The course syllabus and contents will be as given below:

Module 1: Overview of the Microsoft .Net Platform

• What is the Microsoft .NET platform?
• What is the .NET Framework?
• What are the .NET Framework Components?
• What are the Visual Basic .NET Enhancements?

Module 2: Development Environment Features

• Describing the Integrated Development Environment
• Creating Visual Basic .NET Projects
• Using Development Environment features
• Debugging Applications
• Compiling in Visual Basic.NET

Module 3: Language and Syntax Enhancements

• Data Types
• Using variables
• Functions, Subroutines, and Properties
• Exception Handling

Module 4: Object Oriented Design for Visual Basic .NET

• Design Classes
• Object-oriented programming concepts
• Advanced Object-Oriented Programming using Microsoft Visio

Module 5: Object-Oriented Programming in Visual Basic.NET

• Defining Classes
• Creating and Destroying Objects
• Inheritance
• Interfaces
• Working with Classes

Module 6: Using Windows Forms

• Why use Windows Forms?
• Structure of Windows Forms
• Using Windows Forms
• Using Controls
• Windows Forms Inheritance

Module 7: Building Web Applications

• Introduction to ASP .NET
• Creating Web Form Applications
• Building Web Services
• Using Web Services

Module 8: Using ADO .NET

• ADO .NET Overview
• .NET Data Providers
• The Data Set Object
• Data Designers and Data Binding
• XML Integration

Module 9: Developing Components in Visual Basic .NET

• Components Overview
• Creating Serviced Components
• Creating Component Classes
• Creating Windows Forms Controls
• Creating Web Forms User Controls
• Threading

Module 10: Deploying Applications

• Describing Assemblies
• Choosing a Deployment Strategy
• Deploying Applications

Module 11: Upgrading to Visual Basic .NET

• Deciding whether to Upgrade
• Options for Upgrading
• Recommendations
• Performing the Upgrade

Module 12: Database Orientation – Oracle/SQLServer

• Introduction to Structured Query Language
• Entity Relationship Modeling
• Normalization of Database Tables
• Database Design
• Database Administration
• Creating Database Structure