Microsoft C# 2010: Learning to Program using Microsoft C# 2010

Course Overview

This course provides students with the knowledge and fundamentals skills to design and develop object-oriented applications using C# and the Microsoft .NET development environment. It is intended for potential developers with limited programming experience, who want to improve their skills.

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Related Courses

• Microsoft C#: Learning to program with C#
• Microsoft C# for Existing Developers
• Microsoft C#: Introduction to Programming with C#
• Microsoft Object-Oriented Programming: OO Programming for the novice with C#
• .NET for C# Developers Training featuring .NET 4 (5 days)
• Object Oriented Programming with .NET
• Developing Applications Using C#.Net Course
• Microsoft C# 4.0: Programming Language
• C# with Visual Studio 2010 and LINQ training course

Skills Gained

After completing the course, students will be able to create Console Application projects in Visual Studio .NET 2010; convert a variable from one data type to another; work with dates and times; repeat blocks of code using looping statements; generate and test your own classes using the Class Designer and Object Test Bench tools; use methods in your classes; control how derived classes inherit from base classes; create classes containing arrays, adding support for indexers and enumerators; use Exception objects to determine what error has occurred.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have the following pre-requisites:

• Basic programming knowledge.

No specific skills with Visual Studio 2010 or the .NET Framework are required.

Course Outline

Module 1: Getting Started with .NET

This module provides an introduction to the .NET Framework and describes how to set up your development environment using Visual Studio 2010.

• Thinking About .NET
• Using Visual Studio 2010
• Introduction to Debugging and Handling Exceptions
• Lab: Getting Started with .NET

Skills

• Learn the advantages and architecture of the .NET Framework.
• Setup a development profile in Visual Studio .NET.
• View the code that Visual Studio generates and understand what it does.

Module 2: Data Types and Variables

This module describes how to work with the data types provided by the .NET Framework.

• Introduction to Variables and Data Types
• Working with Variable and Data Types
• Lab: Data Types and Variables

Skills

• Understand how to create variables and assign values.
• Explore operators and see how they can be used to change values and compare expressions.

Module 3: Using the .NET Framework

This module describes how to use the .NET Framework Class Library and examines some of the classes contained within.

• Using .NET Framework Classes
• Working with Strings
• Working with Dates and Times
• Lab: Using the .NET Framework

Skills

• Understand how to use .NET Framework classes.
• Explore basic file IO operations.
• Learn how to work with strings.

Module 4: Branching and Flow Control

This module describes how to repeat code using looping statements and test conditions for branching statements.

• Branching in Code
• Repeating Code Blocks
• Unconditional Branching
• Lab: Branching and Flow Control

Skills

• Making choices using conditional statements.
• Manage flow control using branching statements.
• Break out of loops when necessary.

Module 5: Classes and Objects

This module describes how to create and interact with classes and objects.

• Introduction to Objects and Classes
• Creating your own Classes
• Working with Classes
• Lab: Classes and Objects

Skills

• Investigate .NET Framework classes to see how you can consume classes in your code.
• Learn about properties, methods, and fields.
• Create instances of classes using class constructors.
• Investigate class details, including reference vs. value types, and more.

Module 6: Properties and Methods

This module describes how to define the properties and methods for your classes.

• Understanding Properties
• Understanding Methods
• Lab: Properties and Methods

Skills

• Explore how to use properties in your classes.
• Learn to control how property values are set and retrieved.
• Understand how to pass arguments to methods.
• Learn how to return both simple and complex data types from methods.

Module 7: Object-Oriented Techniques

This module describes the techniques for organizing your classes and using interfaces.

• Inheritance
• Interfaces
• Organizing Classes
• Lab: Object-Orientated Techniques

Skills

• Understand how derived classes inherit from base classes.
• Explore how to add and modify members in derived classes.
• Understand how to create and use interfaces.
• Explore techniques for organizing your classes.

Module 8: Working with Arrays

This module describes how to create and work with array objects in .NET.

• Introduction to Arrays
• Manipulating Arrays
• Creating Indexers
• Lab: Working with Arrays

Skills

• Create and initialize arrays.
• Work with array methods and properties.
• Investigate arrays in the .NET Framework.
• Learn techniques for sorting arrays.

Module 9: Handling Exceptions

• This module describes how to catch and then handle unexpected errors in code.
• Perspectives on Exception Handling
• Getting Started with Exception Handling
• Catching Specific Exceptions
• Raising Errors
• Running Code Unconditionally
• Creating Exception Classes
• Lab: Handling Exceptions

Skills

• Learn to use try/catch blocks to handle runtime errors.
• Throw exceptions back to procedure callers.
• Use the finally block to run code unconditionally.
• Create and handle user-defined exceptions.