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COURSE SYLLABUS
INTRODUCTION TO
COMPUTERS
COS-101-GS

Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
COS-101-GS
©Thomas Edison State College
May 2014
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Course Essentials

Introduction to Computers provides you with a broad, general
introduction to hardware and software fundamentals,
productivity
software, graphics, digital media, multimedia, database
applications,
networking, the Internet, and security and privacy issues, as
well as an
introduction to object-oriented programming using the Visual
Basic
programming language.
OBJECTIVES
At the completion of the course, you should be able to:
input
and output devices available today.
productivity
applications.
cy
concerns.

the risks
of security may be minimized.
applications.
programming language.
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COURSE MATERIALS
In addition to the Course Syllabus, which consists of “Course
Essentials,”
“Course Calendar,” “Assignment Modules,” “Projects,” and
“Appendix,”
you will need the following materials to do the work of the
course.
Required Textbooks
Digital Planet: Tomorrow's Technology and You, 10th ed.
(Introductory), by
George Beekman and Ben Beekman (Upper Saddle River, N.J.:

Pearson Prentice Hall, 2012; ISBN-13: 978-0-13-209125-1)
An Introduction to Programming Using Visual Basic 2012, 9th
ed., by David
I. Schneider (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall,
2014;
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-337850-4), packaged with Visual Studio
2012
Express Edition DVD
Required Software
Visual Studio 2012
Note: Visual Studio 2012 comes in different editions. For this
course
we recommend Visual Studio Express 2012, which comes
packaged
with the text An Introduction to Programming Using Visual
Basic 2012
when purchased from the textbook supplier. All of the book’s
examples, however, run with both Visual Basic 2012 Express
Edition
and other editions of Visual Basic 2012. You may download
Visual
Studio Express 2012 for free directly from Microsoft.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To run Visual Studio Express 2012, your computer should meet
the

following system requirements:
Supported Operating Systems
Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008
R2 SP1,
Windows Server 2012
http://www.microsoft.com/en-
us/download/details.aspx?id=34673
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erver 2008 R2 SP1 (x64)
Hardware Requirements

e video card running at 1024 × 768 or
higher-
resolution display
COURSE STRUCTURE
Introduction to Computers is a three-credit, twelve-week course
consisting of ten (10) assignments—five written assignments
based on the
Digital Planet: Tomorrow’s Technology and You textbook and
five
programming assignments based on the Visual Basic text—ten
(10)
chapter quizzes based on the assigned reading from the Digital
Planet
textbook, and two (2) projects: a Computer Fundamentals
Project and a
Programming Project. Weekly learning activities include
reading
assigned chapters from both textbooks, doing suggested self-
check
exercises, and preparing written and programming assignments
to be
sent to your mentor for grading.
The “Course Calendar” in the syllabus specifies which chapters

in the
textbooks you should read each week. It also indicates due dates
for
submitting written and programming assignments, taking
chapter
quizzes, and completing projects.
ASSIGNMENTS
You are required to submit ten (10) assignments to your mentor
for
grading—five written assignments based on the Digital Planet:
Tomorrow’s
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Technology and You textbook and five programming
assignments based on
the Visual Basic text. Assignment questions are found in the
“Assignment
Modules” section of the syllabus.
For this course you will need to submit your assignments
electronically.
Please follow the directions given in the Student Handbook.
Regarding the submission of programming assignments, please

read
“Appendix: A Note on Submitting Programming Assignments”
at the
end of this syllabus. For each assigned programming exercise or
project,
you will need to submit a ZIP file of the Visual Basic
application folder
for that exercise or project.
CHAPTER QUIZZES
You are required to take ten (10) short online chapter quizzes
based on
the assigned reading from the Digital Planet textbook. Each
chapter quiz is
20 minutes long and consists of 20 multiple-choice questions.
These
quizzes are intended as diagnostic assessments that test your
knowledge
of computer fundamentals and the topics and items covered in
the text.
For that reason, you may take the quizzes as often as you want
until the
due date, at which time your mentor will “lock in” your last
recorded
score as your grade on the quiz. The launch link for the quiz is
available

within the course Web site.
PROJECTS
Introduction to Computers has two (2) comprehensive projects
in lieu of
a midterm and final exam, respectively. Please see the
“Projects” section
of the syllabus for details, and consult the Course Calendar for
the due
dates.
Computer Fundamentals Project
The first project, worth 15 percent of your course grade, focuses
on
computer fundamentals. It provides you with a chance to apply
what you
have learned about computer fundamentals to a real-life
scenario in
which you automate a medical office by replacing old, outdated
technology with all new computer technology and equipment
given a
fixed budget.
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Programming Project
The second project, worth 25 percent of your course grade,
focuses on the
development of several Visual Basic applications to be used by
the same
medical office you helped to automate in the previous project.
In this
Programming Project you put computer fundamental concepts
into a
real-life situation by developing several small applications that
create a
modern data flow process within a small organization.
GRADING
Your final grade in the course will be determined as follows:
Written Assignments (5) 25 percent
Programming Assignments (5) 25 percent
Chapter Quizzes (10) 10 percent
Computer Fundamentals Project 15 percent
Programming Project 25 percent
All activities will receive a numerical grade of 0–100. You will
receive a
score of 0 for any work not submitted. Your final grade in the

