Advanced Web Application Development Using Microsoft Asp.Net 2311

Module 1: Considerations for Building Advanced ASP.NET Applications
This module presents a framework for developing Web applications and describes the application that students will construct during class.

Lessons
•    Building Enterprise Web Applications With ASP.NET
•    Presentation Layer
•    Data Access Layer
•    Business Logic Layer
•    Lab: Understanding Application Structure
•    Examining the Structure of the Applications
•    Building Utility Controls
•    After completing this module, students will be able to:
•    Describe an application architecture that is easy to maintain and extend.
•    Explain the use of the object-oriented features of .NET in constructing a portal application.
•    Describe the data access and storage architecture of the application.
•    Explain application configuration settings and the tradeoffs involved in creating a configuration strategy.


Module 2: Designing Data Tier Components
This module explains best practices for creating the data tier of a Web application. The concept of data abstraction is introduced and illustrated with specific implementations recommended by Microsoft and incorporated into the class application.

Lessons
•    Implementing Data Access Logic Components
•    Designing a Data Abstraction Layer
•    Performance Tuning for Data Access
•    Managing Settings and Configuration with Typed DataSets
•    Best Practices for Reliable Data Access
•    Lab: Using Data Access Components
•    Using Data Access Components for Databinding
•    Creating Collection Classes for Data Display
•    After completing this module, students will be able to:
•    Define business entities and describe how they are used in Web applications.
•    Design effective data access components.
•    Explain the design decisions for creating business entity components, including representing entity data.


Module 3: Web Presentation Patterns
This module introduces the concept of design patterns and demonstrates how to use them effectively in creating an extensible Web presentation infrastructure.

Lessons
•    Using Design Patterns in Web Applications
•    Creating Dynamic Interfaces with User Controls
•    Using Inheritance to Define Basic Site Functionality
•    Using Collection Classes for DataBinding
•    Properties and Elements of the DataGrid
•    Optimal Data Paging for DataGrids
•    DataGrid Editing Techniques
•    Creating Master/Detail Views with a DataGrid
•    Lab: Implementing Databound Presentations
•    Implementing the Defect Class
•    Implementing the Defect Module
•    Creating a Master/Detail Report
•    After completing this module, students will be able to:
•    Describe design patterns applicable to Web applications.
•    Apply design patterns to create extensible user interfaces.
•    Use collection classes for efficient databinding.
•    Describe the major properties and elements of a DataGrid.
•    Implement optimal data paging techniques.
•    Apply effective DataGrid editing practices.
•    Create efficient Master/Detail Views using DataGrids.


Module 4: Building Custom Controls
This module describes the steps necessary to create custom controls and is illustrated with several examples of practical controls.

Lessons
•    Architecture of Custom Controls
•    Creating Control Object Models
•    Using Events in Controls
•    Rendering Control Output
•    Creating Data-Bound Custom Controls
•    Lab: Building Custom Controls
•    Identifying Parts of a Data-Bound Custom Control
•    Implementing a Data-Bound Custom Control
•    Using a Data-Bound Custom Control
•    After completing this module, students will be able to:
•    Describe the architecture of system controls.
•    Create an object model for a custom control.
•    Raise and use event handlers during control execution.
•    Use rendering methods to create control content.


Module 5: Using Graphics Classes to Generate Images
This module describes how to use the System.Drawing classes to generate images in ASP.NET.

Lessons
•    Major System.Drawing Classes
•    Methods for Generating Images
•    Using Data to Generate Charts
•    Lab: Generating Data-Driven Graphics
•    Creating a Graphics object
•    Stream the image to the browser