Course
Outline
Module
1:
Software
Design
and
Development
in
Visual
Studio
2008
This
module
helps
students
to
design
and
develop
software
using
Visual
Studio
2008.
Lessons
-
Introduction
to
Software
Design
and
Development
-
Introduction
to
Software
Development
Frameworks
and
Methodologies
-
Introduction
to
the
Microsoft
.NET
Framework
Applications
-
N-Tier
Application
Development
Lab :
Software
Design
and
Development
-
Exercise
1:
Managing
a
Software
Development
Process
-
Exercise
2:
Recommend
an
Architecture
-
Exercise
3:
Discussion
After
completing
this
module,
students
will
be
able
to:
-
Describe
software
design
and
development.
-
Describe
Microsoft
.NET
Framework
Applications.
-
Describe
N-Tier
Development.
Module
2:
Object-Oriented
Programming
with
Microsoft
Visual
Studio
2008
This
module
helps
students
to
design
and
develop
software
using
Visual
Studio
2008.
Lessons
-
Object-Oriented
Programming
Concepts
-
Defining
a
Class
-
Creating
a
Class
Instance
-
Introduction
to
Inheritance
-
Defining
and
Implementing
Interfaces
-
Creating
and
Using
Delegates
and
Events
-
Generics
Lab :
Creating
Classes
in
Visual
Studio
2008
-
Exercise
1:
Create
a
Customer
and
Person
Class
Using
the
Class
Designer
-
Exercise
2:
Create
a
BasicProduct
and
FullProduct
in
the
Code
Editor
Window
-
Exercise
3:
Extend
the
DAL
to
use
the
a
class
to
pass
data
After
completing
this
module,
students
will
be
able
to:
-
Describe
object-oriented
programming
concepts.
-
Define
a
Class.
-
Describe
how
to
create
a
Class
Instance.
-
Describe
how
to
implement
inheritance.
-
Describe
how
to
define
and
implement
an
interfaces.
-
Describe
how
to
create
and
use
delegates
and
events.
Module
3: Data
Validation
This
module
introduces
data
validation
and
explains
how
to
validate
Windows
Forms
and
ASP.NET
applications.
Lessons
-
Introduction
to
Data
Validation?
-
Validating
Windows
Forms
Applications
-
Validating
ASP.NET
Applications
Lab :
Data
Validation
-
Exercise
1:
Adding
data
validation
to
the
ASP.NET
application
-
Exercise
2:
Adding
data
validation
to
the
sales
interface
After
completing
this
module,
students
will
be
able
to:
-
Describe the general concepts around data validation.
-
Describe the technologies and techniques to be used to validate Windows Forms applications.
-
Describe the technologies and techniques to be used when validating ASP.NET Applications.
Module
4:
Debugging
and
Profiling
.NET
Applications
This
module
helps
students
to
debug
and
profile
applications
using
Visual
Studio
2008.
Lessons
-
Code
Tracing
and
Debugging
-
Application
Profiling
Lab :
Code
Tracing
-
Exercise
1:
Add
Tracing
to a
Windows
Forms
Application
After
completing
this
module,
students
will
be
able
to:
- Add trace and debug statements to applications to use for debugging .
- Use the common language runtime (CLR) Profiler to optimize applications.
- Use the Performance Explorer to analyze performance bottlenecks in applications.
Module
5:
Monitoring
and
Logging
.NET
Framework
Applications
This
module
introduces
the
concept
of
instrumentation,
as well
as one
of the
instrumentation
methods.
Lessons
-
Introduction
to
Instrumentation
-
Event
Logs
Lab :
Monitoring
and
Logging
.NET
Framework
Applications
-
Exercise:
Writing
to a
Custom
Event
Log
After
completing
this
module,
students
will
be
able
to:
- Discuss the basics of instrumentation
- Name the various technologies that are available for instrumentation
- Explain what the event logs are.
- Use the event logs to instrument your application.
Module
6:
Testing
Microsoft
.NET
Framework
Applications
This
module
helps
students
to
implement
software
testing
using
Visual
Studio
2008.
