Application Development Fundamentals- Overview of Programming Concepts
- Understanding the Structure of a C# Program
- Understanding Data Types
- Working with Variables
- Reading From and Writing to the Console
- Overview of the .NET Framework
- Using Visual Studio
- Thinking Like a Programmer
- Designing Algorithms
- Finding Patterns in Code
Managing the Flow of an Application- Conditional Constructs
- Working with if/else Constructs
- Working with switch
- Looping Constructs
- Working with while Constructs
- Working with for and for each
- Thinking Like a Programmer
- Making Decisions
- Designing Loops
Working with Data- Using Integer Data Types
- Using Floating Point Data Types
- Using Characters and Strings
- Using Dates
- Using Booleans
- Working with Constants and Literals
Using Procedures to Modularize Code- Defining and Calling Subroutines
- Defining and Calling Functions
- Understanding Variable Scope
- Overloading Procedures Passing Parameters
- Understanding by value vs by reference Parameters
- Understanding the Call Stack
- Thinking Like a Programmer
- Finding the Procedures
- Refactoring
- Improving Productivity with Snippets
Object-Oriented Programming- Understanding Object-Oriented Concepts
- Designing Classes
- Coding Properties and Methods
- Initializing Objects with Constructors
- Overloading Constructors
- Declaring and Instantiating Objects
- Calling Properties and Methods
- Understanding Value Types vs. Reference Types
- Working with Shared Data Members and Methods
- Thinking Like a Programmer
- Finding your Classes
Understanding Namespaces- Understanding the Role of Namespaces
- Understanding .NET Namespaces
- Defining Custom Namespaces
- Referencing Members in a Namespace
- Using the using Statement
Working with Data Collections- Understanding Arrays
- Declaring and Instantiating Arrays
- Iterating through Arrays
- Working with System.Array Methods
- Copying, Sorting, Searching and Resizing
- Passing Arrays to Methods
- Working with param array Parameters
- Working with Command-line Arguments
- Understanding .NET Collections
- Managing Data Using List
- Managing Data Using Dictionary
- Working with LINQ
- Making LINQ Queries
- Enumerating LINQ Query Results
- Working with Anonymous Types
- Using Extension Methods with LINQ
Building Inheritance Hierarchies- Understanding Inheritance
- Building Derived Classes
- Understanding Constructors in Derived Classes
- Defining and Using Protected Class Members
- Understanding Polymorphism
- Defining Overridable Methods
- Overriding Methods
- Understanding Abstract Classes
- Defining Abstract Classes
- Inheriting from Abstract Classes
Building GUIs with Windows Forms- Overview of Windows Forms
- Designing Forms
- Working with Controls
- Using Labels and Textboxes
- Using Buttons
- Using Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
- Using Menus
- Using List Controls
- Handling Events
Accessing Databases Using ADO.NET- Understanding the ADO.NET Object Model
- Opening Connections
- Executing Queries Using Commands
- Iterating Through Results Using DataReaders
- Calling Stored Procedures
- Passing Parameters to Stored Procedures
- Working with DataSets
- Binding Data to Controls
Exception Handling- Understanding Exception Handling
- Using try/catch to Handle Exceptions
- Working with the Exception Class
- Understanding Exception Propagation
- Using finally to Manage Cleanup Processing
- Throwing Exceptions
Working with Files, Directories and Streams- Using the System.IO Namespace
- Discovering Drives
- Working with Directories
- Working with Files
- Parsing a File Path
- Understanding Streams
- Working with FileStream
- Reading and Writing Text Files
- Understanding other Types of Streams
Working with Strings- Working with the String Class
- Working with String Literals and Escape Sequences
- Understanding String Manipulation Performance Issues
- Working with the StringBuilder Class
- Formatting Output with String.Format
Building N-Tier Applications- Building Large Scale Applications
- Designing N-Tier Applications
- Building .NET Assemblies
- Referencing Assemblies
, Module 1: Introduction to Core Programming Concepts
This module provides background and foundational information on how computers process information, discusses the different types of applications that a programmer might be creating, and then provides information on how code is compiled and interpreted by a computer.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe computer data storage and processing concepts
Describe application types
Describe the lifecycle of an application
Describe code compilation
Lessons
Computer Data Storage and Processing
Application Types
Application Life-Cycle
Code Compilation
Lab : Thinking Like a Computer
Module 2: Core Programming Language Concepts
This module covers programming language syntax and the importance of using good syntax and following the syntax rules for the chosen language. This module also discusses the core data types and how to store these data types in computer memory by using variables and constants.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Define syntax
Explain the different types of core data used in programs
Declare and use variables and constants in a computer program
Lessons
Syntax
Data Types
Variables and Constants
Lab : Working with Data Types
Module 3: Program Flow
This module covers how code is executed in a computer program, such as top to bottom, in structured programming and branching in code execution. The module teaches these concepts through the use of functions, decision structures, and looping constructs.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe structured programming
Create and use functions in your code
Create and use decision structures
Create and use looping structures
