Lab Schedule For Coding Labs

Week 7: March 6 - 10 (Introduction to .NET and C#)

Introduction to:
	The programming IDE
	Help
	The debugger
	An overview of .NET and the programming languages included such as C#, VB etc.
	Check / radio box
Creating a simple program: A textbox
Console input and output
File open dialog
Picture control
Formatting layout with an anchor

Week 8: March 20 - 24

Automatic tabbing between interface components

Error handling of keyboard input: The 'do nothing' case

File based input and output

The file example re-written as an Access Database

Introducing the timer control with a clock

Dynamic queries, version 1: List representation of results

Dynamic queries, version 2: Query results represented with a 2D manually redrawn surface

Dynamic queries, version 3 (if there's time): Query results represented by inheriting an existing control

Week 9: March 20- 26

Representing 2D information with a grid via embedded control (creating Fisheye effects)

Dynamic queries, version 4: Query results displayed using the grid that was just introduced in the previous example

Direct manipulation via drag and drop

Week 10: March 27 - March 31

Implementing a radar overviews

Creating a custom control - double slider

Week 11: April 3 - April 7

No formal tutorials will be held but TA's will be available to answer questions