Request for consultation

Thanks for your request. You’ll soon be chatting with a consultant to get the answers you need.
Your form is submitting...
{{formPostErrorMessage.message}} [{{formPostErrorMessage.code}}]
Email Address is required. 'Email Address' must contain at least 0 characters 'Email Address' cannot exceed 0 characters Please enter a valid Email Address
First Name is required. 'First Name' must contain at least 0 characters 'First Name' cannot exceed 0 characters Please enter a valid First Name
Last Name is required. 'Last Name' must contain at least 0 characters 'Last Name' cannot exceed 0 characters Please enter a valid Last Name
Institution is required.
Discipline is required.
Cengage, at your service! How can we best meet your needs? is required.
Why are you contacting us today? is required. 'Why are you contacting us today?' must contain at least 0 characters 'Why are you contacting us today?' cannot exceed 0 characters Please enter a valid Why are you contacting us today?
See Most Recent Edition

Microsoft Visual Basic 2015 for Windows, Web, Windows Store, and Database Applications: Comprehensive, 1st Edition

Corinne Hoisington

  • Copyright 2016
  • {{checkPublicationMessage('Published', '2015-07-07T00:00:00+0000')}}
Starting At $202.95 See pricing and ISBN options
Instructor Next Steps
Students: Buy now
Microsoft Visual Basic 2015 for Windows, Web, Windows Store, and Database Applications: Comprehensive 1st Edition by Corinne Hoisington
Quick Navigation

Overview

Help your students master Microsoft® Visual Basic with the step-by-step, visual approach and professional programming opportunities in MICROSOFT® VISUAL BASIC® 2015 FOR WINDOWS®, WEB, WINDOWS® STORE, AND DATABASE APPLICATIONS: COMPREHENSIVE. This book’s innovative step-by-step pedagogy integrates demonstrations of professional-quality programs with in-depth discussions of programming concepts and techniques. Students practice and reinforce what they’ve learned with numerous independent programming assignments in each chapter. This new volume retains the popular features and pedagogy from previous editions while emphasizing the changing development process in today’s increasingly mobile-oriented world. This book provides a strong foundation for the number one job in today’s tech sector -- app development -- as students gain a solid understanding of Windows® programming for 2015, including Windows® Desktop, database and web applications, and Windows® Store development. Chapter 12, which covers the Windows® Store, will be posted online at CengageBrain.com, to provide students with the latest updates for Windows® 10.

{{readMore['overview'] ? 'Read More' : 'Read Less'}}

Meet the Authors

{{collapseContainerClosed['meet-the-author'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}

Corinne Hoisington

Corinne Hoisington is a full-time professor of information systems technology at Central Virginia Community College in Lynchburg, Virginia, with more than 25 years of teaching experience. She travels over 200,000 miles a year delivering keynote addresses to college and university professors and K-12 educators in over 70 cities worldwide for customers such as Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Canada Camp 21 International Events, Cengage, ByteSpeed, Capital One International Bank, Executive LIVE in London and Johannesburg, and the international South by Southwest (SXSW) event in Austin, Texas. Professor Hoisington is the recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award in Computer Programming. In addition, she has authored over 30 textbooks with Cengage and National Geographic on topics such as Outlook 365, Office 365, Microsoft Windows, Android Boot Camp Java, Technology Now and Visual Basic.

