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COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY
CIM 214 Course Syllabus
Fall 2000
Course: Visual BASIC and GUI Design
Time: Tuesday and Thurday, 8:00 – 9:14 A.M. Room 217
Instructor: John Lortz
Phone: 402-493-2025 (home in Omaha)
E-mail: jlortz@shf.org (best way to contact)
WebPage: http://www.two-dogs.com (for updated class information)
Textbooks: Programming Business Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
By Burrows and Langford, Published by Irwin McGraw-Hill, 2000
Materials: You will need to purchase at least two floppy disks for the lab assignments
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will introduce students to the creation of Microsoft Windows applications using Microsoft Visual Basic version 6.0. The course will also
teach general programming fundamentals and basic GUI design. Prerequisite CIM101 or program director permission.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- To teach the fundamentals of Windows and Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 for Windows.
- To acquaint the student with fundamental programming techniques.
- To use practical problems to illustrate application-building techniques.
- To take advantage of the many capabilities of program design in a graphical environment.
- To discuss human factor issues when designing graphical interfaces.
GRADE DETERMINATION:
Class Discussions & Attendance 10%
Midterm Takehome Project 15%
Final Project / Exam 15%
Programming Projects 60%
Midterm Project The midterm will consist of a take-home programming project, similar to the chapter projects. You may also be asked to present
your project to the class and discuss any problems you encountered.
Final Exam The final exam will consist of a short series of essay questions and a take-home programming project. If time permits, you will also be
asked to present your project to the class.
Projects All programming projects will be structured, well-documented and well-written. Programs will not be accepted after two weeks from the due date.
Attendance: Regular attendance is expected. If you are absent for any reason, it is your responsibility to find and make up the assignments.
Schedule of Class for CIM 214
Visual Basic & GUI Design
Room 217, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:00 – 9:14 A.M.
Schedule is subject to change.
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DATE
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READING ASSIGNMENT
(to be done before class)
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MATERIAL COVERED
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08/24/00
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Introduction to Class
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08/29/00
08/31/00
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
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Chapter 1 Programs, Business Applications, and Visual Basic
Chapter 2 Visual Basic Projects: Project Structure and VB's Programming Tools
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09/05/00
09/07/00
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 2 (cont.)
Chapter 3 Representing Data: Constants and Variables
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09/12/00
09/14/00
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Chapter 3 (cont.)
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09/19/00
09/21/00
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 4 Performing Calculations and Manipulating Data: Expressions
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09/26/00
09/28/00
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Chapter 4 (cont.)
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10/03/00
10/05/00
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 5 Specifying Alternate Courses of Action: Selection Statements
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10/10/00
10/12/00
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Chapter 5 (cont.)
Mid-Term projects due
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10/19/00
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 6 Reducing Program Complexity: General Sub Procedures and Programmer-Defined
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10/24/00
10/26/00
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Chapter 6 (cont.)
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10/31/00
11/02/00
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 7 Repeating Processing Tasks: Loop Structure
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11/07/00
11/09/00
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Chapter 7 (cont.)
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11/14/00
11/16/00
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 8 Accessing Business Data: Processing Databases
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11/21/00
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Thanksgiving Week
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Open Lab
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11/28/00
11/30/00
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Chapter 8 (cont.)
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12/05/00
12/07/00
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 9 Handling Lists of Data: Arrays
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12/12/00
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Open Lab
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TAB
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FINAL EXAM
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Final Projects Due
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