Preparation for Entry into .NET Bridging
Program (Databases)
In order to be successful in this program, it is important for you to have some theoretical knowledge of many concepts in software development.
You should have an idea of what a database is and how it stores data. You should also be able to write a simple SQL statement to retrieve data from a table.
Know about the relational aspect of a Database, how we can join tables and the difference between the Foreign and Primary keys.
Be able to Create, Update and Delete records in a Database.

Preparation for Entry into .NET Bridging
Program (Programming)
For the C# programming part of the course it is important for you to understand the fundamental concepts (in any programming language):
Variables and assignment
Operators like +-*/% as well as AND/OR/NOT etc.
Control structures like decisions, iteration and looping
Arrays-initialization, elements, indexing etc.
Methods (functions)-parameters, return values etc.
It is also important for you to know the Microsoft Windows environment and be comfortable with files, folders, copying, moving and very basic knowledge of the Office products.

Preparation for Entry into .NET Bridging
Program (Web)
You should be familiar with the Internet, using the Internet, searching, finding information knowing the difference between good information and bad information.
Be able to write a simple web page using Notepad, so you should have knowledge of the HTML tags like Paragraphs, Ordered Lists, Body, Table and Div, all the major ones.
It would be helpful if you have used JavaScript in some way, perhaps to check the value inside of a textfield, or to cause a popup message.

Object Oriented Programming using C#
If you are a complete beginner to the OOP world, please review this entire slide presentation from slide number 6 onwards. You will need to run the presentation in full-screen mode (F5) in order to hear the
audio. After the presentation you may follow the links given on slide #5 to view the two videos on the official Microsoft website.
For those with some exposure to OOP or to C# itself, please proceed to the videos, you may skip the slides in this presentation.

Microsoft Produced Videos
Please go to this url address: http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/c-fundamentalsfor-absolute-beginners
Start with this video (towards the middle of the page):
15 | Understanding and Creating Classes
Then watch this video:
16 | More About Classes and Methods
Of course you may watch as many as you like, but we will be testing specifically on 15 and 16.

Prehistoric Humans & Communication

Natural World

Ugghh
First Words?
Grrrrrr
Arrrrrghh
Brrrrrr

Thing
Language Starts
Something
This
That

Object
One Word
Object
Object
Object

Fruit
Different Words
Bird
Rock Fish
Fire
Plant

Fruit
Rock
Fire
Nouns
Bird
Fish
Plant

Colour
Texture
Adjectives
Size
Temperature
Height
Weight

Verbs
Fly, eat, walk, sing
Be eaten
Germinate, grow, die
Exert force on the earth, broken, provides shade for insects
Provide heat, burn, start
Put out
Swim, eat, sleep

Colour –
Yellow
Fruit (Banana)
Action beaten ( )
Full Sentences
Bird (Eagle)
Size –
Small,
Medium, Large
Actions -
Fly ( ), Eat ( ),
Walk ( )

Objects with Properties and Methods
Thing -> Object -> Noun -> Banana
Adjective (e.g. colour)=Property=Yellow
Verbs = Action = functionality (e.g. beEaten ( ))

Closer to Programming
Object
Functions, methods, procedures Properties, fields, variables, data

A Student
Representation
A Student Object
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Student kim = new Student ( ) ;

A Student
Representation of a Student
A Student Object
Properties1, Properties2,
Properties3
Function1, Function2,
Function3

A Student
Representation using a Class class Student {
string Name
date DoB
float GPA
Register ( )
AddCourse ( )
DropCourse ( )
Graduate ( )
}

Representation in General class Student {
A Student string Name date DoB float GPA
Register ( )
AddCourse ( )
DropCourse ( )
Graduate ( )
}

A Student
Representation of a Student class Student {
Name
DoB
GPA
Register ( )
AddCourse ( )
DropCourse ( )
Graduate ( )
}

class Student {
Name
Age
GPA
Register ( )
AddCourse ( )
DropCourse ( )
Graduate ( )
}
Class becomes Object
Bob
Jane new Lin
John

} class Student {
Name
Age
GPA
Register ( )
AddCourse ( )
DropCourse ( )
Graduate ( )
Many Objects class Course { int CourseID string Name string Professor assignToCurriculum ( ) removeFromCurriculum ( )
} assignToRoom ( ) class Classroom { string RoomName int RoomNum
} addCourseTaught ( ) removeCourseTaught ( )

Relationships among Objects
Course object
History
Student object
Bob
Room object
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