? Email: John.Aedo@ucf.edu
(Include COP 3223C in the subject line)