Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer MCSD .NET & Microsoft Certified Applications Developer MCAD .NET

* Microsoft are retiring these exams on 31st of March 2009

Course Contents:

Stage 1: Software Programming Fundamentals

Stage 2: Programming Best Practices

Stage 3: Software Development Principles

Stage 4: Systems and Database Design

Stage 5: Managing Information Systems

Stage 6: Exam 70-305 Developing and Implementing Web Applications with MS VB.NET and MS Studio .NET

Stage 7: Exam 70-306 Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with MS VB .NET and MS Studio .NET

Stage 8: Exam 70-310 Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with MS VB .NET and the MS .NET Framework

Stage 9: Exam 70-300 Analysing Requirements and Defining MS .NET Solution Architectures

Stage 10: Exam 70-229 Designing and Implementing Databases with MS SQL Server 2000 Enterprise

Course Code:

MCS-3

Course Duration:

12 months

Typical Study Hours:

200 - 240 hours

Course Fees:

See our Fee Guide

Course Demo:

Request an online Course Demo

Study Prerequisite:

Computer programming certifications or relevant industry experience.

Additional Information for Stage 1:

• Software Programming Fundamentals:
  • Getting Started
  • Designing Programs

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Additional Information for Stage 2:

• Programming Best Practices:
  • Programming Techniques and Strategies
  • General Coding Best Practices
  • Object-oriented Coding Best Practices
  • Maintaining Quality Code

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Additional Information for Stage 3:

Software Development Principles:

• Developing a User-Centred Software Design Approach
  • Introducing User-Centered Design
  • Developing an Application Using User-Centered Design
  • The Iterative Process in User-Centered Design
  • Practical Examples of User-Centered Design

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Additional Information for Stage 4:

Systems and Database Design:

• Database Design
  • An Overview of Database Design
  • The Database Design Methodology
• Database Fundamentals
• An Introduction to Database Systems
• Relational Databases
• Database Data Management
• Systems Analysis Fundamentals
• Data Flow Diagrams
• Entity Relationship Diagrams
• Data Dictionaries
• Completing the Logical Model
• Relational Principles
• Database Fundamentals
• Fundamentals of Database Design
• Normalisation and Physical Database Design
• Database Management
• Web and Database Integration
• Database Technologies
  • Object-Relational DBMSs
    • Characteristics
    • Mechanisms and Implementation
  • Data Warehousing
    • Fundamentals
    • Building, Using, and Managing
  • SQL Programming
    • Database Queries
    • Data Handling Techniques

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Additional Information for Stage 5:

Managing Information Systems:

• The Software Development Process
  • Principles
  • Management Practices
• Open Systems Standards I
• Open Systems Standards II
• Client/Server Fundamentals
• Client/Server Technology
• Client/Server Implementation
• Internet, Intranet, and Extranet Technologies
• Software Engineering
  • Personal Software Process I
  • Personal Software Process II
• Client/Server Technologies
• The Client/Server Model

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Additional Information for Stage 6:

• Exam 70-305 Developing and Implementing Web Applications with MS VB.NET and MS Studio .NET:
  • Introducing Microsoft .NET
  • Visual Basic NET for the VB6 Developer
  • Foundations of ASP.NET with VB.NET
  • ADO.NET with VB.NET
  • Configuration and Security with VB.NET
  • Testing, Debugging, and Maintaining Web Applications in VB.NET
  • Mastering ASP.NET with VB.NET
  • Web-based Application Deployment

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Additional Information for Stage 7:

• Exam 70-306 Developing and Implementing Windows-based Apps with MSVB .NET and MS Studio .NET:
  • Creating User Services for Windows Applications with VB.NET Testing, Debugging, and Maintaining Windows Applications in C#

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Additional Information for Stage 8:

• Exam 70-310 Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with MS VB .NET and the MS .NET Framework:
  • Building XML Web Services
  • Building Server Components with VB.NET

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Additional Information for Stage 9:

• Exam 70-300 Analysing Requirements and Defining MS .NET Solution Architectures:
  • Analysing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures

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Additional Information for Stage 10:

• Exam 70-229: Designing and Implementing Databases with MS SQL Server 2000 Enterprise:
  • Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000
• Overview of SQL Server 2000
• SQL Server 2000 Databases
• Designing and Implementing Security
• The Logical Data Model
• Transact-SQL
• Indexes
• Programming Business Logic
• Transactions and Distributed Data
• Analysing and Optimising Queries
• Transferring and Transforming Data
• SQL Server 2000, XML and the Web

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