Lessons
-
Introduction
to
Software
Testing
-
Using
Visual
Studio
2008
Testing
Tools
Lab :
Software
Testing
-
Exercise
1:
Using
the
object
test
bench
-
Exercise
2:
Creating
and
running
a
unit
test
After
completing
this
module,
students
will
be
able
to:
-
Describe
the
basic
concepts
behind
software
testing.
-
Use
the
tools
available
in
VS
2008
to
implement
software
testing.
Module
7:
Introduction
to
LINQ
This
module
introduces
new
language
features
and LINQ
concepts
Lessons
-
What
Is
New
in
VB.NET
and
C#
-
Introduction
to
LINQ
-
LINQ
Data
Providers
Lab :
Using
New
Language
Features
-
Exercise
1:
Define
variables
using
local
type
inference
-
Exercise
2:
Define
objects
using
the
new
object
initializers
-
Exercise
3:
Define
an
anonymous
type
-
Exercise
4:
Create
an
extension
method
for
a
string
-
Exercise
5:
Use
a
Lambda
expression
Lab :
Simple
LINQ-to-Object
Queries
-
Exercise
1:
Extract
a
subset
of
objects
from
a
collection
-
Exercise
2:
Order
the
objects
according
to a
specific
field
Lab :
Using
LINQ to
Datasets
and LINQ
to
Objects
-
Exercise
1:
Filter
the
rows
of a
dataset
according
to a
specific
customer
code
After
completing
this
module,
students
will
be
able
to:
- Describe some of the new language features in C# 3.0 and VB.NET 9.0.
- Describe the basic architecture of LINQ.
- Describe the various LINQ constructs.
- Write a basic LINQ query.
- List the various LINQ Data Providers that Microsoft provides.
- Use the LINQ to Objects provider.
- Use the LINQ to Datasets provider.
Module
8: Data
Access
with
LINQ
This
module
introduces
new
language
features
and LINQ
concepts
Lessons
-
LINQ
to
XML
-
LINQ
to
Entities
-
LINQ
to
SQL
Lab :
Data
Access
with
LINQ
-
Exercise
1:
Replace
a
XSLT
solution
with
LINQ
to
XML
-
Exercise
2:
Build
a
Data
Access
Layer
around
a
new
Entity
Framework
model
of
the
AdventureWorksLT
database
-
Exercise
3:
Build
a
tool
to
update
Product
information
in
the
AdventureWorks
database
After
completing
this
module,
students
will
be
able
to:
-
Describe
LINQ
to
XML
-
Use
LINQ
to
XML
to
create
new
XML
trees
-
Use
LINQ
to
XML
to
query
XML
trees
-
Describe
the
Entity
Framework
-
Describe
LINQ
to
Entities
-
Create
an
Entity
Framework
Model
-
Use
the
Entity
Framework
and
LINQ
to
Entities
to
query
a
database
-
Use
the
Entity
Framework
and
LINQ
to
Entities
to
modify
a
database
-
Describe
LINQ
to
SQL
-
Create
a
LINQ
to
SQL
Model
-
Use
LINQ
to
SQL
to
query
a
database
-
Use
LINQ
to
SQL
to
modify
a
database
Module
9:
Implementing
Security
in .NET
Applications
This
module
explains
important
security
concepts
and how
to apply
them in
.Microsoft
NET
Framework
applications.
Lessons
-
Security
Overview
-
Implementing
Code
Access
Security
-
Implementing
Role-Based
Security
-
Using
Cryptography
Services
Lab :
Security
in the
.NET
Framework
-
Exercise
1:
Use
Code
Access
Security
to
lock
down
file
permissions
-
Exercise
2:
Use
role-based
security
to
implement
security
requirements
-
Exercise
3:
Encrypting
data
After
completing
this
module,
students
will
be
able
to:
-
Describe
security
in
the
.NET
Framework.
-
Implement
code
access
security.
-
Implement
role-based
security.
-
Use
the
cryptographic
services
in
the
.NET
Framework.
Module
10:
Network
Programming
This
module
explains
how
to
extend
our
applications
onto
the
network
to
access
resources
and
send
email.
