Course | Madison College Outline of Instruction

10152141C# Programming in Visual Studio.NET

Course Information

Description

This course will introduce the student to the C#.NET programming language. Topics covered will include: the Visual Studio.NET Microsoft Development Environment (MDE), using variables and constants, selection structures, repetition structures, data file access, menus, tool bars, screen design, error handling, variable arrays, data structures, xml, inheritance, data encapsulation, and project deployment. Students will be able to plan and create their own interactive Windows applications.

Total Credits

Course Competencies

Utilize latest documentation websites and software programs to gather relevant information

Assessment Strategies

by completing projects accomplished outside of class

Criteria

you operate MSDN library software program effectively

you create at least 4 favorites in Internet Explorer with custom folders

you utilize msdn.microsoft.com website to find specific topic information

you utilize discussion board on Blackboard to communicate ideas and problem areas by posting at least once a week
Utilize Microsoft Windows basic utilities

Assessment Strategies

by projects accomplished outside of class

Criteria

you utilize windows explorer setup

you utilize windows explorer find utilities

you utilize quickstart tutorials
Create IRA calculator

Assessment Strategies

by items on a quiz

on a written exam

by projects accomplished outside of class

Criteria

you modify the appearance of a control

you demonstrate the appropriate usage of sub/function

you demonstrate the usage of variables and constants including data types

you explain the various methods used to bind data to C# .NET controls

you demonstrate C# repetition structures including For Next, Do While, Do Until

you incorporate efficient logic

you produce proper output results
Create employee salary calculator using an event-driven design

Assessment Strategies

by items on a written quiz

on a written exam

by projects accomplished outside of class

Criteria

you demonstrate the usage of instance variables, properties, static variables, constructors, this reference, and scope identifiers

you demonstrate object-oriented programming concepts including polymorphism, inheritance, and data encapsulation within a C# program

you demonstrate C# selection structures including Select/Case and If/Then/Else & Switch

you demonstrate creation of reports using C#

you incorporate efficient logic

you produce proper output results
Create office salary calculator using an object-oriented design

Assessment Strategies

by items on a written quiz

on a written exam

by projects accomplished outside of class

Criteria

you explain the difference between an interface and inheritance

you explain the functionality of constructors

you demonstrate proper implementation of an interface

you demonstrate proper usage of constructors

you demonstrate proper usage of polymorphism, inheritance, and data encapsulation concepts

you incorporate efficient logic

you produce proper output results
Create application to process file input and output using user-interface design

Assessment Strategies

by items on a written quiz

on a written exam

by projects accomplished outside of class

Criteria

you explain the different connected architecture data access techniques within C# including traditional ADO objects, Connection objects, command objects, and DataReader (formerly recordset) objects

you explain the different disconnected architecture data access techniques within C# including ADO.NET objects, Connection objects, DataSet objects, and the DataAdapter object

you explain basic user-interface design guidelines for Windows Forms

you explain common controls in C# (form, textboxes, labels, combobox, button, checkbox, radiobutton, and mainmenu)

you explain common file IO classes in C# including Directory, File, FileInfo, Path, Streams, Arrays, and Split Method

you demonstrate the proper usage of different connected architecture data access techniques within C# including traditional ADO objects, Connection objects, command objects, and DataReader (formerly recordset) objects

you demonstrate the proper usage of different disconnected architecture data access techniques within C# including ADO.NET objects, Connection objects, DataSet objects, and the DataAdapter object

you demonstrate proper application of user-interface design guidelines

you demonstrate proper usage of common controls including form, textboxes, labels, combobox, button, checkbox, radiobutton, and mainmenu

you demonstrate proper usage of common controls including form, textboxes, labels, combobox, button, checkbox, radiobutton, and mainmenu

you demonstrate proper usage of common file IO classes in C# including Directory, File, FileInfo, Path, Streams, Arrays, and Split Method

you incorporate efficient logic

you produce proper output results
Create application to process XML documents using an object-oriented design

Assessment Strategies

by items on a written quiz

on a written exam

by projects accomplished outside of class

Criteria

you explain the application deployment process within .NET

you explain the functionality of delegates

you explain usage of web services in .NET framework

you explain usage of XPath, XmlNode, and XmlNodeList

you demonstrate deploying an application in .NET

you demonstrate usage of delegates

you demonstrate usage of XPath, XmlNode, and XmlNodeList

you incorporate efficient logic

you produce proper output results
Demonstrate troubleshooting, debugging and deployment techniques

Assessment Strategies

on a written exam

by completing projects accomplished outside of class

Criteria

you identify some C# common error status messages

you deploy an C# application

you use the exception object to identify the source of an error

you use the Try..Catch..Finally..Throw to handle specific errors occurring in projects

you use the Visual Studio. NET Debugger tool to identify application errors