Florida International University

School of Computer Science

COP 3175

Visual Basic .NET Programming

Fall 2008 Semester

Instructor: Sylvia Barrera

Office: Engineering 3239

Phone: 305-348-1220

Instructor E-mail: sbarrera@cis.fiu.edu

Office Hours: TBA

COP 3175 Web: www.cis.fiu.edu/~sbarrera, http://web.eng.fiu.edu/sminer/

Moodle: https://online.cis.fiu.edu/portal/

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to Visual Basic .NET. Topics include the Visual Basic .NET Integrated Development Environment, building an application in the Visual Basic .NET environment and working with variables, constants, data types, and expressions. Students also learn about decision making, looping and multiple forms, using menus, common dialogs, procedures, functions and arrays, debugging, creating executable files, and distributing a Windows application.

Required Textbook and supplies

Title: Starting Out with Visual Basic 2008

Author: Gaddis/Irvine

ISBN: 0321531353

Publisher: Addison Wesley

Edition: 4 edition

Website: http://www.aw-bc.com/gaddisvb/

Software Resource Free to FIU Students: http://www.aul.fiu.edu/ à see Microsoft Alliance

One USB 64/128 MB Flash Drive (IBM or PC Format)—For All Labs and Projects

GRADING

1. Projects & Lab Work 40%

2. Midterm Exam 15%

3. Second Exam 15%

4. Final Exam 30%

COURSE POLICIES

Student Conduct In-Class Policy

Any acts of classroom disruption that go beyond the normal rights of students to question and discuss with instructors the educational process relative to subject content will not be tolerated, in accordance with the Academic Code of Conduct described in the Student Handbook.

Electronic Devices In-Class Policy

Cellular phones, pagers, CD players, radios, and similar devices are prohibited in the classroom and laboratory facilities. Calculators and computers are prohibited during examinations and quizzes, unless specified. Reasonable laptop-size computers may be used in lecture for the purpose of taking notes.

Examination Policy

Two announced examinations will be given. No make-up exams will be allowed without prior arrangements being made. Make-up exams must be taken when scheduled.

In Case You Are Late or Absent: It is your responsibility to get the course notes, handouts, and laboratory or project assignments should you miss class or be late.

Incomplete Policy

Students will not be given an incomplete grade in the course without sound reason and documented evidence as described in the Student Handbook. In any case, for a student to receive an incomplete, he or she must be passing and must have completed a significant portion of the course.

Cheating Policy

Students are expected to uphold the school’s standard of conduct relating to academic honesty. Students assume full responsibility for the content and integrity of the academic work they submit. The guiding principle of academic integrity shall be that a student's submitted work, examinations, reports, and projects must be that of the student's own work. Students shall be guilty of violating the honor code if they:

1. Represent the work of others as their own.

2. Use or obtain unauthorized assistance in any academic work.

3. Give unauthorized assistance to other students.

4. Modify, without instructor approval, an examination, paper, record, or report for the purpose of obtaining additional credit.

5. Misrepresent the content of submitted work.

The penalty for violating the honor code is severe. Any student violating the honor code is subject to receive a failing grade for the course and will be reported to the Office of Student Affairs. If a student is unclear about whether a particular situation may constitute an honor code violation, the student should meet with the instructor to discuss the situation.

For this class, it is permissible to assist classmates in general discussions of computing techniques. General advice and interaction are encouraged. Each person, however, must develop his or her own solutions to the assigned projects, assignments, and tasks. In other words, students may not "work together" on graded assignments. Such collaboration constitutes cheating. A student may not use or copy (by any means) another's work (or portions of it) and represent it as his/her own. If you need help on an assignment, contact your instructor, not other classmates.

Disabilities Policy

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), all qualified students enrolled in this course are entitled to “reasonable accommodations.” Please notify the instructor during the first week of class of any accommodations needed for the course.

LECTURE, LABORATORY, AND EXAMINATION SCHEDULE

Laboratory assignments can only be handed in immediately BEFORE lecture begins the following week. Laboratory assignments handed in after lecture begins the following week are considered late.

No Laboratory assignments will be accepted more than two weeks late.

Make sure your name, student ID appears on the outside.

“Laboratory Assignment” means “Do the entire Chapter UPTO Chapter Summary on a PC.” Or there might be a separate lab assignment from the professor.

Resources:

WinZip Download site:

http://www.winzip.com/downwz.htm

To zip files -trial version expire during this semester or next semester

WinRar 3.71 Download site:

http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

To zip files -trial version might expire during this semester or next semester

7 Zip Download Site:

http://www.7-zip.org/

To zip files - free open source software

Additional help with zip programs:

http://www.filehippo.com/