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Southern Methodist University School of Engineering Computer Science and Engineering Department CSE Programming Course Supplement Prepared by: Mark Fontenot Judy Etchison  Introduction to Programming at SMU Programming is an integral part of the Computer Science Curriculum at SMU as well as almost all of today’s businesses. Therefore, students from majors outside the School of Engineering as well as Engineering majors gain an understanding of software design and development by taking CSE 1340, 1341, and 2341. This guide acts as a supplement to these courses. The aim is to give you important and helpful information for your success in these courses. The three main topics covered are academic ethics, source code formatting, and details on design documents such as pseudocode and structure charts.  Academic Ethics Grades that students receive should be the result of their own efforts and not the work of someone else. There are several different types of assignments that you will submit during the semester: design documents such as pseudocode or UML diagrams, programming projects, homework assignments and information technology exercises. Sometimes assignments may seem more challenging than the time you have to complete them. The Computer Science department is dedicated to providing you the help you need to successfully complete your work. There is a help desk in the SIC building that is attended by a TA five days a week, morning, noon, and evening. Your instructor has posted office hours and both your TA and instructor are available via email. They can provide you with the most definitive and correct answers to your questions. Getting help from others could be considered scholastic dishonesty. Official Policy The below stated policy copied from your course syllabus governs all your graded work. You are expected to create, edit and print out YOUR OWN assignments and take tests without outside assistance.? All work is expected to be your o