SYLLABUS FOR PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES (VISUAL BASICS)

 

Term: Fall, 1999 (991) August 30 – December 11, 1999

Course Number: CIS 400

Instructor: Mr. George Schaefer

Office: Room # 409

Office Phone: 219-473-4224

E-mail: RA1683@hotmail.com

Home Phone: 219-947-1452

Office Hours: Wednesday 12 noon till 7:00pm and Thursday 1:00pm till 6:00pm

Note: During office hours many times I am in the labs or at other computers through the school helping students and or staff. Please if at all possible call or e-mail ahead of your visit, thank you.

Internet correspondence…. E-mail (Ra1683@hotmail.com) is checked 4 to 5 times daily. I encourage you to use e-mail. I will respond to e-mail very quickly, usually within 6-24 hours 7 days a week. It is by far the quickest and most efficient way to contact me.

Course Time: Thursday 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Course Description:

This course will offer current perspectives on popular programming languages. A specific programming language will be discussed each term. These reviews will range from threshold syntactical examinations to comprehensive analysis of syntax logic. The specific language each term will be decided upon by CIS majors' request and the CIS program faculty. The languages that will be considered for review will include Visual Basic, Fortran, dBASE, and FoxBASE.

Prerequisites:

CIS 100, 125, and 312 or 320 (recommended)

Laboratory Fee: See current fee schedule.

Textbooks:

Visual Basic 5 Complete Concepts

Statement of Plagiarism:

If an instructor or other Calumet College of St. Joseph personnel find that a student has plagiarized or been involved in another form of academic dishonesty, the instructor or other personnel may elect to bring the matter up for judicial review. The maximum penalty for any form of academic dishonesty is dismissal from the College. The procedures for judicial review are listed under the section of CCSJ handbook that addresses student grievances.

Calumet College of St. Joseph adheres to citation guidelines as written in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fourth Edition. A copy is available from the Calumet College of St. Joseph bookstore. This text outlines how to cite references from a variety of sources, including electronic media.

 

Withdrawal from Classes Policy:

After the last day for class changes has passed (see College calendar), students may withdraw from a course in which they are registered with permission from the faculty member conducting the course. A written request detailing the reason(s) for the withdrawal must be filed with the Registrar. Written request for withdrawal must be received by the Registrar by the last day of classes prior to the final examination dates specified in the catalogue. Written requests may be mailed to the Registrar or faxed to the College fax number 219-473-4259. Students are to make note of the refund schedule when withdrawing from courses. The request is forwarded to the faculty member, who makes the final determination to accept or deny the request. If the request is honored, the student will receive notification of official withdrawal; if denied, the notification will indicate why the withdrawal is disallowed. Note: Degree Completion Division (DCD) students should consult the DCD Student Handbook for information on DCD withdrawals.

An official withdrawal is recorded as a "W" grade on the student's transcript. Dropping a course without written permission automatically incurs an "F" grade for the course (see Refund Schedule).

Class Policy on Attendance:

Try to attend every schedule class. If for some reason you cannot, it is the student’s responsibility to arrange some means of covering the missed material. During the course of the lectures, schedule and test time adjustments may be made to better correspond with the lecture material covered. If the student is absent during such an adjustment, it is the student’s responsibility to become aware of such adjustments.

If you have a work schedule change during the course of the term the instructor will attempt to work out an alternate schedule, if at all possible, so you may continue with class.

Class Policy For Assignments:

ALL!!!!!!!!! INCOMPLETE material is the student’s responsibility to complete! If all required material is NOT completed by the end of the term a letter grade of "F" will be given unless prior arrangements have been made, by the student, one week before the terms end.

Course Objectives:

The basic goal and objective set of this department endeavors to change your world in a positive context. We will achieve this by adding to your knowledge base and then showing you the new world that can be perceived with this freshly acquired knowledge. It goes without saying that you are what you know, when what you know changes what you see changes, and when what you see changes your world changes. In keeping with this, the course will present material that will provide a set of knowledge based tools that may be applicable in the work place as well as the classroom.

This cognitive experience is in keeping with the theories and concepts of object orientated computer programming and systems logic.

Students in this course will gain insight into the fundamentals of:

Assessment:

Programming Project ___80____% of grade

Class participation/collaboration/attendance/assignments ___10____% of grade

Class presentation and assessment instruments ___10____% of grade

Grading Scale:

A: 96-100 A-: 95 B+: 94 B: 85-93 B-: 84 C+: 83

C: 65-82 C-: 64 D+: 63 D: 50-62 D-: 49 F: 48 and below

 

Format for Written Assignments:

Outlined during lecture

 

Class Participation:

It is expected that the student will contribute to in-class discussions in a meaningful and useful manner.

Class Assignments

Outlined during lecture.

 

Class Date Topic-Assignment

WEEK 1 Arranged Intro to Object Orientated Programming.

WEEK 2 Arranged Ch 1 VB Work Bench

WEEK 3 Arranged Ch 2 VB Controls

WEEK 4 Arranged Ch 3 Multiple Forms

WEEK 5 Arranged Pre-Test Review

WEEK 6 Arranged Test #1

WEEK 7 Arranged Ch 4 Data Control

WEEK 8 Arranged Ch 5 Drop and Drag

WEEK 9 Arranged Review Open Lab

WEEK 10 Arranged Test #2 Open Lab

WEEK 11 Arranged VB Applications Your Own Project

WEEK 12 Arranged VB Applications Your Own Project

WEEK 13 Arranged Thanksgiving ---------------------------

WEEK 14 Arranged Project Review

WEEK 15 Arranged Final Project Presentation