Lessons
-
Introduction
to
Network
Programming
-
Setting
Credentials
-
Sending
Mail
Lab :
Network
Programming
-
Exercise
1:
Use
Code
Access
Security
to
Lock
Down
File
Permissions
-
Exercise
2:
Sending
Email
on
Receipt
of
an
Order
After
completing
this
module,
students
will
be
able
to:
- Explain the basics of network programming.
- Create and send an SMTP mail message.
- Create and set network credentials.
Module
11:
Creating
Distributed
Applications
This
module
introduces
the
concept
of
distributed
applications
and
shows
you how
to
create
and
consume
XML Web
services
by using
the
Microsoft
.NET
Framework
and
Microsoft
Visual
Studio
2008. It
also
covers
the key
features
of
Windows
Communication
Foundation
(WCF)
and
explains
how to
build
WCF
services
and
clients.
Lessons
-
Introduction
to
Distributed
Applications
-
Creating
and
Consuming
XML
Webservices
-
Building
Windows
Communication
Foundation
Services
and
Clients
Lab :
Creating
a
Windows
Communication
Foundation
Service
-
Exercise
1:
Expose
the
DAL
by
Means
of
Web
Services
-
Exercise
2:
Adding
Windows
Communication
Foundation
to
the
Solution
After
completing
this
module,
students
will
be
able
to:
-
Describe
the
options
for
creating
distributed
.NET
Framework
applications
and
the
key
features
of
WCF.
-
Create
and
consume
XML
Web
services.
-
Build
WCF
services
and
clients.
Module
12:
Configuring
.NET
Framework
Applications
This
module
helps
students
to
configure
applications
using
Visual
Studio
2008.
Lessons
-
Introduction
to
Configuring
Applications
-
Using
.NET
Configuration
Files
Lab :
Application
Configuration
-
Exercise
1:
Set
the
connectionstring
in
the
web.config
File
-
Exercise
2:
Reading
an
Application
Setting
from
a
Configuration
File
After
completing
this
module,
students
will
be
able
to:
- Describe.NET configuration files.
- Name the most common configuration files.
- Explain how the various configuration files interact.
- Configure applications using .NET configuration files.
Module
13:
Deploying
.NET
Framework
Applications
This
module
introduces
many of
the
features
and
options
that
Visual
Studio
2008 and
the
Microsoft
.NET
Framework
provide
to help
you
build,
test,
and
deploy
applications.
Lessons
-
Introduction
to
Assemblies
-
Overview
of
MSBuild
-
Deploying
.NET
Framework
Applications
by
Using
ClickOnce
-
Deploying
.NET
Framework
Applications
by
Using
Windows
Installer
Lab :
Deploying
a .NET
Framework
Application
-
Exercise
1:
Publish
the
MiddleTierWS
Web
Service
and
Secure
It
-
Exercise
2:
Create
a
Windows
Installer
Package
for
the
SalesInterface
Application
-
Exercise
3:
Deploy
the
SalesInterface
Application
Using
Click-Once
Deployment
Technologies
After
completing
this
module,
students
will
be
able
to:
- Describe assemblies and explain features of assemblies that relate to deployment.
- Explain how to use MSBuild to build an application.
- Deploy applications by using ClickOnce.
- Deploy applications by using Windows Installer.
Module
14:
Windows
Presentation
Foundation
Applications
This
module
introduces
the
concepts
of
using
the
Windows
Presentation
Foundation
(WPF)
applications
to
extend
the
range
and
flexibility
of
the
applications
that
can
be
developed
using
the .NET
Framework
3.5
and
Visual
Studio
2008.
Lessons
-
Introduction
to
Windows
Presentation
Foundation
-
Introduction
to
XAML
-
Programming
Windows
Presentation
Foundation
Applications
Lab :
Building
Windows
Presentation
Foundation
Applications
-
Exercise
1:
Creating
a
Windows
Presentation
Foundation
Application
After
completing
this
module,
students
will
be
able
to:
- Discuss the basic concepts behind WPF applications
- Explain the basic concepts behind XAML
- Create a simple WPF application
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