Syllabus

Teacher

Kent Archie

Phone

Home: (630) 393-1788

cis380@archie-perkins.com

Snail Mail

Academics, Mailbox 77

Web Site

http://www.archie-perkins.com/teaching/devry/cis380

Office Hours

Minimally, after class and by appointment
Also in lab T 8:00-10:00PM
R 6:00-8:00 PM

Text

Using Visual Basic 6
By: Brian Siler and Jeff Spotts
Publisher: Que
ISBN: 0-7897-1542-2

Text Web Site

www.mcp.com/info
See page 6 of the book for instructions.

Class Time and Room

Day	Time	Room
Monday, Friday	3:00-4:50	DUP 164
Wednesday	3:00-5:50	DUP 254

Homework

All homework is due on Monday of the week after the homework is assigned. The first day late is free, every day after that costs 5 points. After 5 calendar days, it's too late. Warn me ahead of time of events that will cause you to miss due dates.

Course Topics

This course will teach you how to use the Visual Basic language and environment to create solutions to common problems. We will cover the syntax of the language and compare it to other languages. We will discuss and practice development of programs that are event driven rather than algorithmic. We will cover how to use Visual Basic to build interfaces to databases and how to build ActiveX controls.

Grading Policy

Final letter grades are determined by the total points you get. I will be using the usual grading scale listed below. I will round up on partial points. If you are within 2 points of the next highest grade, I will move you up. If you are 3 or more points away, I won't. If you are concerned about your performance, contact me at once. After the final, it is too late. Requests for incompletes must have something to do with the medical profession. I will email grade reports from time to time.

There will be a midterm and a final, with quizzes along the way. There will be considerable software development.

Range (percent) Letter Grade

90-100 A

80-89.9 B

70-79.9 C

60-69.9 D

0-59.9 F