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• Distributed Object Technologies
• Software Component Technologies
• Web Development with .NET

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This course investigates the construction of distributed software systems using object-oriented architectures. Due to the distributed nature of these systems, they are inherently heterogeneous. Therefore these architectures must integrate objects written in different programming languages, often executing on different platforms. These architectures also need to provide facilities and services in a consistent manner across all these boundaries. Examples of such architectures are COM, COM+ and .NET from Microsoft, CORBA from the Object Management Group and Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) from SUN.

This course consists of six modules:

• Module 1: Introduction
• Module 2: Overview
• Module 3: Type Systems
• Module 4: Metadata Systems
• Module 5: Execution System
• Module 6: Web Programming

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This course investigates the use of modern software development technologies that allow independent pieces of executable code (components) to be dynamically incorporated into programs allowing the programs to add and change functionality as they execute. Examples of such systems are COM, COM+, and .NET from Microsoft; CORBA from the Object Management Group; and Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) from Sun. Component technologies provide developers with a large degree of interoperability and reuse. For example, components written in different languages can be incorporated into a single program and these programs can access both local and remote components, even if the remote components are running on different operating systems.

In this course, students will:

• Be introduced the basic architectures of component systems.
• Learn how to develop simple components.
• Use component architectures to develop small programs.

This course consists of nine modules:

• Module 1: Introduction
• Module 2: Interfaces
• Module 3: COM Architecture
• Module 4: .NET Architecture
• Module 5: CORBA Architecture
• Module 6: Categories
• Module 7: Component-Based Software Development
• Module 8: Component-Based Software Development Languages
• Module 9: Events

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This course covers the building of Web applications and Web services using the Microsoft .NET development platform. The student will learn the basics of programming in the C# language, what the .NET Common Language Runtime is and how it works, how to use many of the .NET framework classes, how to use ADO.NET to access relational databases, and how to use ASP.NET to build Web applications and services. In addition the student will learn about XML and how it is used in .NET. Most aspects of Web applications and services will be covered: architecture, design, coding, data access, etc. The architecture of the .NET development platform will be discussed, as well as practical development issues such as debugging, deployment and security. Design for scalability, performance and availability will be emphasized.

The course consists of 12 modules:

• Module 1: Introduction to the Web and .NET
  Provides an introduction and overview of technologies used in the rest of the course. First, a review of Web and networking technologies is given, along with a review of client-side and server-side Web-based development technologies. Then an overview of the .NET development platform is provided.
  

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• Module 2: Introduction to C#
  Introduces the C# language. Covers the design goals of the language, along with an overview of C# language features. Includes: the type system, the structure of C# programs, statements and operators. Provides everything needed to start writing C# code.
• Module 3: Advanced C#
  Drills down into detail on creating C# classes and structs. Other advanced language features such as delegates, events, attributes, unsafe code, preprocessor directives and XML comments are also covered.
  

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• Module 4: Databases and Data Access
  Starts with an overview of relational database technology, including a summary of SQL. Next current data access technologies, such as ODBC, OLE DB, and ADO, are discussed. Then we discuss the motivation of ADO.NET, and then drills down into how to program ADO.NET to access and update databases.
  

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• Module 5: Introduction to ASP.NET and Web Forms
  Covers the motivation and innovations of ASP.NET. Programming models and details of Web Forms are covered. Various server-side controls are explored in some detail, along with data binding techniques.
• Module 6: Advanced Web Forms
  Covers various other aspects of Web Forms, including: ASP.NET applications, configuration, tracing, state management, caching, error handling, deployment, availability, security, the HTTP runtime and creating server-side controls.
  

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• Module 7: XML
  Provides an introduction to XML and related technologies, including XSLT, XPath and XSD. Discusses the various .NET Framework classes that support the parsing, creation and manipulation of XML documents.
  

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• Module 8: Web Services
  First, the business drivers behind Web Services are discussed. Next, underlying technologies (XML, SOAP, WSDL, UDDI) are covered. Finally, we look at how to create and call Web Services using Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Framework SDK.
  

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• Module 9: .NET Framework Class Library
  Provides a tour through many of the .NET Framework classes, including: the System namespace, collection classes, I/O, networking, threading, synchronization, transactions and exceptions.
• Module 10: .NET Framework Advanced Topics
  Covers reflection, remoting, and serialization in detail.
  

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• Module 11: The Common Language Runtime (CLR)
  Drills down on the features, concepts and technology underlying the Common Language Runtime. Covers assemblies, the execution model, interoperability and security.
  

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• Module 12: .NET Application Design Considerations
  This module is intended to tie together the many technologies covered in the course, and provide guidance on creating successful large-scale projects using .NET. Topics include: design model and process, system architecture, design patterns, security, scalability and availability.
  

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