From jacobson@math-cs.cns.uni.edu Tue Aug 30 18:15:14 2005
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:14:45 -0500 (CDT)
From: Mark Jacobson <jacobson@math-cs.cns.uni.edu>
To: 810-022-01@uni.edu
Subject: [810-022-01] Hands-on class on Thursday, Sept 1st...

Hi 022 students (MASI class 8 TTh),

      On Thursday, we will meet in the Wright 112 lab, which has
a total of 28 PCs.

      This class does NOT require that you have any previous
programming experience.  You will learn the basics by getting
some experience with PERL and with VBA (Excel and Access VBA)
macros.

       With the class being small, we actually can have everyone
or almost everyone use PhotoShop at once in the lab.  I can't remember
for sure, but I think we have 10 licenses or 12 or so???  We will work
with partners on Photoshop when needed, if it is only 10.

       I cannot assume you have had any EXCEL or HTML and web
page stuff before, because students take this class having
had many different instructors for our 810:021 class, or having
had any programming class or any information systems overview
class as a prerequisite.

       If you go for the certificate in applications, you will find
that taking this class will be easier if you have already had
Visual Basic, but on the other hand, if you take this class first,
Visual Basic class will be much easier when you take that in the
future.
           http://www.cns.uni.edu/~jacobson/

           http://www.cns.uni.edu/~jacobson/c022.html

           http://www.cns.uni.edu/~jacobson/dodea/ex.html

                         VBA Macros - 23 birthdays simulation

                         Racing rectangles - VBA macros applied
                                             to graphical objects
                                             and "games".
       For this week, you need to read and reread the web site
materials.  It is the best way to review your first 3 
lecture/demonstration classes.  Also, better yet also try out things
with Excel and VBA macros using WordArt or rectangles or whatever.

       I will try to have your first assignment ready to hand out
on Thursday in class, and if so, it will not be due for until
either one week later or else 12 days later.

       Next week, we will start going through the Access VBA book.

       Mark