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COURSE SYLLABUSCMIN 211

VISUAL BASIC I

INSTRUCTOR OFFICE E-MAIL OFFICE PHONE OFFICE HOURSMs. Cheryl

BrownBuilding 4,

Office [email protected] (504) 361-6371 Click on the Office

Hours Button on Blackboard

COURSE SECTION: _________ MEETING TIME: __________ MEETING PLACE: ____________

SAFETY ISSUES & RULES: No eating, or drinking in class

1. COURSE NAME: Visual Basic I

2. COURSE PREFIX AND NUMBER: CMIN 211

3. COURSE LECTURE-LAB-CREDIT and/CONTACT HOURS: 3-0-34. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Visual Basic is a tool used for developing user-friendly Windows

applications in the business world. Visual Basic takes full control of Windows applications such as Microsoft Word, Access, and Excel. Visual Basic is FUN. In addition, Visual Basic covers the fundamental elements of programming. Project activities allow students to practice important Visual Basic skills and techniques.

5. PREREQUISITE/or CO-REQUISITES: CMIN 201

6. COURSE GOAL: The student who completes this course with a grade of “C” or better will have a ground root foundation for writing and executing computer programs written in the Visual Basic language.

7. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

Explain the term objected-oriented programming Explain the concepts of class, objects, properties, methods, and events List and describe the three steps for writing a Visual Basic program Define design time, run time, and break time Write, run, save, print, and modify a Visual Basic program Identify syntax errors, run-time errors, and logic errors Use text boxes, group boxes, check boxes, radio buttons, and picture boxes effectively Clear the contents to textboxes and labels Change text color during program execution Concatenate strings of text Distinguish between variables, constants, and controls Differentiate among the various data types

of 14 Declare variables and constants Perform calculations using variables and constants Format values Display message boxes with error messages Accumulate sums and generate counts Use If statements to control the flow of logic Understand and use nested If statements Perform validation on numeric fields Use Case structure Call an event procedure from another procedure Create menus and submenus for program control Display and use the Windows common dialog boxes

8. TENTATIVE COURSE CONTENT: Note 1: Review Questions are submitted through the Discussion Board on Blackboard .

Note 2: Programming Exercises are submitted on Blackboard under the Submit Assignment button . In addition, the Due dates for the Programming Exercises will be listed on Blackboard .

Note 3: All programming exercises and review questions are DUE during your class period . However, any programming exercises or review questions turned in OUTSIDE of class is LATE .

Note 4: Duplicated programming exercises or review questions by more than one student will result in all parties receiving a grade of 0 (zero).

Note 5: Students can only turn in programming exercises or review questions that are DUE for that particular WEEK .

Note 6: Students cannot make-up an In Class Quiz .

9. Assignments Note 1 : Check the White Board in Class and the Assignments Button on Blackboard for the dates associated with Due Dates for Chapter Readings, Review Questions, and Programming Exercises.

WEEKS ASSIGNMENTSJanuary 15—19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (January 15); Read Chapter 1—

Introduction to Visual Basic.NET 2005January 22—26 Chapter 1 continued, Chapter 1 Class Hands-On ProgrammingJanuary 29—February 2 Chapter 1 continued; Chapter 1 Review Questions Numbers 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11,

12, 13, and 14 page 56 Due Thursday, February 1; Chapter 1 In Class Quiz Thursday, February 1

February 5—9 Chapter 1 Programming Exercise 1.3 page 57 Due Thursday, February 8; Read Chapter 2— User Interface Design

February 12—16 Chapter 2 continued; Chapter 2 Class Hands-On ProgrammingFebruary 19—23 Mardi Gras Holidays (February 19-21); Chapter 2 continued February 26—March 2 Chapter 2 Review Questions Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 13 and 14 pages

