Active Server Pages 2.0: Level
Course description
Overview: This is a serious programming course is for the dedicated
Web Development student. Active Server Pages 2.0: Level 2 builds upon
the skills learned in Active Server Pages 2.0: Level 1, introducing advanced concepts and techniques of ASP programming
while building basic ASP applications. It assumes a knowledge of the basics of the ASP,
Prerequisites: To ensure your continued success, you must have first completed
the 
Software
Training course, Active Server Pages 2.0: Level 1, because only brief
review notes are provided in this course for the basic concepts. Active Server Pages 2.0: Level 2 is for the student who is
familiar with the essentials of the ASP, Software
Training classes include:
Flash
5 Introduction
Flash
5 Advanced
XML
Introduction
Enhancing
Web Pages with Java Script
Java
Script Programming
Java
Script Advanced Programming
DHTML
Cross Browser Techniques
Structured
Query Language (SQL) Fundamentals
Structured
Query Language (SQL) Advanced Querying
Relational
Database Design
Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with
structured hands-on activities.
Benefits: Students will learn how to create dynamic, database-driven Web
sites. Hands-on tasks follow programming concepts, so that students can
immediately implement what they learn. While learning new concepts of ASP and
ADO scripting, students will build simple applications.
Target student: Students should have some familiarity with the ASP, ADO, and
Scripting Objects object models used in ASP programming. They should be
comfortable with Web scripting in general, though VBScript being the primary
language of this course and its syntax is easy to learn. A solid background in
HTML and some knowledge of CSS and SQL are also required.
What's next: This course completes the basic series in ASP programming.
Future directions for ASP programmers can vary, depending on interests and
needs. Your next course might be one on using ASP with Visual Basic and XML; or
with SQL Server; or with other advanced technologies; IIS 4.0/5.0 Server
Administration; or any other combination of technologies from this family.
Performance-based
objectives
Lesson objectives help
students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to
evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be
able to:
·
Use the FileSystemObject and TextStream
objects along with the Server.MapPath method to
construct a guestbook and a simple chat application.
·
Use CSS with ASP
to offer visitors the ability to create dynamic stylesheets.
·
Create a
database-driven Web poll and learn how to test your ASP scripts for speed and
performance.
·
Use the ADO Shape
command and hierarchical recordsets to create a
simple Quiz, and use the Session object to grade the results.
·
Use Sub
procedures to build a discussion board application, and then add a recursive
procedure to display message threading.
·
Use VBScript
date/time functions, custom Function procedures, and the Recordset
object's Filter and Bookmark properties to create a database-driven event
calendar.
·
Decide amongst
the many options for maintaining user state and how a database can be used in
an ASP shopping cart application.
·
Display products
by category or keyword searches, using GetRows, GetString, Buffer, Flush, IsClientConnected,
and other techniques to improve lengthy results.
·
Build a shopping
cart display script, using a database to track the user's contents.
·
Display the final
order, create an order invoice for customers to print, and consider the many
additional features you might want to add to this course's simple shopping cart.
·
Create a
database-driven advertisement rotation and tracking system and add an
affiliate-program to your shopping cart.
Course content
Lesson 1: An ASP
Guestbook and Simple Chat Application
The
World of Active Server Pages and General Development Issues
An
ASP Guestbook
An
ASP Chatroom
Lesson 2: Site
Personalization with CSS and ASP
Multiple
Style Sheets with ASP
Dynamic
Personalized CSS
Lesson 3: An ASP Web
Poll
Developing
a Web Poll
ASP
Efficiency and Performance Issues
Lesson 4: An ASP Quiz
Application
Building
a Quiz Application
Grading
the Quiz
Lesson 5: An ASP
Discussion Board
Designing
a Discussion Board Application
Creating
the Basic Discussion Forum
Displaying
a Thread Structure in Outline Format
Lesson 6: An ASP Event
Calendar
Creating
a Calendar
Adding
a Database of Events
Lesson 7: Shopping Cart
Design and Database Considerations
Planning
a Shopping Cart
Database
Design Issues
Considerations
for the Unique CartID
Lesson 8: Product
Display and Searching
Working
with Product Categories
Product
Display and Keyword Searching
Lesson 9: The Shopping
Cart Script
Building
the Shopping Cart
Updating
Quantity and Deleting Items
Customer
Information, Shipping ; Handling, and Taxes
Lesson 10: Taking Product
Orders
Finalizing
an Order
Customer
Relations and Further Directions
Lesson 11: An Ad
Rotation and Tracking System and a Simple Affiliates Program
Creating
a Database-Driven Ad Rotator System
Creating
Ad Reports
Adding
a Web Affiliate Program to your Shopping Cart