course will
be a letter grade. Letter grade equivalents for numerical grades
are as
follows:
A = 93–100 C+ = 78–79
A– = 90–92 C = 73–77
B+ = 88–89 C– = 70–72
B = 83–87 D = 60–69
B– = 80–82 F = Below 60 (no credit)
To receive credit for the course, you must earn a letter grade of
C or better
(for an area of study course) or D or better (for a nonarea of
study course),
based on the weighted average of all assigned course work (e.g.,
assignments, quizzes, projects, etc.).
STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
To succeed in this course, consider following these steps and
study tips:
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1. Read carefully the entire “Course Essentials” section of the
syllabus,
making sure that all aspects of the course are clear to you and
that
you have all the materials required for the course.
2. Take the time to read the entire Student Handbook section of
the
course manual. The handbook answers many questions about
how to
proceed through the course and how to get the most from your
educational experience at Thomas Edison State College.
3. Each week, consult the “Course Calendar” in the syllabus to
determine which chapter(s) in the textbooks to study. The
calendar
also indicates the due dates for submitting assignments and
projects
and when you should take your quizzes. It is essential that you
follow
the calendar each week to ensure that you stay on track
throughout
the course.
4. Take advantage of the materials provided with your textbooks
to help

you master the material in the course. The Tomorrow’s
Technology and
You text, for example, has end-of-chapter summaries and
review
questions (true or false, multiple-choice, and essay) and a
companion
Web site (http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_tomtech_10/).
The
Visual Basic text comes bundled with Visual Studio 2012
Express
Edition, the software you need to do the programming
assignments,
and includes six months of prepaid access to the book’s
companion
Web site.
http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_tomtech_10/
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Course Calendar

Using the table of week-by-week dates in the General Course
Instructions
section of the course manual, write the dates for the current
semester in
the second column. In the last column, fill in the actual date for
submitting each assignment and project and taking quizzes.
Week Dates Reading Assignment Written Assignment /
Chapter Quizzes /
Programming Assignment /
Project
Due Date
Assignment Module 1: Computer Hardware and Software
Essentials (1); Visual Basic Programming (1)
1
Digital Planet: Tomorrow’s Technology and
You, chaps 1 and 2
An Introduction to Programming Using
Visual Basic 2012, chap. 1 (sections 1.1,
1.2, and 1.4) and chap. 2 (sections 2.1,
2.2, and 2.3)
Written Assignment 1

Submit by Sunday of Week 1.
2
Chapter 1 and Chapter 2
quizzes
Take by Friday of Week 2.
Programming Assignment 1
Assignment Module 2: Computer Hardware and Software
Fundamentals (2); Visual Basic Programming
(2)
3
You, chaps 3 and 4
3.2, and 3.3)

4
quizzes
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Chapter Quizzes /
Project
Due Date
Assignment Module 3: Essential Software Applications (1);
Visual Basic Programming (3)

5
You, chaps 5 and 7
4.2, 4.3, and 4.4)
6
quizzes
Assignment Module 4: Essential Software Applications (2);
Exploring Telecommunications and
Computer Security; Visual Basic Programming (4)

7
You, chaps 8 and 10
5.2, 5.3, and 5.4)
8
quizzes
Computer Fundamentals Project
9
Computer Fundamentals
Project

Assignment Module 5: Exploring Multimedia and Internet
Applications; Visual Basic Programming (5)
10
You, chaps 6 and 9
6.2, and 6.3)
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Chapter Quizzes /
Project
Due Date
11

quizzes
Programming Project
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Programming Project
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Assignment Modules

