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4994: Introduction to Programming Microsoft .NET Framework Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Course Length: 5 Days

Overview:
This five-day instructor-led course enables introductory-level developers who are not familiar with the Microsoft .NET Framework or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 to gain familiarity with the Visual Studio 2005 development environment.

Prerequisites:
Course 2667: Introduction to Programming

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the key features of the .NET Framework and Visual Studio 2005
• Create a simple Windows Forms application
• Explain programming fundamentals
• Create and use data types and variables
• Control program execution by using conditional statements and loops
• Explain the fundamentals of object-oriented programming
• Create simple object-oriented applications
• Develop the user interface in a Visual Studio 2005 application
• Validate user input on a Windows form
• Implement debugging and exception handling in a Visual Studio 2005 application
• Access data in a Visual Studio 2005 application
• Create simple Web applications and XML Web services
• Explain the key features of the .NET Framework version 3.0 technologies
• Test and deploy Microsoft .NET Framework applications

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started

• Introduction to Microsoft .NET and the .NET Framework
• Introduction to the Software Development Life Cycle
• Exploring Visual Studio 2005
• Lab 1: Getting Started
• Working in the Development Environment

Lesson 2: Creating a Simple Windows Forms Application

• Creating a Windows Forms Project
• Adding Controls to a Windows Forms Project
• Compiling and Running a Windows Forms Project
• Lab 2: Creating a Simple Windows Forms Application
• Creating a Windows Forms Application
• Adding Controls to the Main Form
• Compiling and Testing the Application

Lesson 3: Programming Fundamentals

• Understanding Programming Concepts
• Defining Program Structure and Flow
• Styling and Writing Code
• Lab 3: Programming Fundamentals
• Displaying the Current Date on a Form
• Adding a New Form to the Application
• Adding Controls to the New Form

Lesson 4: Data Types and Variables

• Introduction to Data Types
• Defining and Using Variables
• Defining and Using Collections
• Converting Data Types
• Lab 4: Data Types and Variables
• Implementing Variables and Constants
• Implementing Arrays and Enumerations

Lesson 5: Controlling Program Execution

• Writing Expressions
• Creating Conditional Statements
• Creating Iteration Statements
• Lab 5: Controlling Program Execution
• Checking User Input
• Enabling and Disabling Controls

Lesson 6: Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming

• Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
• Defining a Class
• Creating a Class Instance
• Lab 6: Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming
• Creating a SalesPerson Class
• Creating and Using a SalesPerson Object

Lesson 7: Creating Object-Oriented Applications

• Designing Classes with the Class Designer Tool
• Implementing Inheritance
• Defining and Implementing Interfaces
• Lab 7: Creating Object-Oriented Applications
• Creating a Base Class
• Creating Derived Classes

Lesson 8: Building a User Interface

• Managing Forms and Dialog Boxes
• Creating Menus and Toolbars
• Providing User Assistance
• Lab 8: Building a User Interface
• Adding a Menu and a Toolbar to an Application
• Adding a Status Bar and Tooltips to an Application

Lesson 9: Validating User Input

• Restricting User Input
• Implementing Field-Level Validation
• Implementing Form-Level Validation
• Lab 9: Validating User Input
• Adding an ErrorProvider Component to a Form
• Providing Visual Cues to the User by Enabling an OK Button

Lesson 10: Debugging and Exception Handling

• Types of Errors
• Debugging Applications
• Handling Exceptions in Applications
• Lab 10: Debugging and Exception Handling
• Detecting Logic Errors
• Handling Run-Time Errors

Lesson 11: Accessing Data

• Overview of Data Access
• Accessing Data by Using the Visual Studio 2005 Integrated Development Environment
• Programmatic Access to Data
• Lab 11: Accessing Data
• Displaying Data by Using a DataGridView Control
• Access Data Programmatically by Using ADO.NET

Lesson 12: Creating Web Applications and XML Web Services

• Creating Web Applications
• Creating and Using XML Web Services
• Lab 12: Creating Web Applications and XML Web Services
• Creating a Web Application
• Creating and Using an XML Web Service

Lesson 13: Exploring .NET Framework 3.0 Technologies

• Introduction to the .NET Framework 3.0 Technologies
• Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation
• Introduction to Windows Communication Foundation
• Lab 13: Exploring .NET Framework 3.0 Technologies
• Building a Windows Presentation Foundation Application
• Building a Windows Communication Foundation Service
• Accessing a Windows Communication Foundation Service from a Windows Presentation Foundation Client

Lesson 14: Testing and Deploying Microsoft .NET Framework Applications

• Overview of Testing
• Creating Object Test Bench Objects
• Deploying Microsoft .NET Framework Applications
• Lab 14: Testing and Deploying Microsoft .NET Framework Applications
• Testing an Application
• Deploying an Application by Using ClickOnce
• Deploying an Application by Using Windows Installer

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