Csci 102
Introduction To Programming With Basic
Course description: Elements of BASIC programming language and programming principles using BASIC.
Prerequisites: Math 113, or permission of department head.
Text: Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 2005, 3rd edition, by Diane Zak, Course Technology, 2007.
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General Education Competency
The General Education Competency assessed in this course: to be familiar with key technological and informational applications.
Student Learning Outcomes
The student will be able to demonstrate skills necessary for programming using Visual Basic software.
Objectives
The student will be able to
- demonstrate an understanding about the history of programming languages;
- demonstrate an understanding of and the ability to use an integrated development environment;
- demonstrate an understanding of object oriented application design techniques and the ability to apply those techniques;
- demonstrate an understanding of Visual Basic syntax and the ability to apply Visual Basic syntax;
- demonstrate an understanding of and the ability to properly use interface controls, variables, constants, the selection structure, and the repetition structure;
- demonstrate an understanding of and the ability to properly use methods, procedures, and functions.
Course material
Course material will include the following topics:
| Topic | Approx. time |
|---|---|
| An Overview of Programming | ~ 1 week |
| An Introduction to Visual Basic | ~ 2 weeks |
| Designing Applications | ~ 2 weeks |
| Using Variables and Constants | ~ 2 weeks |
| The Selection Structure | ~ 2 weeks |
| More on the Selection Structure | ~ 2 weeks |
| The Repetition Structure | ~ 2 weeks |
| Exams | ~ 1 week |
Assessment
The Semester score for the course will be calculated by using the weights (%) indicated below:
| Weight (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 75% | Semester average | Tests | ______ % |
| Assignments | ______ % | ||
| _________ | ______ % | ||
| 25% | Final exam grade |
The Semester letter grade in the course will be assigned according to the scale below:
| Semester grade | Semester score |
|---|---|
| 90–100 | A |
| 80–89 | B |
| 70–79 | C |
| 60–69 | D |
| 0–59 | F |
Notes:
- If a student has an average of less than 60 on program assignments, then a semester mark of F will be assigned in this course.
- In cases of an excused absence, the instructor reserves the right to reweight the final exam in lieu of a make-up test.
- In the case where a student's score on his final exam indicates exceptional achievement above and beyond that indicated by the semester average, the instructor reserves the right to reweight the value of the final exam in computing the semester grade.
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