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:

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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

 

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