Developing ASP.NET Core MVC Web Applications

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Experience with Visual Studio 2017.
• Experience with C# programming, and concepts such as Lambda expressions, LINQ, and anonymous types.
• Experience in using the .NET Framework.
• Experience with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Experience with querying and manipulating data with ADO.NET.
• Knowledge of XML and JSON data structures.

• Describe the Microsoft Web Technologies stack and select an appropriate technology to use to develop any given application.
• Design the architecture and implementation of a web application that will meet a set of functional requirements, user interface requirements, and address business models.
• Configure the pipeline of ASP.NET Core web applications using middleware, and leverage dependency injection across MVC application.

Module 1: Exploring ASP.NET Core MVC

• Overview of Microsoft Web Technologies
• Overview of ASP.NET 4.x
• Introduction to ASP.NET Core MVC

Lab : Exploring ASP.NET Core MVC

• Exploring a Razor Pages Application
• Exploring a Web API Application
• Exploring an MVC Application 

Module 2: Designing ASP.NET Core MVC Web Applications

• Planning in the Project Design Phase
• Designing Models, Controllers and Views

Lab : Designing ASP.NET Core MVC Web Applications

• Planning Model Classes
• Planning Controllers
• Planning Views
• Architecting and MVC Web Application 

Module 3: Configure Middlewares and Services in ASP.NET Core

• Configuring Middlewares
• Configuring Services

Lab : Configuring Middleware and Services in ASP.NET Core

• Working with Static Files
• Creating custom middleware
• Using dependency injection
• Injecting a service to a controller 

Module 4: Developing Controllers

• Writing Controllers and Actions
• Configuring Routes
• Writing Action Filters

Lab : Developing Controllers

• Adding controllers and actions to an MVC application
• Configuring routes by using the routing table
• Configuring routes using attributes
• Adding an action filer

Module 5: Developing Views

• Creating Views with Razor Syntax
• Using HTML Helpers and Tag Helpers
• Reusing Code in Views

Lab : Developing Views

• Adding Views to an MVC Application
• Adding a partial view
• Adding a view component 

Module 6: Developing Models

• Creating MVC Models
• Working with Forms
• Validate MVC Application

Lab : Developing Models

• Adding a model
• Working with Forms
• Add Validation

Module 7: Using Entity Framework Core in ASP.NET Core

• Introduction to Entity Framework Core
• Working with Entity Framework Core
• Use Entity Framework Core to connect to Microsoft SQL Server

Lab : Using Entity Framework Core in ASP.NET Core

• Adding Entity Framework Core
• Use Entity Framework Core to retrieve and store data
• Use Entity Framework Core to connect to Microsoft SQL Server 

Module 8: Using Layouts, CSS and JavaScript in ASP.NET Core MVC

• Using Layouts
• Using CSS and JavaScript
• Using jQuery

Lab : Using Layouts, CSS and JavaScript in ASP.NET Core

• Applying a layout and link views to it
• Using CSS
• Using JavaScript
• Using jQuery

Module 9: Client-Side Development

• Applying Styles
• Using Task Runners
• Responsive design

Lab : Client-Side Development

• Use gulp to run tasks
• Styling using Sass
• Using Bootstrap

Module 10: Testing and Troubleshooting

• Testing MVC Applications
• Implementing an Exception Handling Strategy
• Logging MVC Applications

Lab : Testing and troubleshooting

• Testing a Model
• Testing a controller using a fake repository
• Implementing a repository in MVC project
• Add exception handling
• Add logging

Module 11: Managing Security

• Authentication in ASP.NET Core
• Authorization in ASP.NET Core
• Defending from Attacks

Lab : Managing Security

• Use Identity
• Add Authorization
• Avoid the Cross-Site Request Forgery Attack 

Module 12: Performance and Communication

• Implementing a Caching Strategy
• Managing State
• Two-way communication

Lab : Performance and Communication

• Implementing a Caching Strategy
• Managing state
• Two-Way communication

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Implement caching in a Microsoft ASP.NET Core application.
• Use state management technologies to improve the client experience, by providing a consistent experience for the user.
• Implement two-way communication by using SignalR, allowing the server to notify the client when important events occur. 

Module 13: Implementing Web APIs

• Introducing Web APIs
• Developing a Web API
• Calling a Web API

Lab : Implementing Web APIs

• Adding Actions and Call Them Using Microsoft Edge
• Calling a Web API using server-side code
• Calling a Web API using jQuery 

Module 14: Hosting and Deployment

• On-premise hosting and deployment
• Deployment to Microsoft Azure
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Lab : Hosting and Deployment

• Deploying a Web Application to Microsoft Azure
• Upload an Image to Azure Blob Storage