COP-4226 Section (none)
Advanced Windows Programming
Spring 2021

Four Quizzes
Each quiz will be based on a homework assignment. It will have questions that are similar (if not identical) to questions from the homework.
Quiz Weight		20 points each
Three Exams
Exam Weight		40 points each
Grading Scale
The grade for the course will be based on the following scale. The scale is based on the sum of your scores on the tests and quizzes.
Scale		A: 179; A-: 170; B+: 161; B: 152; B-: 143; C+: 134; C: 125; C-: 110; D+: 95; D: 80; D-: 65
Text
		Windows Forms 2.0 Programming, Sells, Addison-Wesley, 2006 ISBN: 0-3212-6796-6
Room and Time
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Attendance I recommend that you attend every class. Those who attend class have a better chance of passing the course.

Homework Policy Working together on homework is allowed. Please form study groups and solve all the problems. Review the solutions so you are familiar with all the concepts. Homework will not be graded, but a quiz will be given on each homework assignment. The quiz will contain questions that are similar (if not identical) to the homework questions.

Prerequisites

COP 3530: minimum grade is C.

Course Content

Basic Content

• C# Programming
• Windows Forms
• Dialogs
• Delegates and Events
• Standard WinForms Dialogs
• Applications and Settings
• Drawing Basics
• Drawing Text
• Advanced Drawing
• Serialization Basics
• Data Sets and Designer Support
• Data Binding and Data Grids
• Multithreaded User Interfaces
• Printing

Additional Content as time allows

• Mobile Development
• Controls
• Desing-Time Integration
• Migration to WPF
• Resources and Localization

Course Objectives

• Master the Application Framework, Message Passing and Event Handling
• Master the graphics interface using Colors, Pens, Brushes, Fonts for Text and Shapes
• Master Modal and Modeless Dialog Windows
• Master Menus, Keyboard Accelerators, Toolbars and Status Bars
• Master Document and Dialog based applications.
• Be familiar with the Common Controls and Dialogs
• Be familiar with Database Connectivity, Serialization, Drag and Drop, and Multithreaded Programming
• Master programming for a visual environment