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3 Certification - MCPD/MCTS: Windows Developer .NET v3.5 Boot Camp

Course Length:	8 days
Certifications:	MCTS: .NET Framework v3.5, Core Foundations MCTS: .NET Framework v3.5, Windows Forms Applications MCPD: Windows Developer v3.5
Number of Exams:	3

Class Schedule

23/10/10 - 30/10/10

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Includes roundtrip airfare from the UK and lodging!
Hands-on instruction by a certified instructor
Includes all course materials and practice exams
Includes all certification exams (with extra test vouchers, if needed)
Onsite Testing
Breakfast and Lunch provided each day

If airfare and lodging are not required, the price is £575 less for 2-week courses, and £285 less for one week courses.

The Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications enable professionals to target specific technologies and to distinguish themselves by demonstrating in-depth knowledge and expertise in their specialized technologies. An MCTS is consistently capable of implementing, building, troubleshooting, and debugging a particular Microsoft technology.

The Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Windows Developer (MCPD: Windows Developer) credential is one of the most effective ways to demonstrate your expertise in using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 in a specific, real-world job role.

An MCPD credential validates a comprehensive set of skills required to be successful on the job, and gives hiring managers and potential customers a reliable indicator of your job performance. This credential offers a simple, targeted framework that makes the certification paths easier to understand and allows you to stand out from the crowd.

Exam 70-505
Exam 70-536
Exam 70-563

Exam 70-505

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Application Development

Creating a UI for a Windows Forms Application by Using Standard Controls

Add and configure a Windows Form.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Add a Windows Form to a project at design time. Configure a Windows Form to control accessibility, appearance, behavior, configuration, data, design, focus, layout, style, and other functionality
Manage control layout on a Windows Form.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Group and arrange controls by using the Panel control, GroupBox control, TabControl control, FlowLayoutPanel control, and TableLayoutPanel control
Add and configure a Windows Forms control.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Use the integrated development environment (IDE) to add a control to a Windows Form or other container control of a project at design time, add controls to a Windows Form at run time, configure controls on a Windows Form at design time to optimize the UI, modify control properties
Create and configure menus.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Create and configure a MenuStrip component on a Windows Form, change the displayed menu structure programmatically, create and configure the ContextMenuStrip component on a Windows Form
Create event handlers for Windows Forms and controls.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Manage mouse and keyboard events within Windows Forms applications, create event handlers at run time to respond to system or user events dynamically, connect multiple events to a single event handler

Integrating Data in a Windows Forms Application

Implement data-bound controls.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Use the DataGridView control to display and update the tabular data contained in a data source, use a simple data-bound control to display a single data element on a Windows Form, implement complex data binding to integrate data from multiple sources, navigate forward and backward through records in a DataSet in Windows Forms, define a data source by using a DataConnector component, create data forms by using the Data Form Wizard
Manage connections and transactions.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure a connection to a database by using the Connection Wizard, configure a connection to a database by using Server Explorer, configure a connection to a database by using the Connection class, connect to a database by using specific database Connection objects, handle exceptions when connecting to a database, perform transactions by using the Transaction object
Create, add, delete, and edit data in a connected environment.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Retrieve data by using a DataReader object, build SQL commands in Server Explorer, build SQL commands in code, create parameters for a Command object, perform database operations by using a Command object, retrieve data from a database by using a Command object, perform asynchronous operations by using a Command object
Query data from data sources by using LINQ
This objective may include but is not limited to: LINQ to SQL, LINQ to Objects, LINQ to Microsoft ADO.NET, LINQ to XML
Create, add, delete, and edit data in a disconnected environment.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Create a DataSet graphically, create a DataSet programmatically, add a DataTable to a DataSet, add a relationship between tables within a DataSet, navigate a relationship between tables, merge DataSet contents, copy DataSet contents, create a typed DataSet, create DataTables, manage data within a DataTable, create and use DataViews, represent data in a DataSet by using XML, use the OleDbDataAdapter object to access an ADO Recordset or Record, generate DataAdapter commands automatically by using the CommandBuilder object, generate DataAdapter commands programmatically, populate a DataSet by using a DataAdapter, update a database by using a DataAdapter, resolve conflicts between a DataSet and a database by using a DataAdapter, respond to changes made to data at the data source by using DataAdapter events, perform batch operations by using DataAdapters
Manage XML by using the XML Document Object Model (DOM).
This objective may include but is not limited to: Read XML data into the DOM, modify an XML document by adding and removing nodes, modify nodes, write data in an XML format by using the DOM, handle DOM events
Read, write, and validate XML by using the XmlReader class and the XmlWriter class.
This objective may include but is not limited to: read XML data, elements, and attributes, read specific elements or attributes, use XmlTextReader, XmlNodeReader, XmlValidatingReader, and XmlWriter classes

