I would disagree, Having Linq and its flavors, one doesn't need to learn datasets at all. Learning datasets wouldn't harm OTOH. Learning EF is much more important IMHO and is the first thing.
Cetin

>Don't do LINQ to SQL yet. Concentrate on more basic stuff and get it down first. There are two things to look at, untyped datasets and typed datasets. Once you understand those and can use them, move onto LINQ to SQL. After that, Entity Framework and nHibernate.
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>>I've had several classes on C#, probably about 3 of them, meaning 3 semesters, but that was a while back. I've never had any projects at any clients sites or on any projects using C#. I wonder if someone could advise me on what component to use for data access? Maybe component isn't the right word. Now, I am not a complete novice, but pretty close to it, so realize that I am also a bit rusty.