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Visual Basic
Here you will find information related
to my Introduction to Programming using Visual Basic and the
Advanced Topics in Visual Basic courses.
Course Description
Introduction to Programming Class
This is an introductory course in computer programming
using Microsoft Visual Basic, a high level computing language that is
geared towards the graphical user interface (GUI) environment of
Windows. Emphasis will be placed on basic programming techniques
(including variables, input/output, lists, loops, and simple
functions), VB syntax, and problem solving. Students interested in a
career in computer programming, or just interested in seeing what
programming is all about, will benefit from this course. Students who
plan on taking Advanced Placement Computer Programming with Java
should take this as an honors level class.
Upon successful completion of this course, students
should be able to:
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write programs
that make decisions, iterate commands, process input and output, and
display graphics; |
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solve problems
that require the use of a computer; and |
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comfortable discussing programming and programming techniques. |
Advanced Topics Class (2nd semester)
This is a
continuation of the introductory course and delves deeper into
concepts such as data files, arrays, databases, user-defined data
types, advanced functions, object-oriented programming and graphics.
The students will synthesize this knowledge into a large-scale,
self-designed project. Students who are interested in pursuing a
career in computer programming will benefit from this course.
Upon successful
completion of this course, students should be able to:
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design and
create a fully functional, large-scale computer application; |
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create their own
data types and classes; and |
| error trap
and debug their computer programs. |
Class Expectations
| I have very stringent expectations in regards to
your behavior in our class and your use of school owned hardware and
software. In particular:
| Respect
all of your classmates and your teacher, showing willingness to
listen, to cooperate and to help. |
| Be on time
to class. |
| Share your
insights and learning with others in the class. |
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Cooperate:
students
should assist others in the learning process as a means for
applying their own understanding to problem solving. This is
particularly important in this class…if you understand
something well, search out those classmates that are struggling
and help them!! |
| Keep up
with the class schedule -
Have you figured out how important this is?
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| Ways to do
poorly in this class:
| Come to
class late - If you are late, I will deduct 5 points from your
class participation grade for that day. If you are late to
class 3 times, then your participation grade will be a 0/10 for
each day late thereafter. |
| Bring food
or drink into the computer lab - There are strict rules in the
computer lab forbidding food and/or drinks of any kind.
Please don't bring any to the lab at any time. If you bring
it once, I will take it. If you bring it again, I will send
you to the office. |
| Play
computer games - First time you do it, it's a detention,
second time is a trip to the office. Of course, if you're
working on coding your own program, you're more than welcome to
play it as a means of debugging. However, if you're
messing around, I'll know it! |
| IM with
your friends - You're supposed to be focused on your
programming work, remember? It's tough to do that while
you're IM'ing. So...don't do it. Repercussions will be
the same as with playing games. |
| Randomly
browse the Web - Focus on programming!!! |
| Do homework
for another class - Focus on programming!!! This is not
a DR. |
| Fall behind
the class schedule - Get
it??
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| In addition to these expectations, I will closely follow those set
out in the
Student-Parent Handbook. |
Homework/Class Assignments
| You may or may not have homework for this class. Since the
nature of the class is self-paced, you may be able to keep up to the
minimum pace by doing work only in class. However, if you fall
behind the class schedule, you'll need to
work outside of class to catch up. |
| Review Questions and Programming Exercises are
due on the days indicated on the schedule. 5 points will
be deducted from your score for every day an assignment is turned in
late. An assignment will be scored as a 0 if it is not handed
in by the fourth day after its scheduled due date.
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| The scheduled due date for future assignments
will not change if a prior assignment is handed in late. |
| Any assignments
not completed due to absence must be made up on the day you
return to class. |
Evaluation/Progress
Reports
| Your grade will be calculated based on a number of components,
including
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| Each of these components will make up a certain percentage of your
overall grade for each term. For the guideline percentages, please
see the chart below:
| Review Questions |
15.0% |
| Programming Exercises (including
games!) |
60.0% |
| Class Participation |
25.0% |
| Term Grade |
100.0% |
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| Similar to a final exam, the final project will count
as 20% of your overall grade for the class. Accordingly, your final
grade will be calculated as follows:
| Term 1 |
40.0% |
| Term 2 |
40.0% |
| Final Project |
20.0% |
| Final Grade |
100.0% |
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Resources
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| Final
Project
A significant part of the 2nd
term will be spent on developing a final project.
Start thinking about what you'd like to do on the first day
of class!! It will be difficult to come up with
something at the last minute. |
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