CPSC 3118
Spring 2013
21340

Course Syllabus
CPSC 3118 Graphical User Interfaces
Tue, Thu 011:00-12:15 PM
            CCT 409

Instructor

Wayne Summers
E-mail: wsummers@columbusstate.edu
Office: CCT 453
Office Hours:          Monday         10:00 – 11:00 AM, 1:30 – 2:30 PM

                             Tuesday        10:00 – 11: 00 AM, 1:30 – 2:30 PM

                             Wednesday    10:00 – 11: 00 AM, 1:30 – 2:30 PM

                             Thursday       10:00 – 11: 00 AM, 1:30 – 2:30 PM
                             Friday           10:00 – 11:00 AM, 1:30 – 2:30 PM
Contacting Me: If you need to discuss something outside of the classroom, please see me during the above office hours or e-mail me.
Office Phone: (706) 507-8193
School Phone: (706) 507-8170
School Fax: (706) 565-3529
Web Site: http://csc.columbusstate.edu/summers

 


Required Textbook

Front Cover

Title: Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 for Windows, Mobile, Web, Office, and Database Applications Comprehensive
Author: Shelly & Hoisington
Publisher: Course Technology
ISBN-13: 978-0-538-46847-3
ISBN-10: 0-538-46847-5
Year: 2011

Supplementary Textbook

Title: The Essential Guide to User Interface Design, 3rd Edition
Author: Wilbert O. Galitz
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISBN:  978-0-470-05342-3
Year:
2007

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Description

“In the Beginning was the Command Line” by Neal Stephenson, 1999 http://www.cryptonomicon.com/beginning.html

Birkel, G. (29-12-2004). "The Command Line In 2004"

Prerequisite – CPSC 1302 with a grade of "C" or better.

The primary purpose of this course is to provide experience and skills in designing and programming event-driven Windows applications using visual development environment and tools. The course highlights the use of modern languages such as Visual Basic .NET, C#, and Java to create graphical user interfaces. Extensive lab work and programming required. 

 

Course Outcomes


After completing this course,

  • Students will demonstrate knowledge of the graphic user interface design and development.
    • Strategies and actions used to produce the outcome:
      1. Study of graphical user interfaces.
      2. Study of programming languages used to implement user interfaces.
    • ABET criteria covered: A, B, C, D, F, G, I, J and K.
    • Program objectives covered: 2, 3, 6 and 8.
    • Assessment methods: exams, programming assignments, and project implementation, documentation and presentation.
  • Students will demonstrate ability to program graphical user interfaces using Visual Basic .NET.
    • Strategies and actions used to produce the outcome:
      1. Study of how to program applications using Visual Basic .NET.
    • ABET criteria covered: A, B, C, D, F, G, I, J and K.
    • Program objectives covered: 2, 3, 6 and 8.
    • Assessment methods: exams, programming assignments, and project implementation, documentation and presentation.

 


Assessment Methods

Grades in this course will be based on the following assessments:

  • Exams – 300 pts
    • Midterm = 100 pts
    • Final (Comprehensive) = 200 pts
  • Programming assignments – 200 pts (50 pts each)
  • Weekly lab assignments – 100 pts (10 pts each; drop lowest two)
  • UI Project = 100 pts
    • Outline – 10 pts
    • Paper – 50 pts
    • Presentation – 40 pts
  • Final Programming Project – 100 pts
    • Final Project Proposal – 10 pts
    • Final Project Analysis & Design – 20 pts
    • Final Project Implementation – 70 pts
  • TOTAL == 800 POINTS

Final grades will be assigned according to the following scale:

A (Excellent)

90% - 100%

B (Good)

80% - 89%

C (Average)

70-79 %

D (Poor, passing)

60-69 %

F (Failing)

below 60 %

The WF grade is assigned when a student withdraws from a course after the W grade deadline (see Important dates/holidays) or when an instructor drops a student for excessive absences.

 


Student Responsibilities

As a student in this course, you are responsible to:

  • manage your time and maintain the discipline required to meet the course requirements;
  • complete any reading assignments prior to the beginning of each class;
  • attend class regularly and actively participate in classroom discussions;
  • complete assignments by their due dates;
  • abide by documented lab rules;
  • decide on and develop a final project;
  • read any e-mail sent by the instructor and respond accordingly, and
  • avoid distracting other students while in the classroom – this means no cell phone use, Web surfing, e-mailing or playing games.

“I didn’t know” is not an acceptable excuse for failing to meet the course requirements. If you fail to meet your responsibilities, you do so at your own risk.

