JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER INFORMATION

AND OFFICE SYSTEMS

 

COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

 

 

Course Prefix and Number    CIS 256

     

Course Title                           Visual C++

 

Curriculum                              Computer Information Systems

 

 

Semester Hours                     4

     

Lecture                                   4

     

Lab                                          0

     

Prerequisites                          CIS 236 or Consent of Department

 

 

 

Catalog Description

 

The student learns to write Windows programs using Microsoft Visual C++ Professional Development System.  Topics include Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC), Event Handling, Graphics Device Interface (GDI), Common Controls, Common Dialogs, Menus, Toolbars, Single Document Interface (SDI) and Multiple Document Interface (MDI), and Object Linking and Embedding (OLE).

 

 

Course Objectives:  See attached.

 

 

 

                                                                                   

Prepared by:                                                                 Reviewed by:   

           

 

                             

Hui-Liang Low                                                              Ram Raghuraman

Dept. of CIOS                                                              Department Chairperson            Date

4/98                        Updated 12/00

                              Revised 10/98

 

STUDENT MATERIALS

 

A.  Textbooks:       

 

      Title:                       Using Visual C++, Version 6

 

      Author:                   Bates

     

      Publisher:                Prentice Hall                            

 

 

     

 

B.   Other Required Materials

     

 

 

 

      Other Course Requirements

     

 

 

 

      Student Evaluation (Type of Grading)

 

     

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                            Teaching Aids or

Week/Days                   Topic or Class Activity                                      Special Instruction

 

      1                            Overview of Microsoft Visual C++ software.

 

      2                            Getting started with AppWizard

 

      3                            Basic Event Handling and a Scrolling View

 

      4                            Graphics Device Interface (GDI) and Fonts

 

      5                            Modal Dialog and Windows 95 Common Controls

 

      6                            Modeless Dialog and Windows 95 Common Dialogs

 

      7                            Menus, Keyboard Accelerators, and the Rich Edit

                                    Controls

 

      8                            Toolbars and Status Bars

 

      9                            A reusable frame Windows Base Class

 

      10                           Reading and Writing SDI Document

 

      11                           Reading and Writing MDI Document

 

      12                           Printing and Print Preview

 

      13                           Splitter Windows and Multiple Views

 

      14                           Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)

 

      15                           Database Management with MS ODBC and MS DAO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OBJECTIVES

      

 

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

 

1.         The student will learn how to use the Microsoft Visual C++ software.

 

2.         The student will understand the document and view windows in Visual C++.

 

3.         The student will utilize the Graphics Device Interface and font to write output.

 

4.         The student will write applications using Windows 95 Common Controls and

            Common Dialogs.

 

5.         The student will learn how to work with SDI and MDI documents.

 

6.         The student will demonstrate abilities to create OLE and database applications.