Microsoft MCPD Web Developer Certification

Microsoft MCPD Web Developer Certification - Overview

If you are creating Web applications that use ASP.NET 2.0, the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) Web Applications credential highlights your job role, featuring your specific area of expertise. Now you can easily distinguish yourself as an expert in Web application development.

As a Professional Developer in Web Applications you will have the skills necessary to build interactive, data-driven Web applications that use ASP.NET 2.0 for both intranet and Internet uses.

Our nine day (9) Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) Accelerated Course:

Allows you to achieve your certifications in a fraction of the time of 'traditional training' while delivering industry-leading exam passing percentages
Helps students grasp complex technical concepts more easily by identifying and catering to individual student learning styles through a mixed visual, auditory and kinaesthetic-tactual delivery system
Enhances retention by employing accelerated learning techniques focused on committing information to long-term memory

Microsoft MCPD Web Developer Certification - Benefits

The unique accelerated learning model created and used by Firebrand Training allows you to learn faster and retain information longer. It’s the most efficient and effective way to learn, because it blends mixed visual, auditory and kinesthetic-tactual delivery systems to:

Customise the educational process to your individual learning style
Enhance retention through accelerated learning techniques that focus on long-term memory
Deliver the highest exam passing percentages in a fraction of the time

Microsoft MCPD Web Developer Certification - Curriculum

Day 1 Foundation

Framework Fundamentals
Input/Output
Searching, Modifying, and Encoding Text
Collections and Generics
Serialization

Day 2 Foundation Continued

Graphics
Threading
Application Domains and Services
Installing and Configuring Applications
Instrumentation

Day 3 Foundation Continued

Application Security
User and Data Security
Interoperation
Reflection
Mail
Globalization

Day 4 Foundation Exam

Study and Foundation Exam

ASP.NET 2.0

Introducing the ASP.NET 2.0 Web Site
Adding and Configuring Server Controls
Exploring Specialized Server Controls

Day 5 ASP.NET 2.0

Using ADO.NET and XML with ASP.NET
Creating Custom Web Controls
Input Validation and Site Navigation
ASP.NET State Management

Day 6 ASP.NET 2.0 Continued

Programming the Web Application
Customizing and Personalizing a Web Application
Implementing Authentication and Authorization
Globalization and Accessibility
Creating ASP.NET Mobile Web Applications

Day 7 ASP.NET 2.0 Continued

Monitoring, Deploying, and Caching Applications
Study and ASP.NET 2.0 Exam
End of MCTS Web 2.0

Day 8 Web MCPD

Application Requirements and Design
Decompose Specifications for Developers
Design Evaluation
Creating a User Interface
Creating and Choosing Controls
Data Validation
Delivering Multimedia
Component Design

Day 9 Web MCPD Continued

Component Development
Reusable Software Components
Application Logic Layer
Logging and Monitoring
Application Configuration
Define and Evaluate a Testing Strategy
Creating Development Tests
Deploying an Application
Supporting an Application
Study and MCPD exam
End of MCPD Web

Microsoft MCPD Web Developer Certification - Exam Track

During the MCPD Web Applications accelerated course students will take the following exams:

Exam 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation
Exam 70-528: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Web-Based Client Development
Exam 70-547: PRO: Designing and Developing Web Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework

Firebrand Training curriculum and testing schedule ensure that you will attain your MCPD certifications during the course.

Some of the information on this page has been drawn from Microsoft's website.

This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes. Firebrand Training provides a guarantee of obtaining certification at the camp, but does not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification.

Microsoft MCPD Web Developer Certification - What's Included

Firebrand Training offers the highest quality technical education in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so our students can focus solely on their educational objectives.

Our Certification Program includes:

Intensive Hands-on Training by Certified Trainers utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review) Delivery
Blended-Learning Instruction comprised of comprehensive study materials and pre-class mentoring, customised Official Curriculum, and practice exams
Nine (9) Days of Accommodation
24 Hour Classroom Access
Examination Vouchers & On-site Certification Testing
All Meals; Unlimited Beverages, Snacks and Freshly-brewed Coffee
Transportation to/from designated local railway stations (if required)
Examination Passing Policy

Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and exercises and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms.

Our Certified Trainers teach to accommodate every student’s learning needs through individualized instruction, hands-on exercises, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, question and answer drills, and friendly competitions between concurrently running classes.

Examination Passing Policy

Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year. Students will only be responsible for accommodation and vendor exam fees.

Microsoft MCPD Web Developer Certification - Prerequisites

Firebrand Training enrolment advisors interview all potential students regarding their work experience, degrees and certifications held, and personal fortitude. This screening process ensures a successful match between the customer and Firebrand Training toward accelerated training and certification.

Candidates for MCPD work on a team in a medium or large development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer or Visual Studio 2005. Candidates should have a working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005 and a sound knowledge of the new features of ASP.NET 2.0. Candidates should have at least two years of experience developing applications by using the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Candidates should have at least three to four years of on-the-job experience dedicated to Web application development. In most cases, candidates will be full-time developers, who develop server-side ASP.NET code that creates the browser-based, client-side interface to an application.

Firebrand Training is an intense training environment. You must have an attitude aimed for success. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

A Firebrand Training representative can skilfully assist you in determining your readiness for accelerated training.

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Microsoft MCPD Web Developer Certification - Course Dates

Start	End	Availability	Register
31/3/2008	8/4/2008	Finished
23/6/2008	1/7/2008	Seats open	Register
4/8/2008	12/8/2008	Seats open	Register