Office: K-112
Phone: 508-678-2811
Course Description (from catalog):
In the second
semester of Visual Basic, the students will learn to program with the
advanced features available in Visual Basic and will focus on the
logic involved in developing professional programs. The features
covered will include user interfaces, controls including ActiveX
controls, databases, object-oriented programming, VBScript and the
Internet.
Course Objectives:
The primary
objective of this course is to teach the student to program
effectively in Visual Basic. At the completion of this course, the
following objectives should have been accomplished:
the student should understand the concepts of object-oriented programming as implemented in Visual Basic
the student should understand how to design, write, run and debug a Visual Basic program using advanced features
the student should understand how to work with Visual Basic and databases
the student will work with VB 2012 and a variety of options it provides
the student will work with a variety of web development tools
Texts:
Murach's Visual Basic 2012
Anne Boehm,
Publisher: Mike Murach and Associates, Inc
Copyright: 2013
www.murach.com
Material to be Covered: (order may change)
Review with additional information added
More on Validation User Interface
Collections
Classes
Object-Oriented programming
Web Matrix
Databases
ADO.Net Database Objects
LINQ
Web Applications
WPF
Other topics as time permits
Requirements and Grading: The student will be expected to complete all assigned work. This is an advanced course and debugging is the responsibility of the student. Learning to effectively debug your own work is a critical programming skill. Homework assignments will be due in a week, programs will be due in two weeks. There will be approximately one assignment per week (occasionally two). Quizzes, when given, will count as a homework assignment. In addition there will be a final exam. Grading percents are:
80% Homework, programs and quizzes
10% Class participation, responsibility about work, keeping up to date, quality of work, adding extras that are above and beyond, showing initiative, figuring out problems etc.
10% Final
Evaluation:Assignments, programs and exams are graded using
either number grades or letter grades based on the following
(A=90-100, B=80-89, C=70-79, D=60-69, F=below 60). The student's
grade for the course will use the same scale and will be based on the
percentages explained in the grading section. Plus and minus grades
will be given.
Many of the assignments in this class are open
ended - the grading will be based on how well the project
demonstrates mastery of the material. Students who do a minimum of
work will be graded accordingly. Resubmission is allowed on
open-ended projects to improve grades.
Note: Non open-ended
assignments that are completed accurately, with no errors, according
to the parameters of the assignment will be graded as A. To achieve
an A+, students must have done sufficient extra work in design or
implementation that makes the assignment standout. In doing
assignments, students must do their own work. Relying too heavily on
my examples or working too closely with someone else will be
penalized.
Attendance:The student is allowed to cut six
one hour classes.
Methodology: This course is offered
as an in-class course or as a Distance Learning, Web based course.
For in-class students, it is a traditional lecture based class with
supplementary information available on the Web. Web based students
will be relying on the information at the Web site for the
information being presented in class. Web based students are invited
to attend class at any time if they feel that hearing a lecture would
be valuable (if an in-class version of the course is being offered
that semester). All students should read the assigned notes, study
the presentations available and avail themselves of other resources
in mastering the course material. In addition, students will be
working independently on projects designed to give them additional
computer skills and practical experience in analyzing and solving
problems and debugging their work. When appropriate, exercises and
problem solving techniques are used.
This SYLLABUS is not to be
construed as a CONTRACT in any way, shape, manner or form. This
SYLLABUS is a SUGGESTED course OUTLINE and will be GENERALLY
followed, subject to change according to the INSTRUCTOR'S discretion
and needs. Academic FLEXIBILITY is important!
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