John Burns

Contact Info

KVCC e-mail

jburns@kvcc.edu
Best initial contact method

On the Web

aUJSproduction.com

Office

7364

Office phone

269.488.4147
Check classroom first...
Note: Best to contact via e-mail

Voice Mail

269.488.4701 x6142

Postal Address

Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Texas Township Campus
6767 West O Avenue
PO Box 4070
Kalamazoo, MI 49003-4070

KVCC Web

Office hours

Fall 2008

T/R 6:00 - 7:15 p.m.
Before/after class or by appointment
If classroom is available, look for me there. Otherwise in the office noted.

About Me (viz. CV)

I enjoy finding ways to integrate technology into a business. Primary Goals? To increase productivity or reduce costs.

Over 20 years in technology arena, including retail, corporate, and non-profit. Areas of interest/experience: Programming, support, and project management.

Over 3000 hours in classroom & presentation leadership roles.

Education

Masters of Arts, Career & Technical Education, Western Michigan University
Bachelor of Business, Davenport College
Associate in Science, Oakland Community College
- Over 20 credit hours of additional non-degree coursework
Over 70 credit hours of non-degree engineering program coursework at University of Detroit & Lawrence Institute of Technology

Computer Languages

Reviewing...

MS SQL 2008
Internet Explorer 8

Used in business...

ASP/ASP.NET
Basic - Various incarnations, i.e. Symantec.
OS scripting languages: DOS Batch, Windows Scripting
Turbo Pascal v3.0-6.0 & Win1.5.
Visual Basic v5.0 - 6.0
Visual Basic.NET through 2008 Pro & various Express editions
WEB Languages. VBScript, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Part of my formal education...

C
C++
FORTRAN 77
Visual Basic 6.0 Advanced

Operating Systems

DOS - IBM & Microsoft v1.0-6.22.
Netware 2.01a-5.x. Administration & some installation.
Windows v1.0-XP workstation.
Windows Server NT-2003. Administration & some installation.

Database

Alpha 4. Various tools and organizational data gathering forms.
Betrieve. Output of fixed format files for custom report generation.
dBase
MS Access. Used for various business tools & applications - local & web-based.
MS SQL. Used for various business tools & applications - local & web-based. Server administrator.
Paradox

Office Productivity Tools

MS Excel - since version 2.0, through current edition.
MS Word - since DOS days, through current edition.
Other MS Office tools - Visio, PowerPoint, FrontPage
WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Lotus 123 (DOS & Windows), etc.

Questions about a Class?

Contact me.

I would be happy to discuss the course, class requirements, etc.

Notes & More...

I start the course material the first night of class. If you miss the first class, you are already behind.
John's 3 rules to make any of your classes boring... 1) Don't participate, 2) Don't participate, 3) Don't participate
My classes are unusual... they rarely, if ever, start late or get out early. There is a lot of cool & interesting material to cover and a short time to fit it in.
Questions are always welcome. Someone needs to ask... why not you?
My teaching style includes 3 "processes": 1) you read & do your best to comprehend course material "before class", 2) we review & discuss important points, 3) and practice*, which includes learning the editing tool and writing code.
- *Programming is nearly impossible to learn without practice (e.g. I haven't met the person who has, yet). To this end, a significant amount of time in each class is dedicated to exercising your mind & fingers.
- Most students do well in the class, as presented; however, if your intention is to really learn the course material, you will need to schedule (and implement) appropriate time outside of class to study and practice programming.
The goal of programming is to create an electronic "thingy" that replaces "a real thingy" in our physical world. If you don't know "stuff" in the physical world... your ability to use code to mimic that stuff, will be a "bit difficult". Learn stuff!

Course Enrollment FYI

Note: Be sure to register and pay for your courses as early as possible. Many classes have a minimum paid enrollment; if this enrollment is not met, the course is cancelled.

Current or upcoming sessions

Fall 2008

CIS205 - PC Database Programming
3-2-3 (Lecture/Standard Lab) This course provides advanced knowledge of microcomputer database theory. Emphasis is placed on using the database manager's programming language to generate advanced business reports. Students write programs, create menus, and write code required to create database programs.
Prerequisites: CIS 150
- Fall 2008 - CRN 10099 (Starts on: Tuesday 9/2/2008)
  T/R 7:30 PM to 9:45 PM
- Texas Twp Classroom: 2160
- Schedule:
  - Office 2007 version (.DOCX) - CIS205 Fall 2008
  - Office 2003 version (.DOC) - CIS205 Fall 2008
  - Old or non-office version (.RTF) - CIS205 Fall 2008
- Microsoft Access VBA Programming, Third Edition, Michael Vine.

John Burns

Contact Info

KVCC e-mail

On the Web

Office

Office phone

Voice Mail

Postal Address

Office hours

Fall 2008

About Me (viz. CV)

Education

Computer Languages

Operating Systems

Database

Office Productivity Tools

Questions about a Class?

Notes & More...

Course Enrollment FYI

Current or upcoming sessions

Fall 2008

Past Courses

Summer 2008

Winter 2008

Fall 2007

Summer 2007

Winter 2007

Fall 2006

Summer 2006

Winter 2006

Fall 2005