CS 121 VB course page, R. Shields, Shoreline Community College

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You must follow all the CS121_VB_Style_Requirements to earn full credit on programs.

See the Syllabus.doc schedule for all due dates and changes. Last updated 11 Mar 2010

Week 10 and 11

Rememeber to put all input, output and calculaiton in subs or functions so the click event must not do any of that work directly.

Week 9

see revised syllabus for week 9 (new due dates) - Review SLIM and Design the onClick event to use modules. PC.txt (pc sales data file)

Week 8

see updated syllabus for week 8 - we will review as well as add arrays. BIDS.txt

Week 8

  1. follow the CS121_VB_Style_Requirements
    and choose to follow either the

    2. You must not use a path to open the file in your code, just use the file name!
    See the paragraph above Example 3, and Exampl 3 on p. 110, and Example 4 on page 111-112.
    Your code must open, read each line, and close the data file exactly twice.
    Ask questions by Wednesday so you cvan complete your paper design work by Thursday.
  2. Due Thursday, at the start of class: next week's sp design drafts
  3. Due Friday 2:30PM  team exercises (see syllabus)

Week 7

  1. follow the CS121_VB_Style_Requirements and sp7_ageGroups - see p. 129#4 for problem outline and p. 111 for example code.
    Your data file must be in the bin/Debug folder with your .exe file. Ask in class if you are not sure where to find this.
    You must not use a path to open the file in your code, just use the file name!
    See the paragraph above Example 3, and Exampl 3 on p. 110, and Example 4 on page 111-112.
    Your code must open, read each line, and close the data file exactly twice.
    Ask questions by Wednesday so you cvan complete your paper design work by Thursday.
  2. Due Thursday, at the start of class: next week's sp design drafts
  3. Due Friday 2:30PM  team exercises (see syllabus)

Week 6

  1. follow the CS121_VB_Style_Requirements and sp6_foxLetter - see p. 104#48 for problem outline. Ask questions by Wednesday.
  2. Due Thursday, at the start of class: next week's sp design drafts
  3. Due Friday 2:30PM  team exercises (see syllabus)

Week 5

  1. Re-do the WeBillEm exercise and follow the CS121_VB_Style_Requirements and sp4_weBillEm (updated 2PM 19 JAN 2010) instructions
  2. Due Thursday, at the start of class: next week's sp design drafts
  3. Due Friday 2:30PM  team exercises (see syllabus)

Week 4

  1. follow the CS121_VB_Style_Requirements and sp4_weBillEm (updated 2PM 19 JAN 2010) instructions
  2. Due Thursday, at the start of class: next week's sp design drafts
  3. Due Friday 2:30PM  team exercises (see syllabus)

Week 3

  1. follow the CS121_VB_Style_Requirements and sp3_bank instructions See syllabus for due dates.
  2. Exam 1 moved to Wednesday
  3. Due Thursday, at the start of class: next week's sp design drafts
  4. Due Friday 2:30PM  team exercises (see syllabus)

Week 2

  1. Due Monday 11PM  sp2 instructions last updated 8jan2010,1:15pm (fixed <- instead of ->)
  2. Due Thursday at the start of class next week's sp design drafts
  3. Due Thursday 2:30PM  team exercises

Week 1

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  1. Due Friday 2:30PM  team exercise 1 instructions
  2. Due Friday 11PM  sp1 instructions
You must include all the items listed below at the top of all assignments to earn full credit (see the template program for an example): Example:
Name(s) Victor Frankenstein
Assignment name and number and question number sp1 - 3_1 btn & lbl
date 4 Jan 2010
Course CS 121

VB2005 resources

Do NOT use VB 2008 - it is incompatible with what we use on campus.

Visit the author web site to download student files  ~ 6mb zipped (these were on a CD in years past)

Do NOT use VB 2008 - it is incompatible with what we use on campus.

VB 2008 will only causes problems for this class.

On campus, get vb2005 express free from Q:\Shields\121_vb; save the ~ 3mb.exe to run at home.
(It hard to find on Microsoft servers.)
The Template vb program is available in my folder on the share$ on 'cookies' Q: drive on campus.
You may try to download this zipped copy.
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