CSCI 3327 Visual
Basic
Fall 2011
Instructor: Xiang Lian
Office:
ENGR 3.275
Web: http://faculty.utpa.edu/lianx/index.html
Email: lianx@utpa.edu
Course:
CSCI
3327 Visual Basic
Prerequisites: CSCI 1380 or programming experience
in another language and ability to develop algorithms.
Time: MW, 1:10pm ~ 2:25pm
Location: ENGR 1.272
Course Webpage: http://faculty.utpa.edu/lianx/old_courses/CSCI3327_2011fall.html
Instructor's
office hour: Monday
and Wednesday (2:30pm ~ 4:30pm); or by appointment
Teaching Assistant: Chengjun Zhang
Office: ENGR 1.216
Web: N/A
E-mail:zcjletter@gmail.com
Phone: 956-278-2020
Office Hours: 9:00am
~ 11:00am (Monday), or by appointment
Textbook
Paul Deitel and Harvey
Deitel. Visual Basic 2010 How to Program, 5th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2011.
ISBN: 0132152134
Catalog Description
The
Visual Basic programming language and environment will be introduced with an
emphasis on window-based programming and the use of objects in Visual Basic.
Topics will include control structures, graphical use interface concepts, classes,
methods, inheritance and visual basic interface and libraries.
Learning Outcomes
1. Use the Visual
Studio IDE environment
2. Declare and
use various data types in the VB environment.
3. Properly use
the different looping structures available in VB.
4. Write an
amortization schedule or the future value of monthly investment program to
demonstrate the capabilities of looping.
5. Use
procedures and functions.
6. Write programs
involving single and multi-dimensional arrays.
7. Write object
based programs showing proper use of inheritance and polymorphism.
8. Use GUIs
available in VB.
9. Write
multi-form programs.
10. Write
multi-threaded programs
11. Write
programs using sequential access and random access file structures.
12. Link VB to a
database.
Visual Basic programming requires a great deal of
time working with the forms and tools. Students need to spend a minimum of 2
hours a day outside the classroom working in the lab. If you do not have the time, please do not
sign up for this course.
Tentative Schedule
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Week 1 (Aug. 29) |
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Week 1 (Aug. 31) |
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Week 2 (Sept. 5) |
N/A |
Labor Day Holiday, No Classes |
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Week 2 (Sept. 7) |
Assignment
1, Due on Sept. 12 |
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Week 3 (Sept. 12) |
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Week 3 (Sept. 14) |
Assignment
2, Due on Sept. 19 |
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Week 4 (Sept. 19) |
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Week 4 (Sept. 21) |
Assignment
3, Due on Sept. 26 |
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Week 5 (Sept. 26) |
Q/A |
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Week 5 (Sept. 28) |
EXAM I |
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Week 6 (Oct. 3) |
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Week 6 (Oct. 5) |
Assignment
4, Due on Oct. 10 |
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Week 7 (Oct. 10) |
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Week 7 (Oct. 12) |
Assignment
5, Due on Oct. 19 (Wed) |
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Week 8 (Oct. 17) |
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Week 8 (Oct. 19) |
Assignment
6, Due on Oct. 26 (Wed) |
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Week 9 (Oct. 24) |
Q/A |
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Week 9 (Oct. 26) |
EXAM II |
Assignment
7, CardImages, Due on Nov. 2 (Wed) |
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Week 10 (Oct. 31) |
Classes and Objects: A Deeper Look |
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Week 10 (Nov. 2) |
Assignment
8, Due on Nov. 9 (Wed) |
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Week 11 (Nov. 7) |
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Week 11 (Nov. 9) |
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Week 12 (Nov. 14) |
Assignment
9, Due on Nov. 23 (Wed) Last day to drop or withdraw from the
University through the Office of the Registrar |
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Week 12 (Nov. 16) |
Survey, Exercises |
Student Survey (Nov. 16, Wednesday; please take No. 2
pencils) |
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Week 13 (Nov. 21) |
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Week 13 (Nov. 23) |
Assignment
10, Due on Dec. 5 (Mon) |
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Week 14 (Nov. 28) |
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Week 14 (Nov. 30) |
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Week 15 (Dec. 5) |
Review |
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Week 15 (Dec. 7) |
Q/A |
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Dec. 16
(Friday) |
FINAL EXAM (10:15
a.m.-12 p.m.) |
Fall semester final examinations |
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Academic calendar: http://www.utpa.edu/calendar/academic-calendar/?calendar=fall2011
NOTE: Exam dates are tentative, exact dates
will be announced in class!!!
