Advanced Visual Basic - CIS67
Welcome to the Advanced Visual Basic course, CIS67. This course will cover more advanced features in Visual Basic with an emphasis on databases, ActiveX, and object oriented concepts. VB.NET will be introduced. The course will cover a lot of material and help you to become proficient with Visual Basic as a programming language and as a tool for development in Access.
If you are taking this as a Web based course it is extremely important that you either own a computer or have daily access to a computer. For students taking the course over the Web, the computer is your only source for information and the way you will communicate with the instructor. If you do not have a computer available and you are not comfortable working on the Web, you should be taking this course using the classroom option (see below).
If you want to work at home, you need to acquire the professional version of Visual Basic 6.0. The student version does
not have some of the features that we cover. If you only have the student version, some of your work will have to be done on
campus in our computer labs. The Web site:
We will also touch on VB.NET if you are interested, you can acquire that. One of the optional books that I have recommended
has a student version of VB.NET, the other does not.
This site lets you try VB.NET on line: VB.NET
The Web site that you are currently visiting will contain all information for this course. It is a resource for students in the classroom and the method of delivery for students taking the course over the Web. The class notes, sample VB programs as well as PowerPoint presentations on the material will all be posted at the site as well as the assignments. The site will also list tutorials and other sites on the Web where information can be obtained. The assigned text book will be covered. I strongly suggest you acquire a copy of Visual Basic that includes help and professional components. In addition to the list of assignments, there is also a week by week schedule to help the student keep current. I usually update the site four or five times a week, so be sure to check it on a regular basis. Note: Assignments will not be handed out in class, they are available on the Web.
The site for CIS67 also has a bulletin board or boardroom where I can post information that is important and you can post information or questions. Other students can respond to your postings as well as myself.
I have moved my web site to a new domain address. If you find something that does not connect, please let me know about the bad link so I can correct it. Hopefully everything will go smoothly, but perfection I do not expect!
The way this course works:
Students taking this course have three options:
Requirements:
All students taking the course must have an e-mail address. If you don't have one currently you can get a free address from the college by going to administrative computing. As soon as you have an e-mail address send me an e-mail so I can put you into my system.
Students taking the course over the Web must communicate with me at least once a week via e-mail just to let me know they are still there!
For everyone in the class: If you miss more than two classes in a row, please send me an e-mail letting me know that you to still exist!
For in class students and Web students, assignments should be turned in the same or following week. Visual Basic projects as well as other projects have a specified due date that should be met. I accept late papers with no individual penalty or point loss. The problem is that there is a lot of work and if you get behind you risk completing the course. In addition, 10% of your grade is based on participation, quality of work, getting things in on time etc., so chronic lateness will affect your grade.
Students should send me assignments via email. If there is a problem they pass the assignment in at the end of a class or they may put them under my door or in my mailbox. I strongly prefer to get assignments passed in via email. Students should pass in only one assignment per email. The class code (CIS67), your name and the assignment name should be on the subject line. If you have questions or need help, send a separate email with CIS67, your name and either the word question or help in the subject. I respond first to those emails and file the assignments to be corrected when I have accumulated a group. On most assignments, if you get a bad grade you can either resubmit or do a make-up. If I have heavily corrected the assignment and the answers are there, needless to say you cannot resubmit. Make-up assignments will be posted upon request, if appropriate.
Help:
If you need help, see me or e-mail me and we will figure out the best response. Better to see as soon as you see signs of a problem! You can send me drafts of assignments with particular questions over e-mail and I will respond as soon as possible. With rare exception I check my Web site every day and on days when I am not at BCC, I usually check it multiple times (that means Wednesday and over the weekend). I am willing to set up review sessions or question and answer sessions for in class students, Web students or both. Questions and answers can also be done in the board room.