Microsoft 10264 Training 70-515
Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Web Applications M10264 70-515
Course Title: Developing Web Applications with Microsoft
Visual Studio 2010
Course Code: M10264
Version: A
Level: 200
Duration: 5 Days
Course Overview
The Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010Target Audience
Candidates who should consider attending the M10264 Microsoft training course are professional Web developers who use Microsoft Visual Studio in a team-based, medium-sized to large development environment. Candidates should have a minimum of two to three years of experience developing Web-based applications by using Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft ASP.NET. Candidates should be experienced users of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and newer releases of the Visual Studio product and understand how to use the new features of Visual Studio 2010.Course Objectives
On successfully completing the M10264 course candidates will be able to:- Describe the underlying architecture and design of a Web application
- Apply best practices and make appropriate trade-offs based on business requirements when designing a Web application
- Develop MVC models
- Develop MVC controllers
- Develop MVC views
- Optimise the design of a Web application for discoverability by search engines
- Write server-side code for Web Forms
- Optimise data management for Web Forms
- Ensure quality by debugging, unit testing, and refactoring
- Secure a Web application
- Apply Master Pages and CSS for a consistent application UI
- Develop client-side scripts and services for a responsive, rich, and interactive UI
- Implement advanced AJAX in a Web application
- Deploy a Web application
- Develop a Web application by using Silverlight
Course Prerequisites
Candidates attending the M1026 Microsoft training course should in addition to their professional Web development experience, have the following technical knowledge. An understanding of the problem-solving techniques that apply to software development, including the following principles of software development:- modern software development model
- typical phases of a software development lifecycle
- concepts of event-driven programming
- concepts of object-oriented programming
- creating use-case diagrams
- designing and building a user interface
- developing a structured application
- Web scripting techniques
- Macro scripting techniques
- Windows scripting techniques
- Common Language Runtime
- .NET Framework class library
- Common Type System
- Component interoperation
- Cross-Language Interoperability
- Assemblies in the Common Language Runtime
- Application Domains
- Runtime hosts supported by the .NET Framework
- Declaring and initialising typed variables using the Camel case naming convention
- Using arithmetic, relational, and logical operators in code statements
- Using branching statements to control code execution
- Using looping statements to iterate through collections or repeat steps until a specified condition is met
- Creating classes and methods to establish the basic structure of an application
- Using methods and events to implement the programming logic of an application
- Identifying syntax and logic errors
- Accessing and managing data from a data source
- Creating and accessing classes and class properties
- Creating and accessing methods and overloaded methods
- Implementing inheritance, base classes, and abstract classes
- Declaring, raising, and handling events
- Responding to and throwing exceptions
- Implementing interfaces and polymorphism
- Implementing shared and static members
- Implementing generics
- Creating components and class libraries
- Managing a software development process
- Controlling input at the user interface level in Windows Client and Web applications
- Debugging, tracing, and profiling .NET applications
- Monitoring and logging .NET applications
- Implementing basic testing best practices
- Performing basic Data Access tasks with LINQ
- Implementing basic security best practices in .NET Applications
- Implementing basic service calls
- Using .NET Configuration Files
- Deploying .NET Framework Applications using ClickOnce and the MS Installer
Testing and Certification
The M10263 Microsoft training course is the recommended preparation for the 70-515 TS: Web Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 exam.Course Content
Module 1: Overview of Web Application DesignIn this module candidates will learn about the underlying architecture and design of a Web application.
Lessons:
- Overview of IIS 7.0
- Overview of ASP.NET 4.0
- Introduction to the MVC Framework
- Overview of the Request Life Cycle
- Explore the Adventure Works Web Site
- Comparing Web Forms and MVC
- Working with the Web Forms Page Life Cycle
- Describe the underlying architecture of ASP.NET 4.0
- Identify new features in ASP.NET 4.0
- Describe the components of the MVC framework
- Describe the structure of an MVC application
- Describe the life cycle of a Web Forms page
- Describe the life cycle of an MVC page
- Describe the differences between the life cycle of a Web Forms page and an MVC page
Module 2: Designing a Web Application
In this module candidates will learn about best practices and trade-offs that need to be made when designing a Web application.
