ACTS, Pune

Teaching Guidelines for Microsoft .NET– PG-DAC August-2013

Duration: 10 class room hrs.

Objective: To acquire the knowledge of MS .NET Framework 4.5 or higher version
Prerequisites: Students are expected to have knowledge of Knowledge of COM development and XML
Evaluation method: Theory Exam : 40% weightage.
Practical Exam : 40% weightage.
Assignments : 20% weightage.

Note: Training will be carried out on .Net 4.0 or latest version of the software

List of Books / Other Training Material:

1. Courseware: Provided by faculty

2. Reference books:
i. .NET Programming 4.0 , Wrox Publications
ii. Introducing Microsoft .NET, Wrox Publications
iii. CLR via C# by Jeffrey Ritchter / Microsoft Press
Session 1:
Lecture:

Introduction to .Net Framework

Difference between .NET 2.0, .NET 3.5 and .NET 4.0/4.5

.NET Framework Overview
 Objectives of .NET Framework 4.5
 Components of .NET Framework 4.5
 Development in .NET Framework 4.5
Assignment Reading:
Read about NET 4.5 Framework from MSDN.

Session 2:
Lecture:

Execution Process in .NET Environment

Inside .NET Framework
 CLR
 Managed and unmanaged code
 MSIL
 CTS
 MetaData

JITters

Session 3:
Lecture:

Assemblies-The Building Blocks

Assembly Benefits

Assembly Contents

Different between a normal .EXE File and a PE file

Search order of an assembly

Using reflection to build a dynamically extensible application.

Discovering type Defined in an assembly
Assignment Lab:
 Create a Satellite Assembly in NET 4.5 Framework.
 Create global Assembly in NET 4.5 Framework

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Session 4:
Lecture:

Application Domain
 Accessing objects Across AppDomain Boundaries
 AppDomain Unloading
 CLR hosting
 How host use AppDomain
 Managing CLR by using Managed Code
 How a Host Gets its Thread back.

Language Interoperability

. NET Framework Class Library

The IL dis-assembler

Migrating to MS .NET
Session 5:
Lecture:

Windows Presentation Foundation

Windows Workflow Foundation

Windows Communication Foundation
Assignment Reading:
Read about WPF, WWF, and WCF from MSDN.

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Duration: 22 class room hrs. + 22 lab hrs

Objective: To acquire the knowledge of C#. NET 4.5

Prerequisites: Knowledge of C++ programming, VB programming, Database Programming and XML is

also a must.

List of Books / Other Training Material:

Courseware: Provided by faculty
Reference books:
i. Pro C# 2010 And The .NET 4 Platform, Andrew Troelsen
ii. C# 2010 Programming: Covers .Net 4.0, Black Book
iii. C# 2010 For Programmers, Paul J. Deitel, Harvey M. Deitel
iv. .Net Programming 4.0, Black Book, Wiley
Session 1:
Lecture:
• Need of C#
• Strengths of C#
• C# Basics
o Program Structure
o Data Types
o Variables, Constants, Operators
o Flow Control in C#
Assignment Reading:
Read about C# specification from MSDN.
Assignment Lab:
Write a program in C# to generate prime numbers between 1 and 1000.

Session 2:
Lecture:
• Operators
• Type Safety
• Object Comparison
• Operator overloading
• User defined cast

Assignment Reading:
Read about C# specification from MSDN.
Assignment Lab:
Implement that topics in your program

Session 3:
Lecture:
• Namespaces & Assemblies
• Arrays
o Simple, multidimensional and jagged array
o Array class
• Enumerations
• Properties & Indexers

Assignment Reading:

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Read about C# specification from MSDN.
Assignment Lab:
Create namespace and assemblies.
Hands on Arrays and properties and indexes

Session 4:
Lecture:
• Preprocessors
º Preprocessor Usage
o Conditional Compilation
o Assemblies

What are Manifests??

Writing Private Assemblies

Writing Shared Assemblies
• Delegates and Events
• Boxing and Unboxing
• Reflection and the Type class

Assignment Reading:
Read about C# specification from MSDN.
Assignment Lab:
Work with delegates, events, boxing, unboxing Manifest.

Session 5:
Lecture:
• Regular Expression
• Attributes
• Collections
o Collection Interface
o List, Queues, Stack,
o Dictionaries, Hash set
Assignment Reading:
Read about C# specification from MSDN.
Assignment Lab:
Implement Collections classes in C#

Session 6:
Lecture:
• Error Handling (Exceptions Handling)
o Checked & Unchecked Statements
o The try, catch, finally
o Dos & Don’ts of Exception Handling
• User Defined Exception classes
• Win Forms
o Control class
o Standard control and component
• Creating user controls
Assignment Reading:
• Read about C# specification from MSDN

Assignment Lab:
Write a program and do all the exception handling.

