Visual Studio .NET Programming with Visual C# - Online Course

This series provides students with a basic understanding of the Visual C# programming language, and teaches them how to use Visual Studio .NET to develop Windows applications and services using Visual C#. This series uses the Enterprise Architect edition of Visual Studio 2002.

This series is for anyone who is interested in learning to develop applications using Visual Studio .NET. This online course contains 3 lessons and should take approximately 10 hours to complete.

Lesson 1: Getting Started (3.0) hours

Getting Started teaches you how to understand a Visual C# program, identify and specify variable types, store data in variables, convert one data type to another, recognize and use Visual C# operators, and use various Visual C# statements, including selection, iteration, and jump statements. This course introduces users to the Visual C# programming language and explains the elements of a Visual C# program. This course explains how to create a new Visual C# application in Visual Studio .NET and discusses key programming concepts, including how to use variables, data types, operators and statements to build a Visual C# program. Topics include Introducing Visual C#, Visual C# Program Elements, Identifying Variable Types, Specifying Variable Types, Developing an Application, Visual C# Operators, Selection Statements, Iteration Statements, and Jump Statements.

Lesson 2: Arrays and Classes (3.0) hours

Arrays and Classes teaches you how to understand the use of arrays in a Visual C# program, explain single-dimensional and multi-dimensional arrays, create jagged arrays, create Visual C# classes, and add fields, properties, methods, and indexers to a Visual C# class. This course explains the use of single-dimensional, multi-dimensional, and jagged arrays in Visual C# programming. The course also shows users how to create classes in Visual C# and how to add fields, properties, methods, and indexers to a class. Topics include Using Single-Dimensional Arrays, Using Multidimensional Arrays, Understanding Jagged Arrays, Creating Classes, Understanding Constructors, Adding Fields to a Class, Adding Properties to a Class, Adding Methods to a Class, and Adding Indexers to a Class.

Lesson 3: Creating Windows Applications (4.0) hours

Creating Windows Applications teaches you how to create and customize a simple Windows application using Visual C#, use the CommonDialog class, understand Windows services, create a Windows service application, and install and administer a service. This course discusses how to create a new Windows application project and explains the default code provided by Visual Studio .NET. The course also explains how to use common Visual C# classes such as the CommonDialog, FileDialog, FontDialog, and ColorDialog classes. This course shows users how to create Windows services using Visual C# and how to install and administer the services they've created with Visual Studio .NET. Topics include Creating a Windows Application Project, Tailoring the Design of a Form, Understanding the Default Code, Adding a Button to a Form, The CommonDialog Class, The FileDialog Class, The FontDialog Class, The ColorDialog Class, Understanding Windows Services, Creating a Windows Service Application, Installing a Service, Administering a Service Using the OS, and Administering a Service Using Code.