While in the classroom, turn off cell phones. To be respectful of other students' time and money, avoid receiving any phone calls, texting and playing games and/or surfing the Web since these activities can be distracting to other students as well as your instructor. Use of computers is allowed only for purposes related to class activities. Please do not force your instructor to draw attention to yourself during a class by violating this commonsense etiquette!

 


Instructor Responsibilities

As your instructor in this course, I am responsible to:

  • prepare weekly lessons that demonstrate and help students understand the course material,
  • prepare exams that allow students to demonstrate their knowledge of the course material,
  • actively solicit and participate in classroom discussions,
  • grade exams, programming assignments, and the final project deliverables and post scores within a reasonable period after they are submitted; and
  • read any e-mail sent by students and respond accordingly within 48 hours.

 


Attendance Policy

Attending class regularly is important to your success in this course. If you miss more than two classes in a row, or accumulate more than nine hours of absence, you may receive a WF. If you miss a class, be prepared to obtain all lecture notes, slides, assignments, and other information from other students. If an emergency prevents you from turning in an assignment or taking an exam as scheduled, please contact me to make alternative arrangements.

 


Tentative Schedule

The following is the tentative schedule for the course. It is subject to change. A current schedule will be maintained in the CougarView calendar. 

DATES

TUESDAY READINGS/TOPICS [UI]

THURSDAY READINGS/TOPICS

[VB]

Assignments

T 1/8, Th 1/10

Ch 1- Importance of UI

Ch 1 - Introduction to Visual Basic 2010 Programming

Lab 1 – voting GUI (Java)

T 1/15, Th 1/17

Ch 2 – Characteristics of Graphical & Web UI

Ch 2 - Program and Graphical User Interface Design

Lab 2 – Guided Program Development (pp. 83-93)

M 1/21

MLK Day Holiday – No Classes

T 1/22, Th 1/24

Step 1 & 2 – Understand User & Business Function

Ch 3 - Program Design and Coding

Lab 3 – Guided Program Development (pp. 160-177)

T 1/29, Th 1/31

Step 3 & 4 – Principles of Good Design

Ch 4 - Variables and Arithmetic Operations

Lab 4 – Guided Program Development (pp. 254-272)

Th 1/31

 

 

Programming Assignment #1 Due

Simple Windows GUI

M 2/4

Last day to withdraw from class

T 2/5, Th  2/7

Step 5 & 6 – Windows, Interaction Devices

Ch 5 - Decision Structures

Lab 5 – Guided Program Development (pp. 345-356)

T 2/12, Th 2/14

Step 7 & 8 – Screen Controls, Text Messages

Ch 6 - Loop Structures

Lab 6 – Guided Program Development (pp. 434-453)

T 2/19, Th 2/21

Step 9 & 10 – Feedback, Internationalization

Ch 7 - Creating Web Applications

Lab 7 – Guided Program Development (pp. 521-532)

Th 2/25

 

 

Final Programming Project Proposal Due

Th 2/25

 

 

Programming Assignment #2 Due

Advanced Windows GUI

T 2/26

User Interface Project Outline

 

 

T 2/26

Review

 

 

Th  2/28

 

Midterm Exam 1 (Chapters 1-7)

Mar. 4-10

Spring Break - No Class

T 3/12, Th 3/14

Step 11 & 12 – Graphics, Colors

Ch 8 - Using Procedures and Exception Handling

Lab 8 – Guided Program Development (pp. 590-615)

T 3/19, Th 3/21

Step 13 & 14 – Layout, Testing

Ch 9 - Using Arrays and File Handling

Lab 9 – Guided Program Development (pp. 678-692)

T 3/26

 

 

Final Project Analysis and Design Due

T 3/26, Th 3/28

Presentations (3)

Ch 10 - Incorporating Databases with ADO.NET

Lab 10 – Guided Program Development (pp. 750-760)

Th 3/28

 

 

Programming Assignment #3 Due

Web Application

T 4/2, Th 4/4

Presentations (3)

Ch 11 - Multiple Classes and Inheritance

 

Th 4/4

12:15-1 pm

Student Appreciation Day

T 4/9, Th 4/11

Presentations (2)

Ch 11 - Multiple Classes and Inheritance (cont.)

