R J Bignall
6 points - First semester - Distance
Objectives To develop the software design and programming abilities needed to construct practical and efficient applications for use in a business environment and to provide an appreciation of the factors that contribute to software quality.
Synopsis Basic systems analysis and program design principles, data entry and validation, screen and output design, modular and event driven programming, use of a visual program development environment; files and databases, menu-task systems, object libraries, program documentation, software evaluation.
Assessment Assignments: 60% - Examination (2 hours): 40%
Prescribed texts
To be advised
Recommended texts
Hawryskiewycz I T Systems analysis and design 3rd edn,
Prentice-Hall, 1994
Hollander T Programming with Visual Basic 4 Wiley, 1997
Watterson, K L Visual basic database programming Addison-Wesley, 1994
Robertson D I Simple program design 2nd edn, Nelson, 1993
Schneider D I An introduction to programming using Visual Basic 5.0 3rd
edn, Prentice-Hall, 1998