Advice for Laboratory 4, Conditional Statements and Methods

Please begin the laboratory with the review of the problem.  In
particular, spend some time to give a quick overview of the
requirements, the algorithm, the use of methods with out parameters,
message boxes and coding standards.

At the end of the lab there will be a quiz.  Remind the students of
this at the beginning of the lab.  At 1:55 pm, gain the students
attention and ask them to finish up what they are doing.  From 2:00 pm
to 2:18 pm the quiz will be available.  Remind the students that they
have to complete the quiz by 2:18 pm.  The quiz will be found on ELM
under Assessments.  Please treat the quiz as a test.  Students are not
allowed to talk to one another and they should not consult any
resources, either in physical form, or electronic.  The only screen
that should be on their computers is the ELM quiz screen.

The changes to the lab from previous years include:

1. Two methods that need to be implemented.  These methods both use
out parameters.

2. A requirement to follow coding conventions.  In the future
following these conventions could be part of the evaluation of a test.