COMPLETED: See the current UTS course.

Dates: Every Thursday from 9/8/07 to 6/9/07 and 4/10/07 to 1/11/07
Times: 6:00-9:00pm
Duration: 30 hrs (3hrs x 10 weeks)
Fees: $1600
Venue: City campus - Building 10, Level 3, Room 460

This course introduces students the Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework through hands-on exercises and live demos. Both C# and VB .NET code is provided side-by-side giving the students a deeper understanding of the commonalities between the languages. The class examples can be completed in either C# or VB .NET.

The course provides an introduction to the .NET Framework for students who want to pursue Microsoft certification, specifically MCAD (Microsoft Certified Application Developer).

At course completion students will be able to:

  • Explain the main concepts behind the common language runtime
  • Create Windows-based applications
  • Create Windows Forms with menus, system and user controls
  • Create Web Forms with menus, system and user controls and Web Services
  • Create and use components in Windows Forms-based and ASP.NET-based applications
  • Use XML Web services in an application
  • Create and use classes, interfaces, delegates
  • Handle system events and generate custom events

Registration and more details are available via the UTS Programming Short Courses Page.

Schedule

Part 1: Developing Windows Applications using Visual Studio.net (C# and VB.net) Part 2: Developing ASP.net Web Applications using Visual Studio .net (C# and VB.net)

Duration: 5 sessions - 15 hours over 5 weeks

  • Session 1: Overview
    • Overview of .NET
    • Managed Objects in the CLR
    • Reviewing Object Orientation
      • VB.NET concepts
      • C# concepts
      • Singleton
    • The 4 projects
    • Creating Windows Forms (in VB.NET 2005)
    • Opening forms
    • Event Handlers
    • Menus
    • Make a user control

  • Session 2: Data in Forms (in C# 2005)
    • ADO.NET
    • DataBinding
    • DataGrid
    • Input Validation

     

  • Session 3: Usability - Rules to Better Windows Forms (in VB.NET 2005)
    • Implement FxCop
    • Implement SSW Code Auditor

     

  • Session 4: Deployment and Security of Windows Forms (in C# 2005)

    • Setting files
    • ClickOnce
    • Authentication and Authorisation
    • Impersonation
    • Security Attributes
    • Assembly Strong Naming
  • Session 5: Web Services and Threading (in C# 2005)
    • Creating Web Services
    • Consuming Web Services
    • Background Worker process and Asynchronous programming

Duration: 5 sessions - 15 hours over 5 weeks

  • Session 1: Overview
    • Creating Web Forms(in VB.NET 2005)
    • Opening pages
    • Event Handlers
    • Menus
    • Make a user control
    • Master Pages
    • Web.connfig
    • Session/View State

     

  • Session 2: Data in Forms (in VB.NET)
    • ADO.NET
    • DataBinding
    • DataGrid
    • Input Validation

     

  • Session 3: Usability - Rich Web Forms and other ASP.NET Features
    • Cross Page Post Backs
    • Validation Groups
    • XML Databinding
    • URL Rewriting
    • Implement AJAX using Microsoft AJAX (formerly ATLAS)

     

  • Session 4: Web Security
    • Forms Authentication
    • SQL Membership Provider and Role Provider
    • Personalisation

     

  • Session 5: Advanced Topics & Future Technology
    • Generics
    • Unit Tests
    • Logging
    • Profiling
    • Visual Studio Team System
    • A look into the future .NET Framework 3 – WPF, WCF, WWF, Silverlight

Session Dates

Part 1: .NET Winforms
  Date Time Topic Presenters

1

 Thursday
09-08-2007		 18:00 - 21:00 Overview of .NET Paul Sorauer
2 Thursday
16-08-2007		 18:00 - 21:00 Data in Forms (in C# 2005) Paul Sorauer
3 Thursday
23-08-2007		 18:00 - 21:00 Usability - Rules to Better Windows Forms (in VB.NET 2005) Paul Sorauer
4 Thursday
30-08-2007		 18:00 - 21:00 Deployment and Security of Windows Forms (in C# 2005) Paul Sorauer
5 Thursday
06-09-2007		 18:00 - 21:00 Web Services and Threading (in C# 2005) Paul Sorauer

Part 2: .NET Webforms

  Date Time Topic Presenters

1

 Thursday
4-10-2007		 18:00 - 21:00 Overview of .NET Justin King
2 Thursday
11-10-2007		 18:00 - 21:00 Data in Webforms (in VB.NET 2005) Justin King
3 Thursday
18-10-2007		 18:00 - 21:00 Usability - Rich Web Forms and other ASP.NET Features Justin King
4 Thursday
25-10-2007		 18:00 - 21:00 Web Security Justin King
5 Thursday
1-11-2007		 18:00 - 21:00 Advanced Topics & Future Technology Jonny Trees & David Klein

System Requirements*

* Systems will be provided during the demonstrations that have all necessary software installed.

Note:

  • Bring a USB Key so you can back up your solution to take home from the labs
  • We supply a trial copy of Visual Studio 2005 on DVD
  • You will need at least 1GB RAM to run the software at home
  • You are welcome to install VS.NET 2005 and SQL Server 2005 ? but we don't provide any support

Instructions for Students: How to log in

  1. From the "Session Menu" on the login screen, choose the "Windows XP.NET"session
  2. Type in your username and password. Your vmware image (session) will start automatically. (You can also start it manually by running the command vmware?from a terminal window.)

Recommended Books


   Optional (For Beginners)

Resources (Presentations and Hands On Labs)

  • Lecture Notes - FOR ATTENDEES ONLY

Acknowledgements

Adam Cogan
Tim Kremer
Jatin Valabjee
Eric Phan