OF UNIVERSITY NORTH CAROLINA - WILMINGTON MIS 316 - COMPUTER CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS 2003 - SPRING SEMESTER
Mon Wed 2:00-3:15 Ch 210 INSTRUCTOR Dr John Garris Phone [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail](quickest way to reach me) http://www.csb.uncw.edu/people/garris Cameron Hall 200 G M W F 10:00 to 11:00 AM & 12:00 to 2:00 PM T 12:00 to 2:00 PM
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TEXTBOOK & MATERIALS REQUIRED Programming & Visual Basic Techniques Class Notes Copy Packet, available at Bookstore Practical Visual Basic 6 Reselman & Peasley, Que, 1999 Two 3-1/2" diskettes Folder with a pocket to submit your projects PREREQUISITE CSC 121, (if on old catalog then none)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The overall emphasis of this course will be to introduce the Microsoft Visual Basic programming language. Visual Basic (VB) is highly graphical and user friendly. VB encompasses many of the concepts of object programming in its approach. The learning process will be a hands-on approach with the student completing a significant number of applications to satisfy a variety of information needs. Through the use of VB, students will become proficient in programming the input data from a terminal, a flat sequential file, or a relational database. A significant portion of the course will stress the use of relational database applications.
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OVERALL COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: 1. Analyze and define everyday business application programming problems. 2. Design the logic to solve business application problems. 3. Create user friendly Visual Basic applications. 4. Properly debug the application for potential user input errors. 5. Create Command Menus and help system screens for Visual Basic applications. 6. Document the program for ease of reading and future enhancements. 7. Understand the different sources of input of data, from user terminal input, to flat sequential files, to relational databases. 8. Understand the definition and use of variables. 9. Create functions and subroutines for repetitive use.
METHODS OF TEACHING
This course will blend lectures, lab assignments, and homework assignments to help participants obtain the knowledge and skills to manage data in real world applications.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
The student is responsible for doing all assigned readings and grasping all the material presented in class which may or may not originate from the textbook. The student will be responsible for the material covered in the lectures, assigned textbook readings and other reading assignments whether or not covered in the class lectures. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND A SUBJECT OR WOULD LIKE A FURTHER EXPLANATION, DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK. . . YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO NEEDS HELP. The student is responsible for submitting the assignments when scheduled by the instructor. Absence from class does not excuse the student from any assignments made during the class period. A student who misses a class should check with the instructor or another student to determine if an assignment was made during the class that was missed. For this purpose, it is strongly advised that each student gets the name and phone number of at least two other students in the class. Each student is expected to address the assignments individually. Cheating of any kind shall result in a grade of zero (0) on the test, assignment or quiz in question. The instructor shall be the sole judge as to when cheating has occurred. Collaboration, copying of other's diskettes, or handing in the work of others is considered
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cheating. Violations will follow the guidelines in the Student Handbook and Code of Student Life. Students are expected to exhibit conduct that is courteous to the instructor and to the other students. Talking during class, reading of newspapers or other materials, and doing work for other courses during this class are examples of conduct that is considered to be unacceptable. Questions pertaining to projects and exams MUST be made within 2 weeks of when the project or exam is returned. No adjustments will be made after the two week period.
LABORATORY ASSIGNMENTS AND SOFTWARE:
The course requires work on the computer outside of the scheduled classes. The actual amount of time required will vary from student to student. The student is responsible for arranging his/her individual schedule so that the student can spend the required time on the computer. Computer assignments can be completed using the facilities in the UNC-W Cameron School computer labs or other computers on which Visual Basic software is available. assignments All should be completed in Visual Basic 6.0. EVALUATION The student's performance evaluation (grade)will be based on the following: 1. Exams: Two exams will be given as indicated on the attached schedule. The exams will count as 25% of your final grade. Students are expected to take the exam on the scheduled date. If a student is absolutely unable to be present in class when an exam is scheduled, it is the students responsibility to contact the instructor prior to the exam date, if possible or within 24 hours after the exam if an emergency situation exists. The student must provide written documentation as to why the student was unable to take the exam as scheduled. The student is hereby advised that there must be a significant problem before an alternative exam will be allowed. Under most circumstances work conflicts, vacations, and conflicts for other course assignments are not considered valid reasons for missing a scheduled exam. Should you require extra time for exams please notify me in advance so it can be arranged with the academic testing department. 2. Projects: Six projects with different degrees of difficulty (and point values) are required to be submitted and will count as 55% of the grade Assignment submission will be in the form of printouts, diskette submissions, or written reports. If the student is unable to be in the class at the time an assignment is due, then the student should have his/her assignment delivered by another student, or place under my office door at 200G. All assignments are required to be submitted at the beginning of class on the date due (or by 5:00 if non-class day). Late assignments will be accepted with a 5% per day deduction. (No assignments will be accepted after the final exam date.)
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Instructor reserves the right to verbally review submitted assignments with the student and to modify the grade after the review. Lab projects will be graded using the following criteria: a) programming style (logical) with proper variable names, indentation, etc. b) effective use of new programming and syntax concepts c) free of bugs (I will attempt to get the program to fail) d) does it meet user needs, does it work? - A minimum 50% deduction! e) subjective evaluation of the ease of use, visual appearance, business smart f) comments and documentation within the code. In order to grade each project, you should submit: a) a diskette containing all project, vbp, form, exe, and necessary data files b) the program should assume all data files and project files are saved on the A drive, if not A drive then indicate on the project listing c) the diskette should have your name on the label d) a hard copy of the source code e) a hard copy of any output f) include all the above in ...