EMP 103: Computer Applications
Instructor
Dr. Ahmed Amer Shahin
Email: aashahin@eng.zu.edu.eg
Lectures/Discussions:
Sunday 11:00am – 1:00pm (on-campus)
Thursday 1:00pm – 4:00pm (online)
Office Hours: TBA
Prerequisites
Knowing the basic concepts of computer. CSE 001 is required.
Textbook
There is no formal textbook required.
Course Description
An introduction to the fundamentals of programming. Visual Basic (VB) is taken as an example of a modern programming language that is based on GUI and driven by events.
Topics
Introduction to VB
Dealing with Controllers
Dealing with Events, Menus, and Toolbars
Dealing with Dialog Boxes
Variables, Mathematical Operations and Decision Making
Dealing with Strings and formatting results
Loops
Dealing with Files
Dealing with Graphics and Pictures
Grading
Your final grade will be computed from the following components:
Participation 5pt
Homework 15pt
Midterm Exam 15pt
Oral Exam 15pt
Final Exam 50pt
Total Points 100pt
Attendance
You are expected to attend all classes. If you miss a class, you are responsible for getting the notes and any verbal information given during class from a fellow classmate.
Homework and Projects
Programs are graded not just on correctness (producing the correct output) — neatness counts. Here neatness means that your program is well formatted, the output from your program is nicely presented, and that the logic in your program is straightforward.
If you cannot complete a programming assignment, you should still submit your code. Partial credit will be given for reasonable effort. Late work will not be accepted.
Exams
There are two exams scheduled for this class. The midterm is a 1.25 hours exam that have 3 main questions; each of these questions includes several sub-questions. The final is a 3 hours exam that have 50-60 MCQ questions and will be graded electronically.
Academic Integrity
We assume that any classwork (homework, project, etc) you submit is created by your own individual effort (or by group members’ efforts if groups are allowed).
Note that receiving help from your instructor or the teaching assistant does not violate this academic integrity policy.
Students who violate this academic integrity policy will receive a grade of 0 for that assignment. A second violation will also result in a reduction of 10pts from the student's grade. In the case where one student copies the program of another student, both students are considered to have violated this policy.