Although finishing this sequence brings you to the same place as the C course, the emphasis here is on developing structured programming techniques which is assumed in the C course. The lab periods are your opportunity to have help immediately available. It is also expected that you need to spend lab time outside of class to complete assignments. There will be open lab time available in classrooms as well as the library.
Lab are an important part of a programming course, although most often abused.
It is your opportunity to get valuable hands on practice. Make the most of it by doing your own work. Because you can get all the help you want in order to get a program to work, it is expected that you can always hand in a working program. Your grade, therefore will also depend on your documentation, program development steps and due dates. In addition, at least 8 laboratory exercises will be assigned .