MCC - Marquez - CIS162AD

MCC - Marquez - CIS162AD - C# Level I - Spring 2009
Course Schedule - Online Students (print landscape)

Instructor:	Juan Marquez, Ed.D. - (480) 461-7294	Blackboard:	webct.mc.maricopa.edu
Website:	www.mc.maricopa.edu/~marquez/	Email:	marquez@mesacc.edu
Resources:	Powerpoint Lectures Submitting Assigments Online	Textbook:	Murach C# 2008 Website is listed as an additional resource only.

Schedule Quick Links: Welcome | January | February | March | April | May

Welcome to CIS162AD Online! To begin the course read the first section of this document, Course Schedule. To ensure that the course is completed as planned, and that students are ready to take exams as scheduled, online students should follow this week-by-week schedule. Students should be sure to note the due date for each assignment. This is NOT a self-paced course, but students may work ahead.

This Course Schedule document has six columns:

The Date column basically marks the beginning of the week, and specifies the items under Subject and Homework that should be covered or started that week.
The Chapter column indicates the source of the material listed under Subject. The source will be either a Powerpoint presentation, demonstration, or a handout. A hyperlink to the actual handout or source code to create and run the demonstration is under Subject.

Demonstrations are performed for the students in the traditional in-person course, but online students are welcomed to copy-and-paste the demo program into a C-Sharp project, so that they can see the results first hand.

The Powerpoint presentations are also used in the traditional in-person course to review reading and lab assignments. In addition, the presentations may include supplemental material which is not included in the textbook. Online students are highly encouraged to review the Powerpoint presentations. See Powerpoint Lectures for information on downloading the viewer and printing Powerpoint presentations.
The Subject column contains the hyperlinks to the informational handouts and a brief title for the chapters covered in the Powerpoint presentations.
The Homework column lists the specific homework being assigned that week. It may be a lab, reading assignment, or hyperlink to a test in Blackboard. Blackboard is a course management tool that is used to submit assignments, post scores, and take online exams. Be sure to pay close attention to the reading assignments, because sometimes only a few pages may be assigned instead of an entire chapter.
The Due Date column lists the date the homework assignment is due. Lab assignments are due by midnight of the date listed.
The Points column specifies how many points each assignment or test is worth.

How should each assignment be approached and how long will it take to complete them?
To complete each assignment, read the assignment sheet (30 minutes), read the assigned chapter (1-2 hours), review the Powerpoint presentation (1 hour), study the example provided as a link or in the textbook (2 hours), design and build the interface for the assignment (2 hours), design the code for each procedure (2 hours), code and test each procedure (2 - 7 hours). The total is about 11 - 18 hours spread over a week or so. Spend more time on design, so that the time spent on coding and testing is minimized. Students who skip reading, reviewing, and designing may find themselves spending 20 to 30 hours to complete an assignment. These times are only estimates. Some assignments will require less or more time, and it will all depend on the individual student. When you are stuck on a program, ask the instructor for assistance before starting over.

The first homework assignment is listed below, and it includes reading Is an Online Course for Me?, Course Syllabus, Course Schedule, and Course Competencies. Create an MCC email account, which is required for general communications, electronic grade book, and online exams. Then complete the online Web Tools Tutorial. A Student ID Card will only need to be obtained if you plan to use the college library or computer lab. After reading over the material listed above, install the required software, and then get started with Chapter 1 and the assignments. Please be sure to email me at the address listed above if you have any questions. Good Luck!

Date	Chapter	Subject	Homework	Due Date	Points
Jan 19	Documents Available Online	Course Overview	Read the following items: Is an Online Course for Me? Course Syllabus General Syllabus Course Schedule (this document) Course Competencies (Search for CIS162AD) Create an MCC Email Account Web Tools Tutorial Lab: Blackboard Login Use Blackboard to submit your confirmation that the Course Syllabus has been read and tutorials have been completed. Install Visual C# at home (see p770-771) Complete Study Guide for Test #1 as chapters are read and Powerpoint presentations are reviewed. Read the pages listed below, but students are NOT required to build the applications covered in Ch 1-3. CS1 is the first assignment and it walks you through the process of creating an application.	Jan 23	10

