ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE

Visual Basic

Syllabus

Course Number : CS209

Course Section : 01

Place: S202

Course Instructor : Susan Rouillier, M.S. in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of South Alabama, B.Sc. in Microbiology from Melbourne University, Australia.

Textbooks :

• Do It Yourself Visual Basic for Windows, William J. Orvis, Sam s Publishing.
• Teach Yourself Visual Basic in 21 Days , Nathan and Ori Gurewich, Sams Publishing.

Grading Scale : A normal grading scale will be used:

F < 60.0 £ D < 70.0 £ C < 80.0 £ B < 90.0 £ A

Purpose of Course :

In this course students will develop attractive and useful Windows applications that fully exploit the graphical user interface, using current object-oriented programming methodology.

Weights :

• Attendance, classwork, attitude, and effort 20%
• Projects 60%
• Quizzes and Exams 20%

Attendance : ATTENDANCE COUNTS! EFFORT COUNTS! ATTITUDE COUNTS! Unexcused absences will not be tolerated.

Office hours : Room S202 (441-2109) See chart on my door, or make an appointment.