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The course takes existing .NET developers and provides them with the necessary skills to develop modern MVC-5 web-based applications, using Visual Studio 2017 and the ASP.NET Framework 4.7.1. This course prepares delegates for the MVC part of Exam 70-486.
Pre-Requisites
Delegates should have basic knowledge of HTML and web page creation using JavaScript and CSS. These skills can be obtained by attending the Building an Effective Web Site course
- Delegates should have existing knowledge of at least C#4 (ie LINQ/Lambdas) and have worked with the .NET Framework for 3 months minimum. (VB.NET delegates should be comfortable reading C#).
- Delegates without these skills would benefit from attending the C# programming language course.
- Delegates are not required to have any experience in ASP.NET WebForms development.
Please note: Before attending this class delegates must have a Microsoft account (signing up one is free). The instructions on how to set up a Microsoft account can be found here.
Course Content
Module 1: Web Basics
This is a 'refresh' chapter for those not confident with web terminology.
It is brief and only intended as a refresh - not a 'learn from cold'.
There is no lab.
Module 2: MVC5 Overview
In this module, delegates learn about the separation of concerns, working with Models, Controllers and Views to understand how a MVC application is structured and how the different parts interact with the routing engine to resolve a client request.
Lessons:
- The MVC Pattern
- Models, Views, and Controllers ASP.NET MVC Conventions MVC5 Project structure
- Visual Studio 2017 support
- Nuget
Lab:
- Creating an ASP.NET MVC 5 project using Visual Studio 2017
After completing this module delegates will:
- Have gained a high-level overview of how to build an MVC-5 application
Module 3: Entity Framework
Because Entity Framework is such an important part of most MVC applications, we cover the topic before exploring models.
Lessons:
- The main features of Entity Framework
- CodeFirst / CodeFirst from Database
- Lazy / Eager / Explicit loading
- Linq To Entities
- Initialization and Migration
- Using Stored Procs
Labs:
- CodeFirst and loading options
- (Optional) Initialization and Migration
After completing this module delegates will:
- Know the different strategies available in Entity Framework
- Know how and when to use Initialization and Migration
Module 4: Data Storage Pattern
Delegates will work with the Entity Framework to build the models for an MVC-5 application. They will learn how to encapsulate data access logic using the Repository/UnitOfWork pattern.
Lessons:
- Modelling Data
- Querying data using LINQ
- Using a Repository
Lab:
- Creating Models using the Entity Framework and the Repository/UnitOfWork pattern.
After completing this module delegates will be familiar with Entity Framework and the Repository pattern.
Module 5: Controllers and Actions
Delegates learn how to structure and build controllers for key entities by learning how to write actions that return views for different scenarios. The usage of the Http Get and Post verbs in building forms is discussed.
Lessons:
- What is a controller? Action and parameters
- Returning Results from Actions Passing data to views Asynchronous Actions Processing HTTP Forms
Lab:
- Building controller classes
After completing this module delegates will:
- Understand the role of the controller
- Be able to write Actions to process requests
Module 6: Creating Views
Delegates create views and partial views using the Razor engine. They will learn how to render client side mark-up, based on what the Controller's request and the Model sends. Delegates learn how to create master layout pages to enforce a consistent layout and style across a website, plus how to implement forms for the websites 'Create', 'Update' and 'Delete' pages.
Lessons:
- Using views and partial views Razor
- Layout pages Using data in views
- Strongly Typed Views
- The HTML Helper methods
Lab:
- Implementing views and partial views
After completing this module delegates will:
- Be able to use the Razor engine to render views and partial views.
- Create master layout pages for a consistent look and feel.
- Use Helper methods to generate client side mark-up.
- Know how to access model data from within Views
Module 7: Bootstrap
In this module delegates work with Bootstrap. They will use the various Bootstrap styles to customise the look and feel of a website. Become familiar with the Bootstraps grid system to control the layout of content and how bootstrap provides a responsive design.
Lessons:
- Bootstrap getting started
- Bundling and Minification
- Bootstraps responsive design
- Bootstrap components
Lab:
- Styling webpages with Bootstrap
After completing this module delegates will:
- Know how to use the Bootstrap UI Framework
- Be able to create mobile-first responsive web pages
Module 8: Model Binding
Delegates will learn what Model Binding is and how the MVC framework leverages this.
Lessons:
- Model Binding
Lab:
- The model binding lab is included in the following chapter
Module 9: Validation
Delegates will learn to use data annotation attributes to provide validation for the model data. They use html helpers to provide validation assistance within views.
Lessons:
- Data Annotations and Validation Attributes Preventing JavaScript Injection attacks
Lab:
- Model Validation
After completing this module delegates will:
- Understand the Model Binding process.
- Be able to use Data Annotations and Validation attributes within model classes
Module 10: Error Handling
Delegates will learn how to protect a MVC application from script injection attacks, and how to implement custom exception handling within the application.
