This five-day course enables introductory-level developers who are not familiar with the Microsoft( .NET Framework or Microsoft Visual Studio( 2005 to gain familiarity with the Visual Studio 2005 development environment. Students will also learn basic skills using either Microsoft Visual Basic( or Microsoft Visual C#( as a programming language.

The target audience for this course includes both novice programmers who have a minimum of three months programming experience and intermediate-level programmers who are otherwise new to .NET Framework development, and want to learn how to use Visual Basic or C#.

• Exposure to developing applications in either a graphical or a non-graphical environment.
• Ability to understand and apply the basics of structured programming, including concepts such as flow control, variables, parameters, and function calls.

In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:

• Course 2667: Introduction to Programming.