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Added New Classes Offered in Spring 2006

CMPS 480: Distributed and Web Based Computing

Register for CMPS 480 Lecture + Lab to learn and write internet applications using .NET. Employers are looking for candidates proficient with WEB programming skills more often than ever. The analyst firm expects WEB Services sales to reach $6.2 bln in 2008 from $950 mln last year.

Topics include Visual Studio .NET, C# programming, Windows Form and GUI Controls, Extensible Markup Language (XML), SQL, ADO.NET, Database connection, ASP.NET, WEB Forms and Controls, networking applications and WEB Services.

You will be able to build Windows applications, manipulate XML, communicate with databases and manipulate their data through ADO.NET, build WEB applications with ASP.NET, and build and consume WEB services.

CMPS 378: C# Programming using .NET

Register for CMPS 378 Lecture + Lab (it could replace the Java course) to learn and write programs in C#. More and more employers are looking for candidates possessing C# programming skills. There are roughly 6 million professional developers worldwide, about 2.5 mln .NET developers.

C# is a simple, object-oriented programming language that is based on the C and C++ family of languages. C# combines the high productivity of Microsoft Visual Basic¨ with the raw power of C++ and it is an open-source language that is available on Windows and LINUX.

C# is a fundamental language for the .NET Microsoft key technologies and Windows, Web Services and Distributed Applications including smart client applications and mobile device applications.

In this course you will gain knowledge and skills to develop rapid C# applications for the Microsoft .NET platform. In particular, the focus will be on C# constructs illustrated via a series of examples. You will be able to write quickly console and windows applications.