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Microsoft .Net Framework VB.NET with ASP.Net Curriculum

Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET

Introduction
This course will teach developers to build data-centric applications and Web services with Microsoft ADO.NET, Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000, and the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Audience
This course is designed for the professional platform developer who is responsible for designing and building data-centric, distributed applications for his or her organization. It is designed for developers who have component and Web application development skills, and who have previously built solutions by using Microsoft Visual Studio®.
Typically, these individuals will have the following skills: Experience with a .NET language such as Microsoft Visual Basic® .NET, Microsoft Visual C#™, or Microsoft Visual C++®; an understanding of object-oriented concepts and terminology; experience developing distributed applications; and experience developing Web-based applications hosted on Internet Information Server.

At Course Completion After completing this course, students will be able to: Describe data-centric applications, ADO.NET architecture, and ADO.NET and XML. Connect to SQL Server and other data sources. Perform connected database operations including executing SELECT commands, database definition commands, dynamic SQL commands, and commands that return data from a SQL Server database in XML. Build a DataSet schema, populate it with data, and modify the data programmatically. Build a DataSet from an existing data source. Use XML techniques while working with DataSets, including mapping tables and columns, creating XSD schemas, building strongly typed DataSets, and interacting with XMLDataDocuments. Build a Web service that uses ADO.NET to query and update a data source. Troubleshoot errors within an ADO.NET application.   Prerequisites The course assumes that students have the following skills: Understanding of relational database concepts: table, row, column, primary keys, foreign keys, constraints, and views Data query and modification experience, including experience with SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE commands Exposure to XML documents, style sheets, and schemas Experience with Visual Basic .NET, Visual Basic for Applications, or previous versions of Visual Basic Experience building user interfaces, including Web applications or Microsoft Windows® applications   Developing XML Web Services Using Microsoft ASP.NET   Introduction The goal of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills that are required to develop Extensible Markup Language (XML) Web services-based solutions to solve common problems in the distributed application domain. The course focuses on using Microsoft Visual Studio® .NET and Microsoft ASP.NET to enable students to build, deploy, locate, and consume Web services.   Audience This course is intended for experienced software developers who have previously built component-based applications.   At Course Completion After completing this course, students will be able to Explain how Web services solve problems encountered with traditional approaches to designing distributed applications. Describe the architecture of a Web services-based solution. Describe the underlying technologies of Web services and explain how to use the Microsoft .NET Framework to implement them. Implement a Web service consumer by using Visual Studio .NET. Implement a simple Web service by using Visual Studio .NET. Publish and deploy a Web service. Secure a Web service. Implement caching in a Web service. Evaluate the trade-offs and issues that are involved in designing a real-world Web service. Implement nonstandard Web services such as Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) screen scraping and aggregating Web services.   Prerequisites Before attending this course, students must have: Familiarity with C# or Microsoft Visual Basic® .NET. Programming in C++, Java, or Microsoft Visual Basic. An understanding of how to read and write XML documents. Experimented with simple C# applications. Developed distributed applications by using Visual Basic, Java, or C++.     Week 4