.NET as a Teaching Tool

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.NET as a Teaching Tool

• John D. Haney
• John M. Lovely
• Northern Arizona University
• College of Business Administration

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CIS at NAU/CBA

• Application Development
• Database Design and Administration
• System Administration
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• SAP

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History of CIS 220

• Application Development I
• Languages
• Basic
• Visual Basic
• Java
• Visual Basic
• Visual Basic .NET

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History of CIS 221

• Application Development II
• Languages
• COBOL
• Java
• C .NET

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Clear Articulation

• CIS 220
• Basic
• Visual Basic
• Java
• Visual Basic
• VB.NET

• CIS 221
• COBOL
• Java
• C.NET

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Visual Studio .NET

• The key to success

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What is Visual Studio.NET?

• Visual Studio .NET is a comprehensive tool set
  for rapidly building and integrating XML Web
  services, Microsoft Windowsbased applications,
  and Web solutions.

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The .NET Framework
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Advantages of Visual Studio .NET

• Integrated Design Environment
• Choice of GUIs
• Windows and Web
• Choice of Languages
• VB, C, C, Asp
• Universal concepts
• Syntactic help for code
• Robust Applications
• Common Language Runtime

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Visual Studio .NET

• Solution Folders
• Established at the beginning of the project
• One or more projects
• Fully Object Oriented
• Strict data typing and data conversion
• ODBC and ADO for database interface
• Compiled Code but Debug allows you to step
  through the execution to watch data flow.

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Student Orientation

• Impatient
• Expect instant success with minimal effort
• Comfortable in an interactive environment
• Have a wide diversity of backgrounds in IS/IT
• May/not be able to think logically and
  sequentially

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Students want to Get something running.
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P1World

• The .NET IDE
• Solution Folder
• Project Files
• Naming conventions
• Objects and Controls
• Events
• Documentation
• WebCT
• Assignment Dropbox
• .zip files

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P11Mail

• Multi Form
• Object oriented
• Inherited classes
• Data Storage
• Flat file
• Database
• Login Welcome
• Printed Invoice
• Sales summary

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Scope of Topics in 220

• Windows form
• Control objects and events
• Variables, Constants, and Calculations
• Decision Structures
• Called Procedures and Functions
• Object Oriented Programming
• Iterations Lists, Loops, and Printing
• Arrays, Structures, and Select Case
• Access Database and Data files

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Hand Off to 221
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Scope of Topics in 221

• Continuation of Object Oriented Programming
• Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism
• Continuation of Graphical User Interface
• Sequential File usage
• Comma Delimited
• Creation (Data Validation) (GUI input)
• File In - File Out (Selection)

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Scope of Topics in 221

• Database Usage
• Retrieval (Display in textboxes, use of array)
• Retrieval (Display in data grid, allow update)
• Update (Add, change, delete, query)

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Examples

• Sequential File usage
• File In - File Out
• Database Usage
• Retrieval (Display in textboxes, use of array)
• Retrieval (Display in data grid, allow update)

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Summary

• Visual Studio .NET
• Common development environment
• for Windows applications or web applications
• Languages (VB, C)
• Ease of use for beginners (CIS220)
• Robust for intermediate (CIS221) and advanced
  development (CIS440)

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Thank You