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Computer Courses - .NET

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.NET Certificate using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

Four courses required:
Developing .NET Solutions with Visual Basic.NET
Developing .NET Solutions with C#
Building Web-Based Solutions Using ASP.NET
Developing .NET Web Services and ADO.NET Applications

Optional Courses:
Crystal Reports
Introduction to XML.Net


Just added, new sections of .NET courses:

Developing .NET Solutions with C#
Saturdays, December 5 -19, 2009, 1:00-4:00 p.m. and then continued on
Wednesdays January 6 -27, 2010, 6:00 -9:00 p.m. Fee $585

Building Web-Based Solutions Using ASP.NET
Wednesdays, February 10 - March 24, 2010, 6:00 -9:00 p.m. Fee $585

Developing .NET Web Services and ADO.NET Applications
Wednesdays, April 7 - May 26, 2010, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Fee $585


The following courses are for those new to the .NET Certificate Program:

Developing .NET Solutions with C#
Schedule #: 346771
Dates: Mondays, November 16, 2009 – January 11, 2010
(No classes December 21 & 28, 2009)
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Penn State Abington
Fee: $585
Credit: CEUs: 2.1
C# is a modern, object-oriented language intended to be the premier language for writing Microsoft .NET Framework applications for the enterprise. In this hands-on course, students can learn the basics of the C# programming language. Topics include the .NET Framework, understanding the C# language and syntax, an introduction to Object-Oriented Design and Programming for C#, Windows Forms, and debugging and deploying C# applications.
Prerequisites: Experience with a programming language is required

Building Web-Based Solutions Using ASP.NET
CSE 5206-001
Schedule # 346780
Dates: Mondays, February 1 –March 15, 2010
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Penn State Abington
Fee: $585
Credit: CEUs: 2.1
ASP.NET is Microsoft's primary technology for building dynamic, database-driven Web applications. This hands-on course teaches students to create ASP.NET applications. Topics include ASP.NET architecture, Web form and server controls, validation controls, building WML(Wireless Markup Language) pages, creating custom controls and creating business components.
Prerequisites: VB.NET or C#

Developing .NET Web Services & ADO.NET App.
CSE 5212
Schedule # 346799
Dates: Mondays, April 5–May 24, 2010
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Penn State Abington
Fee: $585
Credit: CEUs: 2.1
In this comprehensive and hands-on course, students can learn the skills they need to develop Web Services that will be hosted in the new Microsoft .NET platform. In addition, students can learn the ADO.NET model. Topics include underlying technologies involved in Web Service communication and discovery such as XML, SOAP, WSDL, DISCO, understanding ADO.NET, managed providers, understanding and using DataSets, and accessing XML through ADO.NET.
Prerequisites: ASP.NET, and VB.NET or C#

Introduction to .NET Framework Technologies and XML.NET
CSE 5210-001
Dates: Wednesdays, November 11–December 16, 2009
(No class November 25)
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Location: Penn State Abington
Fee: $475
Credit: CEUS 1.5
XML and XML-based technologies and tools enable developers to build inter-operable systems rapidly and react quickly to changes as required by business needs. As the Internet’s growth continues, more and more Web-based services will be delivered over the Inter-net through XML-based technologies. .NET is Microsoft’s platform for XML Web services, allowing applications to communicate and share data over the Internet regardless of operating system or programming language. After learning the basics of XML language as a generic tool for data communication, .NET platform for XML development will be examined. No knowledge of XML is assumed as a prerequisite.

Crystal Reports
CSE 5325
Schedule # 346807
Dates: Mondays, June 7-28, 2010
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Penn State Abington
Fee: $475
Instructor: Taghi Ozbeki
Credit: CEUs: 1.5
This 15-hour Course is designed to give students an introduction to the capabilities of the Crystal Reports with .NET Framework to build custom reporting applications and the basic skills to use the .NET Framework to build custom reporting applications.

The target audience for this course are application developers who will use the Crystal Reports with .NET FRAMEWORK to build and integrate report functionality into web or Windows applications.