Introduction to Visual Basic .NET Programming with Microsoft .NET Training Course

After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To

• Begin a Visual Basic .NET project that is based on the Windows Application template.
• Use the standard toolbar, programming tools, and programming windows in the development environment to work with applications.
• Create a simple application in Visual Basic .NET.

After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To

• Explain fundamental programming concepts, including event-driven programming, classes, objects, properties, methods, and events.
• Use forms and controls to create a user interface.
• Create and manage multiple forms in a simple application.
• Interact with a user by using the MessageBox function.
• Use Visual Basic naming conventions and standards for formatting and documenting code.

After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To

• Describe the various data types they can use to declare variables.
• Name, declare, initialize, and use variables and constants.
• Declare variables with different levels of scope.
• Create user-defined structures.
• Convert variable values from one data type to another.
• Store data in arrays.

After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To

• Create and call Sub procedures and Function procedures.
• Write procedures in modules to enable code reuse.
• Pass arguments by value and by reference.
• Use predefined functions in application code.

After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To

• Create formulas and conditional expressions by using arithmetic, comparison, and logical operators.
• Use If...Then structures to evaluate whether a condition is true or false and direct the program flow accordingly.
• Use Select Case structures to execute one of several statements.
• Use For...Next structures to execute statements a set number of times.
• Use Do...Loop structures to execute statements until a specific condition is met or while a specific condition is true.
• Choose the appropriate decision structure or loop based on the requirements of the application.

After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To

• Restrict the type of data that can be entered in a field.
• Test user input at the field level to determine if it is valid, and display messages to help the user correct invalid data.
• Set control properties to specify the order of data entry, the type of data to enter, and how to display the data when the application is run.
• Validate user input at the form level, and guide users through the process of finding and fixing errors.

After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To

• Explain object-oriented programming concepts, including abstraction, encapsulation, classes, and objects.
• Use the Object Browser to examine available programming elements, including classes and objects.
• Create a new class, including its methods, properties, and data members with appropriate access levels.
• Create and use an instance of a class, including instance and shared data members, and shared and non-shared methods.
• Explain how constructors and destructors work.
• Explain inheritance, polymorphism, and namespaces.

After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To

• Define and give examples of syntax, run-time, and logic errors.
• Debug code by using the Visual Studio .NET debugger.
• Implement structured exception handling in an application.

After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To

• Create custom menus to group application commands.
• Create a status bar to provide users with feedback about an application.
• Create a toolbar to provide a graphical interface with which users can access key functions of an application.

After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To

• Create, build, and run an application that uses Web Forms.
• Explain the process for discovering and calling XML Web services.
• Use a proxy to call an XML Web service from a Web Form.

After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To

• Define basic database terminology, including database, table, record, field, and key.
• Describe some commonly used ADO.NET objects.
• Create and open a connection to a database.
• Create, read, update, and delete records in a database.
• Use the Data Form Wizard to create a simple data access application.
• Display and modify data extracted from a database.

After Completing This Goal, Students will be Able To

• Describe how to deploy applications by using Visual Studio .NET.
• Create and customize a Setup program for a Windows-based application.