1. ٠ Orientation ٠ Lingma Acheson Department of Computer and Information Science, IUPUI CSCI N331 VB.NET Programming

2. 2 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.

3. 3 Purpose of This Class Fundamental programming constructs, e.g. variables, loops, arrays, etc. Good understanding of VB.NET programming. Programming design.

4. 4 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.

5. 5 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.

6. 6 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.eduhttp://iuware.iu.edu –Free of charge to IUPUI students –Large package, about 3.5 GB. –Compatible with Windows Vista, Windows XP service pack 2

7. 7 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!!!

8. 8 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.

9. 9 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.

10. 10 Orientation Quizz Password - ??? Wish you a wonderful semester!