Lab 11 – Guided Program Development (pp. 817-835)

T 4/16, Th 4/18

Presentations (2)

Ch 12 - Web Services and Reports

Lab 12 – Guided Program Development (pp. 874-880)

Th 4/18

 

 

 

Programming Assignment #4 Due

Databases

T 4/23, Th 4/25

REVIEW

Enrichment Chapter - Visual Studio Tools for Office

Guided Program Development (pp.926-944)

T 4/25

 

 

Final Project Implementation Due

T 4/30

STUDY DAY

Th 5/2

10:30 – 12:30pm

FINAL EXAM (Chapters 1-12; Presentations)

 

 



 

Supplemental Course Materials

Supplemental course instructions and material will be available through CougarView. You can access CougarView at:

https://colstate.view.usg.edu/  

At this page, click on the "Login" icon within the CougarView portion of the page to activate the CougarView logon page. Your CougarView username and password are:

Username: lastname_firstname
Password: ddmmyy

where "ddmmyy" is your birthdate: 2 digits for day, month, and year.

If you try the above and CougarView will not let you in, please use the "Need Help with CougarView?" link below the username and password textboxes to request help. If you are still having problems gaining access after a few days in the class, please e-mail me.

Once you've entered CougarView, you will see a list of courses you have access to which contains some combination of the phrases "CPSC 3118" and "Spring 2012."  If you don't see this entry in the list, please e-mail me. Note: One common reason for not being able to see the course in CougarView after you log in is late enrolment in the course. From past experience, it usually takes a couple of days after enrolment for the updated student database to be reflected in CougarView.
Note: CougarView is unavailable due to maintenance each alternative week from 10 PM Friday to 7 AM Saturday.

 


Programming Assignments Turn-in Requirements

The details concerning programming assignments will be available within CougarView. When you have completed a programming assignment, zip the application's source code and all supporting files (e.g., images) into one file, then upload and submit this one file into CougarView using the Assignments link. To zip an application in Windows, simply right-click the folder containing the application, select "Send To," then select "Compressed (zipped) Folder."
 

 


Final Project

You are required to complete a final project for this course in a group of no more than three students. You are responsible for deciding on the scope of the project. The project should consist of a programming application in Visual Basic.NET that interests you or the group. 

Additional details concerning the Final Project will be provided in CougarView.

 


Assignment Due Dates

All assignments are due on the day given in the assignment and no later than 11:59 PM (23:59) (Eastern Time).  Assignments submitted or modified after the assignment due date will assessed a late penalty as described below.

 


Late Assignments

If circumstances prevent the timely posting of assignments, please notify me by e-mail within CougarView. Unless you make prior arrangements with me, any assignment submitted after its assigned due date will be considered late. Late assignments may be submitted up to three days beyond their assigned due date. However, late assignments submitted within the three days following their assigned due date are subject to a 10% reduction in points for each day they are submitted beyond the assigned due date. Assignments not submitted by the assigned due date or within the three days following the assigned due date will be assessed a grade of zero (0).  

Because of course grade reporting requirements, the final project must be submitted by the assigned due date -- no exceptions! Any final project not submitted by the assigned due date will be assessed a grade of zero (0).
 

 


Extra Credit

Extra credit, if available, will be described in the particular assignment in which it can be earned.
 

 


Incompletes

If unusual circumstances preclude you from completing the course and you have satisfactorily completed all the other course requirements up until that point, I will award you a grade of "Incomplete" provided you contact me regarding the unusual circumstances and you agree to certain conditions for removal of the "Incomplete." You must, however, contact me and arrange for the Incomplete as soon as you are aware that you will be unable to complete the course and before the last day of class.
 

 


Software

All classes will be held in a computer lab (CCT 406) in the Center for Commerce and Technology building. This lab has PCs equipped with Microsoft Visual Basic.NET 2010 (a component of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2010), which will be our primary development tool. In completing your lab assignments, you will also find Microsoft Visual Basic.NET in the department's tutoring lab as well. 
 

 


Obtaining MSDNAA Software

As a student in this course, you are eligible for free Microsoft software development software. This software is available from the MSDNAA site at:

http://msdn08.e-academy.com/colstate_cs

If you live or work in the local Columbus area, you can drop by the School of Computer Science on the fourth floor in the Center for Commerce and Technology building and check out a copy of the CDs for any software listed on the MSDNAA site. If you do not live or work in the local Columbus area, you may either download the software or request that the CDs be mailed to you.

Downloading the software. Shortly after the semester begins, you should receive an email message sent to your CSU email address that includes your MSDNAA account information. If you do not receive this message, simply access the MSDNAA site (http://msdn08.e-academy.com/colstate_cs ), click on the "Forgot Password?" link under the " Registered User Sign-In" button on the home page of the site, then type in your CSU email address and click on the "Submit" button. If the system still does not recognize you, please send a message to cs@columbusstate.edu. Be sure to include your CSU email address in the message. 