Following are five assignment modules. Please send your
completed
written assignments and programming assignments to the
mentor by the
due date indicated in the “Course Calendar.”
For directions on how to prepare and submit assignments, please
see the
Student Handbook section of the course manual. See also
“Appendix: A
Note on Submitting Programming Assignments” at the end of
this
syllabus.
ASSIGNMENT MODULE 1
Learning Objectives
After successfully completing this assignment, you should be
able to:
everyday life.
mputers and the differences
between

computers and other machines.
software.
point out
the
social and ethical impacts of information technology.
__________
editors,
files and folders, Explorer, and dialog boxes to manage Visual
Basic
files.
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—their properties,
methods, and
events to which they respond—in composing a coded solution to
a

task.
metic
operations
with numeric variables or string operations with string variables
are
appropriate.
the six
steps of the program development cycle: analyze the problem,
design
a solution, choose the interface, write code, test and debug your
solution, and document code.
Study Assignment
Technology and
You, 10th ed. (Introductory), by Beekman and Beekman.
on ideas
and concepts that carry through the entire course.
-Check Exercises—The Digital Planet: Tomorrow’s
Technology and

You companion Web site,
http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_beekman_tomtech_10/, contains
self-
test exercises related to the chapters studied in this assignment
module, including self-test quiz questions in each chapter’s
Online
Study Guide. Go to the companion Web site, select a chapter,
and
click Online Study Guide to take the chapter self-test. Do not e-
mail
your results to your mentor.
Programming (Visual Basic)
to
Programming Using Visual Basic 2012, 9th ed., by Schneider.
Read for
background material and perspectives on computers and
Windows.
Study “Comments” on p. 14.
“Comments” on pp.
32–32 and 43–46.

approximately
forty minutes.
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-Check Exercises—A distinguishing feature of the
Schneider
textbook is the invaluable exercise set that accompanies each
section
on programming. Working as many of these exercises as
possible is
your key to success in the course and the surest way to learn
Visual
Basic and to prepare for your programming activities. A large
number
of recommended exercises are listed below for Chapter 2. You
should
try some or all of them depending on your comfort level with
syntax
and concepts. Answers to all odd-numbered exercises are given
at the
end of the text.
o Study “Comments,” pp. 32–33.

Do Exercises 2.2, nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27,
28,
29, 30.
Do Exercises 2.3, nos. 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31,
33,
34, 35, 36, 37.
—Note: All resources are found on the
Web
and are not affiliated with Thomas Edison State College.
o Visual Studio Express 2012 Download
(http://www.microsoft.com/en-
us/download/details.aspx?id=34673)
o Microsoft Developers Network, Getting Started Tutorials
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/dd492171(v=vs.110).aspx)
o Channel9’s Visual Basic Fundamental Series: Series
Introduction - 01 (http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-
Basic-Development-for-Absolute-Beginners/Series-
Introduction-01)
o Channel9’s Visual Basic Fundamental Series: Creating Your

First Visual Basic Program - 02
(http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-Basic-
Development-for-Absolute-Beginners/Creating-Your-First-
Visual-Basic-Program-02)
o Channel9’s Visual Basic Fundamental Series: Dissecting the
First Visual Basic Program You Wrote - 03
Development-for-Absolute-Beginners/Dissecting-the-First-
Visual-Basic-Program-You-Created-03)
o Channel9’s Visual Basic Fundamental Series: Quick Overview
of the Visual Basic Express IDE - 04
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/dd492171(v=vs.110).aspx
http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-Basic-Development-
for-Absolute-Beginners/Series-Introduction-01

for-Absolute-Beginners/Creating-Your-First-Visual-Basic-
Program-02
Program-02
Program-02
for-Absolute-Beginners/Dissecting-the-First-Visual-Basic-
Program-You-Created-03
for-Absolute-Beginners/Quick-Overview-of-the-Visual-Basic-
Express-Edition-IDE-04
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Development-for-Absolute-Beginners/Quick-Overview-of-
the-Visual-Basic-Express-Edition-IDE-04)
(Submit by Sunday of Week 1)
Submit complete answers to the following end-of-chapter
Review

Questions from the Digital Planet: Tomorrow’s Technology and
You
textbook.
Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 Quizzes
(Take by Friday of Week 2)
The quizzes for Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 each consist of 20
multiple-
choice questions based on the assigned reading. You may take
these 20-
minute quizzes as often as you want until the due date, at which
time
your mentor will “lock in” your last recorded score as your
grade on the
quiz. The launch links for the quizzes are available within the
course Web
site.
Preliminary Steps
1. Invoke Visual Basic by following the directions in section
2.2, pp. 18–

22.
2. Perform the text box, button, label, and list box
walkthroughs, pp. 22–
28.
3. Perform the event procedure walkthrough, pp. 37–41.
Programming Exercises
Do the following exercises from An Introduction to
Programming Using
Visual Basic 2012. To submit your assignment, first create a
ZIP file of the
application folder for each exercise (see “Appendix: A Note on
Submitting Programming Assignments” at the end of the
syllabus). Then
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upload and submit both ZIP files (compressed folders) to the
assignment

link provided in the Assignments area of the course Web site.
1. Exercise no. 39, p. 50
ASSIGNMENT MODULE 2
Learning Objectives
able to:
nipulate
information.
devices.
people
to place information into a computer.
they enable
users to
display useful information.
software

solutions to everyday problems.
Summarize the dramatic changes in user interfaces that have
occurred
during the history of computer evolution.
software.
__________
by
the six
design
from
sequential files, obtaining user input to input boxes, and
displaying
boxes, and displaying messages in message boxes.
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Study Assignment
Technology and
Technology and
self-
Online
and
mail
to

