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Welcome to Introduction to Programming: Visual Basic.  In the course sequence you will learn to write programs that utilize both procedural and object oriented techniques to solve business problems.   In the first course in the sequence we will provide you with a solid foundation in the computer science topics that are important to understand when programming Visual Basic. In courses two through four, we will role up our sleeves and start coding in Visual Basic. In these courses you need to have access to a computer that is running Windows, macOS or Linux with the .NET 5 installed.  We will show you how to install .NET 5.

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Introduction to Computer Programming with Visual Basic Specialization

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This specialization is for anyone interested in learning more about computer programming using the Visual Basic language.

Approx. 15 hours to complete

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What you will learn

Develop computer programs that utilize classes and objects to solve business and mathematical problems
Develop computer programs that utilize collections of variables to solve business and mathematical problems
Model Object Oriented Programs with UML class diagrams

Skills you will gain

Debugging
Visual Basic (VB)
computer science fundamentals
software modeling
Computer Programming

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Course 1 of 4 in the

Introduction to Computer Programming with Visual Basic Specialization

Beginner Level

This specialization is for anyone interested in learning more about computer programming using the Visual Basic language.

Approx. 15 hours to complete

English

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Aspen Olmsted

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

8 minutes to complete

Specialization: Introduction to Computer Programming Visual Basic

8 minutes to complete

1 video (Total 8 min)

3 hours to complete

Algorithms, History of Computing and Algorithm Efficiency

3 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 24 min), 4 readings, 5 quizzes

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Computer Hardware and Organization

4 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 24 min), 4 readings, 5 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Computer Networks, Cloud Computing and Information Security

4 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 41 min), 4 readings, 5 quizzes

5 videos

Introduction to Networking 7mContinuation of Networking Overview7mIntroduction to Networking Protocols & Services8mIntroduction to Cloud Computing9mInformation Security8m

4 readings

Computer Networking Introducion Reading10mNetworking Reading30mCloud Computing Reading and Ungraded Activities50mInformation Security Readings20m

5 practice exercises

Practice Networking Quiz10mPractice Networking Protocols Quiz10mPractice Cloud Computing Quiz10mPractice Information Security Quiz30mModule 3 Graded Quiz30m

Week4

Week 4

5 hours to complete

Systems Software, Databases and Automation

In the fourth module of this course, we will touch on some important remaining topics required to understand the place of the software we develop. We will dive into the low-level languages used in computing including assembler and machine language. We then will look at databases as most applications need to store data. Lastly, we will look at how automation and artificial intelligence will affect the programs we develop

5 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 21 min), 4 readings, 5 quizzes

4 videos

Assembly Language Video6mHigh-Level Programming Language Video5mRelational Database Video4mAutomation and Artificial Intelligence Video5m

4 readings

Assembly Language Reading2mHigh-Level Programming Langauge Reading40mRelational Database Reading30mAutomation and Artificial Intelligence Reading20m

5 practice exercises

Practice Assembler Quiz30mPractice High-Level Programming Language Quiz30mPractice Relational Database Quiz30mPractice Automation and Artificial Intelligence Quiz30mModule 4 Graded Quiz30m

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by VBApr 19, 2021

Excellent course and instructor had explained the concepts very clearly.

by CCJan 26, 2022

Enjoyable teaching. The quizzes seemed quite tricky considering how limited and short the videos were to learn the material. Thanks!

by MNFeb 23, 2022

The course was excellent but there were spelling errors in some of the content and one of the answers on a certain quiz was incorrect. But overall, the course is structured in a good way.

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About the Introduction to Computer Programming with Visual Basic Specialization

This specialization is for anyone interested in learning more about computer programming, including the fundamental computer science knowledge and skills required for work in this field. Through 4 courses in this Specialization, you'll develop a foundation in the fundamentals of programming, including knowledge and skills essential for a career in information technology and data science.

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