Once the software has been downloaded, it must be installed in accordance with the Developer Academic Alliance Usage Guidelines (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/academic/bb250609.aspx). 

 

 


Getting Help

Student assistants in the Computer Center and in the open lab can help you with basic computer-related problems (such as logging onto the network, saving your work, etc.), but they are not obligated to help you with your assignments. In fact, they typically know very little about Visual Basic.NET programming. Several tutors in the School of Computer Science lab (CCT 450) are also available to help you with the assignments. Their schedule is typically posted in the Computer Science School office. Do not ask a tutor to write a program for you. They are instructed to assist you in understanding concepts only.
 

 


Academic Honesty/
Plagiarism Policy

Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, activities such as cheating and plagiarism (http://academics.columbusstate.edu/catalogs/current/acaregs_undergrad.php#acadmisconduct). It is a basis for disciplinary action. Any work turned in for individual credit must be entirely the work of the student submitting the work. All work must be your own. For group projects, the work must be done only by members of the group. You may share ideas but submitting identical assignments (for example) will be considered cheating. You may discuss the material in the course and help one another with debugging; however, any work you hand in for a grade must be your own. A simple way to avoid inadvertent plagiarism is to talk about the assignments, but don't read each other's work or write solutions together unless otherwise directed by me. For your own protection, keep scratch paper and old versions of assignments to establish ownership until after the assignment has been graded and returned to you. If you have any questions about this, please contact me immediately. For assignments, access to notes, the course textbooks, books and other publications is allowed. All work that is not your own, MUST be properly cited. This includes any material found on the Internet. Stealing or giving or receiving any code, diagrams, drawings, text or designs from another person (CSU or non-CSU, including the Internet) is not allowed. Having access to another person’s work on the computer system or giving access to your work to another person is not allowed. It is your responsibility to prevent others from having unauthorized access to your work.

No cheating in any form will be tolerated. Penalties for academic dishonesty may include a zero grade on the assignment or exam/quiz, a failing grade for the course, suspension from the Computer Science program, and dismissal from the program. All instances of cheating will be documented in writing with a copy placed in the School’s files. Students will be expected to discuss the academic misconduct with the faculty member and the chairperson.

In programming courses such as this, you must be particularly diligent in submitting only your own work. In completing the assignments for this course, you may not copy any other coding from any other source other than the course text and material presented in class. Doing otherwise will be considered plagiarism and will result in the sanctions described above.
 

 


Some URLs of Interest

1.    http://academics.columbusstate.edu/calendars/ (CSU calendar, important dates)

2.    http://registrar.columbusstate.edu/ (Registrar, apply for graduation, etc.)

3.    http://isis.columbusstate.edu (Main page for ISIS registration system, schedule of classes)

4.    http://counsel.columbusstate.edu/ (Columbus State University Counseling Center  provides free counseling services to students)

5.     http://students.columbusstate.edu/computerhelp.php (Information on all aspects of student life at CSU)

 


ADA Accommodation Notice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Important dates/holidays

 

If you have a documented disability, as described by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 933-112 Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and subsequent amendments and would like to request academic and/or physical accommodations, please contact the Office of Disability Services in the Schuster Student Success Center (room 221), 706-507-8755, (http://disability.columbusstate.edu/) as soon as possible. Course requirements will not be waived, but reasonable accommodations may be provided as appropriate.
 


Students are encouraged to keep and maintain a portfolio of all of their work (assignments, projects, etc.) throughout their academic program. It is recommended that you keep a copy on your personal H: drive at CSU and back it up regularly on your own portable media.


First day of classes: Monday, January 7

Schedule change

Drop/Add Courses: January 7-11

Martin Luther King Holiday (no classes, offices closed): Monday, January 21

Deadline to Withdraw from course: Friday, February 4

Spring break (no classes): March 4-10

Student Appreciation Day: Thursday, April 4

Last class day for all courses: Monday, April 29

University scheduled exams (not for this course):  April 30, May 1-4 & 6.

 

 


 Please return the following information to me as soon as possible.

 CPSC 3118 (CRN 21340) Spring 2013

 Student’s name: ___________________________________ (please print)

 

 Where can I reach you in case it becomes necessary? **

 Email address that you use regularly: _____________________________________

 Phone number(s): ____________________________________________________

 

 Declaration: I have read, understood and agree to abide by the policies mentioned in the syllabus pertaining to the course. In particular, I agree to abide by the assignment policy/late work policy, attendance policy, academic dishonesty policy, website policy and exam policy.

 

 

 (You must sign and date below).

 

 Signature: _______________________________ Date: ________________

 

 ** Optional information