–101.
Schneider
section
possible is
Visual
number
should
syntax
at the
end of the text.
Do Exercises 3.1, nos. 1, 3, 5, 9, 17, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 33, 34,
39,
41, 47, 49, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 71, 72.
o Study “Comments,” p. 79.
Do Exercises 3.2, nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 27,

29,
31, 33, 35, 39, 41, 42, 45, 47, 51.
o Do Exercises 3.3, nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 25, 27,
28,
30, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 51, 72, 74, 75.
Web
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o Channel9’s Visual Basic Fundamental Series: Declaring
Variables and Assigning Values - 05
Development-for-Absolute-Beginners/Declaring-Variables-
and-Assigning-Values-05)

Review
You
textbook.
multiple-
these 20-
time
grade on the
course Web
site.

Do the following exercises and programming projects from An
Introduction to Programming Using Visual Basic 2012. To
submit your
assignment, first create a ZIP file of the application folder for
each
exercise (see “Appendix: A Note on Submitting Programming
Assignments” at the end of the syllabus). Then upload and
submit all of
the ZIP files (compressed folders) to the assignment link
provided in the
Assignments area of the course Web site.
for-Absolute-Beginners/Declaring-Variables-and-Assigning-
Values-05
Values-05
Values-05
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3. Programming project no. 2, p. 101
ASSIGNMENT MODULE 3
Learning Objectives
able to:
-processing and desktop-publishing
software tools.
-processing and desktop-
publishing tools
on authorship, publishing, and freedom of the press.
practical
applications and how this software is used in “what if”
questions.
graphing,

and simulations.
ribe how databases store, sort, update, and summarize
information and answer queries.
provides
many conveniences, yet threaten our individual privacy.
__________
n Visual Basic 2012 using concepts based on
relational and logical operator sequencing.
“conditional” or True/False statements that “steer” the decision
or
data flow of the application.
Write Visual Basic 2012 programs that use the If and Select
decision-
making blocks.
-making by

means of
“list boxes,” “radio buttons,” and “check boxes,” all three
providing
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efficient ways for a program to select from a set number of
possible
options.
Study Assignment
Technology and
Technology and
self-
Online

and
mail
4.2, 4.3, and 4.4, in An
Introduction to
–161.
Schneider
section
possible is
Visual
number
should
syntax

at the
end of the text.
Do Exercises 4.1, nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 19, 21, 23, 41.
Do Exercises 4.2, nos. 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 17, 18, 21, 23, 28, 38.
Do Exercises 4.3, nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 27, 29.
onal Resources—Note: All resources are found on the
Web
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o Channel9’s Visual Basic Fundamental Series: Declaring:

Branching with the If … Then … Else Decision Statement - 06
Development-for-Absolute-Beginners/Branching-with-the-If--
--Then----Else-Decision-Statement-06)
Review
You
textbook.
multiple-
these 20-
time
grade on the

course Web
site.
Programming Using
ZIP file of the
syllabus). Then
upload and submit all of the ZIP files (compressed folders) to
the
assignment link provided in the Assignments area of the course
Web site.
for-Absolute-Beginners/Branching-with-the-If----Then----Else-
Decision-Statement-06

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ASSIGNMENT MODULE 4
Learning Objectives
able to:
telecommunication today.
networks.
telecommunications such as e-mail, teleconferencing, and
instant
messaging.

and our
work environments.
-called
network advantage.
ferent types of crime associated with computers along
with
possible crime-prevention measures taken to reduce or eliminate
these crimes.
computers
become a vital part of our daily lives.
__________
the six
design

required,
to create well-structured program code.
that make
it easier for analysis and code writing.
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Study Assignment
Technology and
Technology and
self-
Online
and

mail
in An
Introduction to
Schneider
section
possible is
Visual
number
should
syntax

at the
end of the text.
Do Exercises 5.1, nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
15,
18, 20, 21.
Do Exercises 5.2, nos. 1, 4, 6, 12, 17, 20, 27, 28, 36.
Do Exercises 5.3, nos. 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12.
Web

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o Channel9’s Visual Basic Fundamental Series: Operators,
Expressions, and Statements - 07
Development-for-Absolute-Beginners/Operators-Expressions-
and-Statements-07)
Review
You
textbook.
multiple-

these 20-
time
grade on the
course Web
site.
Programming Using
ZIP file of the
syllabus). Then
the
Web site.

for-Absolute-Beginners/Operators-Expressions-and-Statements-
07
07
07
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ASSIGNMENT MODULE 5
Learning Objectives
able to:
image-
processing, and 3-D modeling.
iate between analog and digital video.
applications

of multimedia technology.
technologies
that lie at its heart.
changing
and the way people use it.
variety of
social and political forces that affect our daily lives.
__________
until a
certain condition comes true.
al type inference with respect to variable declaration.
certain
condition has been met.