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Write a Window application in C#.
Session 7:
Lecture: Working with Databases
º Introduction to DataBase support in C# .NET
o Data access tools in C# .NET
o Database tools (needs SQL Server)
º ADO .NET model
o Connection object (Connection string, Open method)
o Command and Parameter objects (Opening and executing SQL)
º ADO .NET programming
o Demonstrate ADO .NET with code
o Stored Procedures vs. client-side processing
o Client-side Cursor vs. Server-side Cursors
Assignment Lab:
Use ADO.NET in your program for database connectivity

Session 8:
Lecture: Working with Databases
º ADO .NET & XML
º DataSets & XML Data
º Constraints, Relations and Views in DataSets
º Use Different Wizards for ADO .NET

Assignment Reading:
Read about XML & ADO.NET from MSDN.

Assignment Lab:
Populate a DataSet with XML and validate XML document against schemas.
Use Constraints, Relations and Views in DataSets

Session 9:
Lecture: Working with Databases
º Working with ADO .NET
º Strongly Typed Programming
º Connection Object
º Command Object
º DataReader Object

Assignment Lab:
Use database Connectivity using ADO .NET. Use DataReader Object and ExecuteReader,
ExecuteScalar and ExecuteNonQuery commands in your program.

Session 10:
Lecture: Working with Databases
º Working With ADO .NET DataSets
º Data Adapter Object
º Simple and Complex Binding
o Binding mechanism
o Differences and Uses (exemplify with TextBox and DataList/DataCombo)
º How to use bound controls to add, update, and delete data rows
º How to use a parameterized query to retrieve data

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º How to handle data exceptions
o How to handle ADO.NET errors
o How to handle data provider errors
o How to handle update errors
Assignment Lab:
Use database Connectivity using ADO .NET DataSets. Use various collections of DataSets.

Session 11:
Lecture: Windows Communication Foundation
• WCF overview
• Working with WCF services
• Working with WCF Consumer
• Working with Data Contracts
Assignment Lab:
Hand on WCF

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Duration: 38 class room hrs. + 38 lab hrs

Objective: To acquire the knowledge of ASP .NET 4.5

Prerequisites: Knowledge of COM development, Database Programming and XML is also a must.

List of Books / Other Training Material:

Courseware:
I. Beginning ASP .NET 4.5 in C# by Matthew MacDonald/Apress
Reference books:
II. Beginning ASP .Net 4.5 in C# and VB by Imar Spaanjaars /Wiley India
III. Pro ASP.Net 4 In C# 2010, Matthew Macdonald, Adam Freeman, Mario Szpuszta
IV. Asp .Net MVC Framework by Stephen Walther /Pearson

Session 1:
Lecture:
• Introduction and difference between ASP and ASP .Net Application
• ASP .NET Web Forms
o ASP .NET Programming Model
o Web Forms Code Model
o The code behind Web Forms

Separation of content & Business logic
o Life Cycle of a Web Forms Page
• The goals of Asp .Net 4.5
• Additional new features of Asp.net 4.5
• Application and page Frame works
o Application location option
o Asp. Net page Structure options
o Asp .Net page directives
o Asp .Net page events
o Dealing with PostBacks
o Asp .net Application Folder
Session 2:
Lecture:
• ASP .NET Server Controls
o Type of server controls
o Building with Server Controls
o Working with Server Controls events
• Applying Styles to server Controls
• Html Server Controls
• Manipulating pages and server Control
• Asp.Net Web Server Control
o All basic web Server Control including Xml, Panel, Table, PlaceHolder, Bulletedlist,
HiddenField , FileUpload, MultiView and View, ImageMap, Wizard Server control.
• Validation Server Controls
o Understanding validation
o Client-Side versus Server-Side validation
o Asp.net Validation Server Controls
• Creating User Controls in ASP .NET
o ASP .NET Server Controls Template

Customizing the look & feel of ASP .NET Server controls using Templates

Creating Templates

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How Templates differ from Styles
Assignment Lab:
 Create a Simple application in ASP .NET 4.5 in which use all web and server control with
all validation.

