This course familiarizes students with graphical user interface (GUI) programming in the Windows NT/2000 environment using Visual C++ and the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) library. IT 522 equips software developers with the essential knowledge of how to debug and profile Windows programs and covers the latest features of Visual C++ and Windows NT/2000 graphical components, such as tree views and rich edit controls. Topics required to build advanced applications using the latest ActiveX technology, database access using both ODBC and Data Access Objects (DAO) are also covered. Topics include VC++ Development Environment; C++ and Object-Oriented Programming; MFC Programming; Event Handling; Document-view Architecture; Creating Windows Help System; OLE and COM Basics; Creating and Customizing OLE Servers; ActiveX Concepts; ActiveX Template Library; MFC ControlWizard; Database Access.