Study Assignment
Technology and
Technology and
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self-
Online
and
mail

to
Schneider
section
possible is
Visual
number
should
syntax
at the
end of the text.

Do Exercises 6.1, nos. 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23,
24,
27, 35, 37.
Do Exercises 6.2, nos. 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 23, 25.
Do Exercises 6.3, nos. 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 29, 36.
Web
o Channel9’s Visual Basic Fundamental Series: For . . . Next
Iterations - 08 (http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Visual-
Basic-Development-for-Absolute-Beginners/For----Next-
Iterations-08)

for-Absolute-Beginners/For----Next-Iterations-08
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Review
You
textbook.
multiple-

these 20-
time
grade on the
course Web
site.
Programming Using
ZIP file of the
syllabus). Then
the
Web site.

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Projects
Introduction to Computers requires you to complete two
projects, a
Computer Fundamentals Project and a Programming Project.
Please see
the details for each project given below.
COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS PROJECT
Project Objectives
After completing this project, you should be able to:

the primary software fundamentals and describe a
variety of
productivity applications.
privacy and
ethics concerns.
nternet service providers (ISPs) sell offerings.
-mail offerings available from
ISPs.
Project Description
The Computer Fundamentals Project provides you with a chance
to apply
what you have learned about computer fundamentals to a real-
life
scenario in which you automate a medical office by replacing
the old
existing technology with all new computer technology and
equipment
given a budget of $100,000.

Here’s the scenario . . .
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You have been hired by Nutritional Associates of New Jersey as
a
computer consultant. Your primary objective is to automate the
medical
practice. Nutritional Associates is a 400-patient medical
practice
specializing in nutrition and nutritional-related device rentals
and sales.
The practice has fallen way behind the technology curve, the
victim of
shortsighted decisions, lack of vision, and budget constraints.
The office
currently runs on twelve-year-old PCs; the five station office is
old and
seldom used, with no new software. Only a few staff members
are skilled
or excited about technology. Your task is to build an automation
plan and

budget. You are given $100,000 with which to work.
Project Deliverables
Prepare a budget and automation plan to submit as a report, as if
you
were submitting a proposal to Nutritional Associates of New
Jersey as a
computer consultant. Your report should cover and include each
of the
eleven steps specified below.
Step 1: Desktop Computer Quoting
Use the Web to window-shop for a desktop computer. Try to
determine
how the choice of CPU and memory affect price and
performance. You
need to provide three options, with one option being an Apple
Macintosh
computer. In this step you must include price points for each
scenario.
The following quantities are required:
1. Five computers—office staff
2. Two computers—Doctor 1 and Doctor 2
3. Three computers—patient waiting room

Step 2: Printer Quoting
Continue to use the Web to shop for office printers. Try to
determine how
the printer choice (laser and inkjet) will impact price and
performance.
You need to provide three options: laser printer, inkjet printer,
and
multifunction printer. In this step you must include price points
for each
scenario. The following quantities are required:
1. One printer—office staff
2. Two printers—Doctor 1 and Doctor 2
3. One printer—patient waiting room
4. Four printers—exam/consult rooms
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Step 3: Tablet Device Quoting
In the next fundamental shopping scenario for computing
devices, you
must research tablets. Shop for a tablet that the medical practice
can

successfully implement. Try to determine how the choice of
tablet will
increase productivity within Nutritional Associates of New
Jersey. You
need to provide three options, with one option being an iPad,
one option
being a Windows tablet, and one option being an Android tablet.
In this
step you must include price points for each scenario. Four
tablets are
required in all for the exam/consult rooms.
Step 4: Scanner Quoting
Continue to use the Web to research computer scanners. Try to
determine
how the choice (personal or business class) will impact price
and
performance. You need to purchase enough scanners to cover
the
following number of computers.
Step 5: Security Software Quoting

