MS 10264 Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio® 2010

Module 1: Overview of Web Application Design

This module describes 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

Lab : Exploring the Adventure Works Web Site

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• 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

This module describes the best practices and trade-offs that you need to make 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

Lab : Redesigning the Adventure Works Web site

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the different types of web applications and their characteristics.
• Choose the correct design based on the on business requirements, utilizing Web Forms and MVC based.
• Explain the different tools and technologies and best practices around each.

Module 3: Developing MVC Models

This module describes 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

Lab : Developing MVC Models

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create MVC models by using classes and data mapping tools.
• Create a data repository

Module 4: Developing MVC Controllers

This module describes 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

Lab : Developing MVC Controllers

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Implement MVC controllers.
• Create action methods

Module 5: Developing MVC Views

This module describes 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 behavior 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

Lab : Developing MVC Views

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• 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

This module describes how to implement the navigational design and also how discoverability will be achieved through content keywords and page URLs.

Lessons

• Overview of Search Engine Optimization
• Creating the Robots and Sitemap Files
• Using ASP.NET Routing

Lab : Designing for Discoverability

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the need to optimize the design of a Web site for discoverability by search engines and how the IIS SEO Toolkit helps in optimization.
• 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

This module describes 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 localization, 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
• Localizing a Web Application
• Persisting Data on a Web Forms Page
• Validating User Input

Lab : Writing Server-Side Code for Web Forms

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the structure of a Web application.
• Control ViewState based on performance requirements.
• Localize 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: Optimizing Data Management for Web Forms

This module describes how to optimize 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

Lab : Optimizing Data Management for Web Forms

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• 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

This module describes 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

Lab : Debugging, Unit Testing and Refactoring

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• 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

This module describes 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 Authorization by Using ASP.NET Roles

Lab : Securing a Web Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure authentication
• Configure ASP.NET Membership
• Manage authorization by using ASP.NET Roles

Module 11: Applying Master Pages and CSS

This module describes how to achieve a consistent UI in a reusable manner.

Lessons

• Applying Master Pages
• Applying CSS, Skins, and Themes

Lab : Applying Master Pages and CSS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• 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

This module described 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

Lab : Developing Client Side Scripts and Services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Develop client-side scripts
• Implement advanced JQuery
• Create services

Module 13: Implementing Advanced AJAX in a Web Application

This module describes the programmatic side of AJAX enabled controls (as well as extending server controls to include AJAX functionality) on a Web Forms page as well as 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

Lab : Implementing Advanced Ajax for the AdventureWorks web application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Manage browser history
• Implement AJAX in MVC pages
• Implement jQuery

Module 14: Deploying a Web Application

This module describes 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

Lab : Deploying AdventureWorks

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• 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

This module introduce students to Silverlight by having them integrate a Silverlight module into an existing ASP.NET application. Students 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

Lab : Developing a Web Application by Using Silverlight

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• 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.