CMPSC 213

Visual Basic Programming I

Fall 2005

 

Professor:                            Brian Larson

 

Class Webpage:     http://www.sff.net/people/brian-larson/CS213.htm

 

Office:                                    Electronics: 110 C

 

Office Phone:                      575-6148

 

E-mail Address:                  larsonb@mjc.edu

 

Office/Lab Hours:               Tues.              4-6 pm

 

Required Text:                    Simply Visual Basic .NET, by Deitel, Prentice Hall, 2003

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

CMPSC 213 introduces fundamental windows application programming techniques.  Topics introduced: problem-solving, documentation, modular program development, data types, input and output screens, decision/selection structures, logic, looping, strings, arrays and files.  The second semester covers more advanced topics.  The programming language used is Visual Basic, version .NET.

 

GRADING:                Percentage:                                                 Times:

Projects                    50%                                                                Every week

(2) TESTS                 30% (make up with prior approval)       To be announced

FINAL                        20% (no makeup)                                       (See Class Sched.)

 

LATE WORK:

Note that there will be no credit given for late homework papers or missed in-class assignments.  Full credit will not be given for late lab projects either: credit will be reduced by 50% for lab projects that are late.  Projects aren’t late until the end of the day they are due.  If you can't finish a project before class starts, drop it, come for the lecture and finish it after class.