Once again, continue to use the Web to research and shop for
security
suite applications. Try to determine how the choice (free,
included in
operating system, or fee based) will impact price and
performance. You
need to purchase enough copies of the security suite application
to cover
the following quantity of computers to fulfill all software
license
requirements.
3. One computer—patient waiting room
Step 6: Business Site Quoting
Take an inventory of PC and Web applications available on the
Web
related to office management and the medical field, especially
nutrition.
Describe the major uses of several of these applications and
how they can
be included in your proposal.
Step 7: ISP and E-mail Quoting

Use the Web to provide three Internet Service Provider (ISP)
options.
Examples are Verizon, Cablevision, and so on. Also, provide
quotes for e-
mail. (Hint: E-mail is generally included in the ISP pricing. You
might just
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need to increase quantities. Also, don’t be concerned about
Internet
speeds. Expand your pricing out to one full year. Most ISPs will
show
monthly fees.) Explain your findings.
1. One Internet connection
2. Seven e-mail accounts for two doctors and five office staff
Step 8: Wireless Router Quoting
Your next task is to determine what is needed to make the office
wireless.
All computers will have Internet access via a shared connection
as
determined in Step 7. The computer specs generated in Steps 1,
2, and 3

should include wireless network adapters. If not, please revisit
and add
(all tablets have Wi-Fi built in). A wireless router is needed if
not already
included in your ISP quote. Explain your findings.
Step 9: Virtual Database Design
Design a database for tracking patient demographics (name,
address,
state, zip, phone number, and so on). You will not actually
develop a
database in this step but rather organize data collection (input)
and then
design two significant reports that can be used for office
purposes. This is
a virtual activity. Explain your findings and database activity.
Step 10: End-User Interviews
Interview two (2) people, one Windows user and one Mac user.
Ask each
person to explain what he or she likes and dislikes about each
unique
operating system. Explain the similarities and differences of
each
operating system. Based on your findings, what would your

recommendation be for this medical office?
Step 11: Summary Statement
In this final step, summarize all of your findings. Be creative,
and add
appropriate technology as you see fit.
PROGRAMMING PROJECT
Project Objectives
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steps of
the program development cycle: analyze the problem, design a
solution, choose the interface, write code, test and debug your
decision-
making blocks.

“conditional” or
True/False statements that “steer” the decision or data flow of
the
application.
Project Description
The Programming Project provides you with a chance to
develop and
display your computer programming skills using Visual Basic.
The
project consists of four (4) programming problems based on
programming projects in your textbook. For each problem you
will apply
the six steps of the program development cycle and submit a
document
detailing your work as well as the Visual Basic code you write.
Guided by the six steps of the program development cycle,
please
complete each of the following four (4) programming problems.
For each
problem, submit a document detailing your performance of the
following

four tasks:
1. Analyze the problem (step 1) and design a solution (step 2).
2. Choose the user interface (step 3) and code the application
(step
4). This task also requires you to submit your Visual Basic code
along with the document. Follow the same procedure used for
submitting your programming assignments.
3. Test the developed application (step 5).
4. Document the designed application (step 6).
The document you submit, along with your Visual Basic code,
should be
approximately 1½–2 pages (375–600 words). Feel free to create
diagrams
within your document.
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Programming Problem 1: Medical Rentals for Patients
(Note: Programming Problem 1 is a modified version of Chapter
4,
Programming Project 1, page 161.)
Nutritional Associates of New Jersey offers a rental service for
patients of
the practice. Full day rentals cost one-and-a-half times half-day

rentals.
Write a program that displays the information provided in Table
1 below
in a list box when an appropriate button is clicked on and
displays a bill
in another list box based on the item number and time period
chosen by a
patient. The bill should include a $30.00 deposit. A sample copy
is
displayed in Figure 4.58 of the Visual Basic text. (Important:
Figure 4.58
reflects the original data from Table 4.11, not the modified data
in Table 1
below.)
Table 1. Nutritional Associates of New Jersey Device Rentals
Piece of Equipment Half Day Full Day
Blood pressure monitor $16.00 $24.00
Heart rate monitor $12.00 $18.00
Daily activity monitor $20.00 $30.00
Programming Problem 2: Billing Report
4,

Programming Project 5, pages 162–163.)
Nutritional Associates of New Jersey is in need of a brief
billing report for
patients. Write a program to generate a patient bill from the
patient
billing items found in Table 2 below. Use the form in Figure
4.62 of the
Visual Basic text as a model, and write the program so that each
group
box is invisible and becomes visible only when its
corresponding check
box is checked. After the button is clicked, the amount of the
bill should
be calculated.
Note: The Checked property of the first radio button in each
group
should be set to True in its Properties window. This guarantees
that a
selection is made in each visible group box. Of course when the
bill is
calculated, only the visible group boxes should be considered;
see Figure
4.63 in the Visual Basic text.