Lessons:
- Web Applications: Case Studies
- Web Application Design Essentials
- Guidelines for Determining When to Use Web Forms and MVC
- Visual Studio 2010 Tools and Technologies for Web Application Design
- Reviewing the Adventure Works Web site
- Redesigning the Adventure Works Web site
- Adding MVC Capabilities to the Adventure Works Web site
- Explain the different types of web applications and their characteristics
- Choose the correct design based on the on business requirements, utilising Web Forms and MVC based
- Explain the different tools and technologies and best practices around each
Module 3: Developing MVC Models
In this module candidates will learn about the MVC development model (Models, Controllers, and Views) and how to create the Models that are used to access and modify the data in a data source.
Lessons:
- Exploring Ways to Create MVC Models
- Creating a Data Repository
- Exploring Ways to Create MVC Models
- Creating Data Repository
- Create MVC models by using classes and data mapping tools
- Create a data repository
Module 4: Developing MVC Controllers
In this module candidates will learn how to create the Controllers that are used to respond to communications from the user and how to implement the application flow and logic.
Lessons:
- Implementing MVC Controllers
- Creating Action Methods
- Creating an MVC Controller
- Adding Code to List the Blog Entries
- Adding Code to Create a New Blog Entry
- Adding Code to Edit a Blog Entry
- Adding Code to Delete a Blog Entry
- Implement MVC controllers
- Create action methods
Module 5: Developing MVC Views
In this module candidates will learn how to create the Views that are used to expose the application UI. The module also covers how to manage pre-action and post-action behaviour of Controller action methods using the included action filters are provided as part of MVC.
Lessons:
- Implementing MVC Views
- Implementing Strongly-Typed MVC Views
- Implementing Partial MVC Views
- Develop a List MVC View
- Develop a Details MVC View
- Develop a Create MVC View
- Develop an Edit MVC View
- Develop a Delete MVC View
- Describe what an MVC view is and the varied types of views
- Create an MVC view
- Implement strongly typed MVC views
- Implement partial MVC views
Module 6: Designing for Discoverability
In this module candidates will learn how to implement the navigational design and also how discoverability will be achieved through content keywords and page URLs.
Lessons:
- Overview of Search Engine Optimisation
- Creating the Robots and Sitemap Files
- Using ASP.NET Routing
- Mapping URLs of Web Forms Pages
- Creating a Sitemap File
- Building the Application Infrastructure
- Describe the need to optimise the design of a Web site for discoverability by search engines and how the IIS SEO Toolkit helps in optimisation
- Create robots.txt and sitemap.xml files
- Use ASP.NET with Web Forms and MVC pages
Module 7: Writing Server-Side Code for Web Forms
In this module candidates will learn about the advanced features of server-side coding and technologies. The module describes how to allow the website to move into a global and web farm environment through localisation, shared sessions, and custom user controls. The module will also cover how to use the custom validator and regular expressions.
Lessons:
- Overview of the Structure of a Web Application
- Controlling ViewState
- Localising a Web Application
- Persisting Data on a Web Forms Page
- Validating User Input
- Modifying a Web Forms Page to Display Localised Content
- Persisting data on a Web Forms Page
- Exploring Viewstate
- Adding Validation to Web Forms Pages
- Describe the structure of a Web application
- Control ViewState based on performance requirements
- Localise a Web application by using resource files
- Describe the techniques used to persist user information
- Describe the different technologies used in web farms
- Validate user input in Web Forms and MVC pages
Module 8: Optimising Data Management for Web Forms
In this module candidates will learn how to optimise and display data management tasks for a Web Forms-based application using Dynamic Data, Data Binding, LinqToEntities, server side controls, and server-side code.
Lessons:
- Managing Data by Using LINQ to Entities
- Using Data Source Controls
- Using ASP.NET Dynamic Data
- Managing Data by Using LINQ to Entities
- Customising the GridView
- Using ListView, DetailsView and Charts
- Managing Data by Using ASP.NET Dynamic Data
- Use the LINQtoEntities framework to manage data
- Use data source and data bound controls in Web Forms
- Use ASP.NET Dynamic Data in Web Forms
Module 9: Ensuring Quality by Debugging, Unit Testing, and Refactoring
In this module candidates will learn how to perform check-in testing for their Web Forms and MVC applications as well as how to use the built-in debugging capabilities of VS2010.
