College of the Siskiyous
Computer Science Department
Fall 2007
CSCI 4 – Visual Basic Programming
Meeting
Online TBA
Course: CSCI 4; D0190; 3 Units AA, CSU
Computer Science Instructor:
Jesse Cecil
Office Hours:
My
office hours for the Fall 2007 semester are on Monday
and Wednesday from 12:00-12:30pm and
2:00-3:00pm. Additionally, Tuesday and Thursday from 12:00-1:00pm. My office is located in the Distance Learning
Center, Room 10. You can call me or
leave a voice mail message at 938-5316 or
Email me at cecil@siskiyous.edu. In any case I will get back to you as soon as
I can.
Required Texts:
Starting out with Visual Basic, 2005,
3rd Edition
by
Gaddis and Irvine, published by Addison Wesley, 2007, ISBN 0-321-39399-6
Advisories:
It is advised that a student in CSCI 4:
*
can read at a 10th grade (High School
Sophomore) level
*
be able to compute fractions, percentages,
and basic math problems
Learning Outcomes
of the Course:
Upon successful
completion of the course, the student should be able to:
1) Design a form and add objects to it.
2) Explain the meaning of the
“event-driven” and write code for an event procedure.
3) Write a Visual Basic program to collect
data.
4) Perform data collection and validation.
5) Design a menu bar with menus and
submenus.
6) Construct a combo box.
7) Plan and document an application.
8) Construct a Distributable Visual Basic
program.
On-Line Web Page:
You can find all of the course materials and Power Point presentations for
each class lecture at the following Uniform Resource Locator (URL): http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/csci4/
Honesty:
I expect and demand integrity and honesty
in all of our dealings. Students who plagiarize the
work of others could be dropped from the course.
Smoking:
Smoking
is permitted in “designated areas only”, COS Board Policy 1.9/CA AB 846. Please use the provided ashtrays.
Support Hour Requirement:
The support hour provides students with
professional assistance, supplemental instruction and remediation opportunities
to help improve student success. Supervised support is offered for reading, writing,
math, information technology, computer competency, and other skills outside of
discipline specific content. During the semester, students will complete a
variety of tasks related to this course that will necessitate the services
available through the support hour. These tasks will include discussion of
writing assignments with lab staff; use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access
to present work or complete homework; exploration of course CD-ROM or course
software.
Requirements /
Grading:
I expect you to
attend class, do the reading, and to bring questions to class to be discussed.
Your grade will depend on both your active and informed participation and your
performance on:
Attendance and Late Work Policy:
I expect people to attend class, to be on
time, and to be courteous and polite if late.
I reserve the right to drop any student that
has missed six or more class meetings.
If you have an emergency that comes up, please see or call me. It is your responsibility to understand and
follow these guidelines, they are not negotiable! You must make
arrangements with me prior to the exam if you cannot take the exam on the date
assigned.
Student Sensitivity Issues:
Students, staff and
Academic Accommodations:
Students
have the right to request reasonable modifications to college requirements,
services, facilities or programs if their documented disability imposes an
educational limitation or impedes access to requirements, services, facilities
or programs. A student with a disability
who requests a modification, accommodation, or adjustment is responsible for
requesting necessary accommodations by identifying himself/herself to the
instructor and, if desired, to the Disabled Student Programs and Services(DSPS)
office Eddy Hall 1.
Students
with a print disability--a visual limitation or reading difficulty that limits
access to traditional print materials--may request printed materials in
alternate media. Examples of alternate
media formats include electronic format(e.g., text on
CD), Braille, tactile graphics, audiotape, and/or large print. Students can
make alternate media requests through the Disabled Student Programs and
Services (DSP&S) Eddy Hall 1, 938-5297.
Students
who consult or request assistance from DSPS regarding
specific modifications, accommodations,
adjustments, alternate text or use of auxiliary aids will be required to meet
timelines and procedural requirements established by the DSPS office.