88-89 Due Thursday, March 1; Chapter 2 In Class Quiz Thursday, March 1; Chapter 2 Programming Exercise 2.1 page 89 Due Thursday, March 1; Review for Test 1 Chapters 1-2

of 14March 5—9 Test 1—Chapters 1-2 (Midterm) Thursday, March 8; Read Chapter 3—

Variables, Constants, and Calculations March 12—16 Chapter 3 continued; Chapter 3 Class Hands-On ProgrammingMarch 19—23 Chapter 3 continued; Chapter 3 Review Questions Numbers 1, 2, 4, 6, 7,

and 11 page 139 Due Thursday, March 22; Chapter 3 Programming Exercise 3.3 page 140 Due Thursday, March 22; Chapter 3 In Class Quiz Thursday, March 22; Read Chapter 4—Decisions and Condition

March 26—30 Chapter 4 continued; Chapter 4 Class Hands-On Programming; Chapter 4 Review Questions Numbers 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13 page 194 Due Thursday, March 29

April 2—6 Tuesday, April 3—Final Day for Dropping Spring 2007 Semester Courses with a “W” or Withdrawing from the College by 7 p.m.; Read Chapter 5—Menus, Common Dialog Boxes, Sub Procedures, and Function Procedures; Spring Holiday—April 5-8

April 9—13 Chapter 5 continued; Chapter 4 In Class Quiz Thursday, April 12; Chapter 4 Programming Exercise 4.6 page 195 Due Thursday, April 12; Chapter 5 Class Hands-On Programming

April 16—20 Chapter 5 continued; Chapter 5 Review Questions Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10 page 237 Due Thursday, April 19; Chapter 5 In Class Quiz Thursday, April 19

April 23—27 Review For Final Exam (Chapters 3-5); Chapter 5 Programming Exercise 5.3 pages 239-240 Due Tuesday, April 24; Thursday, April 26 —Last Day to submit all Late Programming Exercises or Review Questions; Thursday, April 26—Last Day of Class

FINAL EXAM Thursday, May 3 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Chapters 3-5)

10. FINAL EXAM—Final Exam date is on page 35 of the Spring 2007 Student Handbook and the Last Page of the Syllabus. Check the White Board in class and Blackboard for the date, time, and place of the Final Exam.

11. TEXTBOOKS—Programming in Visual Basic.Net 2005 Edition

Authors: Julia Case Bradley and Anita C. Millspaugh

ISBN: 0073304271

12. COURSE SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, and SOFTWARE:

One (1) USB Flash Drive

Visual Basic.Net 2005 Software (comes

with the book)

13. COMPUTER LAB: (Building 1, Room 104). The lab hours are:Monday—Thursday 8:00 a.m.—8:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m.–—4:30 p.m.

of 1414. ASSESSMENT:

A. General College enrollment assumes maturity, seriousness of purpose, and self-discipline for meeting the responsibilities associated with this course. Authorized are no class cuts. If an absence occurs, it is the responsibility of the student to make-up all work missed. Under no circumstance will an absence, for any reason, excuse the student from completing all assigned assignments in the class.

B. Grading Scale 90 - 100 = A

80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D 59 - Below = F

C. Types of Assessments: Test 100pts (1)

Final Exam 100pts (1)Review Questions 2pts (5) each question (complete on Blackboard)Class Hands-On Programming 10pts (5) upload program to BlackboardIn Class Quizzes 15pts (5) no Make-UpProgramming Exercises 20pts (5) u pload program to Blackboard

Note: If two more students have the same commands for the programming exercises, each student will receive a 0 (zero) grade. In addition, if two or more students have identical answers for review questions, each student will receive a 0 (zero) grade.

