ASP.NET Web Development training course

Introduction

.NET Framework and Visual Studio 2015
Creating .NET Solutions and Projects
Role of the Common Language Runtime
.NET Framework APIs for creating Applications
Discussion of alternative APIs for creating Applications with the .NET Framework (Windows/Web/Database)
Visual Studio 2013 tools
Lab: Create simple Project and use of Visual Studio Features

Fundamentals

Introduction to C#/VB.NET
.NET Framework Class Library
Namespaces
Value and Reference types
Standard Types
Methods
Labs: Provide Input and Output functionality for common types; Create Methods to partition functionality

Flow of Control

Loop Constructs (for, while, do/while)
Conditional Code (if, switch/Select Case)
Lab: Add flow of control statements to conditionally execute code

Introduction to Object Oriented Programming

Structures and Classes
Methods/Properties/Constructors
Class Diagrams/Class Details
Refactoring
Inheritance and Polymorphism
Lab: Create Classes to provide templates for types; Implement Polymorphism

Role of Generics in .NET
Type Safety
Generics and Generic Collections
Lab: Use generic collection to store objects

Interfaces

Introduction to Interfaces
Creating an Interface
Implementing an Interface
Standard Interfaces
Lab: Use interfaces in to work with Generic Collections

Error Handling

Creating Robust Applications
Exception Handling
Try/catch/finally
Lab: Add exception handling

Web Presentation Layer

This section considers the basics of creating a Web Application using both the traditional Web Forms approach and the newer MVC approach.  Mix and match features.
Introduction to ASP.NET Applications
Web Forms and HTML & Server controls
Using MVC Controllers and Actions
Lifecycles
Routing and Navigation
Lab: Create a ASP.NET Application to allow user input and presentation of data

User Interface Development

The role of the View Engine for MVC
Creating Common Look for Web Application
Layout and Master Pages
Lab: Apply Layout and Master Pages

Configuration

Configuration Files
Developer Settings
Administration Tools
Lab: Explore Configuration files

Identity

Working with Identity
Authorization
Users and Roles
State Management
Lab: Use State and Identity within a Web Application

Error Handling

Error handling at page and application level
Create Custom Error Page
Labs: Add custom error page

Accessing Databases (ADO.NET & LINQ)

Creating a Data Access Layer
Lab: Access data from a database
Lambda Expressions
Extension Methods
Anonymous Types
Simplified Querying and Manipulation of Data with Language Integrated Query LINQ
Discussion of how the use of these new features allows alternative ways of writing some programs.
Entity Framework options (Database, Model or Code First)
Labs: Manipulate data using LINQ; Access data using an Entity Data Model

Data Binding

Explore options for Data Sources
Data Controls (Web Forms)
Displaying data within Views (MVC)
Lab: Binding Data Controls to Data Source or Display data within Views

AJAX/jQuery and Web API

Use AJAX/jQuery to provide a responsive user interface
Provide Partial Page Update
Create Web API service to provide data
Obtain data using Web API
Lab: Implement Web API Service to provide data

Deployment

Consideration of alternative ways in which Applications can be deployed
Copying Web Sites
Publish (publish to IIS or Azure!)
Lab: Publish Web Application