Getting Started with Microsoft .NET for COBOL Programmers
Course 2363—Three days—Instructor-led
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| Why Should I Take This Course? |
| Audience |
| At Course Completion |
| Prerequisites |
| Microsoft Certification exams |
| Course Materials |
| Course Outline |
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Introduction
This three-day instructor-led course will introduce COBOL programmers to Microsoft Visual Basic .NET programming techniques. At the end of the course, students will be able to create simple Microsoft .NET Windows Forms and Microsoft ASP.NET Web Forms using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.
Why Should I Take This Course?
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Audience
This course is intended for existing COBOL programmers who understand and write COBOL code, but may have little or no knowledge of Windows and Windows development.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
| • | Explain the .NET vision. |
| • | Explain the .NET programming environment. |
| • | Create an application in Visual Basic .NET with Visual Studio .NET. |
| • | Create a Windows Form in Visual Basic .NET with Visual Studio .NET. |
| • | Access data using ADO.NET. |
| • | Read XML files |
| • | Create a DataSet |
| • | Explain the Web development environment. |
| • | Create an ASP.NET Web Form in Visual Basic .NET using Visual Studio .NET. |
| • | Consume an XML Web Service. |
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
| • | Experience programming with COBOL. |
Microsoft Certification exams
No Microsoft Certification exams are associated with this course currently.
Course Materials
The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to the .NET Framework
In order to program for .NET, students are introduced to the .NET programming environment and create simple Windows projects using Visual Studio .NET.
Lessons
| • | The History of .NET Computing |
| • | Introduction to the .NET Vision |
| • | Introduction to Visual Studio .NET |
Lab: Creating a .NET Application User Interface
After completing this module, students will be able to:
| • | Explain the history of computing and trends that led to .NET. |
| • | Explain the Microsoft .NET vision and .NET Framework. |
| • | Explain what Visual Studio .NET is and create a .NET Windows application by using Visual Studio .NET. |
Module 2: Programming with the .NET Framework
In order to program for .NET, students are introduced to programming, building, and debugging .NET applications using Visual Studio .NET.
Lessons
| • | Programming with Visual Studio .NET |
| • | Building and Debugging Applications with Visual Studio .NET |
| • | Introduction to the .NET Languages |
Lab: Creating a Visual Basic .NET Application
After completing this module, students will be able to:
| • | Write code in the Visual Studio .NET Integrated Development Environment. |
| • | Build and debug code using Visual Studio .NET. |
| • | Explain the concepts of .NET languages and the Common Runtime Language. |
Module 3: Using .NET Object-Oriented Programming
In order to understand the fundamentals of programming in .NET, students are taught the basics of using object-oriented programming practices.
Lessons
| • | Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming |
| • | Programming with Classes |
Lab: Programming with Objects
After completing this module, students will be able to:
| • | Explain the principles of object-oriented programming. |
| • | Program using classes, methods, and properties. |
Module 4: Programming with Events and Exceptions
In order to understand the fundamentals of programming in .NET, students are introduced to event-driven programming, with events and exceptions.
Lessons
| • | Programming with Events |
| • | Programming with Exceptions |
| • | Advanced Debugging in Visual Studio .NET |
Lab: Event-Driven Programming in .NET
After completing this module, students will be able to:
| • | Explain and use event driven programming |
| • | Explain and create exception handlers. |
| • | Debug applications by using the debug and trace classes and breakpoints. |
Module 5: Accessing Data Using ADO.NET
In order to build data-driven applications, students are taught how ADO.NET works and how to program data access using ADO.NET.
Lessons
| • | Introduction to ADO.NET |
| • | ADO.NET Data Access Objects |
| • | Accessing Data with DataReaders |
| • | ADO.NET Error Handling |
Lab: Accessing Data by Using ADO.NET
After completing this module, students will be able to:
| • | Explain the ADO.NET object model and data access process |
| • | Explain how to access data with data readers |
| • | Handle Errors from a Data Request Object |
Module 6: Using DataSets
In order to build data-driven applications, students are taught how DataSets work and how to manipulate data.
Lessons
| • | Introduction to DataAdapters and DataSets |
| • | Creating DataAdapters |
| • | Creating DataSets |
Lab: Using DataSets
After completing this module, students will be able to:
| • | Explain DataAdapters and DataSets. |
| • | Create and use a DataAdapter. |
| • | Create, fill, and use a DataSet. |
Module 7: Displaying Data
In order to build data-driven applications, students are taught to display data using list-bound controls.
Lessons
| • | Displaying Data in List-Bound Controls |
Lab: Accessing Data by Using ADO.NET
After completing this module, students will be able to:
| • | Display DataSet Data in list-bound controls |
Module 8: Creating ASP.NET Web Forms
In order to understand how to create successful Web Forms, students are taught to create simple Web projects using Visual Studio .NET.
Lessons
| • | Introduction to the Internet |
| • | Creating Static Web pages |
| • | Introduction to ASP.NET Web Forms |
| • | Creating ASP.NET Web Forms |
| • | Adding Server Controls to ASP.NET Web Forms |
| • | Adding Code to ASP.NET Web Forms |
| • | Using Advanced Controls |
Lab: Creating an ASP.NET Web Form
After completing this module, students will be able to:
| • | Explain in basic terms how the Web and Internet work. |
| • | Explain and create a static Web page. |
| • | Explain ASP.NET Web Forms. |
| • | Create an ASP.NET Web Form. |
| • | Add server controls to an ASP.NET Web Form. |
| • | Add code to an ASP.NET Web Form. |
| • | Add advanced server controls to an ASP.NET Web Form |
Module 9: Consuming XML Web Services
In order to leverage the distributed nature of the .NET Framework, students are taught to create applications that consume XML Web Services.
Lessons
| • | Introduction to XML Web Services |
| • | Testing XML Web Services |
| • | Creating an XML Web Service Client |
Lab: Consuming XML Web Services
After completing this module, students will be able to:
| • | Explain what an XML Web service is, why XML Web services were developed and how they function. |
| • | Test an XML Web service using Microsoft Internet Explorer. |
| • | Create a Web reference proxy for an XML Web service Web method, and then call that Web method from a Web Form. |
Module 10: Using DataGrids
In order to leverage the distributed nature of the .NET Framework, students are taught to access data using ADO.NET and display the data in a list-bound DataGrid control.
Lessons
| • | Displaying a DataSet in a List-Bound Control |
Lab: Accessing Relational Data Using Visual Studio .NET
After completing this module, students will be able to:
| • | Display data in an ASP.NET Web Form by using a list-bound control. |
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