Session 3:
Lecture:
• Master Pages, Skin, Theme
o Working with Master Pages
o The basic of Master Pages
o Coding a Master Page
o Coding a Content Page
o Mixing Page Types and languages
o Specifying which Master Page to use
o Working with Page Title
o Specifying Default Content in Master Page
o Nested master Page
o Caching with Master Page
o Using Asp.net 4.5 Themes
o Creating yours own Themes
o Programmatically Working with Themes
o Assigning the page’s Theme Programmatically
o Assigning a control SkinID Programmatically
Assignment Lab:
 Create a Simple application in ASP .NET 4.5 in which use Master Page
 Create a Simple application in ASP .NET 4.5 in which use Theme and skin
 Create a Simple application in ASP .NET 4.5 in which use CSS file

Session 4:
Lecture:
• ASP .NET Web Application Security
o Securing Through IIS
o ASP .NET 4.0 Authentication

Windows Authentication

Passport Authentication

Form Based Authentication
o ASP .NET Authorization

Working with User.identy

Working with User.IsInRole()

Pulling more information with WindowIdentity
• Debugging and Error Handling Techniques
o Design Time Support
o Immediate and Command Window
o ASP .NET Tracing

Page level

Application Level

Viewing Trace Data

Trace Forwarding

TraceListeners

Diagnostic Switches

Web Events
o ASP .NET Debugging

IIS Versus ASP .NET development Server

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Starting a Debugging Session

Client Side JavaScript debugging

SQL Store Proc Debugging
o Exception and error Handling

Handling Exceptions on Page

Handling Application Exceptions

Http Status codes
Assignment Lab:
 Create a Simple application in ASP .NET 4.0 in which we use all following
Authentication

Windows Authentication

Passport Authentication

Form Based Authentication
Session 5:
Lecture:
• ASP .Net Ajax

Understanding Ajax

ASP .NET AJAX Server Side Controls

The ASP .Net Ajax Control ToolKit
• Installing Asp .Net Ajax Control ToolKit
• ASP .NET AJAX Controls

Using the prototype design Pattern with JSON
• Site Navigation
o XML Based Site Maps
o TreeView Server Control
o Menu Server Control
o SiteMap Data Provider, Nesting SiteMap files
o Sitemap localization
o Security Trimming
• Threading
o Threading & Synchronization
o Life Cycle of a Thread
o Synchronizing critical data using Synchronization objects
o Thread Pool

Assignment Lab:
 Create a Simple application in ASP .NET 4.5 by using AJAX controls.

Session 6:
Lecture:
• Querying with LINQ
o LINQ to objects
o LINQ to XML
o LINQ to SQL

• Working with XML and LINQ to XML

o Basic of XML

XML InfoSet

XSD-XML Scheme Definition

Editing and XML Schema in Visual Studio 2008/2010
o XmlReader and XmlWriter
o XmalDocument and Xpathdocument
o DataSets

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o The XmalDataSource Control
o XSLT
o Database and XML

For XML AUTO

SQL Server 2005 and XML Data Type
Session 7:
Lecture:
• Data Binding in Asp.Net 4.5
o Data Source Controls
o Configuring Data Source Control Caching
o Storing Connection Information
o Using Bound List Controls (GridView, Editing GridView Row Data,DetailsView, ListView
FormView etc.)
o InLine Data-Binding Syntax

• Data Management with ADO.NET 4.5

o Basic ADO.Net features

Connection object, Command object, DataReader, DataAdapter, DataSet
and DataTable.
o DataList Server Control
Working with Layout templates and multiple Columns
o ListView Server Control

Creating layout template

Creating ItemTemplate

Creating EditItemTemplate

Creating EmptyItemTemplate

Creating Item template
o Asynchronous command Execution
o Asynchronous Connections
o How to create a Crystal report
Assignment Lab:
 Create a Simple application in ASP .NET 4.5 where we bind data table with all controls
 Create a Simple application in ASP .NET 4.5 to prepare an Crystal report

Session 8:
Lecture:
• Files I/O and Streams
o Working with drivers, Directories, and Files
o Reading and Writing files
o Working with Serial ports
o Networks Communications

WebRequest and WebResponse

Sending mail
• . NET Remoting
o Accessing .NET component across Application Domain
• . NET Remoting Architecture
o Creation of Proxy Objects by the CLR
o Using the Channel Services to transport the Remotable component across Application
Domains

Using HTTP and TCP Channel
o Formatter for creating Message & encoding it

SOAP & Binary Formatter
• WebServices

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o The Need for Web Services

Introducing Web Services

The Web Technology Stack and .NET

The .NET Alternatives to WebServices

Common Web Service Scenarios
o Implementing a Web Service

Creating a Web Service Project

Implementing Web Service Methods, exposing them and controlling their
behavior

Managing State in an ASP .NET Web Service

Debugging Web Services
Session 9:
Lecture:
• Windows Communication foundation
o WCF Overview
o Contracts

