Skip Date November 29, 2020

Course Description

This course is a hands-on introduction to object-oriented programming using C#. Students will design, implement, test, debug, and document programs, using the Microsoft Visual Studio integrated development environment. Topics include control structures, arrays, data types, exception handling, I/O, objects, inheritance, interfaces, networking, threads and databases.

Course Outcomes

1. (Weekly) Joyce Farrell. Microsoft Visual C#: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
2. (Weekly) Arthur Gittleman. Computing with C# and the .NET Framework. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc., USA.
3. (Supplementary) Jennifer Greene and Andrew Stellman. Head First C#. O'Reilly Media, Inc.
4. (Supplementary) C# in a Nutshell, O’Reilly.
5. Download Visual C# Express for your Operating System
6. “Overview of the .NET Framework” from the .NET Framework Developer’s Guide:
   • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/visualstudio/
   • https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/67ef8sbd%28v=vs.120%29.aspx

Course Outcomes

1. Analyze, design, develop, document, debug, and test object-oriented applications using C# and Microsoft Visual Studio, adhering to customer requirements and industry best practices.

2. Implement I/O, conditional, and iterative statements.

3. Implement operators, data types, data structures and exception handling.

4. Design and use classes, objects, methods and interfaces.

5. Understand inheritance, threading, networking and database concepts.

Ten Week Course Schedule:

Instructor:  Dr. Suzanna Schmeelk

The Retraining program is made possible through generous donations from the Robin Hood Foundation and Con Edison. The Retraining Program would also like to thank our individual donors for their support.