Hands-on experience with programming for an interactive graphical user interface under Windows will be introduced. The creation and customizing of forms, controls, and their properties will be used. Error-handling and debugging techniques will be used to produce reliable programs. This course examines techniques of computer systems analysis and design with an emphasis on structuring a computer system based on the needs of the user. Class projects provide students with practical use of contemporary system analysis and design tools.
Students design algorithms to obtain programming solutions.
Students are required to demonstrate knowledge by completing lab assignments. Topics include structured program design, the use of flowcharts and pseudocode, and debugging strategies. Application programs are developed emphasizing input and output, control statements, arrays, functions and subroutines. This course presents a practical approach for implementing Lotus in the planning and developing of budgets, cash flows, financial statements and other business records. Emphasis is placed on the integration of all Lotus information and the use of basic macros.