Publishing your assignment

Follow the link to a doc that walks you through publishing your assignment :)

http://c4programming.posterous.com/publishing-your-assignment

Please note !!! (Assessment Item: File Handling and System.IO)

In activity 8 of this assessment item there are a couple of inconsistencies:

The instructions ask you to create btnSaveLog and btnDeleteFile however, no instructions are given for using them. These are redundant and may be omitted.

Also, there is no instruction given for adding btnClearTextbox to the interface, however, the activity then requires code to be added to this button. Please add this button.

Sorry for any confusion. Please contact me if you have trouble with this :)

Portfolio Design Study: Design Patterns and Current Practices

We have brainstormed on the most important design issues and asked designers across the globe what design decisions they often have to make when designing a portfolio website........read more at:

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/09/17/portfolio-design-study-design-patterns-and-current-practices/

Adding the Windows Media Player to the Toolbox in Visual Studio

As promised, here are the instructions for adding the Windows Media Component to the Toolbox in Visual Studio...

http://c4programming.posterous.com/adding-the-windows-media-player-to-the-toolbo

Chapter 11 Test: Multiple Classes and Inheritance

Monday October 5

Here is the link to the test paper...

Chapter 11 Test: Multiple Classes and Inheritance
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfvxqtdd_1481ccdqhwff

Major Assignment: Party Toonz Media Player and Database Library

Follow the link to download the major assignment...

Party Toonz Media Player and Database Library
http://c4programming.posterous.com/major-assignment-party-toonz-media-player-and

This assignment is worth 30% of your mark.

You will also find this material on the XDrive in a folder called Final_Assessment_Pack.zip

Included are resource files that you will find invaluable for completing this major assignment.

Minor Assessments(2)

Follow the links to download two assessment activities...

Assessment Item: File Handling and System.IO
http://c4programming.posterous.com/assessment-item-file-handling-and-systemio

Assessment Item: Visual Basic Arrays
http://c4programming.posterous.com/assessment-item-visual-basic-arrays

Each activity is worth 10% of your mark.

What's comming up?

OK I have made a few changes to our calendar.

We will not be looking at chapter 12 of the text which means we will not be doing any of the chapter work (project, test).

The final test will take place on Monday October 5 and will be a 60 question test on chapter 11. You will have 1 hour to complete the test and it is open book. I will aim to have the test available by the end of this week.

Next week on Monday we will be doing an extensive 'major project primer'. Your attendance is VERY important! On Tuesday I will be handing out the major project so that you can have a crack at it over the 2 week break.

Next term will consist mainly of 'work sessions' to allow you to work in a supported environment (with me). The students who take advantage of these sessions usually have fewer problems with the major project than those who do not make good use of this time.

Just a reminder that there is a test session on Thursday morning at 9.30 am.

As usual, I am here if you require assistance. Just ask :)

Object Oriented Design & Programming: Inheritance: Chapter 11

Missed Test session RESCHEDULED

Please be advised that the 'Missed Test' session has now been rescheduled to Thursday September 10.

If you have missed any of the tests this semester (chapter 7, chapter 8, chapter 9), please attend this session. If you are unable to attend this session, please let me know and we can make other arrangements :)

If you are unsure as to whether you have completed all of the tests, please come and see me to find out :)

Don't forget, you can email me any time.

Rachael.Colley@chisholm.edu.au

Monday's work

Follow the link below to find your work for today while I am away. It is an assessment activity requiring you to use your new database design and programming knowledge.

Please note that the date on the PDF is incorrect & should read Friday September 4.

Work hard grasshoppers!

http://c4programming.posterous.com/databaseassessmentactivity

SQL: Structured Query Language

This week we took a closer look at SQL: Structured Query Language and used operators and wild cards to write queries

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Happy snaps from the white board :)

Sem 1 Blog Task 1

What is a database?

What different kinds of databases can you find?

Database: Sample code and notes

I have placed my copy of the project on XDrive as well as all of the notes I have posted below :)

Database Select Operation: Object Cheat Sheet

Remember Mum doing the shopping? Here is that fabulous cheat sheet.

Tutorial: Create a simple database in MS Access 2007

Follow the link for the notes...

Tutorial: Create a simple database in MS Access 2007

Build a database group activity

Today we got into groups to solve a problem. After being given a brief set of requirements for a new database, groups had to arrive at a feasible database design.

To view the scenario, click here.

To view the solution, click here.

Introduction to database programming

Today we started to have a look at working with databases. Follow the linkn for the notes for today which discusses some of the scintillating topics below.

http://c4programming.posterous.com/introduction-to-database-programming

• What is a Database?
• Types of databases
• Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)
• Common features of a relational database
• Tables
• Rows & Columns
• Field Data Types
• Primary Keys

Don't forget, we will NOT be working closely with the text for this subject so your attendance is CRITICAL to ensure that you are able to complete your major assessment.

For this reason, we will not be completeing the chapter 10 project or test.