This document outlines the course structure for Visual Programming Through VB.NET. The course is divided into 4 units that cover the .NET framework, VB.NET controls and windows forms, error handling, and database programming with ADO.NET. Key topics include the .NET architecture, variables and data types in VB.NET, conditional and looping statements, procedures, classes, and working with windows forms, basic and advanced controls, menus, exceptions, and connecting to databases using ADO.NET. The main reference books for the course are listed.
This document outlines the course structure for Visual Programming Through VB.NET. The course is divided into 4 units that cover the .NET framework, VB.NET controls and windows forms, error handling, and database programming with ADO.NET. Key topics include the .NET architecture, variables and data types in VB.NET, conditional and looping statements, procedures, classes, and working with windows forms, basic and advanced controls, menus, exceptions, and connecting to databases using ADO.NET. The main reference books for the course are listed.
Course : US05CBCA01 (Visual Programming Through VB.NET)
Credits :4 Lectures per week :4
All units carry equal weightage
Page No. Book
No Unit 1: Introduction to .NET Framework and Basic 4 − .NET Architecture, .NET Languages, 25-53 Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL), The Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler, Working with Assemblies, The .NET framework class library − VB.NET - introduction, applications and types of project 62-81 4 − Introduction to Visual Studio IDE
− Variables, data types, constants and operators, Type casting 126-193 4
-- Boxing and Unboxing 129,303 4 − Working with arrays and strings 122-129 5 Creating simple Windows Application using VB.NET
Unit 2: Conditions, Loops and Windows Forms
− Use of conditional statement (if), multibranaching statement (select) 69-71 1 With…EndWith statement, 75 − Looping Statement: DO, FOR, FOR EACH..NEXT and WHILE, 72-75 1 Working with CONTINUE − Working procedures – introduction, types, use of parameters, 152-172 5 parameter passing, calling procedures − Working with modules, classes (partial) and namespaces 111-126 4 − Working with Windows Forms – introduction, life cycle, basic 117-125 1 properties, methods and events, 141-148 − Working with SDI and MDI forms 135-140 − Msgbox() and Inputbox() Use of simple windows forms control. Unit 3: VB.NET Controls and Error Handling 1 − Working with basic controls Button, 213-226 Label, 199-202 TextBox 175-188 RadioButton, 230-231 CheckBox, 226-229 ComboBox, 262-271 ListBox, 246-255 Timer 284 PictureBox, 271-274 HScrollBar, VscrollBar, 277-278 CheckedListBox, 255-262 DateTimePicker, 280-282 GroupBox, 235-236
Unit 4: Database Programming with ADO.NET 921-1002 1
− ADO.NET – introduction and applications − ADO.NET – architecture (connected and disconnected) − Database connectivity using ADO.NET − Use of Data sources, Server Explorer and working with DataSet − Populating data in a DataGridView, −
MAIN REFERENCE BOOKS :
1. Steven Holzner; VB.NET Black Book by Dreamtech publication 2. Francesco Balena : Programming Microsoft Visual Basic.NET, Microsoft Press 3. Bill Evjen, Billy Hollis, Bill Sheldon, Kent Sharkey and Tim McCarthy : Professional VB 2005 with .NET 3.0 4. Jeffrey R. Shapiro: The complete Reference Visual Basic. NET: 2002:Tata McGraw Hill 5. Evan Gelos Petroutsos: Mastering VB.NET 1st Edition BPB Publication