٠Orientation٠

Lingma AchesonDepartment of Computer and Information Science, IUPUI

CSCI N331 VB.NET Programming

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About this Video• VB.NET orientation video

– Should have watched the general orientation video for the Distributed Education courses.

– Give you more specific information about this class.

– Information necessary to go through the class.– Helpful hints.

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Purpose of This Class• Fundamental programming

constructs, e.g. variables, loops, arrays, etc.

• Good understanding of VB.NET programming.

• Programming design.

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What You Need• Don’t need any programming

background or prior knowledge.• Do need to know how to use

computers, e.g. open a folder, create a folder, run a software, etc.

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What is VB.NET• VB.NET is part of Visual Studio .NET

family.• What is .NET?

– Microsoft’s latest environment for creating software programs.

– Allows programming in different languages within one environment.

– Allows creating web programs using Visual Basic language.

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Install Software• Need a software package called

“Microsoft Visual Studio 2008” to create VB.NET programs.

• Install on your home computer– Download Visual Studio Professional 2008

edition from http://iuware.iu.edu– Free of charge to IUPUI students– Large package, about 3.5 GB. – Compatible with Windows Vista, Windows XP

service pack 2

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Install Software• Install on your home computer

– Also need to install MSDN library– Carefully read the instructions from the iuware

site and the installation process– Allow plenty of time to download and install the

package

• Use the software in the labs– Optional lab for the class– Visual Studio is installed in lots of the labs on

campus– Take advantage of the open lab!!!

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How to Follow the Class• Download all the available materials

from the course web site. • Have the sample project and the

video open at the same time. • Good strategy:

– Take notes on the project file itself– Make hard copies of the files.

• If there are quizzes relevant to each topic, take the quizzes one by one along the semester.

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Projects• Mostly short ones• Take the same concept in the sample

project and solve a different problem.• Develop a plan first.• If there is a final project, start early.

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Orientation Quizz• Password - ???• Wish you a wonderful semester!