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This is a 16-week introduction to computer
programming. The course instructs the student in the correct way to design
and write programs using Visual Basic 2008. The goal is to provide students
with no previous programming experience a comprehensive background in basic
programming techniques. Course Outline
and Objective (from page xiii in the Textbook)
- To teach the fundamentals of the
Microsoft Visual basic 2008 programming language
- To understand and apply graphical
user interface design principles
- To emphasize the development
lifecycle when creating applications, which mirrors the same approach
that professional developers use
- To illustrate well-written and
readable programs using a disciplined coding style, including
documentation and indentation standards
- To create Visual Basic applications
that deploy on multiple platforms such as hand-held computers, cell
phones, Web pages, Windows, and office environments
- To demonstrate how to implement logic
involving sequence, selection, and repetition using Visual Basic 2008
- To write useful, well-designed
programs for personal computers and handheld computers that solve
practical business problems
Class Structure
The class is “lab style.” I
will begin each class with a short lecture highlighting the material to be
covered. For the remainder of the class the student will work the chapter
exercise in the book. When complete, attach the chapter exercise results to
the “Chapter” assignment in OnCourse to receive your class participation
points.
You are
expected to check OnCourse and your IUS e-mail daily for announcements,
changes, corrections, and bulletins.
Prerequisites
This class assumes a deeper knowledge of computers and their concepts
than a "Word" or "Excel" class. If this is your first computer class, you will have to work a little harder (prerequisites such as C106 or W200 are recommended). I recommend going through the "Managing Your Files" presentation that I have posted in
Document Library. It is from an Excel class, so it will mention Excel and Microsoft Office. Everyone should read the Introduction in the textbook.
This class assumes you are familiar with
WinZip and/or Zip archives. If not, please see the following:
How to Use WinZip ...
Textbook
TEXT: Visual
Basic 2008 – (Introductory, Complete, or Comprehensive)
AUTHOR: Shelly Hoisington
ISBN-13: 9781423927143 (Introductory)
PUBLISHER: Shelly Cashman Series
YEAR: 2008
Student Data Files – provided
at
http://scsite.com
website and available on my website. Please follow the Instructions for
downloading the files on the last page of the book.
Required Software
Visual Studio 2008; available for free on
http://iuware.iu.edu
in the Application Development link.
Required Hardware
A USB flash drive (a.k.a. a "thumb drive") is recommended but
optional.
Schedule
All chapter assignments and labs
should be completed using Visual Studio 2008. You will not be turning in
paper work. Instead, you will submit the source files resulting from you
work via OnCourse. They are due before 11:45 PM Monday.
I can't stress enough that you should start the Labs early in the week. They are due on Monday, so if you wait until the last minute, you'll be doing them over the weekend and you may not have access to the many resources at IUS (including myself) available to help you with a problem.
Class Participation
Since this is a "lab-style"
class, attendance and participation in class is critical to learning the
material.
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