Implementing Printing and Reporting Functionality in a Windows Forms Application

Manage the print process by using print dialogs.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure print options at run time, change printers attached to a user's computer, configure the PrintPreviewDialog control, set page details for printing by using the PageSetupDialog
Construct print documents.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure the PrintDocument component, print a text document in a Windows form, print graphics in a Windows form, print a document by using the PrintDialog component, alert users to the completion of a print job
Enable security features for printing in a Windows Forms application
Create a customized PrintPreview component.
This objective may include but is not limited to: setting the Document property to establish the document to be previewed, set Columns and Row properties, set the UseAntiAlias property for smoother text, configure zoom settings, set StartPage property, add custom methods and events to a PrintPreview control

Enhancing Usability

Perform drag and drop operations.
This objective may include but is not limited to: perform drag and drop within an application and across applications, perform drag and drop by using the Treeview control
Implement globalization and localization for a Windows Forms application.
This objective may include but is not limited to: work with resource files for localization, determine installed locales
Implement accessibility features
Create and configure multiple-document interface (MDI) forms.
This objective may include but is not limited to: create parent and child forms, identify active child form, send data to an active child form, arrange child forms, create menus for an MDI application
Create, configure, and customize user assistance controls and components.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure the PropertyGrid component, configure the ProgressBar control, configure StatusStrip, configure ToolTip, configure ErrorProvider, configure HelpProvider controls, configure timer components
Persist Windows Forms application settings between sessions

Implementing Asynchronous Programming Techniques to Improve the User Experience

Manage a background process by using the BackgroundWorker component.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Run a background process, announce completion of a background process, cancel a background process, report on the progress of a background component, request status of a background component
Change the appearance of a UI element by using triggers.
This objective may include but is not limited to: using multiple triggers; using property triggers; using event triggers; using data triggers
Implement an asynchronous method.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Create an asynchronous method, create a new process thread, implement advanced asynchronous techniques

Deploying Windows Forms Controls

Create a composite Windows Forms control.
This objective may include but is not limited to: create properties, methods and events, expose properties of constituent controls, create custom dialog boxes, customize a control's paint and render, set visibility at run time, provide a toolbox bitmap
Create a custom Windows Forms control by inheriting from the control class
Create an extended control by inheriting from an existing Windows Forms control

Configuring and Deploying Applications

Configure the installation of a Windows Forms application by using ClickOnce technology.
This objective may include but is not limited to: install a Windows Forms application on a client computer, install a Windows Forms application from a server, configure the required permissions of an application
Install a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) browser application by using ClickOnce
Install a Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) application by using ClickOnce
Configure and work with Windows Vista User Account Control (UAC) by using ClickOnce deployments
Create a Windows Forms setup application.
This objective may include but is not limited to: configure setup project to add icons during setup, set deployment project properties, configure conditional installation based on operating system versions, set appropriate Launch Conditions based on the .NET Framework version, add custom actions to a setup project, add error-handling code to a setup project
Set appropriate security permissions to deploy the application.
This objective may include but is not limited to: elevated permissions
Configure Trusted Application deployments
Configure security features in an application.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Configure code access security, configure the application to work with UAC, configure Windows manipulation permissions, configure appropriate file access permissions for the application, control printing security for the application