	PPT 01	Introduction to C#	Read Ch 1 (p4-32) Introduction Read Ch 2 (p36-54) Application Form Read Ch 3 (p58-90) Application Code Review Submitting Assignments Online CS1 Hello World The process to create and save a project are different in each version of C# .Net. Be sure to use the step-by-step tutorial that corresponds to the version you are using. Visual Studio .Net Professional Visual C# .Net Express Edition	Jan 27	10

Jan 26	Handouts	Building a simple application	CS2 Department Contacts Introduce yourself using: Discussion topic Student Introductions in Blackboard	Feb 3 Feb 3	10 5

Feb 2	PPT 02	Variables and Calculations	Read Ch 4 (p96-130) Variables and Calculations CS3 Sales Calculator	Feb 10	10

	PPT 03	Exceptions	Read Ch 7 (p182-206) Exceptions Review Grading Criteria for remaining assignments CS4 Pay Calculator	Feb 10	20

Feb 9	PPT 04 Handout Info	Decisions and Conditions ASCII Code Table Flowcharting (FYI) CS5ex Decisions (an example) Debugging Assignment	Read Ch 5 (p134-143) Decisions Read Ch 10 (p276-287 Groups, Check Boxes, Radio Buttons Read Ch 24, (p724, 3rd paragraph - PictureBox) CS5 Pay Calculator with Decisions Read Ch 11 (p318-340) Debugger CS6 Using the Debugger	Feb 17 Feb 17	25 15

Feb 16	PPT 05 PPT 06	Menus, Dialog Boxes, Methods Call-by-reference	Read Ch 6 (p160-178) Methods Read Ch 24 (p728-731) Menus The textbook does not cover the keyword out in pass-by-reference section, so read more about the ref and out keywords online at MSDN. The textbook does not cover ContextMenus, so read about ContextMenus online at MSDN. The textbook does not cover dialog boxes, so read about the FontDialog and ColorDialog Dialog Boxes online at MSDN.

		CS7ex Menus, Dialog Boxes, Methods	Practice Test - Blackboard Log into Blackboard and click on Assessments. Remember to allow Pop-ups for Blackboard. CS7 Menus, Dialog Boxes, Methods	Feb 24 Mar 3	5 20

Feb 23	Lab Week	Work on CS7 and Study Guide #1

Mar 2	Test Week	Take Test #1	Test #1 Log into Blackboard and click on Assessments. Remember to allow Pop-ups for Blackboard. Complete Study Guide for Test #2 as chapters are read and Powerpoint presentations are reviewed.	Mar 10	100

Mar 9	PPT 07 PPT 08	Classes Constructors CS8ex Classes	Read Ch 12 (p346-380) Classes CS8 Classes	Mar 24	15

Mar 16	Holiday	Spring Break

Mar 23	PPT 09	Inheritance	Read Ch 14 (p412-446) Inheritance CS9 Inheritance	Mar 31	15

Mar 30	PPT 10	Lists, Loops, and Printing	Read Ch 5 (p144-156) Loops Read Ch 10 (p278-281) ListBox The textbook does not cover Printing, so read about PrintDocument online at MSDN, and PrintPreviewDialog online at MSDN.
		CS10ex Loops	CS10 Loops and Printing	Apr 7	20

Apr 6	PPT 11	File Processing CS11ex File Processing	Read Ch 21 (p652-665) Text File Processing CS11 File Processing	Apr 14	15

Apr 13	PPT 12	Arrays (Loading) CS12ex Array Processing	Read Ch 8 (p210-231) Arrays CS12 Array Processing Code load, assign rate, and display methods.	Apr 28	20

Apr 20	PPT 13	Arrays (Sorting/Searching)	CS12 Array Processing (continued) Code sort and search methods.

Apr 27	PPT 14	Relational Databases	Read Ch 17 (p500-530) Database Introduction Read Ch 18 (p532-570) Database Sources CS13 Databases	May 5	25

May 4	PPT 15	Additional Controls	Read Ch 24 (p722-741) Additional Controls CS14 Additional Controls Extra Credit CS14 is optional, but students are still responsible for the information in Ch 24.	May 10	20

May 10	Sunday	Last Day to submit Homework	Complete Course Evaluation listed with tests.	May 12

May 11	Finals Week	Take Test #2	Test #2 Log into Blackboard and click on Assessments. Remember to allow Pop-ups for Blackboard.	May 12	100

Revised: 12/15/2008 - www.mc.maricopa.edu/~marquez/cis162ad/2schedule_20092_online.html