Module 1: Review of C# Syntax

• Overview of Writing Applications using C#
• Datatypes, Operators, and Expressions
• C# Programming Language Constructs
• Implementing Edit Functionality for the Students List
• Implementing Insert Functionality for the Students List
• Implementing Delete Functionality for the Students List
• Displaying the Student Age

Module 2: Creating Methods, Handling Exceptions, and Monitoring Applications

• Creating and Invoking Methods
• Creating Overloaded Methods and Using Optional and Output Parameters
• Handling Exceptions
• Monitoring Applications
• Refactoring the Enrolment Code
• Validating Student Information
• Saving Changes to the Class List

Module 3: Developing the Code for a Graphical Application

• Implementing Structs and Enums
• Organizing Data into Collections
• Handling Events
• Adding Navigation Logic to the Application
• Creating Data Types to Store User and Grade Information
• Displaying User and Grade Information

Module 4: Creating Classes and Implementing Type-safe Collections

• Creating Classes
• Defining and Implementing Interfaces
• Implementing Type-safe Collections
• Implementing the Teacher, Student, and Grade Types as Classes
• Adding Data Validation to the Grade Class
• Displaying Students in Name Order
• Enabling Teachers to Modify Class and Grade Data

Module 5: Creating a Class Hierarchy by Using Inheritance

• Creating Class Hierarchies
• Extending .NET Framework Classes
• Creating Generic Types
• Creating and Inheriting from the User Base Class
• Implementing Password Complexity by Using an Abstract Method
• Creating the ClassFullException Class

Module 6: Reading and Writing Local Data

• Reading and Writing Files
• Serializing and Deserializing Data
• Performing I/O Using Streams
• Serializing the Data for the Grades Report as XML
• Previewing the Grades Report
• Persisting the Serialized Grades Data to a File

Module 7: Accessing a Database

• Creating and Using Entity Data Models
• Querying Data by Using LINQ
• Updating Data by Using LINQ
• Creating an Entity Model from the The School of Fine Arts Database
• Updating Student and Grade Data Using the Entity Framework
• Extending the Entity Model to Validate Data

Module 8: Accessing Remote Data

• Accessing Data Across the Web
• Accessing Data in the Cloud
• Creating a WCF Data Service for the SchoolGrades Database
• Integrating the WCF Data Service into the Application
• Retrieving Student Photographs Over the Web (if time permits)

Module 9: Designing the User Interface for a Graphical Application

• Using XAML to Design a User Interface
• Binding Controls to Data
• Styling a User Interface
• Customizing the Appearance of Student Photographs
• Styling the Logon View
• Animating the StudentPhoto Control (If Time Permits)

Module 10: Improving Application Performance and Responsiveness

• Implementing Multitasking by using Tasks and Lambda Expressions
• Performing Operations Asynchronously
• Synchronizing Concurrent Access to Data

Module 11: Integrating with Unmanaged Code

• Creating and Using Dynamic Objects
• Managing the Lifetime of Objects and Controlling Unmanaged Resources
• Generating the Grades Report by Using Microsoft Office Word
• Controlling the Lifetime of Word Objects by Implementing the Dispose Pattern

Module 12: Creating Reusable Types and Assemblies

• Examining Object Metadata
• Creating and Using Custom Attributes
• Generating Managed Code
• Versioning, Signing and Deploying Assemblies
• Creating the IncludeInReport Attribute
• Generating the Report
• Storing the Grades.Utilities Assembly Centrally

Module 13: Encrypting and Decrypting Data

• Implementing Symmetric Encryption
• Implementing Asymmetric Encryption
• Encrypting the Grades Report
• Decrypting the Grades Report