Course Curriculum (for Session 2020-21)

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)

BCAE0206: .NET FRAMEWORK USING VB .NET

Objective: The course objective is to get familiarize with Microsoft VB.Net technologies. The VB.Net course is
designed to understand the different concepts and features of .NET coding, debugging and developing of
Console, Windows and web applications in terms of Single and Multi-Tier architecture. This course emphasis
on the fundamentals like language syntax, data and file structures, input/output devices, and files as well as
advance feature such as Windows, Web services, Exception Management, Component Programming etc.
which helps the students of design applications with rapid development approach.

Credits: 03 L–T–P: 3–0–0

Module Teaching
Content
No. Hours
Introduction to .Net Framework: Architecture of .Net Framework, Features
of .Net, Advantages of .Net, Common Language Runtime, Common Type
System, Common Language Specification, MSIL.
Introduction to Visual Basic.Net IDE: Creating a project, Types of project in
.Net, Exploring and coding a project, Solution explorer, toolbox, properties
window, Output window, Object Browser.
I VB.Net Programming Language: Similarities and Differences with Visual 20
Basic, Variables, Comments, Data Types, Working with Data Structures –
Arrays, Array Lists, Enumerations, Constants, Structures.
Object Oriented Features: Classes and Objects, Access Specifiers: Private,
Public and Protected, Building Classes, Reusability, Constructors, Inheritance,
Overloading, Overriding, Creating and Using Namespaces.

VB.Net Programming Language: Introduction to procedures, calling

procedures, argument passing mechanisms, scope of variable, conditional
statement, Loops, Nesting of Loops, MsgBox and Input Box.
GUI Programming: Introduction to Window Applications, Using Form –
Common Controls, Properties, Methods and Events. Interacting with controls -
Textbox, Label, Button, Listbox, Combobox, Checkbox, Picture Box, Radio
II Button, Panel, scroll bar, Timer, ListView, TreeView, toolbar, Status Bar. Dialog 20
Controls, Creating and Using MDI applications, Toolbar, Status Bar, Creating
custom controls, Creating Menus.
Introduction to ADO: ADO vs ADO.Net, ADO.Net data namespaces, ADO.Net
Object Model, Accessing data from Server Explorer, Creating Connection,
Command, Data Adapter, Data Reader and Data Set with OLEDB and SQLDB,
Data Binding.
Text Book:

• Visual Basic 2010 programming Black Book, by Kogent Learning Solutions, Wiley India
• Visual Basic 2010 Step By Step, Michael Halvorson, PHI.
Reference Books:

• Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2010, Evangelos Petroutsos, Wiley Publications

• Beginning Visual Basic 2010 (Wrox).
Outcome: After completion of course, student will be able to:
• CO1: Gain an understanding of the Microsoft .NET architecture.
• CO2: Gain a working knowledge of the VB.Net programming language and Learn how to build object-
oriented applications using VB.Net.
• CO3: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the philosophy and architecture of VB.Net
programming
• CO4: Attain a detailed working knowledge of VB.Net implicit types, object initializers, delegates,
anonymous types & methods, extension methods and many more.
• CO5: Acquire a working knowledge of creating and rich console, windows and web aplications using
the .NET Framework 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010.
• CO6: Configure and deploy a Microsoft Console and Windows application.

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING & APPLICATIONS, Institute of Engineering & Technology

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