Lessons:
- Error handling
- Exception bubbling
- The default error page
- Error filters
Lab:
- Error handling
After completing this module delegates will:
- Provide custom error handling for a MVC application.
Module 11: Action filters
Delegates will use Action Filters to control the behaviour of an application. They will first use the built-in filters, then learn to create custom Action Filters. Delegates will also make use of global Action Filters, applying them both statically and dynamically.
Lessons:
- What are Action Filters? Types of Action Filter Using Action Filters
- Creating Custom Action Filters Adding global filters
Lab:
- Using Action Filters
After completing this module delegates will: Know the different types of filters available Be able to use a built-in Action Filters Create a custom Action Filter
Configure global filters
Module 12: Routing
Delegates learn how to create routes that map URLs to controller actions using both convention-base routing and attribute-based routing. They will implement routing constraints to ensure that routes contain the expected data. Also included is how to unit test routes.
Lessons:
- What are routes? Defining and using routes
- Convention-based Routing Attribute-based Routing
Lab:
- Configuring and de-bugging routes
After completing this module delegates will:
- Understand the purpose of routes.
- Know how to add literals and constraints to routes.
- Know the benefit of Areas.
Module 13: Web API 2
Delegates learn when and how to create a restful service using Web API 2. They will learn to use Fiddler2 to help test and debug Web APIs during development and how to call a Web API from multiple clients.
Lessons:
- WCF v. Web API2
- The HTTP Protocol Content negotiation Web API2 Controllers Routing
- Error handling
Lab:
- Creating and calling Web API Services
After completing this module delegates will:
- Understand the Web API framework
- Learn about the HTTP requests and responses
- Know how to create a Web API
- Be able to consume a Web API from a variety of devices
Module 14: State
Delegates learn about the various ways of maintaining state within a web server, how different state options affect the scalability of an application, and how to use page output caching and application caching service providers to improve application performance.
Lessons:
- State management
- Maintaining state between requests Maintaining state across all requests Maintaining state between user sessions
Lab:
- Managing and maintaining state
After completing this module delegates will:
- Understand the various techniques for state management.
Module 15: Unit Testing MVC 5 Applications
This module teaches delegates to use Visual Studio Unit Testing capabilities to carry out Test Driven Development (TDD) within an application, including the use of Mocks and Stubs. They will implement Dependency Injection and appreciate how to create a mock HttpContext for use when testing MVC 5 projects.
Lessons:
- Test Driven Development (TDD)
- Writing tests in Visual Studio
- Dependency Injection
- Mocking the HttpContext
Lab:
- Implement Test Driven Development
- Use Dependency Injection in web applications
After completing this module delegates will:
- Understand the principles of Test Driven Development (TDD)
- Know how to implement Unit Tests using Visual Studio
- Use Dependency Injection to support mocking frameworks
Module 16: Caching
Performance is often an issue with any web site. In this module delegates use the output and data caching features of the product to improve performance
Lessons:
- Output caching
- Data caching
Lab:
- Output and Data caching
Module 17: AJAX
Delegates will learn how to use the provided AJAX helpers and partial views to do client-side partial updates.
Lessons:
- What is AJAX
- AJAX Frameworks ASP.NET AJAX jQuery
- Visual Studio support
Lab:
- Enhancing an MVC application with AJAX After completing this module delegates will:
- Understand the need for AJAX
- Know how to implement jQuery in an MVC application
Module 18: Security
Module 15 examines the ASP.NET Identity infrastructure that is added automatically when creating new MVC projects.
Delegates will see the security options available and also how to configure, integrate and extend ASP.NET Identity.
Lessons:
- ASP.NET Identity Authorization
- Individual User Accounts
- Organizational Accounts
Lab:
- A number of labs are provided (most of them optional) so delegates can become familiar with the available options.
After completing this module the delegates will:
- Have an understanding of the security infrastructure provided in MVC
Module 19: Deploying
The delegates learn about the different deployment options available. They learn how to create deployment packages to deploy MVC applications into IIS and Azure, and how to use configuration transforms to modify web.config during deployment.
Lessons:
- Deployment Options
- Working with Packages Configuring Deployment Options Applying Transforms
- Deploying Web Applications to Azure
Lab:
1) Change to the Entity Framework migration strategy
2) Deploy to IIS
3) Deploy to Azure (for those with an Azure account)
After completing this module delegates will:
- Know how to deploy ASP.NET MVC 5 applications to hosting servers and Microsoft's Azure
- How to create and configure deployment profiles
Exams & Certification
This course prepares delegates for the MVC part of Exam 70-486 (not included).
Virtual Classroom
Virtual classrooms provide all the benefits of attending a classroom course without the need to arrange travel and accomodation. Please note that virtual courses are attended in real-time, commencing on a specified date.
