Weekly Course Schedule – Fall 2025

IS430 A-Section - Foundations of Information Processing

Meets Wednesday Evenings Online

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Week 4 (September 15 – September 21)



Wednesday, September 17   (6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M., Zoom)
Class Session 4
Topics
  • Decision Structures
  • Manual Unit Testing
  • Automated Unit Testing Using Pytest
In-Class Activities
  • Review solutions to prior week's coding assignments
  • In-class group coding exercise.
  • Discussion: Topic TBA
Required Readings
  • Zelle 4e - Chapter 6 (Decision Structures)
    • Be aware that some sections of this chapter make gratuitous use of math-heavy examples. See my notes below where I identify sections that are best skimmed. I will present more accessible examples during my recorded Beyond the Textbook lecture.
    • Skim Section 6.2.
    • Skim Section 6.3.
    • Skim Section 6.4.
Required Recordings
Other Resources


Sunday, September 21   (10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M., Zoom)
Optional Session
Lab Session
On Sunday mornings from 10:00 AM till 11:00 AM, I will be holding an optional Lab Session using Zoom. Please drop by to ask a question, to discuss solutions to previous assignments, to get help with the current assignment, to discuss the final project, or just to say hello. Please use a headset while participating.


Wednesday, September 24, @  6:00 P.M.
Weekly Assignments Deadline
Coding Assignments Due
  • Zelle 4e - Chapter 6 Coding Assignment
    Description: See instructions document below. There are no dedicated tutorial videos for this coding assignment. Instead, each exercise of this assignment has been associated with one of the sample programs that were included in the download named Demonstrations to Supplement Zelle 4e Chapter 6. The instructions for each exercise identify which sample program to consult. The instructions also provide a reference to a place in the Beyond the Textbook lecture videos (timecode provided) where that sample program is discussed. So, you may use that portion of the lecture video as your tutorial for the exercise.
    Submit to: Zelle 4e - Chapter 6 Coding Assignment