M4994 Introduction to Programming Microsoft .NET Framework Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

The target audience for this course includes both novice programmers who have a minimum of three months’ programming experience and intermediate-level programmers who are otherwise new to .NET Framework development, and want to learn how to use Visual Basic or C#.

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. Students will also learn basic skills using either Microsoft Visual Basic or Microsoft Visual C# as a programming language.

After completing 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.

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Exposure to developing applications in either a graphical or a non-graphical environment.
 
• Ability to understand and apply the basics of structured programming, including concepts such as flow control, variables, parameters, and function calls.
 

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:

• Course MS2667: Introduction to Programming.

Module 1: Getting Started

Module 2: Creating a Simple Windows Forms Application

Module 3: Programming Fundamentals

Module 4: Data Types and Variables

Module 5: Controlling Program Execution

Module 6: Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming

Module 7: Creating Object-Oriented Applications

Module 8: Building a User Interface

Module 9: Validating User Input

Module 10: Debugging and Exception Handling

Module 11: Accessing Data

Module 12: Creating Web Applications and XML Web Services

Module 13: Exploring .NET Framework 3.0 Technologies

Module 14: Testing and Deploying Microsoft .NET Framework Applications