Visual Basic.NET: Introduction

Course Specifications

Course number: 085533
Software: Microsoft Corporation, Inc.
Course length: 5.0 day(s)

Course Description

Welcome to Visual Basic .NET : Introduction. Now that you have taken the course Visual Studio .NET: Introduction, you have a solid foundation for working with Visual Studio.NET to create .NET projects. In this course, you learn the Visual Basic .NET language from the ground up and use Visual Studio .NET to assist you in your learning as well as in the creation of end-user applications. It provides you with the basic skills required to develop functionally sound Visual Basic .NET applications.

Course Objective: You will learn Visual Basic .NET to create graphical user interface applications.

Target Student: This course is designed for programmers who have written code for at least three months using a procedural language (such as Fortran, Pascal, C, or Cobol) or an object-oriented programming language (such as Java, C++, Delphi, or Powerbuilder).

Prerequisites: To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following Element K course or have equivalent knowledge:

Visual Studio .NET: Introduction

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Platform Requirements

• Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows XP Professional

Software Requirements

• Visual Studio .NET, Enterprise or Professional Edition
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
• SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition (Enterprise Edition's server component is only supported in Windows 2000 Server.)

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• create a user interface in a Windows Forms application.
• work with data and variables.
• control program flow by writing code that reacts to specific situations and produces the correct results for the situation.
• work with classes to define new types of objects.
• enhance user interface functionality by adding form components.
• deploy your application so that it runs on other computers.
• create Web applications such as Web Forms and Web Services.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating a User Interface in a Windows Forms Application

Topic 1A: Determine Form Properties

Topic 1B: Determine Form Controls

Topic 1C: Determine Control Properties

Topic 1D: Manipulate Grouped Controls

Topic 1E: Write Event Procedures

 

Lesson 2: Working With Data and Variables

Topic 2A: Declare Variables and Constants

Topic 2B: Determine and Set Scope

Topic 2C: Perform Mathematical Calculations

Topic 2D: Create an Array

Topic 2E: Create a Structure to Implement a Custom Data Type

Topic 2F: Create a Collection

Topic 2G: Create an Enumeration

 

Lesson 3: Controlling Program Flow

Topic 3A: Implement a Standard Module

Topic 3B: Manipulate Forms

Topic 3C: Create Functions

Topic 3D: Create Sub Procedures

Topic 3E: Write Decision Structures

Topic 3F: Write Loop Statements

Topic 3G: Debug Logic Errors

Topic 3H: Validate Data

Topic 3I: Implement Structured Exception Handling

 

Lesson 4: Working with Classes

Topic 4A: Create a Class

Topic 4B: Create a Property Procedure

Topic 4C: Create a Method

Topic 4D: Create and Handle a Custom Event

Topic 4E: Set an Object's Initial Values Using a Constructor

Topic 4F: Implement Overloading

Topic 4G: Write Sharable Code

Topic 4H: Create a Class Using Inheritance

Topic 4I: Provide Polymorphism Through Inheritance

 

Lesson 5: Enhancing User Interface Functionality

Topic 5A: Add a Menu to a Windows Form

Topic 5B: Add Dialog Box Controls

Topic 5C: Add a Toolbar

Topic 5D: Add a Status Bar

Topic 5E: Create a Form Using Visual Inheritance

Topic 5F: Create a User Control

Topic 5G: Retrieve Data from an External Data Source

Topic 5H: Manipulate Data in a Windows Forms Application

Topic 5I: Create an Application Configuration File

 Lesson 6: Deploying Your Application

Topic 6A: Create a Deployment Project

Topic 6B: View Metadata

Topic 6C: Create and Deploy a Shared Assembly

 

Lesson 7: Creating Web Applications

Topic 7A: Create a Web Forms Application

Topic 7B: Create a Web Service Application

Topic 7C: Consume a Web Service Application