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.NET University (3.5) -- a four-part overview of the new features of Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5.  

.NET Web University -- a four-part overview of the new web-specific capabilities in Visual Studio 2008.  
 
What is .NET University?
Welcome to .NET University! Our mission is very simple. We want to give you a good developer-oriented overview of new and emerging Microsoft technologies, and empower you to help others learn about .NET-related technologies. On this site, you’ll find downloadable slide decks and basic labs that offer an introduction to the Following technologies:

  • Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
  • Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
  • Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)
  • Windows CardSpace

  • Overview
  • Publishers and Subscribers
  • Binding and Rule Engine
  • Deployment

  • Installation
  • What's new in 2007
  • Core Concepts
  • Web Parts

Each technology has a presentation with demos, a lab, and some links to further information about the technology. You are welcome to use the content for either self-study, or to present it to any developer audience that is interested. The presentations have speaker notes in them, so that anyone can learn the content and present it to any group, as long as they do so free of charge.

 

 
Using the Courseware
The .NET University Course Materials are freely downloadable, and available for re-delivery to technical audiences.

 If you would like to deliver the content in a formal fashion, contact us and we will help you get things rolling. Upon completion, graduates are eligible to receive a complimentary certificate and official .NET University alumnus T-Shirt (subject to availability).

PLEASE NOTE:
At this time, we are only able to provide t-shirts and certificates for courses within the United States and Canada. We will evaluate the possibility of expanding the program to other countries as it progresses. You may, as always, reuse the content to teach classes, as long as you do not charge for the course(s).

The courses are designed to be completed in roughly 7-8 hours. Content includes four hour-long lectures and four 30 minute labs. The actual time needed to complete the labs may vary, depending on the attendees' programming experience.

Graduates should gain a high-level understanding of the technical capabilities of the topics, and are encouraged to take the content and re-present it to their peers, in either an official or unofficial capacity.

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