D. Make-Ups and Late Assignments

1. See Miss Brown for any missed scheduled test, review questions, or programming exercises

2. Missed tests, review questions, or programming exercises will affect your grade

3. Test 1 Make-up is only given during selected Office Hours Students have until Tuesday of the following week after the given test date to make-up

Test 1

Check the White Board in class and Blackboard for the selected Make-up Test Office Hours

Note: No Make-up for Final Exam

4. The policy for late assignments is:

One [1] Day Late - 2pts Deducted From Grade Two [2] Days Late - 4pts Deducted From Grade Three [3] Days Late - 6pts Deducted From Grade

15. STATEMENT FOR DISABILITY SERVICES:It is the general policy of Delgado Community College to assure equal opportunity for all qualified persons. Reasonable accommodation for qualified persons with disabilities will be made provided the student(s) have self-identified with the Office of Disability Services and have provided required documentation. Individual instructors will modify the methods, requirements, and procedures of courses and examinations appropriately to accommodate the special needs of the student(s) with disabilities, provided the academic integrity of the course or examination is not violated, and the health and welfare

of 14of all students are safeguarded. For additional information, see the Delgado Community College Catalog. You may contact the Office of Disability Services within the first week of class. To make an appointment, call Ms. Terry Markuly, LaRocca Hall, Room 161 at (504) 361-6517, or, Ms. Teri Pennington, LaRocca Hall, Room 162 at (504) 361-6283.

16. COLLEGE AND CLASSROOM POLICIES:

A. Instructional Learning Activities

1. Come to class prepared. The primary learning activity will be practice. It is expected and necessary that you study at least two hours outside of lecture for every hour in lecture. The more you practice and read the better your grade will be.

2. Ask questions. You are encouraged to seek assistance from Miss Brown to clarify further any difficult concepts.

3. Outside of Class Independent Lab Time will be necessary to complete review questions and programming exercises. If you do not have a computer, you can use the Computer Lab (Building 1, Room 104) on the West Bank Campus.

4. Always bring your materials to class daily: texts, notebook, pens, calculators, syllabus, etc…

B. Absences and DROP/ADDS

1. The equivalent of 10% of class time or 4½ hours whether consecutive or not, is grounds for dropping a student from the course.

2. The responsibility for withdrawing from CMIN 211 lies completely with the student. Failure to drop a course by the final deadline Tuesday, April 3 will result in you receiving a grade of a “F.”

3. You are expected to be present and alert at all class sessions, no sleeping.

4. All instructors will maintain attendance records for each class throughout the semester. Prior to Monday, January 29, 2007, instructors will drop you for not attending. Each instructor will make every feasible effort to contact any non-attending students on Monday, January 22, Tuesday, January 23, or Wednesday, January 24. Any student that does not attend class or contact the instructor prior to Monday, January 29, 2007, will be dropped on Monday, January 29, 2007.

5. After Tuesday, January 30, 2007, the instructor may or may not drop you for attendance reasons (unexcused absences exceeding 10% of the total meeting time of in-class sessions). It is your responsibility to drop yourself for any reason after Tuesday, January 30, 2007, and before the final drop day of Tuesday, April 3, 2007. After April 3, 2007, you cannot drop and will receive a “F” as your final grade instead of a “W.”

C. Classroom Etiquette

1. Headphones are NOT allowed in class.

2. Cellular phones and Beepers must be set on vibrate. In addition, Cellular phones and Beepers must be turned OFF during EXAM time.

3. Only registered Delgado students may attend classes. This prohibits class attendance by children and guests.

4. NO drinking or eating will be allowed in the classroom. NO containers, sealed or not sealed are allowed in the classroom.

of 145. You are responsible to keep your immediate area neat and clean and to discard waste in the proper

classroom receptacles.

6. CHAT FREE ENVIRONMENT. Please do not spoil the class by adding your own lecture. Be respectful of your classmates.

D. Syllabus Disclaimer

This syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor. Changes are posted on Blackboard and written on the White Board as an addendum to the syllabus. The course goals, objectives, and student competencies do not change.

E. Cheating Policy

Students are expected to uphold the college’s standard of conduct relating to academic honesty. Students assume full responsibility for the content and integrity of academic work they submit. The guiding principle of academic integrity shall be that a student’s submitted tests, assignments, and exercises must be that of the student’s own work. Students shall be guilty of violating the honor code by:

1. Cheating—the misrepresentation of mastery of information on an academic exercise

2. Plagiarism—the use of someone else’s words or ideas without acknowledging the source

Example:

Nearly all the stories were published during the tenure of former Times Executive Editor, Howell Raines, who resigned in June in the wake of the Jayson Blair scandal. Raines and former Managing Editor, Gerald Boyd left after a Times (N.Y. Times 5/26/2004) investigation found fabrications or plagiarism in dozens of Blair’s stories (War in Iraq).

