Software Tools and Applications

Code:

CC220

Acronym:

CC220

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Computer Science

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Computer Science
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Geology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:AST	0	Plano de Estudos a partir de 2008	3	-	5	-
L:B	0	Plano de estudos a partir de 2008	3	-	5	-
L:CC	17	Plano de estudos de 2008 até 2013/14	2	-	5	-
			3
L:F	0	Plano de estudos a partir de 2008	3	-	5	-
L:G	0	P.E - estudantes com 1ª matricula anterior a 09/10	3	-	5	-
		P.E - estudantes com 1ª matricula em 09/10	3	-	5	-
L:M	0	Plano de estudos a partir de 2009	3	-	5	-
L:Q	1	Plano de estudos Oficial	3	-	5	-
MI:ERS	18	Plano de Estudos a partir de 2007	3	-	5	-

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Provide the student experience in the use, administration and programming of some of the systems / applications currently used in the Windows environment. The particular focus is on the programming environment of Visual Basic for Applications.

Learning outcomes and competences

Know how to develop programs that use MS Excel.
Know how to develop programs that use MS Access.
Create systems capable of integrating these two above mentioned tools.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Frequency of an initial course on programming, preferably an imperative language.

Program

Microsoft Excel: Working environment. Data types. Format data. Documenting data. Referencing cells. Formulas. Operators. Functions. Soma automatic and automatic calculation.
Microsoft Access: Fundamentals database. Work environment. Tables. Types and properties of the data. Referential integrity. Relationships and associations. Queries. Query types. Forms and sub-forms. Controls. Types of controls. Reports, sub-reports and sections. Macros. Security.
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA): Variables. Operators. Procedures. Arguments. Arrays. Decision-making structures. Cycles. Basic functions. Objects. VBA and Excel. Objects Workbook, Worksheet and Range. VBA and Access. DoCmd object, Form, Report, and Control. ActiveX Data Objects (ADO). Objects Connection, Command and Recordset. Error handling. Collections. Class modules.

Mandatory literature

Running Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Press
Running Microsoft Access, Microsoft Press

Complementary Bibliography

ADO: ActiveX Data Objects, O'Reilly

Teaching methods and learning activities

Expository method; demonstrations; resolutions of exercises and practical coursework.

Software

Moodle UP
MS Office 2010

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	60,00
Trabalho laboratorial	40,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Completing all practical work; minimum score of 4 out of 12 on the exam; not more than 7 misses to theoretical lectures.

Calculation formula of final grade

Sum of all parts: coursework 1 (4 points), coursework2 (4 points), final exam (12 points).

This gives a maximum of 20 points, which are converted to the correspondet scale.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Coursework1 (Excel-VB). Coursework2 (Access-VBA).