MCCCD Program Description

Advanced Programming in Visual Basic

Course: CSC281AA

First Term: 1999 Fall

Lecture 4 Credit(s) 4 Period(s) 4 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: Graphical user interfaces are generated for advanced programming applications using Visual Basic. Event-driven programs, programming mouse interactions, interactive computer graphics, file processing, and how to distribute application programs

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Develop algorithms. (I) 2. Write Visual Basic programs that use decision structures, repetitive structures, functions, and procedures. (II) 3. Write programs in Visual Basic with a graphical user interface that utilize forms, controls, menus, and dialog boxes. (III) 4. Describe objects and instances in Visual Basic. (III) 5. Write event-driven programs. (III, IV) 6. Write interactive graphics programs in Visual Basic that use the mouse for interaction. (IV, V) 7. Write programs in Visual Basic that access files. (VI) 8. Describe how to distribute Visual Basic executables on a disk utilizing SETUP. (VII)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Background material A. Algorithms and structured programming concepts B. BASIC language C. MS Windows II. Visual Basic programming fundamentals A. Variables and data types B. Operators and expressions C. Decision structures D. Repetitive structures E. Functions F. Procedures G. Debugging in Visual Basic III. Graphical user interface in Visual Basic A. Forms B. Controls C. Control arrays D. Menus E. Dialog boxes F. Objects and instances G. Grid controls IV. Programming mouse events in Visual Basic A. Positioning B. Selecting C. Dragging and dropping V. Interactive computer graphics A. 2-D coordinate system transformations B. Plotting points, lines, and regions C. Colors and attributes D. Graphical mouse interaction E. Curve generation and display VI. Additional input/output in Visual Basic A. Setting font attributes B. Displaying text C. Printing D. Processing date files VII. Distributing Visual Basic applications A. SETUP wizard B. SETUP toolkit

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 4/27/1999

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