3. Representing the work of others as their own (duplication of work)

The penalty for violating the honor code is severe. Any student violating the honor code is subject to receive a 0 grade for the assignment. If a student is unclear about whether a particular situation may constitute an honor code violation, the student should meet with Miss Brown to discuss the situation. Students may not work together on graded assignments. Students may not use or copy another’s work and represent it as his/her own. If a student needs help on an assignment, contact Miss Brown, not the classmates. See page 28, Student Judicial Code in the Spring 2007 Student Handbook and the second to last page of the syllabus.

17. GENERAL INFORMATION:

There is no acceptable excuse for missing your Final Examination Test. A grade of “0” will be recorded and averaged for anyone missing the Final Examination.

There are no retakes on the Final Examination. Grades are not posted or given out at the division office. You may call for semester grades 1-800-377-7285 or go to the Delgado Community College website, http://www.dcc.edu. Complete the following steps to access your grades:

1. Click the Current Students tab (top right)

2. Click Resources

3. Select Check Grades

http://www.dcc.edu/

of 144. Type in Student ID Number (Delgado’s Student Number)

5. Type in PIN (day and year of your birthday----Example: 2371)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 prohibit Instructors from:

Giving a student his/her grades over the phone or over e-mail

Discussing a student’s performance to a concerned parent over the phone

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STUDENT DATA SHEETCMIN 211 Contract

I. Fill out the following form.

A. Personal Background Information. 1. Print (Last, First Name) _____________________________________________

2. Print (Address) ____________________________________________________

3. Print (City, State, Zip) ______________________________________________

4. Home Phone ______________________________________________________

5. Cell Phone ________________________________________________________

B. School Information.

1. What is your Major? _______________________________________________

2. Why are you taking this course? ______________________________________

3. Why did you choose this college? _____________________________________

4. List previous Computer courses that you have completed. ________________

__________________________________________________________________

C. Memorandum of Understanding. By initialing each of the following statements and signing the last sheet of the Student Data sheet, I hereby acknowledge this syllabus as the “rules of conduct” for CMIN 211.

____ I understand that I am totally responsible for the grade earned in this class.

____ I understand that Just One “0” on Review Questions, Programming Exercises or a test can cause my letter grade to decrease from an “A” to a “B” or “B” to a “C”, etc…

____ I understand that I can go to Miss Brown to explain extenuating circumstances that are causing me to be tardy or absent and this may allow me to continue coming to class with my grade uninterrupted.

____ I understand that if I choose not to talk to Miss Brown until the last day of class about missing grades, or excessive absents, nothing can be done to rectify the situation.

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STUDENT DATA SHEET Continued

_____ I understand that the software used to complete my graded class assignments is Visual Basic.Net 2005 (comes with my book).

_____ I understand that if my computer crashes and I cannot continue completing my assignments at home, then I must use the Computer Lab, Building 1, Room 104 on the West Bank Campus, to complete my assignments.

_____ I understand that assignments are due during my class period and any assignments turn in Outside of that class period will have points deducted.

______ I understand that I must check Blackboard each week to keep abreast of class assignments and to post my Discussion Questions and Programming Exercises on Blackboard.

______ I understand that if I turn in a program or submit review questions with the same statements, errors, or answers as another student, then all parties will receive a zero (0) on the assignment.

______ I understand that I cannot make-up an In Class Quiz.

______ I understand that my syllabus contains information about the Final Exam.

______ I understand that the responsibility for withdrawing from CMIN 211 lies completely with me.

D. Syllabus. I understand and accept all terms of the syllabus.

I was given a syllabus and the Instructor explained the contents of the syllabus.

________________________________________

Print First and Last Name

_________________________________ _____________________

Signature Date

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