Course Title: Rapid Application Development

Course Code: CoSc 320

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: lecture: 2hrs lab: 3hrs
Prerequisites: CoSc 220
Course Objectives:
At the end of the course students will able to
Know & understand visual programming;
Know how to develop application software using Visual basic programming
Understand and design the user interface;
Know about how to create database connectivity using visual basic
Design, develop and implement application software for real world Problems using
Visual
Basic .Net by connecting to a database
Course Description:
Introduction to visual programming; events and event procedures; designing the user
interface; adding controls; menus & dialogue boxes; visual programming: simple
statements, Arrays, control structures, procedures, and database connectivity.
Course Contents:
Introduction
The .Net framework and the CLR
The visual basic language
data types
operators
using variables
conditionals
loops
functions, subroutines, and properties
exception (error) handling
Windows forms (laboratory)
text boxes, rich text boxes, labels, link labels
buttons, checkboxes, radio buttons, panels, group boxes
list boxes, combo boxes picture boxes
scroll bars, splitters, track bars, pickers, notify icons, tool tips, timers
 menus, dialog boxes, printing
Image lists, tree and list views, toolbars, status and progress bars, tab
controls.
Database programming
ADO Net overview
Net data providers
The dataset and data binding
Data access with ADO Net
Handling data bases using codes
Object- orientation in Visual Basic. Net
Object- oriented programming concepts
Working with classes
Creating and destroying objects
Inheritance
Deploying application (Laboratory)
choosing a deployment strategy
deploying applications
Web forms
creating web form applications
introduction to ASP Net
building web services
using web services
Course Evaluation:
Test - 20%, Practical Assignment – 30%, Project – 20%, Final Exam – 30%
Teaching Methodology:
The major techniques applied will be: Lecture, Lab Work, Demonstration, Group
discussions, Project work and presentations

Text Books

Steven Holzner, “Visual basic .Net Programming Black Book”, Dream Tech Press.
Serguson Patterson Beres, Boutquin,Gupta,”C# Programming Bible”, Wiley-
Dreamtech India Pvt Ltd.
Reference Books:

Mc Carter David, “Visual Basic .Net Complete”, APRESS, USA.

Willis Crossland Blair, “Beginning VB .Net 2003”, Dream Tech Press.