CSC 216 - Software Development Fundamentals (Spring 2026)

Course description: The second course in computing, intended for majors and minors. Emphasis is on exploring encapsulation; polymorphism; composition; inheritance; finite state machines; linear data structures [including array lists, linked lists, stacks, queues, and the tradeoffs in implementation]; and recursion [including recursive linked lists] in the context of the software development lifecycle including the processes and practices for designing, implementing, and testing high quality software. Prerequisites: CSC 116 with a C or better . Corequisites: CSC 217 .

CSC 216 Lecture Information

CSC 216 Syllabus

Spring 2026

Lecture Section	Meeting Times	Meeting Location	Instructor(s)	Schedule
Section 001	Mondays + Wednesdays 8:30 am - 9:45 am	Textiles 2211	Dr. Satyavolu	Section 001 Schedule
Section 002	Mondays + Wednesdays 11:45 am - 1:00 pm	EB3 2207	Dr. Satyavolu	Section 002 Schedule
Section 003	Tuesdays + Thursdays 11:45 am - 1:00 pm	EB3 2207	Dr. Heckman	Section 003 Schedule
Section 601	Asynchronous	Online	Dr. Heckman and Mr. Tetterton	Section 601 Schedule

CSC 217 Lab Information

CSC 217 Syllabus

Spring 2026

CSC 217 Schedule

Spring 2026 Schedule for all sections

Lab Section	Meeting Times	Meeting Location	Lab Deadline	Jenkins
Section 201	M 10:40a-12:30p	Engineering Building II, Room 1221	M 10:30a	https://csc217-201-jenk.csc.ncsu.edu/
Section 202	M 12:50p-2:40p	Engineering Building II, Room 1221	M 12:40p	https://csc217-202-jenk.csc.ncsu.edu/
Section 210	T 8:30a-10:20a	Engineering Building II, Room 1221	T 8:20a	https://csc217-210-jenk.csc.ncsu.edu/
Section 211	T 10:40a-12:30a	Engineering Building II, Room 1221	T 10:30p	https://csc217-211-jenk.csc.ncsu.edu/
Section 213	T 3:00p-4:50p	Engineering Building II, Room 1221	T 2:50p	https://csc217-213-jenk.csc.ncsu.edu/
Section 221	W 10:40a-12:30a	Engineering Building II, Room 1221	W 10:30p	https://csc217-221-jenk.csc.ncsu.edu/
Section 222	W 12:50p-2:40p	Engineering Building II, Room 1221	W 12:40p	https://csc217-222-jenk.csc.ncsu.edu/
Section 601	Asynchronous	Online	T 11:45p	https://csc217-601-jenk.csc.ncsu.edu/
Section 731	Asynchronous	Online	T 11:45p	https://csc217-731-jenk.csc.ncsu.edu/

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Instructors

Dr. Chandrika Satyavolu

Section 001 & 002 Instructor

Dr. Sarah Heckman

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Mr. James Tetterton

Section 601 Instructor

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CSC 216 Software Development Fundamentals