Class information
CIS234A Real-World Programming
- CRN: 41224
- Credits: 4
- Locations, days, times, and instructors:
- Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
From September 22 through December 10, 2026, Mike A Mostafavi
- Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
Class materials
Textbooks
No textbooks required
Details about this class
Details about this class
Although this class is held online with no scheduled meetings, you are required to check-in with your instructor weekly at the time of your choice during their open office hours. All meetings are held over Zoom and you can plan for your individual check-in to last approximately 15 minutes.
This required weekly check-in is an important part of this capstone course that practices agile methodology within a team programming project.
Your instructor will hold the following zoom office hours for student drop-ins:
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Sundays: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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Tuesdays: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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Thursdays: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
This course focuses on a term-long team project. Your team will decide how to communicate and collaborate early on in the term. When you register for this course, you need to be prepared to be a productive, contributing member of a programming team.
Technology
Required software:
- If you are using Java:
- Java SE 8 JDK or above (available free from Oracle opens in new window)
- IntelliJ IDE (community edition available free from IntelliJ opens in new window)
- If you are using .NET
- Visual Studio 2019 -2022 (available free from Microsoft Imagine opens in new window).
You can use Visual Studio 2017 if the team agrees, but the school computers have 2019-2022 - SQL Server Management Studio. (You can get SSMS 18.2 version from Microsoft opens in new window)
- Microsoft Office or Libre or Open Office
Microsoft Office is available free for students www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/products/office
Open Office is available for free thru www.openoffice.org/ opens in new window - If you are using PHP/JavaScript/MySQL
- XAMPP (available free from Apache Friends opens in new window)
- PHPStorm (available free with special 1 year renewable student license opens in new window from JetBrains)
- Git / GitHub (not necessary at the beginning; we'll discuss this as part of the class)
No show policy
Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class. It is important to log in as soon as the class starts to see what the participation requirements are.
Online technical requirements
Please be sure to read the quick guide to Online Learning technical requirements.
Students with disabilities
Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.
Prerequisite for online classes
Before you take your first online class at PCC, you must complete the start guide. The start guide will help you decide if these classes are right for you. Once you complete the start guide, you will be able to register for these classes.