Programming with the Microsoft .NET Framework Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (6368)

Module 1: Software Design and Development in Visual Studio 2008This module helps students to design and develop software by 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.

• 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 Class to Pass Data

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe object-oriented programming concepts.
• Define a class.
• Explain how to create a class instance.
• Explain how to implement inheritance.
• Explain how to define and implement interfaces.
• Explain how to create and use delegates and events.
• Explain how to create and use generics.

• 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 of data validation.
• Describe the technologies and techniques for validating Windows Forms applications.
• Describe the technologies and techniques for validating ASP.NET applications.

• 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.

• 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 event logs are.
• Use event logs to instrument an application.

• 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.
• Implement software testing by using the tools available in Visual Studio 2008.

• 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 new language features in Microsoft C# 3.0 and Microsoft VB.NET 9.0.

• Describe LINQ.

• Describe the basic LINQ architecture.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) mail message.
• Create and set network credentials.

• Introduction to Distributed Applications
• Creating and Consuming XML Web Services
• Building Windows Communication Foundation Services and Clients

Lab : Creating a Windows Communication Foundation Service

• Exercise 1: Expose the DAL by Using 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.

• 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 Framework configuration files.
• Name the most common configuration files.
• Explain how the various configuration files interact.
• Configure applications using .NET Framework configuration files.

• Introduction to Assemblies
• Overview of MSBuild
• Deploying .NET Framework Applications by Using ClickOnce
• Deploying .NET Framework Applications by Using Windows Installer

Lab : Deploying .NET Framework Applications

• 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.

• 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 Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML).
• Create a simple WPF application.