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NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

SYLLABUS

Business Programming

IFS 110 - 021

3 Semester Credit Hours

Instructor: David J. Manning

Office: AST 234 Phone: 572-5169

572-6366 (Secretary)

Summer 2004

Business Programming, IFS 110

COURSE DESCRIPTION and OBJECTIVES:

IFS 110, Business Programming, is an introductory course in programming with major stress on Program Design and Construction. The students will be developing a series of computer programs, using Visual Basic programming language.

At the conclusion of the semester, the students will have a good understanding of structured design, structured programming, Visual Basic Programming language, and of course a good working knowledge of object oriented programming.

The instructor reserves the right to change the syllabus during the semester as the need arises.

REQUIRED TEXT:  

Visual Basic 6 Complete Concepts and Techniques
By Shelly, Cashman, Repede, Mick

RECOMMENDED TEXT:

  SAMS Teach Yourself Visual Basic 6 in 24 Hours
(CD Includes VB 6 Working Model)
By Greg Perry with Sanjaya Hettihewa ($15.99 at Office Depot)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1. To satisfactorily complete all examinations. Make up examinations are given at a time mutually arranged between the instructor and the student. The teacher must be informed on or before the day of the exam if the student cannot take an exam.
2. To attend class regularly. Students should copy notes of other students for missed classes.
3. To turn in all the programs on time.

• a. Late programs will lose 5 points for each day the program is late.
• b. No program will be accepted after 1 week of the scheduled due date.

Each assignment should contain a listing of screen, screen properties, and program modes, together with your disk.

COURSE EVALUATION: To arrive at the student’s grade, the following system will be used: There will be seven programming assignments. The programs will be worth 50% of the student’s grade. There will be two tests; each will count as 25% of the student’s final grade.

A numerical example of how grades are computed

Suppose students grades are:

Seven Program Grades: Average (50% of final grade)

95 + 100 + 90 + 100 + 100 + 90 + 90 = 665/7=95 (Average Programs)

Two Test Grades: Average (50% of final grade)

85 + 73 = 158/2 = 79 (Average Tests)

Final Grade Calculation:

95 X .50 + 79 X .50

47.5 + 39.5 = 87.0

Note to first-year students: First-year students will receive mid-term assessments of their performance. Mid-term grades will be issued only to students who have successfully completed fewer than 30 semester hours; Students will be able to access mid-term grades through Norse Express as soon as faculty submit the grades; Mid-term grades are not part of student's permanent records; they will be replaced by final class grades when these are submitted; Mid-term grades do not guarantee a good or bad class grade; they reflect a current level of performance that can be altered by the quality of subsequent work.

Course Content: Topic Hrs. Area (s)

A Introduction to Visual Basic 2 C

B Building an Application 5 C

C Working with Intrinsic Controls and ActiveX Controls 5 C

D Multiple Forms, Dialogs, Debugging, and EXEs 5 C

E Menus, Data Controls, Common Dialogs, and General Procedures 5 C

F Drag and Drop Events and More Complex Code Structures 5 C

G Database Management and Reporting Applications 5 C

H Creating ActiveX Controls and Distributing Applications 5 C

I Lab Days 7 C

J Review Days, Tests 4 C

Note: C above stands for a class period of 50 minutes.

Plagiarism is defined to be "Copying of imitation the languages, ideas, and thoughts of another author and passing off the same as one’s original work." American College Dictionary (1961), pg. 925. The first offense will result in the students earning a "O" for the assignment. The second offense will result in the student earning an "F" for the course and referral to the Dean of Students for further disciplinary action. See Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities, Hearing Procedures, Section II. Cheating and Plagiarism for further details.

Student Honor Code: "The work you will do in this course is subject to the Student Honor Code.  The Honor Code is a commitment to the highest degree of ethical integrity in academic conduct, a commitment that, individually and collectively, the students of Northern Kentucky University will not lie, cheat, or plagiarize to gain an academic advantage over fellow students or avoid academic requirements."

On examinations, tests and other work: "You are bound by the Student Honor Code neither to give nor receive any unauthorized aid on this examination [test; other work]."

The syllabus can be found on the Web at: http://www.nku.edu/~manningd/ifs110sy.htm

Please advise the instructor if you do not want your test grades posted by the last 4 digits of social security number.

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