This hands-on course examines advanced features of the VB.NET language and the .NET Framework. The course examines object-oriented programming topics, including controlled inheritance through "noninheritable" and MustInherit classes and the use of cross language inheritance. Students will learn about new features from .NET 2.0 such as partial classes and generics. Students will learn about many of the .NET interfaces and how they can take advantage of them. Students will learn to create assemblies built from single or multiple modules and deploy them for private and shared access. Comprehensive hands-on lab exercises using Visual Studio.NET reinforce instructor lectures and build direct competence in the topics presented throughout the course. The student will learn the following concepts of VB.NET: Object Serialization, Attributes, Web Services, Interfaces ADO Web, Reflections, ASP.NET -State management, Exception handling Multithreading, Use Windows Role-Based Security, XML, and Deployment. All of these concepts will be used in actual programs developed during the semester.