CIS604

Visual Basic

Instructor Information

Marv Gardner - Urban Campus, MIS Degree Program Chair

Office 226 (office hours posted on door) Phone 248-7500

Course Information

The intent of this class is to provide the student with an exposure to Business Data Processing on the microcomputer while learning the Basic language. The platform will be Microsoft's Visual Basic .Net. The applications will be designed to be used in business situations e.g. payroll or report formatting. Upon completion of this course the student should have the ability to write a Visual Basic program that can be utilized by others as well as understood by others. Because Visual Basic is an application that runs under windows the student shall also learn about windows and windows applications in general. A portion of the course will be devoted to learning the windows environment.

Prerequisites: CSC110 Intro to Computers Credits: 3

Competencies: http://www.dmacc.edu/competencies/

DMACC Academic Calendar http://www.dmacc.edu/academiccal.asp

Textbooks & Materials

Required Textbook:

Programming in Visual Basic .Net - Julia Case Bradley, Anita C. Millspaugh

Materials:

Students may need several CDRs, or USB flash drive

Software:

Microsoft Visual Studio, Visual Basic .Net IDE - (See lab resources listed below)

Software Notice:

All the software used in this class is copyrighted; therefore, it is not for distribution, copying, or personal use. This software is the property of Des Moines Area Community College.”

Course Policies

Attendance:

Absence should be in the case of emergency only. Please contact instructor if you know in advance that you are going to be gone. It is the responsibility of the student to contact fellow students regarding missed lecture notes, and to obtain handouts from the instructor. Participation in class activities and discussion are important to the learning process, failure to attend may result in loss of points awarded for participation.

Late Assignments:

Each assignment will have a due date, 10 percent will be deducted each day an assignment is late. No credit after assignment is 10 days late.

Expectations:

Students are expected to have completed any assigned readings in preparation for class and be prepared to discuss the assigned material.

Exams & Quizes:

No make up Exams or Quizes will be given, except in cases of extreme circumstances to be determined by the instructor. A zero score will be awarded for missed Exams or Quizes.

Grading:

Based on percentage of points possible accumulated throughout the course. Points will be awared for Exams, Quizes, assignments, and participation. A = 93-100%, A- = 90-92%, B+ = 87-89%, B = 83-86%, B- = 80-82%, C+ 77-79%, C = 73-76%, C- = 70-72%, D+ = 67-69%, D = 63-66%, D- = 60-62, F = 0-59%

Academic Dishonesty

See DMACC Educational Services Procedures ES 262 VII. A. and B for information on plagiarism, cheating, information about appeals procedures or reference publication that addresses this information in detail.

DMACC Informational Websites

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Student handbook

http://www.dmacc.edu/handbook/

Add/drop dates

http://www.dmacc.edu/registration/add_drop.asp

Refund policy

http://www.dmacc.org/refund.asp

Support Services

Accommodations	“It is the policy of DMACC to accommodate students with disabilities. Any student with a documented disability who requires reasonable accommodation should contact the special needs coordinator at 515-964-6850 voice or 515-964-6810 TTY.”
Services for students with disabilities	http://www.dmacc.edu/student_services/disabilities.asp Contact the special needs coordinator at 515-964-6850 voice or 515-964-6810 TTY or contact the counselor on the Urban campus at 515-248-7505 for an Application for Accommodation.
Academic & educational advising	http://www.dmacc.edu/urban/ACSMtemplate.asp
Career counseling
Library	http://www.dmacc.edu/urban/library.asp Room 12, Monday – Thursday 8:00 am to 9:00 pm , Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
Academic Achievement Center	http://www.dmacc.edu/urban/tutoring.asp Services include academic help, tutoring, GED, testing (Compass), pre-admission courses, high school diploma courses, and several credit classes., Room 204/206/208 Monday – Thursday 8:30 am to 7:00 pm, Friday 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (fall & spring semesters only)
Computer Labs	http://www.dmacc.edu/helpdesk/pc_labs.htm Urban Campus Building 1 Rooms 215 - Is the recomended lab for this course. Available hours posted on door of each lab.

Disclaimer

This syllabus is representative of materials that will be covered in this class; it is not a contract between the student and the institution. It is subject to change without notice. Any potential exceptions to stated policies and requirements will be addressed on an individual basis, and only for reasons that meet specific requirements. If you have any problems related to this class, please feel free to discuss them with the instructor.

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