Getting Started with ASP.NET MVC Web Applications in Visual Studio 2013


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description
Development platforms like Visual Studio include a collection of ASP.NET MVC project templates that can be used to rapidly create and test web applications. In this course, you will learn how to create and add new pages in Web Forms, Web Pages, and ASP.NET MVC web applications, how to create and apply layout/master pages for each type of application, how to work with MVC controller route data, how to create and use ASP.NET MVC controller action results, selectors and filters, and how to administer basic MVC unit tests in Visual Studio 2013. This course is one of a series in the Skillsoft learning path that covers the objectives for the Microsoft MCSD exam 70-486.

Target Audience
Web developers seeking an introductory guide to developing efficient, secure, distributed web applications with adaptive user interfaces using the ASP.NET MVC 4 framework in Visual Studio 2013; individuals preparing for exam 70-486: Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.1

Lesson Objectives

Getting Started with ASP.NET MVC Web Applications in Visual Studio 2013

  • start the course
  • create a new Web Pages application in Visual Studio 2013
  • add a new page in a Web Pages application in Visual Studio 2013
  • apply a site layout page to a newly added page in a Web Pages application in Visual Studio 2013
  • create a new Web Forms application in Visual Studio 2013
  • add a new Web Forms page to a Web Forms application in Visual Studio 2013
  • apply a site layout page to a newly added web form page in a Web Forms application in Visual Studio 2013
  • create a new ASP.NET MVC Web application in Visual Studio 2013
  • add a new view to an ASP.NET MVC application in Visual Studio 2013
  • apply a site layout page to a newly added view in an ASP.NET MVC Web application in Visual Studio 2013
  • obtain and display controller route data in an ASP.NET MVC Web application view in Visual Studio 2013
  • configure an MVC controller route parameter
  • define new MVC controller action results in an ASP.NET MVC web application
  • use an ActionName to alias an existing controller action; use an AcceptVerb to specify the type of HTTP request used to access a particular controller action
  • globally register a custom controller action filter in an ASP.NET MVC web application in Visual Studio 2013
  • directly apply MVC 4 controller action filters to MVC controller actions
  • define a custom MVC action filter
  • create a unit test project for an ASP.NET MVC web application in Visual Studio 2013
  • implement basic unit tests for an ASP.NET MVC web application in Visual Studio 2013
  • add a new unit test to an ASP.NET MVC unit test project in Visual Studio 2013
  • apply the Assert AreEqual test; apply the Assert IsNotNull test; apply the Assert IsFalse test; apply the Assert Fail test with error message string
  • locate and fix unit test errors in an ASP.NET MVC web application in Visual Studio 2013
  • understand how to create new ASP.NET MVC web applications with layout/master pages, configure MVC controller routes, implement MVC controller actions, and administer basic MVC unit tests in Visual Studio 2013
  • Course Number:
    wd_dwap_a01_it_enus

    Expertise Level
    Beginner