Advanced Visual Basic.NET: Programming Web and Desktop Applications in ADO.NET and ASP.NET - Softcover

Gefen, David; Govindarajulu, Chittibabu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130893676 ISBN 13: 9780130893673

Publisher: Pearson, 2003

Synopsis

For Advanced Visual Basic courses found in Computer Science, CIS, MIS, and Business departments at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

This book teaches Visual Basic programming with a focus on the programming techniques required most in the industry. Students are taught theory within the context of building specific applications, making learning more effective and arming them with a portfolio of skills they can easily apply in the business world. The authors provide this hands-on experience by structuring each chapter to cover the theory, then build applications and explain the theory in detail through the applications.

About this title

About the Author

David Gefen is an Associate Professor of MIS at Drexel University. David was a senior MIS project manager in charge of the design, programming, implementation, and ongoing improvement of a large complex IT before entering academia. Prior to that he was a systems analyst, database administrator, and senior programmer. As a professor, he specialized in teaching database analysis and design, programming languages, and MIS management for the last six years. David won the distinguished LeBow Excellence in Teaching Award and the Drexel University Faculty Teaching Award, Graduate Level. Professor Gefen received his Ph.D. in Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University in 1997. He has over forty five refereed publications to his name, many of them in the top MIS journals.

Chittibabu Govindarajulu is an Assistant Professor of MIS at Drexel University. He has been teaching Visual Basic since 1996, the year he graduated from University of Mississippi with a Ph.D. in MIS. Professor Govindarajulu has an extensive publication record (over twenty five refereed publications), several of which are in top MIS journals. Before Ph.D. he served as a Deputy Contracts Officer in an Atomic Power Project where he oversaw development of purchase related information systems. Professor Govindarajulu specializes in teaching Windows and Web development courses using ASP, VB.NET, ASP NET, ADO NET. and Cold Fusion.

From the Back Cover

Visual Basic .NET, the successor to Visual Basic 6, is a powerful, fully object-oriented programming tool that allows you to create rich desktop applications for Windows and Web applications. Gefen and Govindarajulu's Advanced Visual Basic^® .NET presents complex topics in Visual Basic .NET in an accessible manner that is easy to understand. Begin with a comprehensive review of VB .NET fundamentals before delving into ADO .NET, ASP .NET, and other advanced topics of VB .NET programming.

Following the proven teaching approach of including both conceptual and practical materials in every lecture, each chapter in this book features two sections: a theoretical section and a hands-on review lab section. The theory sections focus on the syntactical and structural elements of VB .NET, while the lab sections focus on guided application building to reinforce student learning. The topics covered in this book include:

• Fundamentals of VB .NET programming
• Directory and file handling in VB .NET combined with access methods
• Multithreading
• Graphics
• ActiveX Data Objects .NET (ADO .NET)
• Active Server Pages. NET (ASP .NET) using the code-behind programming model
• XML Web Services

All the lab examples are included with the student CD to facilitate student learning.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0130893676
• ISBN 13: 9780130893673
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 600