ICT 713 - Building Web Applications with Microsoft ASP.NET and C#

Delivery Options Online Synchronous

UCalgary Continuing Education

Course Description

This course provides students with the essential skills to build web applications using modern development technologies and practices.

Course Details

Web applications and services are critical technologies in any organization. These applications and services are usually connected to a database and enable organizations with webmail, online retail sales, online auctions, wikis and many other functions.

Using Microsoft .NET technology, C# programming language and Visual Studio IDE, this course covers several ASP.NET technologies to create server-side applications.

This course starts with an overview of ASP.NET Web Form applications, debug and deploy server-side applications, to use web server controls, validate data, write handlers that respond to page and control events, preserve state, redirect or transfer between web pages, and provide a cohesive look of multiple web pages using master pages and themes.

Then focus shifts to ASP.NET Core, exploring creating Razor pages and moving to Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern. Students design and create controllers, views, and models for ASP.Net Core MVC application that retrieves and manipulates data using Entity Framework Core.

User Experience (UX), accessibility standards, and security concerns are also discussed.

Course Level Learning Outcomes

By completion of this course, successful students will be able to:

Develop professional web applications and web services capable of processing and manipulating data from a database
Understand the software development process to design and develop accessible and secure web applications

Topics of Instruction

Introduction to Web programming with ASP.NET
User Experience (UX) and accessibility concerns
Using Bootstrap and CSS to style responsive applications
Using server-side controls
Working with ASP.NET Web Forms applications template
Introduction to security in web applications
Ensuring cohesive website design with master page and content pages
Debugging web application
Using Entity Framework Database First to access and manipulate data in a database
Configuring ASP.NET Core MVC (Model-View-Controller) application
Working with controllers and routing
Passing data from controllers to views
Defining and validating models
Modelbinding
Working with session and state and cookies

Notes

For the best experience, your computer and internet connection should meet certain requirements. See the recommended requirements...

Prerequisites

ICT 711 Computer Programming Level 2 (completed before course start)
ICT 580 HTML5 and CSS3 (completed before course start)

A minimum of 6 months experience working with C#, HTML and CSS
Familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts

Applies Towards the Following Program(s)

Certificate in .NET Application Development : Optional Courses

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ICT 713 - 016

Jul 03, 2025

Online Synchronous

Available

Online Synchronous

Th, T

6:00PM to 9:00PM

Jul 03, 2025 to Aug 05, 2025

Schedule and Location

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30.0

Online Synchronous

Flat Fee non-credit

$879.00

Reading List / Textbook

Title: Murach's ASP.NET Core MVC 2nd Edition (2022)
Authors: Mary Delamater, Joel Murach
Publisher: Murach & Associates
SBN: 9781943873029

Please note: ICT textbooks are not available through the University of Calgary bookstore.

Section Notes

Classes are held online in real time (Mountain Time) at the specified time and dates.

You will require access to a computer with an Internet connection, a headset with speakers and microphone, webcam, and a monitor large enough to display multiple applications (or the use of two monitors).

This course uses:

Desire2Learn (D2L), an online learning management system. The instructor will post your course outline and other materials in D2L.
Zoom web conferencing software.
A virtual lab with VMware Horizon, a platform that provides access to virtual applications including the latest software for the course. You will be provided with a VMware account and login information once the course starts.

For the best experience, your computer and internet connection should meet certain requirements. See the recommended requirements...

For more information, please visit our Online Learning Resources.

Unless notified, all online courses are available at 9 am MT the day before the start date. Students who register on (or after) the start date will receive access within one day of registration.

Unless otherwise stated, notice of withdrawal or transfer from a course must be received at least seven calendar days prior to the start date of the course.