Lab Schedule For Coding Labs

March 2 - 8 (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
	Common vs. uncommon controls: how to access each
	Objects: Object: accessing and changing attributes and methods
Creating a simple program: A textbox
Console input and output
File open dialog
Using bounding boxes (e.g., frames) for grouping controls
Implementing a progress bar
Picture control
Formatting layout with an anchor
Preview of examples that will be covered during the later tutorials
Automatic tabbing between interface components
Error handling of keyboard input: The 'do nothing' case when erroneous character input has been entered

March 9 - 15: C# examples

File based input and output

The file example re-written as an Access Database

Introducing the timer control with a clock

Using a custom made control: double slider

Dynamic queries, version 1: List representation of results

Dynamic queries, version 2: Query results represented with a DataGrid

'Tagging' information e.g., for storing and retrieving photo information

March 16 - 22: Horizontal screen shot presentations

• Present Part I of A3 to me in tutorial

March 23 - 29: C# examples

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

Dynamic queries, version 4: the amount of details increases or decreases as the no. of query results is smaller or larger.

Representing calendar information with a flexible grid.

 

March 30 - April 5: No tutorials

April 6 - 12: No tutorials

April 13 - 19: No tutorials