Drops
and drop passes must be handled by you and the admission office; I will sign
the necessary documents. But, I will not place a drop or drop pass on the final
grade sheet.
Exam I & II
. 45%
Final Exam
25%
Assignments
20%
Attendance
10%
A = 90 or higher
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 79
D = 60 - 69
F = <60
GUIDELINES
FOR PROGRAMMING ASSIGNMENTS
ALL
PROGRAMS AND OTHER ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS
PERIOD (5 minutes grace period). All
assignments turned in after the class begins will be considered late (even if
you come to class late).
Late
Penalty: 5 minutes late to the end of
the day - 10% penalty.
Next class period 20% penalty
Two class periods 30% penalty
One week+1 day 50% penalty
Will not accept after
one week and one day.
Program Identification Section.
All programs should
begin with a comment section that would include the following:
(IF YOU DO NOT INCLUDE
ANY OF THESE YOU WILL BE PENALIZED 2 POINTS).
PROGRAMMERS
NAME:_________________________________________________
STUDENT
ID:___________________________________________________________
CLASS:________________________
ASSIGNMENT #:_________________________
DATE
DUE:__________________ DATE TURNED IN:_________________________
Please send the *.zip
file you created to TA (zcjletter@gmail.com). The subject of the email must
include the following information:
[CSCI 3327] [Assignment #] [Your
Name Here] [Your Student ID Here]
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM
(Program inputs, outputs and summary of what the program does).
Each function should be distinctly
identified (block it off using asterisks).
A brief description of its purpose should be given in comments.
Comments should be inserted as
necessary throughout the program to convey the algorithm of the program. All programs must be tested thoroughly before
submission. You should include program runs to indicate that every option of
the program has been tested. Programs turned in without any program run
will receive a grade of zero.
WHAT TO TURN IN:
1. Pseudo code, structure chart,
flowchart, etc. as directed.
2. Program listing.
3. Program run.
Turn these in a folder.
GRADING:
Programs that do not run 0 points
Comments as explained above 15 points
program listing 60 points
program run 25 points
Program correction and
re-submission: up to 50% of missed points.
Attendance in the lecture is mandatory. Students are responsible for all materials covered in class, the textbook, tutorials, and homework assignments. Students are expected to attend lectures, study the text, and contribute to discussions. You need to write your name on attendance sheets throughout the course, so please attend every lecture.
No make-up exams will be given except for university sanctioned excused absences. If you miss an exam (for a good reason), it is your responsibility to contact me before the exam, or soon after the exam as possible.
The University expects a student to maintain a high standard of individual honor in his/her scholastic work. Unless otherwise required, each student is expected to complete his or her assignment individually and independently. Although study together is encouraged, the work handed in for grading by each student is expected to be his or her own. Any form of academic dishonesty will be strictly forbidden and will be punished to the maximum extent. Copying an assignment from another student in this class or obtaining a solution from some other source will lead to an automatic failure for this course and to a disciplinary action. Allowing another student to copy one's work will be treated as an act of academic dishonesty, leading to the same penalty as copying.
Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact the Disability Services office for a confidential discussion of their individual needs for academic accommodation. It is the policy of the University of Texas-Pan American to provide flexible and individualized accommodation to students with documented disabilities that may affect their ability to fully participate in course activities or to meet course requirements. To receive accommodation services, students must be registered with the Disability Services office (DS), University Center #108, 665-7005 or disabilityservices@utpa.edu.
The instructor reserves the right to alter this syllabus as necessary.