This module reviews the core syntax and features of the C# programming language. It also provides an introduction to the Visual Studio 2012 debugger.

After completing this module, students will be able to: Describe the architecture of .NET Framework applications and use the features that Visual Studio 2012 and C# provide to support .NET Framework development. Use the basic data types, operators, and expressions provided by C#. Use standard C# programming constructs.

This module explains how to create and call methods, catch and handle exceptions. This module also describes the monitoring requirements of large-scale applications.

After completing this module, students will be able to: Create and invoke methods, pass parameters to methods, and return values from methods. Create overloaded methods, and use optional parameters and output parameters. Catch and handle exceptions and write information to the event log. Explain the requirement for implementing logging, tracing, and profiling when building large-scale applications.

This module describes how to implement the basic structure and essential elements of a typical desktop application, including using structures and enumerations, collections, and events.

After completing this module, students will be able to: Define and use structures and enumerations. Create and use simple collections for storing data in-memory. Create, subscribe to, and raise events.

This module explains how to create classes, define and implement interfaces, and create and use generic collections. This module also describes the differences between value types and reference types in C#.

After completing this module, students will be able to: Create and use custom classes. Define and implement custom interfaces. Use generics to implement type-safe collections.

This module explains how to use inheritance to create a class hierarchy and extend a .NET Framework class. This module also describes how to create generic classes and define extension methods.

This module explains how to read and write data by using file input/output (I/O) and streams, and how to serialize and deserialize data in different formats.

After completing this module, students will be able to: Read and write data to and from the file system by using file I/O. Convert data into a format that can be written to or read from a file or other data source. Use streams to send and receive data to or from a file or other data source.

This module explains how to create and use an entity data model for accessing a database, and how to use LINQ to query and update data.

After completing this module, students will be able to: Create an entity data model, describe the key classes contained in the model, and customize the generated code. Use LINQ to query and work with data. Use LINQ to insert, update, and delete data.

This module explains how to use the types in the System.Net namespace, and WCF Data Services, to query and modify remote data.

After completing this module, students will be able to: Use the classes in the System.Net namespace to send and receive data across the Web. Create and use a WCF Data Service to access data in the cloud.

This module explains how to build and style a graphical user interface by using XAML. This module also describes how to display data in a user interface by using data binding.

After completing this module, students will be able to: Define XAML views and controls to design a simple graphical user interface. Use XAML data binding techniques to bind XAML elements to a data source and display data. Add styling and dynamic transformations to a XAML user interface.

This module explains how to improve the throughput and response time of applications by using tasks and asynchronous operations.

After completing this module, students will be able to: Create tasks and lambda expressions to implement multitasking. Define and use asynchronous methods to improve application responsiveness. Coordinate concurrent access to data shared across multiple tasks by using synchronous primitives and concurrent collections.

This module explains how to integrate unmanaged libraries and dynamic components into a C# application. This module also describes how to control the lifetime of unmanaged resources.

After completing this module, students will be able to: Integrate unmanaged code into a C# application by using the Dynamic Language Runtime. Control the lifetime of unmanaged resources and ensure that they are disposed properly.

This module explains how to examine the metadata of types by using reflection, create and use custom attributes, generate managed code at runtime, and manage different versions of assemblies.

After completing this module, students will be able to: Examine the metadata of objects at runtime by using reflection. Create and use custom attribute class. Generate managed code at runtime by using CodeDOM. Manage different versions of an assembly and deploy an assembly to the Global Assembly Cache.

This module explains how to encrypt and decrypt data by using symmetric and asymmetric encryption.

After completing this module, students will be able to: Perform symmetric encryption by using the classes in the System.Security namespace. Perform asymmetric encryption by using the classes in the System.Security namespace.