Mr. Madison's School
Introduction to Visual Basic Programming
Summer 2011
- Instructor: Bob Madison
- Prerequisite: None
- Required Software
- Visual Basic 2010 Express Edition. Free download.
- OR you can purchase Visual Studio 2010 Professional.
- Also, download the free flowcharting program named Raptor. Free download.
- Book required is An Introduction to Programming Using Visual Basic® 2010, 8th Edition, by David I. Schneider, Prentice Hall.
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-212856-8.
ISBN-10: 0-13-212856-X. - The image to the left is the front cover of the text book.
The Free Visual Basic 2010 Express
This is the Free download link. You will be asked to register the software when you download it. Please register your copy of Visual Basic 2010 Express or the software will expire before the course ends!
Outline of Material to be Covered
- Introduction to Computers and Problem Solving
- Visual Basic Controls and Events
- Variables, Input, and Output
- Decisions
- General Procedures
- Repetition
- Arrays
- Text Files
- Additional Controls and Objects
- Databases
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Web Applications
- Flowcharting with Raptor throughout the course
How Much Time Will You Spend Per Week in This Course?
This is the most popular question that I get. The honest answer is I don't have a clue. The reason is that all of you are different in the way that you learn. Some of you will need more time than others, and some will need less. But, if I really needed to put an amount of time to this, I would say you will spend 3 to 5 hours per week outside of class.