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Table 2. Nutritional Associates of New Jersey Billing Report
Items
Blood work Nutritional
Evaluation
Nutritional
Journals
Basic panel ($79.99)
Bronze ($199.99) Food intake
journals ($9.99)
Basic panel + advanced cholesterol testing
($129.99)
Silver ($299.99) Food intake and
activity journal
($14.99)
Basic panel + advanced cholesterol testing +
advanced sugar testing ($179.99)
Gold ($399.99)

Basic panel + advanced cholesterol testing +
advanced sugar testing + vitamin absorption
testing ($229.99)
Programming Problem 3: Supply Orders
5,
Nutritional Associates of New Jersey needs to place purchase
orders for
all rental equipment and all patient journals. The medical
supply vendor
provides the following equipment to Nutritional Associates:
1. Blood pressure monitor kits @ $129.00
2. Heart monitor kits @ $95.00
3. Activity monitor @ $109.00
4. Food intake journal @ $4.99
5. Food intake and activity journal @ $9.99

All items purchased by Nutritional Associates of New Jersey are
charged
a 7% sales tax rate.
Write a program to create an invoice to the supplier for
individual patient
supply orders (see Figure 5.40 in the Visual Basic text for a
model). After
the user enters the data on the left side of Figure 5.40, the user
can display
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an invoice in a list box by pressing the Process Order button.
The user
can click the Clear Order Form button to clear all text boxes
and the list
box, and can click on the Quit button to exit the program. The
invoice
number consists of the capital letters “NA” followed by a “-”
and then the
capitalized first two letters of the customer’s last name followed
by the
last four digits of the zip code. The customer name is input with
the last
name first, followed by a comma, a space, and then the first

name.
However, the name is displayed in the invoice in the proper
order. Take
note of the data entry box for City, State, Zip. The user will
enter the city
name, followed by a comma, the state name, followed by a
comma and
finally the zip code. The generation of the invoice number and
the
reordering of the first and last names should be carried out by
Function
procedures. The invoice should include the following:
Nutritional
Associates of NJ (Patient Name: first last) as the name header.
Programming Problem 4: Caffeine Absorption
(Note: Programming Problem 4 draws directly on Chapter 6,
Nutritional Associates of New Jersey stresses to their patients
the effects
of caffeine on the body. After caffeine is absorbed into the
body, 13% is
eliminated from the body each hour. Assume a person drinks an
8-oz cup
of brewed coffee containing 130 mg of caffeine, and the
caffeine is

absorbed immediately into the body. Write a program to
compute the
following values. See Figure 6.64 in the Visual Basic text.
a. The number of hours required until 65 mg (one-half the
original
amount) remain in the body.
b. The amount of caffeine in the body 24 hours after the person
drinks the coffee.
c. Suppose the person drinks a cup of coffee at 7:00 a.m. and
then
drinks a cup of coffee at the end of each hour until 7:00 a.m. the
next day. How much caffeine will be in the body at the end of
the
24 hours?
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Appendix
A Note on Submitting Programming
Assignments

Each application that you develop using Visual Basic (VB) will
be
associated with a root or parent folder that contains all the files
and
subfolders associated with that application.
Because each VB program is saved in multiple files and
subfolders, the
best way to submit each programming exercise or project is to
zip
(compress) the application folder and upload it as a ZIP file to
the assign-
ment link provided. For example, if your application folder is
named
Programming_Assignment_1a, you can zip that folder to a
folder called
Programming_Assignment_1a.zip or
Programming_Assignment_1a.rar
and submit that Zip file (compressed folder) through the
assignment link.
Your computer likely has a ZIP utility installed on it. If not,
you can
download and install one for free from the Internet. If you are
not familiar
with how to zip and unzip folders, please ask your mentor for
assistance.

PROGRAMMING PROJECT
Project Objectives
1. Write programs in Visual Basic while being guided by the six
design a solution, choose the interface, write code, test and
debug your solution, and document code.
2. Write Visual Basic programs that use the If and Select
decision-making blocks.
3. Develop Visual Basic applications that incorporate
“conditional” or True/False statements that “steer” the decision
or data flow of the application.
Project Description
The Programming Project provides you with a chance to
develop and display your computer programming skills using
Visual Basic. The project consists of four (4) programming
problems based on programming projects in your textbook. For
each problem you will apply the six steps of the program
development cycle and submit a document detailing your work
as well as the Visual Basic code you write.
Guided by the six steps of the program development cycle,
please complete each of the following four (4) programming
problems. For each problem, submit a document detailing your
performance of the following four tasks:
1. Analyze the problem (step 1) and design a solution (step 2).
2. Choose the user interface (step 3) and code the application
(step 4). This task also requires you to submit your Visual Basic
code along with the document. Follow the same procedure used
for submitting your programming assignments.
3. Test the developed application (step 5).

