INFS630

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INFS630

• Fall 2004
• Wednesdays 430 705
• Dwire 377

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Course Overview

• Introductory Programming Class
• Visual Basic for Applications
• Excel 2003
• Syllabus
• Challenges Homework assignments
• 2 Tests
• Project

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Notes for Starting Up

• Environment
• Excel 2003 Preferred
• Excel 2002 works 905
• No guarantee of versions prior to 2002
• Two Books
• Absolute Beginners Main concepts
• Power Programming Reference more details
• Books have CDs for Examples

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Chapter Outlines for Absolute Beginner

• Chapters Tutorials
• Discussions and Program Example
• Discussion - covers concepts - always read
• Project Example - does actual programming
  assignment should read
• Challenges

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Project

• Significant part of grade 50pts
• Student defined geared to job or personal
  interest
• Should include significant level of difficulty.
• Use projects in Absolute Beginners book as
  reference point.
• Must submit proposal and receive approval by
  November 17, 2004

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Basic Objectives

• Introduction to basic ideas of programming.
• Some introduction to Object Oriented Programming?
• Increase useable Excel skills
• Syllabus Review
• Assignments challenges and homework
• Due dates
• Late policy 3 calendar days WITH prior notice