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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
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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
CIS 221
Basic
Visual Basic
Java
Visual Basic
VB.NET
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 Windows®–
based applications, and Web solutions.
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The .NET Framework
C#
VB
C++
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Common Language Specifications
ASP.NET
Windows Form
Data management - ADO.NET and XML
Base Class Library
Common Language Runtime
Host OS
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Advantages of Visual Studio .NET
• Integrated Design Environment
• Choice of GUI’s
– Windows and Web
• Choice of Languages
– VB, C++, C#, Asp
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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
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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
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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.”
Project Identification
and Selection
Project Initiation
and Planning
Analysis
Logical Design
Physical Design
Implementation
Maintenance
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“P1World”
• The .NET IDE
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Solution Folder
Project Files
Naming conventions
Objects and Controls
Events
Documentation
• WebCT
– Assignment Dropbox
– .zip files
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P11Mail
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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
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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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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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