TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

COURSE: COSC 1336

PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I

INTERNET AND VCT

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:

INSTRUCTOR: Jan Osteen

E-MAIL: josteen@tvcc.edu

OFFICE: Trinity Valley Community College, first floor of the Technology Center

100 Cardinal Dr, Athens, Texas 75751

OFFICE HOURS: as posted on office door

OFFICE PHONE: 675-6367

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION:

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Introduces the fundamental concepts of structured programming. Topics include software development methodology, data types, control structures, functions, arrays, files, and the mechanics of running, testing, and debugging. This course assumes computer literacy.

PREREQUISITE: No course prerequisites, however, this course assumes computer literacy. This course requires self-discipline and self-motivation.

CLASSROOM: By Internet

TO SIGN ON TO THIS COURSE:

From your Internet browser,

Go To:

www.tvcc.edu

Move mouse down to:

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Move mouse to the right and down to WEBCT:

Click on:

WEBCT

Scroll down and find

Student Help

Click on the Link:

How To Log On For The First Time

Scroll down then click on the link:

Log On To My WEBCT

You will be prompted for your WEBCT ID and Password

Right mouse click and save this page to your favorites or make a shortcut on your desktop so that the next time you want to work on this course, you can go directly to the log in page.

Your WEBCT ID is your last name, first initial and the last 4 digits of your social security number. Example osteenj1234. Note that it is all lowercase letters.

Your password is the last 4 digits of your social security number.

Log in, then click on the link for this course

Click on the “I Am Here, Now What Do I Do?” icon. Click on the “What Do I Do? link and begin to read and complete your work.

CAUTION:

Make sure you click LOG OUT on the WEB CT toolbar and then close your WEB CT or someone else can get into your course!

LABROOM: Trinity Valley Community College, 100 Cardinal Dr. Athens, Texas 75751, TC118 of the Ronald C. Baugh Technology Center, however, the student may work in any available lab on the first floor of the Ronald C. Baugh Technology Center when TC118 is not open.

TEXTBOOK, SUPPLIES AND OTHER RESOURCES

REQUIRED TEXT: Zak, Diane, Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Second Edition Thomson Learning, Boston, MA, 2005.

ISBN: 0-619-21718-9

Textbooks may be purchased at the TVCC bookstore. The bookstore will ship books upon request by contacting James Quattlebaum at 903-675-6203.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE NOT PURCHASING A USED TEXTBOOK BECAUSE YOU NEED THE MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC.NET STANDARD EDITION CD ROM’S THAT COME WITH THE BOOK TO COMPLETE YOUR LABWORK.

SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS:

This course requires that you have access to a 486-level or higher personal computer running Microsoft Windows. Preferably Windows XP.

You will receive 6 CD ROM’s with your textbook. This is the Microsoft Visual Basic.NET Standard Edition that you will need to complete your lab work.

You will need at least six blank high density 3 ½” diskettes or a flash drive to use as a storage media. You may purchase more diskettes if you wish to keep backups.

COURSE GOALS

To introduce the student to the theory and practice of program design, testing, implementation and documentation. Upon successful completion of this course, the student should understand the syntax of a programming language by developing, testing, implementing and documenting several computer programs.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student will acquire an understanding of the following course learning outcomes:

• OOP terminology
• The Windows Form Designer Window
• The Solution Explorer Window
• The Properties Window
• Properties of the Windows Form Object
• The Name property
• The Text property
• The StartPosition property
• The Size property
• Setting and restoring the value of a property
• How to save a solution
• How to open an existing solution
• Working with controls
• The Toolbox Window
• Using the Label Tool
• Setting Text and AutoSize properties
• Setting the Location property
• Changing the property for more than one control at a time
• Using the Format menu
• Using the PictureBox tool
• Using the Button tool
• How to start and end an application
• The Me.Close method
• The Timer tool
• Setting the FormBorderStyle property
• The minimize, maximize, and ControlBox properties
• How to print VB code
• How to plan an OO application
• Identifying the tasks
• Identifying the objects
• Identifying the events
• Drawing a sketch of the user interface
• Building a user interface
• How to include graphics in a user interface
• Using different fonts in a user interface

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES CONTINUED

• Including Color in a user interface
• The BorderStyle property
• The Text property
• How to add a text box control to a form
• How to lock controls on a form
• How to assign access keys
• The TabIndex property
• How to code, test and debug a VB application
• How to write arithmetic expressions
• The VAL function
• The Format function
• Using variables and constants
• The Parse method
• The Convert class
• The Option Explicit and Option Strict statements
• The InputBox function
• The NewLine character
• Static variables
• The following programming structures
• The selection structure
• The If/Then/Else structure
• Nested selection structures
• The Case structure
• The repetition structures – including nested repetition structures
• For/Next
• Do loop
• Comparison operators
• Logical operators
• The ToString method
• The ToUpper and ToLower methods
• The MessageBox.Show method
• The KeyPress event
• Using a Try/Catch block
• Creating a User-defined sub procedure
• Passing variables to a procedure
• List boxes
• The SelectedItem and SelectedIndex properties
• Using counters and accumulators

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

All students are expected to:

· Do all assigned readings and related lab work.

