ExecuTrain Course Outline

Programming in C#
MOC 20483B

5 days – Instructor Led

Description
This training course teaches developers the programming skills that are required for developers to create
Windows applications using the C# language. During their five days in the classroom students review the basics of
C# program structure, language syntax, and implementation details, and then consolidate their knowledge
throughout the week as they build an application that incorporates several features of the .NET Framework 4.5.

The course introduces many of the techniques and technologies employed by modern desktop and enterprise
applications, including:

 Building new data types.

 Handling events.
 Programming the user interface.
 Accessing a database.
 Using remote data.
 Performing operations asynchronously.
 Integrating with unmanaged code.
 Creating custom attributes.
 Encrypting and decrypting data.At the end of the course, students should leave the class with a solid
knowledge of C# and how to use it to develop .NET Framework 4.5 applications.
 This course uses Visual Studio 2012, running on Windows 8.
 Audience
 This course is intended for experienced developers who already have programming experience in C, C++,
JavaScript, Objective-C, Microsoft Visual Basic, or Java and understand the concepts of object-oriented
programming.
 This course is not designed for students who are new to programming; it is targeted at professional
developers with at least one month of experience programming in an object-oriented environment.

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Prerequisites
Developers attending this course should already have gained some limited experience using C# to complete basic
programming tasks. More specifically, students should have hands-on experience using C# that demonstrates
their understanding of the following:
 How to name, declare, initialize and assign values to variables within an application.
 How to use:
 arithmetic operators to perform arithmetic calculations involving one or more variables;
 relational operators to test the relationship between two variables or expressions;
 logical operators to combine expressions that contain relational operators.
 How to create the code syntax for simple programming statements using C# language keywords and
recognize syntax errors using the Visual Studio IDE.
 How to create a simple branching structure using an IF statement.
 How to create a simple looping structure using a For statement to iterate through a data array.
 How to use the Visual Studio IDE to locate simple logic errors.
 How to create a Function that accepts arguments (parameters and returns a value of a specified type.
 How to design and build a simple user interface using standard controls from the Visual Studio toolbox.
 How to connect to a SQL Server database and the basics of how to retrieve and store data.
 How to sort data in a loop.
 How to recognize the classes and methods used in a program.

Performance-based Objectives
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
 Describe the core syntax and features of C#.
 Create and call methods, catch and handle exceptions, and describe the monitoring requirements of large-
scale applications.
 Implement the basic structure and essential elements of a typical desktop application.
 Create classes, define and implement interfaces, and create and use generic collections.
 Use inheritance to create a class hierarchy, extend a .NET Framework class, and create generic classes and
methods.
 Read and write data by using file input/output and streams, and serialize and deserialize data in different
formats.
 Create and use an entity data model for accessing a database and use LINQ to query and update data.
 Use the types in the System.Net namespace and WCF Data Services to access and query remote data.
 Build a graphical user interface by using XAML.
 Improve the throughput and response time of applications by using tasks and asynchronous operations.
 Integrate unmanaged libraries and dynamic components into a C# application.
 Examine the metadata of types by using reflection, create and use custom attributes, generate code at
runtime, and manage assembly versions.
 Encrypt and decrypt data by using symmetric and asymmetric encryption.

Outline
Module 1: Review of C# Syntax Module 2: Creating Methods, Handling
Exceptions, and Monitoring Applications
This module reviews the core syntax and features of
the C# programming language. It also provides an This module explains how to create and call
introduction to the Visual Studio 2012 debugger. methods, catch and handle exceptions. This module
Lessons also describes the monitoring requirements of large-
scale applications.
 Overview of Writing Applications using C#
 Datatypes, Operators, and Expressions Lessons
 C# Programming Language Constructs  Creating and Invoking Methods
 Creating Overloaded Methods and Using
Optional and Output Parameters

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 Handling Exceptions Lessons
 Monitoring Applications
 Creating and Using Entity Data Models
 Querying Data by Using LINQ
Module 3: Developing the Code for a Graphical  Updating Data by Using LINQ
Application
This module describes how to implement the basic Module 8: Accessing Remote Data
structure and essential elements of a typical desktop
This module explains how to use the types in the
application, including using structures and
System.Net namespace, and WCF Data Services, to
enumerations, collections, and events.
query and modify remote data.
Lessons
Lessons
 Implementing Structs and Enums
 Accessing Data Across the Web
 Organizing Data into Collections
 Accessing Data in the Cloud
 Handling Events

Module 9: Designing the User Interface for a

Module 4: Creating Classes and Implementing
Graphical Application
Type-safe Collections
This module explains how to build and style a
This module explains how to create classes, define
graphical user interface by using XAML. This module
and implement interfaces, and create and use
also describes how to display data in a user interface
generic collections. This module also describes the
by using data binding.
differences between value types and reference types
in C#. Lessons
Lessons  Using XAML to Design a User Interface
 Binding Controls to Data
 Creating Classes
 Styling a User Interface
 Defining and Implementing Interfaces
 Implementing Type-safe Collections
Module 10: Improving Application Performance
Module 5: Creating a Class Hierarchy by Using
and Responsiveness
Inheritance
This module explains how to improve the throughput
This module explains how to use inheritance to
and response time of applications by using tasks and
create a class hierarchy and extend a .NET
asynchronous operations.
Framework class. This module also describes how
to create generic classes and define extension Lessons
methods.  Implementing Multitasking by using Tasks and
Lessons Lambda Expressions
 Performing Operations Asynchronously
 Creating Class Hierarchies
 Synchronizing Concurrent Access to Data
 Extending .NET Framework Classes
 Creating Generic Types
Module 11: Integrating with Unmanaged Code
Module 6: Reading and Writing Local Data This module explains how to integrate unmanaged
libraries and dynamic components into a C#
This module explains how to read and write data by
application. This module also describes how to
using file input/output (I/O) and streams, and how to
control the lifetime of unmanaged resources.
serialize and deserialize data in different formats.
Lessons
Lessons
 Creating and Using Dynamic Objects
 Reading and Writing Files
 Managing the Lifetime of Objects and Controlling
 Serializing and Deserializing Data
Unmanaged Resources
 Performing I/O Using Streams

Module 12: Creating Reusable Types and

Module 7: Accessing a Database
Assemblies
This module explains how to create and use an
This module explains how to examine the metadata
entity data model for accessing a database, and how
of types by using reflection, create and use custom
to use LINQ to query and update data.
attributes, generate managed code at runtime, and

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manage different versions of assemblies.
Lessons
 Examining Object Metadata
 Creating and Using Custom Attributes
 Generating Managed Code
 Versioning, Signing and Deploying Assemblies

Module 13: Encrypting and Decrypting Data

This module explains how to encrypt and decrypt
data by using symmetric and asymmetric encryption.
Lessons
 Implementing Symmetric Encryption
 Implementing Asymmetric Encryption

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