Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

This is an in-person class that can be taken as a fully online course.  However, students should make sure to read announcements and watch the lecture video to keep up with any changes in the course.

The in-person sessions meet at Rock Creek campus, Building 7, Room 227 on Tuesdays/Thursdays from 10 AM to 12:50 PM.

The Tuesday session is strictly a lecture session. The lecture portion will also be on Zoom and students can attend via a Zoom session. This zoom session will be recorded.

The Thursday session is an open lab. Students can drop in anytime between 10AM and 12:50PM to get help on homework and ask questions.

There is no attendance requirement for this course so both the in-person lecture/lab and the zoom sessions are optional.

Office hours are by private zoom session.  There will be a Calendly link to sign up for a date and time to meet.

This course uses an online textbook from zyBooks.com which is not free. There is no hardcopy textbook, but you can make printouts for yourself. The text can be accessed using any standard web browser. You can get a temp subscription for 1 month. If you have a 1-year subscription that cannot use that for these books - email support@zybooks.com for any issues. 

Instructions:
1. Sign in or create an account at learn.zybooks.com
2. Enter zyBook code: PCCCS161AFall25
3. Subscribe
 

Computers are available in the Class.
Personal computer can be used in class, with internet access. The following software should be installed or accessible via internet:
D2L Learning Management System (LMS) for the Course.
Zoom (is provided by PCC and is built into the LMS as well).
Word processing software, such as Microsoft word, Google docs or equivalent software (google apps integrates seamlessly with PCC email and is directly connect in D2L).
An IDE (Integrated Develop Environment) for C++ programming. A list of IDE's will be provided in syllabus. IDE's are also available on the classroom computers.