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Days	5
Code	10264

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Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010

The Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 training course is available at our Cardiff training centre in Wales, which is also within easy reach of Newport, Bristol and South Wales

Overview

In this course, students will learn to develop advanced ASP.NET MVC and Web Forms applications using .NET Framework 4 tools and technologies. The focus will be on coding activities that enhance the performance and scalability of the Web site application. ASP.NET MVC will be introduced and compared with Web Forms so that students know when each should/could be used.

 

Examination Information

070-515 TS: Web Applicants Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 exam is designed to test the candidate's knowledge and skills.

 

Prerequisites

In addition to their professional Web development experience, students who attend this training should have the following technical knowledge:

•An understanding of the problem-solving techniques that apply to software development, including the following principles of software development:
◦modern software development model
◦typical phases of a software development lifecycle
◦concepts of event-driven programming
◦concepts of object-oriented programming
◦creating use-case diagrams
◦designing and building a user interface
◦developing a structured application

•A basic understanding of the following scripting techniques and some hands-on experience writing scripts:
◦Web scripting techniques
◦Macro scripting techniques
◦Windows scripting techniques

•A general understanding of the purpose, function, and features of following .NET Framework topics:
◦Common Language Runtime
◦.NET Framework class library
◦Common Type System
◦Component interoperation
◦Cross-Language Interoperability
◦Assemblies in the Common Language Runtime
◦Application Domains
◦Runtime hosts supported by the .NET Framework

•Experience using Visual Studio 2008 in the following task areas:
◦Declaring and initializing typed variables using the Camel case naming convention
◦Using arithmetic, relational, and logical operators in code statements
◦Using branching statements to control code execution
◦Using looping statements to iterate through collections or repeat steps until a specified condition is met
◦Creating classes and methods to establish the basic structure of an application
◦Using methods and events to implement the programming logic of an application
◦Identifying syntax and logic errors
◦Accessing and managing data from a data source

•Experience in object oriented design and development as follows:
◦Creating and accessing classes and class properties
◦Creating and accessing methods and overloaded methods
◦Implementing inheritance, base classes, and abstract classes
◦Declaring, raising, and handling events
◦Responding to and throwing exceptions
◦Implementing interfaces and polymorphism
◦Implementing shared and static members
◦Implementing generics
◦Creating components and class libraries

Experience in N-Tier application design and development as follows:
◦Managing a software development process
◦Controlling input at the user interface level in Windows Client and Web applications
◦Debugging, tracing, and profiling .NET applications
◦Monitoring and logging .NET applications
◦Implementing basic testing best practices
◦Performing basic Data Access tasks with LINQ
◦Implementing basic security best practices in .NET Applications
◦Implementing basic service calls 
◦Using .NET Configuration Files
◦Deploying .NET Framework Applications using ClickOnce and the MS Installer

 

Course Outline

Module 1: Overview of Web Application Design
This module describes the underlying architecture and design of a Web application

 

Lessons
•Overview of IIS 7.0
•Overview of ASP.NET 4.0
•Introduction to the MVC Framework
•Overview of the Request Life Cycle

 

Module 2: Designing a Web Application
This module describes the best practices and trade-offs that you need to make when designing a Web application.

 

Lessons
•Web Applications: Case Studies
•Web Application Design Essentials
•Guidelines for Determining When to Use Web Forms and MVC
•Visual Studio 2010 Tools and Technologies for Web Application Design

 

Module 3: Developing MVC Models
This module describes the MVC development model (Models, Controllers, and Views) and how to create the Models that are used to access and modify the data in a data source.

 

Lessons
•Exploring Ways to Create MVC Models
•Creating a Data Repository

 

Module 4: Developing MVC Controllers
This module describes how to create the Controllers that are used to respond to communications from the user and how to implement the application flow and logic.

 

Lessons
•Implementing MVC Controllers
•Creating Action Methods

 

Module 5: Developing MVC Views
This module describes how to create the Views that are used to expose the application UI. The module also covers how to manage pre-action and post-action behavior of Controller action methods using the included action filters are provided as part of MVC

 

Lessons
•Implementing MVC Views
•Implementing Strongly-Typed MVC Views
•Implementing Partial MVC Views

 

Module 6: Designing for Discoverability
This module describes how to implement the navigational design and also how discoverability will be achieved through content keywords and page URLs.

 

Lessons
•Overview of Search Engine Optimization
•Creating the Robots and Sitemap Files
•Using ASP.NET Routing

 

Module 7: Writing Server-Side Code for Web Forms
This module describes the advanced features of server-side coding and technologies.  The module describes how to allow the website to move into a global and web farm environment through localization, shared sessions, and custom user controls.  The module will also cover how to use the custom validator and regular expressions.

 

Lessons
•Overview of the Structure of a Web Application
•Controlling ViewState
•Localizing a Web Application
•Persisting Data on a Web Forms Page
•Validating User Input

 

Module 8: Optimizing Data Management for Web Forms
This module describes how to optimize and display data management tasks for a Web Forms-based application using Dynamic Data, Data Binding, LinqToEntities, server side controls, and server-side code.

 

Lessons
•Managing Data by Using LINQ to Entities
•Using Data Source Controls
•Using ASP.NET Dynamic Data

 

Module 9: Ensuring Quality by Debugging, Unit Testing, and Refactoring
This module describes how to perform check-in testing for their Web Forms and MVC applications as well as how to use the built-in debugging capabilities of VS2010.

 

Lessons
•Debugging and Refactoring Code
•Unit Testing Code
•Processing Unhandled Exceptions
•Test Driven Development

 

Module 10: Securing a Web Application
This module describes how to mitigate common security threats and to implement the essentials (must haves) of Web security in both MVC and Web Forms applications.

 

Lessons
•Configuring Authentication
•Configuring ASP.NET Membership
•Managing Authorization by Using ASP.NET Roles
Lab : Securing a Web Application

 

Module 11: Applying Master Pages and CSS
This module describes how to achieve a consistent UI in a reusable manner.

 

Lessons
•Applying Master Pages
•Applying CSS, Skins, and Themes

 

Module 12: Developing Client Side Scripts and Services
This module described how to develop client-side scripts and services for a responsive, rich, and interactive application UI.

 

Lessons
•Developing Client-Side Scripts
•Implementing AJAX
•Creating Services

 

Module 13: Implementing Advanced AJAX in a Web Application
This module describes the programmatic side of AJAX enabled controls (as well as extending server controls to include AJAX functionality) on a Web Forms page as well as implementing AJAX on a MVC page

 

Lessons
•Implementing Ajax in ASP.NET MVC Pages Using Microsoft Ajax
•Implementing Ajax in ASP.NET MVC Pages Using jQuery
•Working With jQuery and Ajax Events

 

Module 14: Deploying a Web Application
This module describes how to plan, configure, and perform deployment tasks associated with a production Web site. The module also describes the Web site lifecycle as it pertains to deployment.

 

Lessons
•Overview of Web Application Deployments
•Overview of Web Site Deployments
•Deploying AdventureWorks
Lab : Deploying AdventureWorks

 

Module 15: Developing a Web Application by Using Silverlight
This module introduce students to Silverlight by having them integrate a Silverlight module into an existing ASP.NET application. Students will learn how to add a Silverlight project to an existing solution, leverage the existing Web application by calling a WCF service, and display the information in Silverlight.

 

Lessons
•Introduction to Rich Internet Applications
•Overview of Silverlight
•Creating a Silverlight Application

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