Philip: Fundamentals of C# Programming for Information Systems

Fundamentals of C# Programming for Information Systems

George C. Philip, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

Overview

Fundamentals of C# Programming for Information Systems provides a solid foundation for building a business and other real-world applications. The book discusses programming concepts in the context of familiar, practical applications that use graphical user interfaces. Philip employs ample illustrations and examples to support his comprehensive, patient explanations. Hands-on tutorials for Microsoft Visual Studio help students apply and explore what they learn.

UPDATE:
The author has updated Chapter 1 (Sections 1.1 through 1.3) and Chapter 15 (Section 15.1) to reflect the changes in Visual Studio 2019. A PDF of these changes can be found at the instructor and student resources page for the textbook. These changes have NOT been made in the eBook or paperback for Edition 2.0. Please refer to the PDF for the most up-to-date coverage.

Features

Thorough Coverage
Teach a comprehensive exploration of C# fundamentals, databases, collections, and GUI, with an introduction to object-oriented programming.

Highly Adaptable
Support your course design using a textbook designed for flexibility in selection and sequencing of topics as well as depth and pacing of coverage.

Interactive Engagement Activities
Enhance student interest and learning with end-of-chapter review questions and exercises.

Appropriate for a Two-Course Sequence
Use this text in a two-course sequence. This is facilitated by the inclusion of new chapters presenting the concepts and practice of object-oriented programming, including inheritance, as well as web application development.

New Features
Enhance your course with expanded sets of assignments, expanded end-of-chapter exercises and stated learning objectives for each chapter.

Detailed Table of Contents PDF

Chapter 1: Introduction to Visual Studio and Programming
Chapter 2: Data Types
Chapter 3: Decision Structures and Validation
Chapter 4: Iteration Structure: Loops
Chapter 5: Methods
Chapter 6: Graphical User Interface Controls
Chapter 7: Arrays
Chapter 8: Sequential Files and Arrays
Chapter 9: Collections
Chapter 10: Graphical User Interface: Additional Controls
Chapter 11: Multi-form Applications and Menus
Chapter 12: Databases
Chapter 13: Object-Oriented Programming
Chapter 14: Inheritance
Chapter 15: Introduction to Web Applications Development
Chapter 16: Web Development: Multipage and Database Applications

Appendices
Appendix A: Binary Files
Appendix B: Creating a Database
Appendix C: Answers to Review Questions
Appendix D: HTML Elements

About the Author

George C. Philip is Professor Emeritus of Information Systems at the College of Business, The University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. He has more than twenty-five years of teaching and consulting experience in the information systems field, including computer programming in multiple languages. Dr. Philip also served as chair of the Information Systems Team, and director of the M.S. in Information Systems program. He has published numerous articles in this field.

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Tutorial Starts and Data Sets

Tutorial starts and data sets zip file (Unzip file before attempting to run projects.)

Chapter 13: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

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Updates for Visual Studio 2019

The author has updated Chapter 1 (Section 1.1 through Section 1.3) and Chapter 15 (Section 15.1) to reflect changes in Visual Studio 2019.

CLICK HERE for a PDF which includes the updated chapter sections.

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Fundamentals of C# Programming for Information Systems

George C. Philip, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

Edition 1.0
Copyright 2017
Publication date: July 25, 2016

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Fundamentals of C# Programming for Information Systems

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About the Author

Instructor Resources

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Updates for Visual Studio 2019

Previous Editions

Fundamentals of C# Programming for Information Systems

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