VISUAL PROGRAMMING
- Course
- ITEC214 - VISUAL PROGRAMMING
- Department
- Information Technologies - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 6
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 1
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Asad ALI
- Prerequisite
- Keywords
Course Description
This course is an introductory programming course for visual programming. Event-driven, visual and structured programming concepts will be presented. Initially, the emphasis will be on fundamentals of visual programming and basic controls. Then, advanced controls, file and database management features will be presented. Programming projects will involve common problems that require data entry, display of calculated results, conditional testing, arithmetic operations, array processing, searching, sorting, reading and writing files, and operations on databases.
VISUAL PROGRAMMING
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
No evaluation items have been defined.
Course outcomes
- 01 Practice fundamentals of visual programming forms and components.
- 02 Exercise graphical user interface and experience design.
- 03 Acquire knowledge of/skill in event-driven programming and operations.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Icebreaker, An Introduction to Visual Programming with Visual Studio and C# |
| Week 2 | C# Console applications and GUI Components and Concepts |
| Week 3 | Form Components: MessageBox, TextBox, Button, Colors, Text, Font Styles |
| Week 4 | Form Components: Radio Button, CheckBox, TextArea, Error Handling |
| Week 5 | Exception Handling, Array of Buttons and other major form components |
| Week 6 | Multiple Forms and interactions |
| Week 7 | MID TERM EXAM WEEK |
| Week 8 | Menus, Common Dialog Boxes - Team Project is given on this week |
| Week 9 | Structured display of data : DisplayListView, DataGridView |
| Week 10 | The use of XML and files in Visual Programming |
| Week 11 | XML and LINQ Interactions via Form components |
| Week 12 | Text files and file operations |
| Week 13 | Revision an Exercises |
| Week 14 | Project Demos |
| Week 15 | FINAL EXAM WEEK |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Beginning C# 7 Programming with Visual Studio 2017, Benjamin Perkins, Jacob Vibe Hammer, Jon D. Reid.
- 02 Microsoft Visual C# Step by Ste, Ninth Edition, John Sharp.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Practice fundamentals of visual programming forms and components.
- L02 Exercise graphical user interface and experience design.
- L03 Acquire knowledge of/skill in event-driven programming and operations.
Program Outcomes
- P01 Create a user interface in a contemporary object-oriented language to allow users to access business data
- P02 Identify and analyze user needs and take them into account in the selection, creation, integration, evaluation and administration of computing-based systems
- P03 Analyze common business functions and identify, design, and develop appropriate information technology solutions
- P04 Design and develop software solutions for contemporary business environments by employing appropriate problem-solving strategies
- P05 Configure and administer database server to support contemporary business environments.
- P06 Administer or mange a relational database for a small to medium size company
- P07 Be able to effectively integrate IT-based solutions into the user environment
- P08 Understand professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and responsibilities
- P09 Be able to apply effective communication skills consistent with the professional environment
- P10 Be able to apply effective collaboration skills in teamwork consistent with the professional environment
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | P10 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |