ExecuTrain Course Outline

Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications

MOC 20486B

5 days – Instructor Led

Description
In this course, students will learn to develop advanced ASP.NET MVC applications using .NET Framework 4.5
tools and technologies. The focus will be on coding activities that enhance the performance and scalability of the
Web site application. ASP.NET MVC will be introduced and compared with Web Forms so that students know
when each should/could be used. This course will also prepare the student for exam 70-486.

Audience
This course is intended for professional web developers who use Microsoft Visual Studio in an individual-based or
team-based, small-sized to large development environment. Candidates for this course are interested in
developing advanced web applications and want to manage the rendered HTML comprehensively. They want to
create websites that separate the user interface, data access, and application logic.

Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
 A minimum of two to three years of experience developing web-based applications by using Microsoft Visual
Studio and Microsoft ASP.NET, proficiency in using the .NET Framework, and some familiarity with the C#
language.

Performance-based Objectives
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
 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.
 Create MVC Models and write code that implements business logic within Model methods, properties, and
events.
 Add Controllers to an MVC Application to manage user interaction, update models, and select and return
Views.
 Create Views in an MVC application that display and edit data and interact with Models and Controllers.
 Run unit tests and debugging tools against a web application in Visual Studio 2012 and configure an
application for troubleshooting.
 Develop a web application that uses the ASP.NET routing engine to present friendly URLs and a logical
navigation hierarchy to users.
 Implement a consistent look and feel, including corporate branding, across an entire MVC web application.

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 Use partial page updates and caching to reduce the network bandwidth used by an application and accelerate
responses to user requests.
 Write JavaScript code that runs on the client-side and utilizes the jQuery script library to optimize the
responsiveness of an MVC web application.
 Implement a complete membership system in an MVC 4 web application.
 Build an MVC application that resists malicious attacks and persists information about users and preferences.
 Describe how to write a Windows Azure web service and call it from and MVC application.
 Describe what a Web API is and why developers might add a Web API to an application.
 Modify the way browser requests are handled by an MVC application.
 Describe how to package and deploy an ASP.NET MVC 4 web application from a development computer to a
web server for staging or production.

Outline
Module 1: Exploring ASP.NET MVC4 Module 4: Developing ASP.NET MVC 4
Controllers
The goal of this module is to outline to the students
the components of the Microsoft Web Technologies The goal of this module is to enable students to add
stack, which can be used to host a completed web Controllers to MVC applications and to implement
application. Students will also learn about ASP.NET actions that respond to user input and other events.
4.5 and be introduced to the web forms, web pages, The students will learn how Controllers relate to
and MVC programming models. Finally they will see Models and how to implement Controller actions that
an overview of ASP.NET MVC 4, including new define the View used to display or edit data. This
features and configuration. module also covers how to write action filters that run
Lessons code before or after multiple actions in the
Controller. The students will learn about situations
 Overview of Microsoft Web Technologies when action filters are useful.
 Overview of ASP.NET 4.5
 Introduction to ASP.NET MVC 4 Lessons

Module 2: Designing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web  Writing Controllers and Actions

