public IEnumerable<CourseNames> GetCourseName()
{
var courses = from o in entities.UniversityCourses
select new { o.CourseID, o.CourseName };
return courses.ToList() // now we have in-memory query
.Select(c => new CourseNames()
{
CourseID = Convert.ToInt32(c.CourseID), // OK
CourseName = c.CourseName
});
}