Visual Basic Programming Course Information
Resource Material:BEFORE YOU BEGIN ..... You are responsible for these notes from Chapter 1.
The Student Manual are on the back shelf in the Main Lab. Please pick up a copy

.....some Visual Basic Programming Sites on the Web
| MSDN Library | Learn Visual Basic | Mastering Visual Basic | VB Tutorials |
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Chapter 1 |
Section 1
Review Student Manual pp 5 - 22 Know and make necessary notes on:
| Screen Layout | Objects | Object Properties | Object Property Naming Conventions - pg 12 |
| Creating Frames | Running Programs | Saving Programs | Removing Programs |
| Changing Colors | Changing Fonts | Object Sizing | Object Alignment |
| Twips | Rules for Designing GUI's - pg 21 |
Section 2 - Student Manual - Projects and Notes - PP 22 - 39
NOTE: - Make appropriate folders for each VB Project. (Ignore any reference to saving on S: drive)
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Projects to Complete |
Note Topics - (Student Responsibility) |
| Lab 1 - Objects Project | The UNLOAD command - page 24 |
| Assignment 1 - Page 22 | REM''s - page 24 |
| Lab 4 - Page 25-26 | Declaring Variables -Local, Form-Level, Global Variables - page 29 |
| Assignment 2 - Page 32 | Variables - Names and Types -Page 29 |
| Lab 5 - Menus | Option Explicit - page 31 |
| Lab 6 - Input and Message Boxes | VAL Function - page 32 |
| Assignment 3 - page 38 | Menus - page 34May 5 - Product Project |
| Lab 7 - Options and Checks | MsgBox Command - page 36 |
| Chapter 1 Exercises - Handout | InputBox Command - page 36 |
| Option Buttons and Check Boxes |
VB TEST 1 - Chapter 1 Material ( to page 41 in Manual) - DATE TBA
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Chapter 2 |
Materials Needed:
Chapter Notes
Chapter Summary
Handout on Numeric Format
Chapter Exercises
Outline:
1. App1 - Bowling
2. App2 - School Fund
3. Quiz 1
4. App 3 - Canoe
5. App 4 - School Fund #2
6. Quiz 2
7. Calculator
Application
8. Chapter Exercises - 3
from Exercise Handout
1 - One from 1 - 4
2 - One from 5 - 8
3 - One from 9 - 13
9. Chapter 2 Written Test - TBA
10. Chapter 2 Practical Test - TBA
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Chapter 3 |
Materials Needed:
Chapter Notes (handout)
Chapter Summary and Exercises (handout)
Outline:
1. App1 - The Divisible Application
2. App 2 - The Birth Month Application
3. The Pizza Order Application
4. Chapter 3 Written Test - TBA
5. Chapter 3 Practical Test - TBA
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Chapter 4 |
Return to the Student Lab Manual and continue from Page 40
NOTE: - Make appropriate folders for each VB Project. (Ignore any reference to saving on S: drive)
Begin with Assignment 6 on Page on Page 47 and continue in sequence to Assignment #9 on Page 63 (Note: for best marks on Asgn 9, check for "triples" not "doubles". )
Final Test
Dates:
TBA - VB Written Exam
TBA - VB Lab Exam