Visual Basic .NET

Learn Microsoft Visual Basic and .NET for the Intermediate or Advanced Student

In this course, students will have the chance to learn and practice skills in VB.NET, ASP.NET, and web services by building actual working .NET applications. To save time and effort, a "Sandboxed" Visual Studio environment has been set up for students with all of the features needed to build a .NET application, including an IIS server and access database. Using these tools, students will build .NET-based projects that will be evaluated by their instructor, contributing to their portfolio and gaining valuable experience.

Upon completion of the course, students will earn 4 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) and a CEU letter from the University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education.

This course covers topics including: Classes, objects, instantiation, variables, the .NET framework, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, web services, XML, Visual Studio .NET, and more.

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Visual Basic .NET

498.00

Course Details and Syllabus

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Course Details and Syllabus


Course:	Visual Basic .NET
Tuition:	$498
Time Frame:	With our monthly lab fee system, this course is completely self-paced. You can expect to work approximately 40 hours on this course.
Technical Requirements:	As long as you have a web browser and internet connection, you can take this course from anywhere in the world. However, since .NET courses are taught through a special Learning Sandbox^® toolbar plugin, you will need Windows 2000, XP, or newer, or Macintosh OS X version 10.2.8 or newer. You will also need Internet Explorer 5.5 or newer. More info on technical requirements.
CEUs:	4 Continuing Education Units with official letter from the University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education.
Software:	The Learning Sandbox^® toolbar plugin provided for you will contain all your lessons, projects, quizzes, account files, editors, and programming tools necessary to build your skills from beginning to end, even beyond coursework. It will also contain a real Visual Studio application that you will use through this browser toolbar. You do not need to have a copy of Visual Studio. No other software is needed.
Instructor:	You will have one instructor throughout the course who will evaluate your projects and quizzes, hand them back for improvement when necessary, and coach you throughout your skills advancement.
Book:	All required course materials and software are included online within the Learning Sandbox^®. However, within a few weeks of enrolling, you'll receive the free ebook Learning Visual Basic .NET as a thank-you from O'Reilly.
Certificates:	This course is not included in a Certificate series.
Prerequisites:	Introduction to XML, or equivalent solid foundation in XML. Although experience in Visual Basic is not assumed, some experience in a programming language such as VBScript is recommended. This course is meant for the intermediate or advanced programmer.
Topics:	Classes, Objects, instantiation, extending classes, Variables, the .NET Framework, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, Web Services, XML, Visual Studio .NET, and more.
Syllabus:	Getting Started Installing the Toolbar Using the Visual Studio .NET Application Alternative Access to Useractive Coursework Submitting Quizzes and Objectives Logging Off Using Visual Studio .NET Getting Into The Application Using Projects and Solutions What are Visual Basic .NET Projects and Solutions? Adding Projects to a Solution Working with a Simple Windows Application Project Creating Your Own Subroutine Overview of the Microsoft .NET Framework Introduction to Three-Tier Architecture The .NET Framework The Common Language Runtime (CLR) The .NET Framework Class Library .NET Web Services ASP.NET ADO.NET Schematic of an Example Developing a Windows Application/Web Service Client Beginning a New Windows Application Project Connecting to and Using a Web Service Adding a Web Reference Calling a Web Method Class View Working with XML Data Getting XML Data From the Web Service Preparing the Form Obtaining Phonebook Search Results Using the XML that was Returned Importing the XML Data into a DataSet Using Data in a DataSet Improving the Client User Interface Improving the Search The SearchPhoneBook Function Allowing the User to Specify Search Parameters Allowing the User to Specify the Information to be Searched Making SearchPhonebook Dynamic An Alternative to If Statements Allowing Users To Add Entries Multiple Form Applications Developing the Add Entry Interface Completing the Windows Appliction User Interface Modifying and Deleting Entries Developing the Modify Entry Interface Using the ModifyEntry Form to Update Listings Deleting Entries Developing a Web Service using ASP.NET Creating a Web Service Project Coding ASP.NET Web Services Accepting Input from a Web Service Client Using ADO.NET to Connect to a Database Working with Data in ASP.NET Connecting to a Database using ADO.NET Reading the results of a Database Query Formatting Data as XML using ASP.NET Preparing the XmlTextWriter object Using XML to Format ADO.NET query results Finalizing the Web Service's Functionality Creating a Dynamic SQL Query for the Search Our AddPhonebookEntry web method Our ModifyPhonebookEntry() method Our DeletePhonebookEntry() method Developing a Web Forms Application using ASP.NET Creating a Web Forms Application Project Understanding the 'Codebehind' in ASP.NET Using the Codebehind to Generate Dynamic HTML content Developing a Web Service Client using ASP.NET Web Forms Designing the Web Forms User Interface Adding Functionality to the Search Form Utilizing Web Forms Controls for Data Display Web Forms and Windows Applications work very much the same way ASP.NET Tracing to Analyze Document Execution ASP.NET Tracing What Trace Output Provides Using Tracing to Understand Form Interaction Building a Web Service Client-Server Application on Your Own The Web Service The Windows Application Client The Web Forms Application Client Your Mission!

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