 Writing Action Filters
Applications
Module 5: Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Views
The goal of this module is to introduce students to
the typical design process that architects must The goal of this module is to describe the role of
complete when they plan an MVC 4 application. At Views in an MVC web application and enable users
this stage in the design process, MVC 4 has been to create and code them. The syntax of a Razor
selected as the most appropriate programming View is of critical importance for students to
model, but the details of the application, such as the understand because it defines both the layout and
overall architecture, Controllers, Views, Models, and the functionality of the data display. HTML Helpers
routes to create, have not been fixed. How to plan will also be discussed in detail and common Helpers,
such details is shown during this module. such as Html.ActionLink() and Html.EditorFor(), will
be described. Reusing code by defining Partial Views
Lessons
and Razor Helpers will be discussed as well.
 Planning in the Project Design Phase
Lessons
 Designing Models, Controllers, and Views
 Creating Views with Razor Syntax
Module 3: Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Models
 Using HTML Helpers
The goal of this module is to enable the students to  Reusing Code in Views
create Models within an MVC application that
Module 6: Testing and Debugging ASP.NET MVC
implement the business logic necessary to satisfy
4 Web Applications
business requirements. The module also describes
how to implement a connection to a database, or The goal of this module is to enable students to
alternative data store, using the Entity Framework increase the resilience and quality of an application
and LINQ. by locating and correcting code errors, bugs, and
Lessons other unexpected results. MVC applications are well
suited to unit testing techniques and these
 Creating MVC Models techniques ensure a high quality of code by
 Working with Data systematically testing the functionality of each small
component. In addition the debugging tools and
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exception handling available in Visual Studio will be Module 10: Using JavaScript and jQuery for
explained. Responsive MVC 4 Web Applications
Lessons The goal of this module is to teach the students
 Unit Testing MVC Components techniques that run code on the browser. This
 Implementing an Exception Handling Strategy approach can increase the responsiveness of the
application because a rendered page can respond to
Module 7: Structuring ASP.NET MVC 4 Web a user action without reloading the entire page from
Applications the server. Students will learn about the jQuery script
The goal of this module is to enable students to library and how to use it to call web services and
structure a web application in such a way that users update user interface components.
can rapidly locate the information they need. Two Lessons
aspects of the design are emphasized: the URLs
 Rendering and Executing JavaScript Code
presented in the browser address bar should be
 Using jQuery and jQueryUI
understandable and can be controlled by adding
routes to the ASP.NET Routing Engine, and the Module 11: Controlling Access to ASP.NET MVC
navigation controls, such as menus and breadcrumb 4 Web Applications
trails, should present the most relevant links to
frequently read pages. Search Engine Optimization The goal of this module to ensure good security in
is important throughout this module. terms of strong authentication and authorization for
access. The lessons describe how to enable
Lessons anonymous users to create their own user account
 Analyzing Information Architecture and gain privileged access to content.
 Configuring Routes Lessons
 Creating a Navigation Structure
 Implementing Authentication and Authorization
Module 8: Applying Styles to ASP.NET MVC 4  Assigning Roles and Membership
Web Applications
Module 12: Building a Resilient ASP.NET MVC 4
The goal of this module is to explore how students Web Application
can impose a consistent look and feel to an MVC
application and share other common components, The goal of this module is to enable the students to
such as headers and footers, between all Views. build applications that are stable and reliable. Such
Besides describing CSS styles and template views, applications are not vulnerable to common hacking
the module will discuss how to migrate a look and techniques such as cross-site scripting and also
feel created by a web designer into an MVC store state information such as the contents of a
application. Techniques for adapting the display of a shopping cart and user preferences. This state
site for small screens and mobile devices will also be information is preserved when servers or browsers
introduced. restart, connections are lost, and other connectivity
issues occur.
Lessons
Lessons
 Using Template Views
 Applying CSS to an MVC Application  Developing Secure Sites
 Creating an Adaptive User Interface  State Management

Module 9: Building Responsive Pages in Module 13: Using Windows Azure Web Services
ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications in ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications

The goal of this module is to describe to the students The goal of this module is to introduce Windows
how partial page updates and caching can optimize Azure to the students and explain why a developer
the responsiveness of a web application. Students would write a Windows Azure service instead of
will see how to make use of AJAX helpers and partial code in a web application. Students will also see how
views to update small portions of a page instead of to write such a service and call it from a web
refreshing the entire page. The module also covers application or from other applications, such as a
the different caches developers can use to store mobile device app.
rendered pages and discusses how to configure Lessons
caching for maximum performance.
 Introducing Windows Azure
Lessons  Designing and Writing Windows Azure Services
 Using AJAX and Partial Page Updates  Consuming Windows Azure Services in a Web
 Implementing a Caching Strategy Application

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Module 14: Implementing Web APIs in ASP.NET
MVC 4 Web Applications
The goal of the module is to introduce the concept of
a Web API to students and to describe how to make
an application’s core functionality more broadly
available for integration into other web and mobile
applications. Students will learn about the new Web
API feature of MVC 4 and see how to build a
RESTful Web API and call it from other applications.
Lessons
 Developing a Web API
 Calling a Web API from Mobile and Web
Applications
Module 15: Handling Requests in ASP.NET MVC
4 Web Applications
The goal of this module is to describe how to write
components that intercept requests from browsers
before they are received by MVC Controllers. These
components include HTTP Modules, HTTP
Handlers, and the Web Sockets protocol. The
module describes scenarios in which developers use
such components and shows how to add them to an
MVC application.
Lessons
 Using HTTP Modules and HTTP Handlers
 Using Web Sockets
Module 16: Deploying ASP.NET MVC 4 Web
Applications
The goal for this module is to enable students to
deploy a completed MVC application to a web server
or Windows Azure. The module begins by describing
testing, staging, and production deployments and the
web server environments required for each. It also
describes the advantages and disadvantages of
using Windows Azure to host the application.
Students also see all the available deployment
options in Visual Studio.
Lessons
 Deploying a Web Application
 Deploying an MVC 4 Application

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