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2373: Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Course Description
The goal of this course is to provide Microsoft Visual Basic developers with the knowledge and skills needed to develop Microsoft .NET-based applications by using Visual Basic .NET. Visual Basic .NET is a significant upgrade to Visual Basic and incorporates many new features and framework goals of the .NET architecture. These changes will allow Visual Basic developers to create enterprise applications for the .NET Platform and to create more traditional Visual Basic applications that can take advantage of the enhancements to the language.
Intended Audience for the 2373: Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Course- This course is intended primarily for developers who use Visual Basic 4.0 or later as their primary language, who use Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) and Active Server Pages (ASP) to develop applications, and who plan to use Visual Basic .NET for future application development.
- Before attending this course, students must have an experience developing applications with Visual Basic 4.0 or later and a successful completion of Course 1013, Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Development, or equivalent knowledge
2373: Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Course Objectives
- List the major elements of the .NET Framework and describe some of the major enhancements to the new version of Visual Basic.
- Describe the basic structure of a Visual Basic .NET project and use the main features of the integrated development environment (IDE).
- Use the new language features and syntax in Visual Basic .NET.
- Explain the basic concepts and terminology of object-oriented design specifically for Visual Basic .NET.
- Explain and use the basic concepts and terminology of object-oriented programming in Visual Basic .NET.
- Create applications by using Microsoft Windows Forms
- Create Internet applications that use Web Forms and Web Services.
- Create applications that use ADO.NET.
- Set up and deploy various types of Visual Basic .NET-based applications.
- Prepare existing Visual Basic-based applications for upgrade to Visual Basic .NET
Recommended Prerequisites for the 2373: Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET course
The 2373: Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Course prepare students for the following Exams- 70-305 : Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
- 70-306 : Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
Recommended Next Steps after taking the 2373: Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Course
2373: Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Course Outline
- Overview of the Microsoft .NET Platform
- What Is the Microsoft .NET Platform?
- What Are the .NET Framework Components?
- What Are the Visual Basic .NET Enhancements?
- Development Environment Features
- Describing the Integrated Development Environment
- Creating Visual Basic .NET Projects
- Using Development Environment Features
- Debugging Applications
- Compiling in Visual Basic .NET
- Language and Syntax Enhancements
- Data Types
- Using Variables
- Functions, Subroutines, and Properties
- Exception Handling
- Object-Oriented Design for Visual Basic .NET
- Designing Classes
- Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
- Advanced Object-Oriented Programming Concepts
- Using Microsoft Visio®
- Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic .NET
- Defining Classes
- Creating and Destroying Objects
- Inheritance
- Interfaces
- Working with Classes
- Using Windows Forms
- Why Use Windows Forms?
- Structure of Windows Forms
- Using Windows Forms
- Windows Forms Inheritance
- Building Web Applications
- Introduction to ASP.NET
- Creating Web Form Applications
- Building Web Services
- Using Web Services
- Using ADO.NET
- ADO.NET Overview
- NET Data Providers
- The DataSet Object
- Data Designers and Data Binding
- XML Integration
- Developing Components in Visual Basic .NET
- Components Overview
- Creating Serviced Components
- Creating Component Classes
- Creating Windows Forms Controls
- Creating Web Forms User Controls
- Threading
- Deploying Applications
- Describing Assemblies
- Choosing a Deployment Strategy
- Deploying Applications
- Upgrading to Visual Basic .NET
- Deciding Whether to Upgrade
- Options for Upgrading
- Recommendations
- Performing the Upgrade
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