Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives At the completion of this subject students should have developed the skills necessary to create PC-based business applications with graphical user interfaces, using a modern application development environment; be familiar with the features of a typical modern programming language; be familiar with the features of a typical modern application development environment; and have a framework for learning new languages and applications development environments efficiently.
Synopsis This subject, together with BUS1042, introduces students to commercial business application development. The emphasis is on PC-based applications with interactive graphical user interfaces developed with a typical modern application development workbench. The features of such a workbench are examined in detail. A method for developing applications is enumerated in the context of modern techniques such as object/component orientation and visual programming. The features of a modern programming language are dealt with in depth. They include parameter passing, the scope and lifetime of variables, non-simple data types, user-defined data types and object variables. These features are explored primarily by example. Some advanced application development topics such as object linking and embedding are also dealt with. Throughout the course the process of learning and using a particular application development environment is generalised to enable it to be efficiently extended to other environments.
Assessment Tutorial and assignments: 25% + Examination (2 hours): 75%