4. Document the designed application (step 6).
The document you submit, along with your Visual Basic code,
should be approximately 1.–2 pages (375–600 words). Feel free
to create diagrams within your document.
Programming Problem 1: Medical Rentals for Patients
4, Programming Project 1, page 161.)
Nutritional Associates of New Jersey offers a rental service for
patients of the practice. Full day rentals cost one-and-a-half
times half-day rentals. Write a program that displays the
information provided in Table 1 below in a list box when an
appropriate button is clicked on and displays a bill in another
list box based on the item number and time period chosen by a
patient. The bill should include a $30.00 deposit. A sample copy
is displayed in Figure 4.58 of the Visual Basic text. (Important:
Figure 4.58 reflects the original data from Table 4.11, not the
modified data in Table 1 below.)
Table 1. Nutritional Associates of New Jersey Device Rentals
Piece of Equipment
Half Day
Full Day
Blood pressure monitor
$16.00
$24.00
Heart rate monitor
$12.00
$18.00
Daily activity monitor

$20.00
$30.00
Programming Problem 2: Billing Report
4, Programming Project 5, pages 162–163.)
Nutritional Associates of New Jersey is in need of a brief
billing report for patients. Write a program to generate a patient
bill from the patient billing items found in Table 2 below. Use
the form in Figure 4.62 of the Visual Basic text as a model, and
write the program so that each group box is invisible and
becomes visible only when its corresponding check box is
checked. After the button is clicked, the amount of the bill
should be calculated.
Note: The Checked property of the first radio button in each
group should be set to True in its Properties window. This
guarantees that a selection is made in each visible group box.
Of course when the bill is calculated, only the visible group
boxes should be considered; see Figure 4.63 in the Visual Basic
text.
Table 2. Nutritional Associates of New Jersey Billing Report
Items Blood work
Nutritional Evaluation
Nutritional Journals
Basic panel ($79.99)
Bronze ($199.99)
Food intake journals
($9.99)
Basic panel + advanced cholesterol testing ($129.99)

Silver ($299.99)
Food intake and activity journal ($14.99)
Basic panel + advanced cholesterol testing + advanced sugar
testing ($179.99)
Gold ($399.99)
Basic panel + advanced cholesterol testing
+ advanced sugar testing +
vitamin absorption testing ($229.99)
Programming Problem 3: Supply Orders
5, Programming Project 3, page 219.)
Nutritional Associates of New Jersey needs to place purchase
orders for all rental equipment and all patient journals. The
medical supply vendor provides the following equipment to
Nutritional Associates:
1. Blood pressure monitor kits @ $129.00
2. Heart monitor kits @ $95.00
3. Activity monitor @ $109.00
4. Food intake journal @ $4.99
5. Food intake and activity journal @ $9.99
All items purchased by Nutritional Associates of New Jersey are
charged a 7% sales tax rate.
Write a program to create an invoice to the supplier for
individual patient supply orders (see Figure 5.40 in the Visual
Basic text for a model). After the user enters the data on the left
side of Figure 5.40, the user can display an invoice in a list box
by pressing the Process Order button. The user can click the
Clear Order Form button to clear all text boxes and the list box,
and can click on the Quit button to exit the program. The
invoice number consists of the capital letters “NA” followed by
a “-” and then the capitalized first two letters of the customer’s

last name followed by the last four digits of the zip code. The
customer name is input with the last name first, followed by a
comma, a space, and then the first name. However, the name is
displayed in the invoice in the proper order. Take note of the
data entry box for City, State, Zip. The user will enter the city
name, followed by a comma, the state name, followed by a
comma and finally the zip code. The generation of the invoice
number and the reordering of the first and last names should be
carried out by Function procedures. The invoice should include
the following: Nutritional Associates of NJ (Patient Name: first
last) as the name header.
Programming Problem 4: Caffeine Absorption
(Note: Programming Problem 4 draws directly on Chapter 6,
Nutritional Associates of New Jersey stresses to their patients
the effects of caffeine on the body. After caffeine is absorbed
into the body, 13% is eliminated from the body each hour.
Assume a person drinks an 8-oz cup of brewed coffee
containing 130 mg of caffeine, and the caffeine is absorbed
immediately into the body. Write a program to compute the
following values. See Figure 6.64 in the Visual Basic text.
a. The number of hours required until 65 mg (one-half the
original amount) remain in the body.
b. The amount of caffeine in the body 24 hours after the person
drinks the coffee.
c. Suppose the person drinks a cup of coffee at 7:00 a.m. and
then drinks a cup of coffee at the end of each hour until 7:00
a.m. the next day. How much caffeine will be in the body at the
end of the 24 hours?

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