Introduction
The Contoso University sample web application demonstrates how to create ASP.NET Web Forms applications using the Entity Framework. The sample application is a website for a fictional Contoso University. It includes functionality such as student admission, course creation, and instructor assignments.
This tutorial series uses the ASP.NET Web Forms model and assumes you know how to work with ASP.NET Web Forms in Visual Studio. If you prefer to work with the ASP.NET MVC framework, see the Creating Model Classes with the Entity Framework tutorial or the Getting Started with the Entity Framework using ASP.NET MVC tutorial series.
Overview
The application you’ll be building in these tutorials is a simple university website.
Users can view and update student, course, and instructor information. A few of the screens you'll create are shown below.
