Introduction to Programming & Coding | C# .Net Basics for Non-Developers

Part 1: Application Development Fundamentals

1. Overview of Programming Concepts
2. Understanding the Structure of a C# Program
3. Understanding Data Types
4. Working with Variables
5. Reading From and Writing to the Console
6. Overview of the .NET Framework
7. Using Visual Studio
8. Thinking Like a Programmer
9. Designing Algorithms
10. Finding Patterns in Code

Part 2: Managing the Flow of an Application

1. Conditional Constructs
2. Working with if/else Constructs
3. Working with switch
4. Looping Constructs
5. Working with while Constructs
6. Working with for and foreach
7. Thinking Like a Programmer
8. Making Decisions
9. Designing Loops

Part 3: Working with Data

1. Using Integer Data Types
2. Using Floating Point Data Types
3. Using Characters and Strings
4. Using Dates
5. Using Booleans
6. Working with Constants and Literals

Part 4: Using Procedures to Modularize Code

1. Defining and Calling Subroutines
2. Defining and Calling Functions
3. Understanding Variable Scope
4. Overloading Procedures
5. Passing Parameters
6. Understanding by value vs by reference Parameters
7. Understanding the Call Stack
8. Thinking Like a Programmer
9. Finding the Procedures
10. Refactoring
11. Improving Productivity with Snippets

Part 5: Object-Oriented Programming

1. Understanding Object-Oriented Concepts
2. Designing Classes
3. Coding Properties and Methods
4. Initializing Objects with Constructors
5. Overloading Constructors
6. Declaring and Instantiating Objects
7. Calling Properties and Methods
8. Understanding Value Types vs. Reference Types
9. Working with Shared Data Members and Methods
10. Thinking Like a Programmer
11. Finding your Classes

Part 6: Understanding Namespaces

1. Understanding the Role of Namespaces
2. Understanding .NET Namespaces
3. Defining Custom Namespaces
4. Referencing Members in a Namespace
5. Using the using Statement

Part 7: Working with Data Collections

1. Understanding Arrays
2. Declaring and Instantiating Arrays
3. Iterating through Arrays
4. Working with System.Array Methods
5. Copying, Sorting, Searching and Resizing
6. Passing Arrays to Methods
7. Working with param array Parameters
8. Working with Command-line Arguments
9. Understanding .NET Collections
10. Managing Data Using List
11. Managing Data Using Dictionary<TKey, TValue>
12. Working with LINQ
13. Making LINQ Queries
14. Enumerating LINQ Query Results
15. Working with Anonymous Types
16. Using Extension Methods with LINQ

Part 8: Building Inheritance Hierarchies

1. Understanding Inheritance
2. Building Derived Classes
3. Understanding Constructors in Derived Classes
4. Defining and Using Protected Class Members
5. Understanding Polymorphism
6. Defining Overridable Methods
7. Overriding Methods
8. Understanding Abstract Classes
9. Defining Abstract Classes
10. Inheriting from Abstract Classes

Part 9: Building GUIs with Windows Forms

1. Overview of Windows Forms
2. Designing Forms
3. Working with Controls
4. Using Labels and Textboxes
5. Using Buttons
6. Using Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
7. Using Menus
8. Using List Controls
9. Handling Events

Part 10: Accessing Databases Using ADO.NET

1. Understanding the ADO.NET Object Model
2. Opening Connections
3. Executing Queries Using Commands
4. Iterating Through Results Using DataReaders
5. Calling Stored Procedures
6. Passing Parameters to Stored Procedures
7. Working with DataSets
8. Binding Data to Controls

Part 11: Exception Handling

1. Understanding Exception Handling
2. Using try/catch to Handle Exceptions
3. Working with the Exception Class
4. Understanding Exception Propagation
5. Using finally to Manage Cleanup Processing
6. Throwing Exceptions

Part 12: Working with Files, Directories and Streams

1. Using the System.IO Namespace
2. Discovering Drives
3. Working with Directories
4. Working with Files
5. Parsing a File Path
6. Understanding Streams
7. Working with FileStream
8. Reading and Writing Text Files
9. Understanding other Types of Streams

Part 13: Working with Strings

1. Working with the String Class
2. Working with String Literals and Escape Sequences
3. Understanding String Manipulation Performance Issues
4. Working with the StringBuilder Class
5. Formatting Output with String.Format

Part 14: Building N-Tier Applications

1. Building Large Scale Applications
2. Designing N-Tier Applications
3. Building .NET Assemblies
4. Referencing Assemblies

This C# .Net training course is intended for anyone who is new to software development and wants, or needs, to gain an understanding of the fundamentals of coding and basics of .Net and object-oriented programming concepts or anyone who wants to have a basic understanding of and learn how to code C# .Net applications and syntax.

Attendees might include:

·         Anyone who wants exposure to basic coding skills, or who wants to begin the process of becoming an OO application developer

·         Technical team members from non-development roles, re-skilling to move into software and application development roles within an organization

·         Recent college graduates looking to apply their college experience to programming skills in a professional environment, or perhaps needing to learn the best practices and standards for programming within their new organization

·         Technical managers tasked with overseeing programming teams, or development projects, where basic coding knowledge and exposure will be useful in project oversight or communications needs