Lessons
Introduction to Structured Programming Concepts
Introduction to Branching
Using Functions
Using Decision Structures
Introducing Repetition
Lab : Creating Functions, Decisions, and Looping
Module 4: Algorithms and Data Structures
This module introduces the concept of an algorithm by examining a daily routine such as a morning routine for getting up and going to work, outlining all the steps required including the decisions to be made as the routine progresses. The module also discusses how to translate these set of steps into pseudo code for evaluation of the algorithm that will be translated into actual code.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Transfer problem statements into pseudo code
Create algorithms
Translate pseudo code into programming code
Create simple algorithms in code
Create data structures to store data
Lessons
Understand How to Write Pseudo Code
Algorithm Examples
Introduction to Data Structures
Lab : Working with Algorithms and Data Structures
Module 5: Error Handling and Debugging
This module helps students understand that errors are a part of programming and they must understand how to anticipate errors, handle those errors in code, and present a good user experience with a program. This module introduces structured exception handling as the mechanism to deal with errors. After completing this module, students will be able to:
Implement structured exception handling
Debug applications by using Visual Studio
Lessons
Introduction to Program Errors
Introduction to Structured Error Handling
Introduction to Debugging in Visual Studio
Lab : Implementing Debugging and Error Handling
Module 6: Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
This module covers an introduction to the concepts related to object-oriented programming (OOP). The content has been split across two modules with this module focusing on basic OOP concepts that will provide sufficient knowledge to understand complex data structures starting with structs and then moving onto classes. This module helps the students gain an understanding of how to encapsulate data and related functionality within a class. After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create and use structure types
Create and use basic class files
Choose when to use a struct vs a class
Lessons
Introduction to Complex Structures
Introduction to Structs
Introduction to Classes
Introducing Encapsulation
Lab : Implementing Complex Data Structures
Module 7: More Object-Oriented Programming
This module teaches students about inheritance and polymorphism in classes and function overloading. Function overloading and polymorphism can go hand-in-hand as often times when you inherit from a class, you want to override or change the existing behavior to suit the needs of you class.
The module also provides an introduction to the base class library in the .NET Framework so that students can start to think about the existence of functionality in other class files and how they can search the .NET Framework to find this functionality and take advantage of it. After completing this module, students will be able to:
Use inheritance in OOP
Implement polymorphism in your classes
Describe how the base class library is constructed
Find class information by using the Object Browser
Lessons
Introduction to Inheritance
Introduction to Polymorphism
Introduction to the .NET Framework and the Base Class Library
Lab : Implementing Inheritance
Lab : Implementing Polymorphism
Module 8: Introduction to Application Security
This module helps students think about security in their applications. This module introduces the concepts of authentication for users and also introduces the concept of permissions for the code that is running on a computer. It explains that operating systems might prevent certain aspects of the program from executing, such as saving a file to a directory to which the user running the app might not have permission to write. The module briefly covers code signing and why programmers might want to consider using code signing. After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe how authorization and authentication work
Describe how to apply access permissions for executing code on a computer
Explain how code signing works
Lessons
Authentication and Authorization
Code Permissions on Computers
Introducing Code Signing
Module 9: Core I/O Programming
This module introduces some core input/output (I/O) concepts that programmers will use while creating applications. Starting with console I/O, this module introduces input and output to the Console window.
The module also talks about reading and writing files, which is an important concept to know because applications work with the files on the disk systems on computers. After completing this module, students will be able to:
Read input from a console
Output data to the console
Read and write text files
Lessons
Using Console I/O
Using File I/O
Lab : Core I/O Programming
Module 10: Application Performance and Memory Management
This module enables students understand that memory on a computer is a finite resource. It talks about how good application design and good coding discipline with memory conservation and memory management will help programmers learn to develop applications that users will like. This is because these applications will be fast, responsive, and do not negatively impact other applications.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Implement value and reference types correctly in an application
Convert between value types and reference types
Use the garbage collector
Lessons
Value Types vs Reference Types
Converting Types
The Garbage Collector
Lab : Using Value Types and Reference Types
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