Features

{{collapseContainerClosed['features'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}
  • REALISTIC, UP-TO-DATE APPLICATIONS PROVIDE MEANINGFUL PROGRAMMING PRACTICE -- Each programming chapter focuses on building a sample project that is a complete, useful application showcasing key Visual Basic 2015 features and the latest technology.
  • GUIDED STEPS ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENCE -- After observing how a professional developer would build the chapter project and exploring related programming concepts and Visual Basic 2015 techniques, students create each chapter’s sample application on their own in the Guided Program Development section. This step-by-step section provides enough guidance for students to work independently, with Hint Screens that verify students are performing the tasks correctly.
  • CLEAR DISCUSSIONS OFFER MUCH MORE THAN STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTION -- Each chapter offers distinctive, thorough discussions of the programming concepts students need to understand to build the sample application. Each presentation highlights important Visual Basic 2015 design and programming features, including time-saving techniques such as using IntelliSense, code snippets, and the Toolbox. Whenever appropriate, students design and prepare for applications the way professional developers do -- by creating or analyzing requirements documents, use case definitions, and event planning documents.
  • ONLINE REINFORCEMENT BOXES DIRECT READERS TO ADDITIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES -- The Online Reinforcement boxes send students to the Student Companion site at CengageBrain.com to watch videos illustrating each step in the chapter project. Students can refer to the chapter’s Online Reinforcement boxes as they initially work through the chapter or as review. Watching these insightful videos helps students prepare to create the chapter application on their own.
  • IN THE REAL WORLD BOXES HIGHLIGHT PROFESSIONAL TIPS, TOOLS, AND TECHNIQUES -- This feature provides valuable insight into how today’s developers use Visual Basic tools or programming techniques to save time or enhance professional development projects.
  • WATCH OUT FOR BOXES PROVIDE CAUTIONS ABOUT COMMON ERRORS -- These helpful features throughout the book explain how to avoid common pitfalls when using a particular command, programming structure, or technique.
  • CONSIDER THIS FEATURES ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENT PROBLEM SOLVING -- This unique feature poses thought-provoking questions and provides answers related to programming and Visual Basic to encourage readers to critically consider options and learn to resolve challenges on their own.
  • NEW CRITICAL THINKING BOXES HELP PROGRAMMERS DEVELOP ESSENTIAL REASONING SKILLS. Critical thinking is an essential part of the programming process. Developers need to be able to reason strategically and justify their decisions to craft an effective program. Critical Thinking boxes in this new 2015 edition encourage students to further explore the ideas in the chapters.

Table of Contents

{{collapseContainerClosed['table-of-contents'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}
1. Introduction to Visual Basic 2015 Programming.
2. Program and Graphical User Interface Design.
3. Program Design and Coding.
4. Variables and Arithmetic Operations.
5. Decision Structures.
6. Loop Structures.
7. Using Procedures and Exception Handling.
8. Using Arrays and File Handling.
9. Creating Web Applications.
10. Incorporating Databases with ADO.NET.
11. Multiple Classes and Inheritance.
12. Getting Started with Windows Store Apps.
Appendices.

Compare Buying Options

{{collapseContainerClosed['compare-buying-options'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}

Textbook Only Options

Traditional eBook and Print Options

{{collapseContainerClosed['detail_0'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}

  • ISBN-10: 1285856902
  • ISBN-13: 9781285856902
  • RETAIL $202.95

  • ISBN-10: 1285856899
  • ISBN-13: 9781285856896
  • RETAIL $275.95
Instructor Next Steps
Students: Buy now

Supplements

{{collapseContainerClosed['supplements'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}

Cengage provides a range of supplements that are updated in coordination with the main title selection. For more information about these supplements, contact your Learning Consultant.

FOR STUDENTS

Microsoft Visual Basic 2015 for Windows Applications: Introductory

ISBN: 9781285856902
Introduce your students to the fundamentals of Microsoft® Visual Basic with the step-by-step, visual approach and professional programming opportunities in MICROSOFT® VISUAL BASIC® 2015 FOR WINDOWS®, APPLICATIONS: INTRODUCTORY. This book’s innovative step-by-step pedagogy blends demonstrations of professional programs with in-depth discussions of programming concepts and techniques. Students practice what they’ve learned with numerous independent programming assignments in each chapter. This new volume retains the popular features from previous editions while emphasizing the changing development process in today’s increasingly mobile-oriented world. This book provides a strong initial foundation for the number one job in today’s tech sector -- app development -- as students gain a foundational understanding of Windows® programming for 2015.