ASP.NET Course Description.

Course Objectives:

Gain in depth knowledge of the ASP.NET 2.0 framework and architecture.
Learn how to build a dynamic web application using ASP.NET 2.0 and C#.
Learn how to use Visual Studio 2005 to build and manage your ASP.NET web application.
Use SqlServer 2005 as a data store.

Prerequisites:

Students should experience in an object oriented language such as C#, Java, or C++. Code samples for this course are in C#.
Students should have working knowledge of HTML and understanding of Web concepts.

Material included in this course:

An ASP.NET textbook: Pro ASP.NET 2.0 in C# 2005. Matthew MacDonald and Mario Szpuszta, Apress
A set of course notes

Technical Training Requirements:

Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003
IIS
Visual Studio 2005 (Express edition will suffice)
SqlServer 2005 (Express edition will suffice)

Outline:

1. Introduction to ASP.NET 2.0

Overview of ASP.NET 2.0
Architecture
Directory structure of an ASP.NET application
Dynamic Updates
Shadow Copying

2. Webforms

HTML Controls
Web Controls
Page Lifecycle
Page Events
Code Behind
Viewstate

3. Configuration

web.config
Configuration UI

4. Debugging

Enabling Trace
Debugging with Visual Studio 2005
Handling exceptions

5. Validation

Validation Controls
Client-side validation
Server-side validation

6. Master Pages

Master Pages
Content Pages
Accessing master pages programatically

7. Custom Controls with User Controls

Creating User Controls

8. Data Access

Storing Connection String in web.config
DataReader
DataSet
Databinding with List Controls
DataBinding controls (GridView, FormView)
ObjectDataSource control