Completed Courses and Knowledge
Completed Courses
- CMIS 108 - Computer Concepts
- CMIS 142 - Visual Basic Programming
- CMIS 230 - JAVA Programming
- CMIS 270 - Structured Systems Analysis
- CMIS 310 - Info Tech Hardware and System Software
- CMIS 342 - Information Systems for Business
- CMIS 450 - Database Design
- CMIS 468 - Business Telecommunications
Additional Knowledge
Currently I am enrolled in web-based application design course. This will be my last computer programming based class during my under-grad degree. With all these courses under my belt I feel it is important to be well rounded in this field. I feel my knowledge of networks and computer technology has grown greatly since I started attending SIUE. Technology is always changing and we will continue to learn as new inventions come about in the future.
Ticket Sales Application (Java)
Project Focus
Develop an application for selling baseball tickets.
Contribution / Role
Application Developer
Technology / Skills
JAVA Programming, TextPad
Description
This application lets the user input the number of box seats, sideline seats, premium seats, and general admission seats sold for the game. The program calculates and displays the cost of all the tickets with the different prices for each one. It then prompts the user a message to continue or exit. Continuing will restart the application where exit will terminate the program.
Challenges
The challenge of this project was transitioning from a different language. This was one of the first projects I did in Java. After learning the basics, like anything, i became more comfortable with Java.
Reflections
Looking back on this project, I learned how to implement an application with multiple input. The application did more calculations than just look up one thing and output it. Working in Java was one of my greatest struggles but after taking a second class in Java I feel better prepared for working with Java in the future.
Bookstore App (VB)
Project Focus
Develop an inventory lookup application for a bookstore.
Contribution / Role
Application Developer
Technology / Skills
Microsoft Visual Studio
Description
The application searches for an item in inventory. Then it tells you the description, price, and how many in stock that are available. The program then tells you the total due depending on how many you want to sell.
Challenges
Deciding where to put all the text boxes and labels was a challenge along with coding in VB for the first time. We wanted to make the application look professional but struggled with the final output until we made decision.
Reflections
This was a pretty straight forth application. Since it was in Visual Studio we didnt have to code how the application looks. We simply drug our boxes in place. Coding the application was a few simple definitions and look-up with straight forward math to do the transactions. The exposure to Visual Studio was different but I'm glad I got the opportunity to experience this software.