Service Contracts

Data Contracts

Message Contracts
o Channel

Channel Shapes

Operation Contract and Channel Shapes

Channel Listeners

Channel Factories
• ChannelFactory<>

ICommunicationObject
o Binding

Cross-Machine Communication Between .NET Applications

Local Machine Communication Between .NET Applications

Communication Using Basic Web Services

Communication Using Advanced Web Services
• wsHttpBinding
• ws2007HttpBinding
• wsDualHttpBinding

Comparing Binding Performance and Scalability

Creating a Custom Binding
• User-Defined Bindings

Binding Element

Exposing a Service Contract over Multiple Bindings

Session 10 & 11:

Lecture:
• Windows Communication foundation
o Behaviors

Concurrency and Instancing (Service Behavior)

Exporting and Publishing Metadata (Service Behavior)

Implementing Transactions (Operation Behavior
o Hosting

Hosting a Service in Windows Process Activation Services

Hosting a Service in IIS 7

Enabling ASMX Features in an IIS-Hosted Service

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Self-Hosting

Self-Hosting in a Managed Windows Service

Hosting Multiple Services in One Process

Defining Service and Endpoint Addresses
o Workflow

Calling a WCF Service from WF
• Using a Send Activity
• Writing a Custom Activity

Exposing a Service from WF
• Define the Interface
• Receive Activity
• Configuration in app.config
• Hosting a Service-Enabled Workflow
• Self-Hosting a Service-Enabled Workflow
• Hosting a Service-Enabled Workflow in IIS

Correlation and Durable Services
• Long-Running Workflow
• Handling the Context
• Persisting Workflow State on the Server

Controlling Access to Service-Enabled Workflows
• Declarative Access Control
• Programmatic Access Control
Assignment Lab:
 Creating a simple Web Service Project.
Session 12:
Lecture:
• Localization
o Cultures and regions

Understand Culture Type

Server side culture declaration

Client Side culture declaration
o Asp .Net 4.0 recourse files

Making use of local resources

Making use of global resources
o Looking at the resource editor
• Deploying Asp .Net Applications
o Asp .Net Applications and the Web Server

How web server works

The virtual directory

Web Farms
• IIS7
o Modular Architecture of IIS7
o IIS7 and asp .net Integrated pipeline
o Building a customized Web Server
o IIS Manager

Application pool, web sites, delegation
o Deploying a Simple Site
Assignment Lab:
 Create a Virtual directory for an ASP .NET 4.5 application
 Create a simple Currency Converter web application that uses the user culture to
determine the type of conversion to convert one language to other language.
Session 13:
Lecture:

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• Introduction to Asp .net MVC
o Architecture of an ASP .Net MVC application
• Understanding Controllers and Action
o Create a controller
o How actions are invoked
o Running Action result.
• Understanding views & Models
o Create a view using view data
o Typed and Untyped Views
Assignment Lab:
 Create a simple ASP .Net MVC application Session.
 Create a custom view engine
 Create a product repository and a fake Generic Repository.

Session: 14
Lecture:
• View master pages ad view user control
• Understanding HTML Helpers
o Standard HTML Helper
o Custom HTML helper
o DataGrid Helpers
• Validating form data
o Validation Helpers
o Model State
o Prebinding and Postbinding Validation
• Model Binders and action Filters
o Default Model Binder
o Bind with classes and complex classes
o Attribute
o Log Action Filter
Assignment Lab:
 Create a custom Model binder.

Session 15:
Lecture:
• Working with AJAX
o Ajax Helpers
o Retrieving content and posting a form Asynchronously
o AcceptAjax Attribute
• Using jQuery
o jQuery Selector
o jQuery Event Handler
o jQuery Animations
o jQuery Plug-Ins
Assignment Lab:
 Create a simple application using jquery and Ajax

Session 16:
Lecture:
• Authenticating users
o Authorizing User
o Membership and Role Manager API

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o Window Authentication
• Understanding Routing
o Default Route
o Custom route
o Constraints
o Catch –ALL Routes
• Deploying ASP .NET MVC application
o Configuring IIS for ASP .Net MVC
o Mixing ASP .net Web Form and Asp .net MVC
o Bin Deploying an Asp .NET MVC application
Assignment Lab:
 Create a Simple application using custom Route

Session 17:
Lecture:
• Database Access
o Repository Pattern
o Entity Framework Repository

Database Objects

Entity Framework Data model

Entity Framework Blog Repository
Assignment Lab:
 Create a Simple application using

Session 18 & 19:

Lecture:
• ASP .Net Application with Silverlight
o A Basic ASP .NET application
o Finding Vector Based Content
o Converting vector Content to XAML
o Tools for viewing and editing XAML
o Integrating with your existing ASP.Net Site
o Receiving Sliverlight events in JavaScript
Assignment Lab:
 Create a Simple application using silverlight

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