Course Information System - University of Canterbury - New Zealand

Search Courses

Year


Search by Subject



Subjects

Qualifications

INFO125-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013
Introduction to Programming with Databases

15 points, 0.1250 EFTS
18 Feb 2013 - 23 Jun 2013
↓Other occurrences

Description

Analysis of business environments to define user requirements; introduction to programming and database concepts; development of simple applications using VB.net and Microsoft Visual Studio.

Visual Basic is one of the most popular programming languages and is used for the development of applications of different sizes. It is easy to learn and use. INFO125 is targeted at beginning programmers.  It aims to introduce students to the programming logic necessary for development of information systems regardless of the programming language used; to programming and database concepts; and to enable them to develop simple applications using VB.net and Microsoft Visual Studio.  This course will build a practical and theoretical foundation for future study and careers in information systems and technology

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course the student should be able to:
•  Analyse business environments to define user requirements
•  Discuss the steps in developing an application in Visual Basic.NET.
•  Understand the basic concepts of programming, problem solving and design techniques
•  Understand the Visual Studio environment and use its functionality to develop simple business applications
•  Understand how databases are used to store business data.
•  Describe the parts of a database and understand database operations.
•  Access and manipulate data from applications.
•  Protect applications from unauthorised access
•  Gain hands-on development experience through a series of tutorial exercises.

Restrictions

ACIS125, AFIS125

Timetable

Lectures
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 01 Thursday 12:00pm-2:00pm Erskine 031 Lecture Theatre 18 Feb - 31 Mar,
29 Apr - 2 Jun

Labs
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 01 Monday 11:00am-1:00pm Kirkwood KG04 (Computer Lab) 25 Feb - 31 Mar,
22 Apr - 2 Jun
Stream 02 Friday 10:00am-12:00pm Kirkwood KG04 (Computer Lab) 25 Feb - 24 Mar,
22 Apr - 2 Jun
Stream 03 Tuesday 11:00am-1:00pm Kirkwood KG04 (Computer Lab) 25 Feb - 31 Mar,
22 Apr - 2 Jun

Course Coordinator

Nelly Todorova

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
In Class Quiz 8%
2 Homework Assignments 16%
Test 36%
Final Examination 40%

Examination and Formal Tests

Exam Thursday 20 Jun 2013 9:30am-11:30am  
Test Monday 22 Apr 2013 6:00pm-8:00pm E5 Lecture Theatre , E6 Lecture Theatre

Textbooks

Required Texts

Tony Gaddis and Kip Irvine; Starting out with Visual Basic 2010; 5th Edition; Pearson, 2011.

Course links

Course outline
Learn

Fees

Domestic fee $705.00
International fee $3,325.00


For further information see Department of Accounting and Information Systems on the department and colleges page.

All INFO125 Occurrences

  • INFO125-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013
Previous Year