Programming for business applications
K F Styles
6 Points
* 4 hours per week
* First semester
* Gippsland,
Distance
* Corequisite GCO1851 or GCO1815
* Prohibitions: GCO1811,
BUS1010, CSC1011, CSC1021, SFT1101
Objectives The subject aims to enable students to design and produce small application programs suitable for use in a business environment, use a modern programming environment and tools to develop and maintain a business application and evaluate and review business application software.
Synopsis Programming language generations and their characteristics. Algorithms and computer programs. Program development in a visual programming environment, user interface and screen design, input and output design, data types, arrays, record types, files; data hiding, procedures and parameters; objects and methods, event driven programs, menus; program documentation; software quality and software evaluation. For distance education students there is opportunity for additional contact through electronic mail and newsgroups.
Assessment Two assignments: 30%
* Examination (3 hours): 70%
Prescribed texts
Schneider D E An introduction to programming using Visual Basic Prentice-Hall, 1995
Robertson L A Simple program design 2nd edn, Nelson, 1994
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