Visual Basic.NET Programmer
Train for a career as a Visual Basic® .NET Programmer, at home in your spare time, with Penn Foster Career School.
The Penn Foster Visual Basic® .NET Programmer Program was designed with your needs in mind. Like all of our programs, it allows you to train for a new career from the comfort of your own home, without attending classes or quitting your job. Here are just some of the benefits of the Visual Basic® .NET Programmer Program:
- Hands-on training. You receive professional-quality software, so you can learn by doing.
- Books, lessons, learning aids, special supplements, and software included at no additional cost.
- Unlimited instructional support.
- Access to student services by website, phone, and mail.
- Earn your Career Diploma in as little as six months, or take longer if you wish.
Instruction Set 1
Learning Strategies
The advantages of learning at home; types of study materials; types of examinations; accessing and using the features of our web site; determining what kind of learner you are; establishing a study schedule; using study tips; and preparing for and taking examinations.
Technology and Society
The impact of technology on individuals, business, the workplace, education, and society; the global economy; and careers in technology.
Instruction Set 2
Introduction to Programming
The program developing cycle; the main components of programming languages; the purpose of program flowcharts; the history of programming languages; and the process of problem solving as it relates to programming.
Graded Project
Instruction Set 3
Introduction to Visual Basic .NET
Getting started with VB .NET; creating a first V.B .NET Solution; and introduction to numeric data types and variables.
Textbook: Visual Basic® .NET: An Object-Oriented Approach
Learning Aid: Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET Software
Instruction Set 4
Decision Making, Functions, Forms, Arrays
Decision making; validating input with strings and functions; repetition and multiple forms; and processing text files with arrays and lists.
Graded Project 2
Instruction Set 5
Database Processing and Reports
Introduction to database design; introduction to database processing; working with multiple database tables; and crystal reports.
Graded Project 3
Instruction Set 6
Controls, Multiple-Document Applications, and Classes
Dialog controls common to windows and structured error handling; creating multiple document application; creating reusable components with classes; and debugging.
Graded Project 4
Instruction Set 7
Introduction to ASP .NET and Deployment
Introduction to ASP .NET and deploying a VB .NET application.
Graded Project 5
Instruction Set 8
Cumulative Graded Project
We reserve the right to change program content and materials when it becomes necessary.
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