Lessons:
- Debugging and Refactoring Code
- Unit Testing Code
- Processing Unhandled Exceptions
- Test Driven Development
- Configuring Error Handling
- Debugging Code
- Logging
- Creating Unit Tests
- Implementing the Test-First Development Methodology
- Debug and refactor code
- Unit test code
- Describe how to log information to a file, database, event or other, including best practices
- Describe the Test-Driven Development methodology
Module 10: Securing a Web Application
In this module candidates will learn how to mitigate common security threats and to implement the essentials (must haves) of Web security in both MVC and Web Forms applications.
Lessons:
- Configuring Authentication
- Configuring ASP.NET Membership
- Managing Authorisation by Using ASP.NET Roles
- Configuring ASP.NET Membership and Roles
- Authentication
- Authorisation
- Configure authentication
- Configure ASP.NET Membership
- Manage authorisation by using ASP.NET Roles
Module 11: Applying Master Pages and CSS
In this module candidates will learn how to achieve a consistent UI in a reusable manner.
Lessons:
- Applying Master Pages
- Applying CSS, Skins, and Themes
- Modify a Master Page
- Create Nested Master Page
- Integrating a Master Page
- Control Skins
- Applying Styles and Themes
- Identify challenges in developing a Web application that is compatible across a wide range of browsers and ways to address these challenges
- Apply master pages for a consistent application UI
- Apply CSS for a consistent application UI
Module 12: Developing Client Side Scripts and Services
In this module candidates will learn how to develop client-side scripts and services for a responsive, rich and interactive application UI.
Lessons:
- Developing Client-Side Scripts
- Implementing AJAX
- Creating Services
- Creating Client-Side Script
- Advanced JQuery
- Creating a WCF Service
- Develop client-side scripts
- Implement advanced JQuery
- Create services
Module 13: Implementing Advanced AJAX in a Web Application
In this module candidates will learn about the programmatic side of AJAX enabled controls (as well as extending server controls to include AJAX functionality) on a Web Forms page and implementing AJAX on a MVC page.
Lessons:
- Implementing Ajax in ASP.NET MVC Pages Using Microsoft Ajax
- Implementing Ajax in ASP.NET MVC Pages Using jQuery
- Working With jQuery and Ajax Events
- Using AJAX in an MVC Page Scenario
- Using jQuery in an MVC Page
- Handling jQuery Ajax Events
- Manage browser history
- Implement AJAX in MVC pages
- Implement jQuery
Module 14: Deploying a Web Application
In this module candidates will learn how to plan, configure and perform deployment tasks associated with a production Web site. The module also describes the Web site lifecycle as it pertains to deployment.
Lessons:
- Overview of Web Application Deployments
- Overview of Web Site Deployments
- Deploying AdventureWorks
- Deploying a Web Application Project Using One-Click Publish
- Deploying a Web Application Using a Web Deployment Package
- Deploying a Web Site with the Copy Web Site Tool
- Deploying a Web Site with the Publish Web Site Utility
- Identify challenges in deploying Web applications and describe varied target environments
- Describe Web application compilation methods and tools
- Transform the web.config file when deploying a Web application
Module 15: Developing a Web Application by Using Silverlight
In this module candidates will be introduced to Silverlight by integrating a Silverlight module into an existing ASP.NET application. Candidates will learn how to add a Silverlight project to an existing solution, leverage the existing Web application by calling a WCF service and display the information in Silverlight.
Lessons:
- Introduction to Rich Internet Applications
- Overview of Silverlight
- Creating a Silverlight Application
- Creating a Silverlight Project
- Creating a Silverlight WCF Service
- Displaying Data by Using Silverlight Controls
- Describe the characteristics of RIAs and the technologies for building them
- Describe the features of Silverlight, its architecture, and the use of XAML for developing Silverlight applications
- Create a Silverlight application