· Study and reading skills will need to be applied in order to achieve maximum knowledge from this course.

· Be self-disciplined, self-motivated and highly organized.

· Meet deadlines for all quizzes and lab work assignments

EVALUATION/GRADING

GRADING SYSTEM:

Approximately 7 quizzes and 1 final 70%

Lab work / Questions 30%

Total 100%

INCOMPLETE IN LIEU OF GRADE POLICY:

An “INCOMPLETE” is only given in extreme circumstances as stated in the TVCC Student Course Catalog. Those who believe such conditions exist must submit to the instructor a typed letter stating why you should be given an “INCOMPLETE” grade and when and how you intend to complete the course. You should include any proof of reason or need with the letter. The letter must include your social security number and be signed by you. Only after the letter and documentation are submitted will a decision be made by the instructor to either grant or deny the “INCOMPLETE”.

DEADLINES FOR TESTS AND ASSIGNMENTS:

Quizzes:

• All quizzes are to be taken when scheduled as noted on your Course Lab Assignment Sheet. This sheet can be obtained by clicking on the “Find Out Which Course Lab Assignments You Are To Complete Here” on your WEBCT course homepage.

• Available times for the quizzes can be viewed by clicking on the “Chapter Quizzes” icon from your WEB CT course homepage.

• No makeup quizzes will be given under any circumstances. No quizzes will be administered to you after your class time has taken the quiz.

• If it is determined that a student was dishonest (See Page 10 and 11 “DISHONESTY”) on a quiz, that student will receive a zero on the quiz and does not get to complete, retake, or make that quiz up.

ASSIGNMENTS:

• Lab work assignments and questions to be graded will be worth 100 points each.
• To receive the full 100 points possible, lab work assignments and questions must be turned in on time, have proper documentation and be fully correct, along with conforming to the rules as set forth in class.
• Lab work is due and is to be submitted electronically as attachments through the WEBCT COMMUNICATION ICON and then the MAIL ICON. See your “How Do I Submit My Lab Work to My Instructor” sheet. This sheet can be obtained by clicking on the “How Do I Submit My Lab Work” icon on the course WEB CT homepage. See your Course lab Assignment Sheet for due dates. Your Course Lab Assignment Sheet may be viewed from the “Find Out Which Course Lab Assignments You Are To Complete Here” icon on your WEBCT course homepage.

• NO LATEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!
• It is to the student’s advantage to stay ahead in class as much as possible. If you know that you have a time conflict, submit your lab work or homework assignments early.

ATTENDANCE AND BEHAVIOR:

ATTENDANCE:

Although no formal attendance will be taken, students are required to e-mail the instructor each week so that the instructor knows that the student is still active in the course.

You must e-mail your instructor each week and let her know that you are on task and that everything is okay! To do this, use the WEB CT Communication Icon and then the Mail Icon.

All students are expected to set aside time to complete all lab assignments and quizzes. Dates to submit lab assignments and quizzes will be strictly enforced.

It is the student’s responsibility to officially drop a course or verify that the instructor has initiated the drop procedure. See the counselor at the college that you enrolled at to officially drop from this course.

Students that enrolled at Trinity Valley Community College may see a counselor in person to drop this course, or you may fax a request stating that you wish to drop this course. Be sure to also drop the lab. Fax# 903-675-6209 Attention: Counseling Office.

Students that enrolled at other colleges must contact the counselors at the college that completed your enrollment for drop instructions.

BEHAVIOR:

• All students are considered mature individuals by the faculty and staff.

· Students are to be responsible, self-motivated, and self-disciplined.

• All correspondence (whether hand-written, e-mailed, or phone conversations) with the instructor is to be done in an appropriate business-like manner.

• Every student is to use professional courtesy when corresponding with the instructor, and the instructor will do so also.

• Inappropriate behavior which continues after the instructor’s reprimand will be dealt with by administration.

OTHER INFORMATION

DISHONESTY:

In this class, test and quiz are synomous.

Scholastic dishonesty as described on page 56 of the TVCC Catalog applies to, and will not be tolerated in this class. Page 56 of the TVCC catalog relating to scholastic dishonesty is stated as follows:

Scholastic dishonesty which shall constitute a violation of these rules and regulations and is punishable by Board policies. Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.

“Cheating on a test” shall include:

a. Copying from another student’s test paper.

b. Using test materials not authorized by the person administrating the test.

c. Collaborating with or seeking aid from another student during a test without permission from the test administrator.

d. Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting, in whole or in part, the contents of an unadministered test.