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Learning to Program with C#

Delivery Options: Attend face-to-face in the classroom, remote-live or via on-demand training.

Pricing

Face-to-face or remote-live: $2495

On-demand: $1495

Discounts: We offer multiple discount options. Click here for more information.

Duration

Face-to-face or remote-live: 5 Days

On-demand: Approximately 35 hours of coursework with personal facilitation, to be completed in a four week span.

Registration

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Students Will Learn

Using Visual Studio to create C# applications
Working with the .NET data types
Creating variables with the proper scope and using operators to build complex expressions
Using control structures such as if, while and for
Using procedures to build complex applications
Designing and using classes
Using arrays and .NET collections
Throwing and trapping exceptions using the C# try and catch statements
Using ADO.NET to access databases
Working with files and directories
Building simple Windows Forms applications
Building and using derived classes
Defining and implementing interfaces
Performing advanced string manipulation

Course Description

This hands on C# programming course provides an introduction to programming using the C# language. Students are introduced to the application development cycle, structure of programs, and specific language syntax. The course also contains "Thinking Like a Programmer" sections that provide students insight on how to develop common algorithms. The C# programming course for beginners covers console and file I/O, string and character manipulation, managing data using collections and fundamental object-oriented programming concepts. Error handling techniques are also emphasized. The C# programming course also introduces how to access databases using ADO.NET and illustrates how to build user interfaces using Windows Forms. Comprehensive hands on exercises are integrated throughout to reinforce learning C Sharp and develop real competency.

This class is intended for non-programmers. Students who already understand fundamental structured programming and object-oriented techniques should attend either Windows Forms Programming Using C#, ASP.NET Programming Using C# or Windows Presentation Foundation Programming Using C# instead of this more introductory course.

Course Prerequisites

Familiarity with computers.

Course Overview

Application Development Fundamentals Overview of Programming Concepts Understanding the Structure of a C# Program Understanding Data Types Working with Variables Reading From and Writing to the Console Overview of the .NET Framework Using Visual Studio Thinking Like a Programmer Designing Algorithms Finding Patterns in Code	Managing the Flow of an Application Conditional Constructs Working with if/else Constructs Working with switch Looping Constructs Working with while Constructs Working with for and foreach Thinking Like a Programmer Making Decisions Designing Loops
Working with Data Using Integer Data Types Using Floating Point Data Types Using Characters and Strings Using Dates Using Booleans Working with Constants and Literals	Using Procedures to Modularize Code Defining and Calling Subroutines Defining and Calling Functions Understanding Variable Scope Overloading Procedures Passing Parameters Understanding by value vs by reference Parameters Understanding the Call Stack Thinking Like a Programmer Finding the Procedures Refactoring Improving Productivity with Snippets
Object-Oriented Programming Understanding Object-Oriented Concepts Designing Classes Coding Properties and Methods Initializing Objects with Constructors Overloading Constructors Declaring and Instantiating Objects Calling Properties and Methods Understanding Value Types vs. Reference Types Working with Shared Data Members and Methods Thinking Like a Programmer Finding your Classes	Understanding Namespaces Understanding the Role of Namespaces Understanding .NET Namespaces Defining Custom Namespaces Referencing Members in a Namespace Using the using Statement
Working with Data Collections Understanding Arrays Declaring and Instantiating Arrays Iterating through Arrays Working with System.Array Methods Copying, Sorting, Searching and Resizing Passing Arrays to Methods Working with param array Parameters Working with Command-line Arguments Understanding .NET Collections Managing Data Using List Managing Data Using Dictionary<TKey, TValue> Working with LINQ Making LINQ Queries Enumerating LINQ Query Results Working with Anonymous Types Using Extension Methods with LINQ	Building Inheritance Hierarchies Understanding Inheritance Building Derived Classes Understanding Constructors in Derived Classes Defining and Using Protected Class Members Understanding Polymorphism Defining Overridable Methods Overriding Methods Understanding Abstract Classes Defining Abstract Classes Inheriting from Abstract Classes
Building GUIs with Windows Forms Overview of Windows Forms Designing Forms Working with Controls Using Labels and Textboxes Using Buttons Using Checkboxes and Radio Buttons Using Menus Using List Controls Handling Events	Accessing Databases Using ADO.NET Understanding the ADO.NET Object Model Opening Connections Executing Queries Using Commands Iterating Through Results Using DataReaders Calling Stored Procedures Passing Parameters to Stored Procedures Working with DataSets Binding Data to Controls
Exception Handling Understanding Exception Handling Using try/catch to Handle Exceptions Working with the Exception Class Understanding Exception Propagation Using finally to Manage Cleanup Processing Throwing Exceptions	Working with Files, Directories and Streams Using the System.IO Namespace Discovering Drives Working with Directories Working with Files Parsing a File Path Understanding Streams Working with FileStream Reading and Writing Text Files Understanding other Types of Streams
Working with Strings Working with the String Class Working with String Literals and Escape Sequences Understanding String Manipulation Performance Issues Working with the StringBuilder Class Formatting Output with String.Format	Building N-Tier Applications Building Large Scale Applications Designing N-Tier Applications Building .NET Assemblies Referencing Assemblies

Reviews

This class was very beneficial to me this week. This class gave me the foundation of C# programming which I was missing. The instructor was great and was very knowledgeable in the course details. He was able to translate the COBOL language to the C# language which helped me greatly to understand C#.
— C.W., LexisNexis

Excellent instructor. I learned so much! What a great experience! This was such valuable training. Thank you to the instructor and HOTT for providing this service. I will tell everyone who's interested to consider your company. Great job!
— O.W., AAA NCNU Insurance Exchange

Hands down the best class and learning experience I have ever had.
— J.I., National Oilwell Varco

Excellent course and will be recommending to colleagues. Well-organized and very glad to get a student guide with good documentation. Instructor gave good examples to augment material in student guide. He seemed very knowledgeable and went at good pace. Exercises were very good to reinforce material from module and built on material learned in previous modules; liked that there were multiple for some modules covering slightly different things. But it was very important to have support to assist with any questions, so great that you offer that. The personal facilitator was GREAT; he responded promptly to emails and when things were more complicated, he joined me in Teamviewer to guide me.
— J.W., Export Development Canada

Course Schedule

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