ASP.NET MVC training: Introduction to ASP.NET MVC 4

Course Number: MVC-102
Duration: 4 days
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ASP.NET MVC 4 Training Overview

Accelebrate's ASP.NET MVC 4 training class teaches attendees the skills necessary to design and build well-architected ASP.NET MVC 4 applications.

Location and Pricing

Most Accelebrate courses are taught on-site at our clients' locations worldwide for groups of 3 or more attendees and are customized to their specific needs. Please visit our client list to see organizations for whom we have recently delivered training. These courses can also be delivered as live, private online classes for groups that are geographically dispersed or wish to save on the instructor's or students' travel expenses. To receive a customized proposal and price quote private training at your site or online, please contact us.

In addition, some courses are available as live, online classes for individuals. To see a schedule of online courses, please visit http://www.accelebrate.com/online_training/?action=category&page=aspnet.

ASP.NET MVC 4 Training Prerequisites

Prior .NET development experience and familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts is assumed. Some experience with HTML and JavaScript is also expected. Experience developing ASP.NET application with Web Forms would be beneficial but is not required.

Hands-on/Lecture Ratio

This course is 50% lecture/demo and 50% lab. A full ASP.NET MVC application is constructed, using best practices.

ASP.NET MVC 4 Training Materials

All ASP.NET MVC 4 training students receive a hands-on lab manual and a related textbook.

Software Needed on Each Student PC

Windows XP or later with at least 2GB RAM
Visual Studio 2010 SP1 or later
SQL Server, SQL Server Express, or LocalDB
ASP.NET MVC 4
A mobile browser emulator (Windows Phone Emulator, Opera Mobile Emulator, or Apple Safari with the developer tools enabled)
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ASP.NET MVC 4 Training Customization

The content and schedule of this class can be customized for the customer based on their starting point, needs, and goals.

ASP.NET MVC 4 Training Objectives

Understand the MVC design pattern and how it's applied in ASP.NET MVC
Recognize the benefits and drawbacks of using ASP.NET MVC
Learn to make good decisions about application architecture and the choice of data access technology
Use ASP.NET MVC's routing system to achieve a REST-style architecture
Learn how to build a compelling and maintainable HTML user interface using the Razor view engine and client-side JavaScript
Use the new Web API framework to simplify the creation of HTTP services
Gain experience with using adaptive rendering, mobile-specific views, and a view switcher to support a variety of mobile devices
Learn how to extend and modify ASP.NET MVC 4 by creating custom components and templates

ASP.NET MVC 4 Training Outline

Introduction

ASP and ASP.NET WebForms
Web Standards and REST
JavaScript and AJAX
The MVC Design Pattern
Unit Testing
Managing Dependencies

ASP.NET MVC Architecture

ASP.NET Platform
Controllers, Models, and Views
URL Routing
Controller Actions
Razor View Engine
Extensibility

Defining the Model

Persistence Ignorance
Repository Pattern
Object Relational Mapping (ORM)

ADO.NET
Entity Framework (EF)
nHibernate

Using an IoC Container

Routes and URLs

Introduction to Routing
Defining Routes
Route Evaluation
The Controller Factory
Constraints
Exempting URLs
Constructing Outgoing URLs
Unit Testing Routes

Controllers and Actions

IController, ControllerBase, and Controller
Defining Actions
Action Selectors
Action Filters
HTTP Verbs
HttpContext and RouteData
Maintaining Testability
Returning Data with ActionResult
Parameters and the Model Binder
Asynchronous Action Methods

Views

View Engines
Templates and Scaffolding
Razor Syntax
ViewData and ViewBag
Strongly-Typed Views
Layout Pages
Custom Sections
Partial Views
Child Actions
Using a ViewModel Object

HTML Helpers

Basic Helpers
Strongly-Typed Helpers
Creating Custom Helpers
Declarative Helpers

Data Validation

Data Annotations
Validation HTML Helpers
ModelState
IValidatableObject
Client Side Validation

Authentication and Authorization

Using Windows Authentication
Building a Custom Account Controller
Configuring Forms Authentication
Using the Authorize Attribute

Ajax

Controller Actions for Ajax
Ajax Helpers
Unobtrusive Ajax
Ajax with jQuery

Web API

Using HTTP as an Application Protocol
Content Negotiation
Routing
ApiController
MediaTypeFormatters
Validation
OData Queries

Building a Rich Client-Side UI

jQuery UI
jQuery Templates
Knockout.js

Mobile Clients

CSS 3 Media Queries
Adaptive Rendering
Mobile-Specific Views
Using a View Switcher

Customizing and Extending ASP.NET MVC

ASP.NET MVC Pipeline
Advanced Routing
Custom Global Filters
Customizing MVC Code Templates
Creating a Custom Controller Factory

Deployment

Server Requirements
Configuration Options

Conclusion

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ASP.NET MVC Training: Introduction to ASP.NET MVC 4