This one-day course is intended to give experienced developers with a knowledge of C# a jumpstart in learning ASP.NET. It includes an introduction to Web services. It combines with C# Essentials to form a 3-day workshop in C# and ASP.NET, and .NET Framework Using C# to form a comprehensive intensive 5-day course , Application Development Using C# and .NET.

ASP.NET is introduced as a new Web programming platform that overcomes a number of limitations of ASP. The architecture of Web Forms is covered, including the life cycle and event model and the code behind programming model. Server controls are introduced. Both the .NET Framework SDK and Visual Studio .NET are used for creating Web applications. Deployment is covered. Session state and application state are discussed. Data binding is introduced.

Web services are introduced. The use of SOAP and WSDL are described. Web services and Web service clients are implemented using Visual Studio .NET

Numerous programming examples and exercises are included. The student will receive a comprehensive set of notes and all the programming examples. The book Application Development Using C# and .NET is recommended as a reference.


.NET training Learning Objectives

• Gain a basic understanding of the philosophy and architecture of Web applications using ASP.NET
• Acquire a working knowledge of Web application development using Web Forms
• Implement Web services using ASP.NET

Course exercises require Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 on Windows 2000 or XP. Internet Information Services and SQL Server should be installed. See the appropriate course Setup Guide for details.

A good minimal hardware profile for this course would have a Pentium 500-MHz or equivalent CPU, 256 MB of RAM, and at least 2 GB of free disk space for tools installation and courseware.