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Exam 70-536

Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation

Developing applications that use system types and collections

Manage data in a .NET Framework application by using the .NET Framework 2.0 system types. (Refer System namespace)
Manage a group of associated data in a .NET Framework application by using collections. (Refer System.Collections namespace)
Improve type safety and application performance in a .NET Framework application by using generic collections. (Refer System.Collections.Generic namespace)
Manage data in a .NET Framework application by using specialized collections. (Refer System.Collections.Specialized namespace)
Implement .NET Framework interfaces to cause components to comply with standard contracts. (Refer System namespace)
Control interactions between .NET Framework application components by using events and delegates. (Refer System namespace)

Implementing service processes, threading, and application domains in a .NET Framework application

Implement, install, and control a service. (Refer System.ServiceProcess namespace)
Develop multithreaded .NET Framework applications. (Refer System.Threading namespace)
Create a unit of isolation for common language runtime in a .NET Framework application by using application domains. (Refer System namespace)

Embedding configuration, diagnostic, management, and installation features into a .NET Framework application

Embed configuration management functionality into a .NET Framework application. (Refer System.Configuration namespace)
Create a custom Microsoft Windows Installer for the .NET Framework components by using the System.Configuration.Install namespace, and configure the .NET Framework applications by using configuration files, environment variables, and the .NET Framework Configuration tool (Mscorcfg.msc).
Manage an event log by using the System.Diagnostics namespace.
Manage system processes and monitor the performance of a .NET Framework application by using the diagnostics functionality of the .NET Framework 2.0. (Refer System.Diagnostics namespace)
Debug and trace a .NET Framework application by using the System.Diagnostics namespace.
Embed management information and events into a .NET Framework application. (Refer System.Management namespace)

Implementing serialization and input/output functionality in a .NET Framework application

Serialize or deserialize an object or an object graph by using runtime serialization techniques. (Refer System.Runtime.Serialization namespace)
Control the serialization of an object into XML format by using the System.Xml.Serialization namespace.
Implement custom serialization formatting by using the Serialization Formatter classes.
Access files and folders by using the File System classes. (Refer System.IO namespace)
Manage byte streams by using Stream classes. (Refer System.IO namespace)
Manage the .NET Framework application data by using Reader and Writer classes. (Refer System.IO namespace)
Compress or decompress stream information in a .NET Framework application (refer System.IO.Compression namespace), and improve the security of application data by using isolated storage. (Refer System.IO.IsolatedStorage namespace)

Improving the security of the .NET Framework applications by using the .NET Framework 2.0 security features

Implement code access security to improve the security of a .NET Framework application. (Refer System.Security namespace)
Implement access control by using the System.Security.AccessControl classes.
Implement a custom authentication scheme by using the System.Security.Authentication classes. (Refer System.Security.Authentication namespace)
Encrypt, decrypt, and hash data by using the System.Security.Cryptography classes. (Refer System.Security.Cryptography namespace)
Control permissions for resources by using the System.Security.Permission classes. (Refer System.Security.Permission namespace)
Control code privileges by using System.Security.Policy classes. (Refer System.Security.Policy namespace)
Access and modify identity information by using the System.Security.Principal classes. (Refer System.Security.Principal namespace)

Implementing interoperability, reflection, and mailing functionality in a .NET Framework application

Expose COM components to the .NET Framework and the .NET Framework components to COM. (Refer System.Runtime.InteropServices namespace)
Call unmanaged DLL functions in a .NET Framework application, and control the marshaling of data in a .NET Framework application. (Refer System.Runtime.InteropServices namespace)
Implement reflection functionality in a .NET Framework application (refer System.Reflection namespace), and create metadata, Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL), and a PE file by using the System.Reflection.Emit namespace.
Send electronic mail to a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server for delivery from a .NET Framework application. (Refer System.Net.Mail namespace)

Implementing globalization, drawing, and text manipulation functionality in a .NET Framework application

Format data based on culture information. (Refer System.Globalization namespace)
Enhance the user interface of a .NET Framework application by using the System.Drawing namespace.
Enhance the text handling capabilities of a .NET Framework application (refer System.Text namespace), and search, modify, and control text in a .NET Framework application by using regular expressions. (Refer System.RegularExpressions namespace)

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Exam 70-563

Designing and Developing Windows Applications Using the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

Validating an application design against specifications

Analyze the technical feasibility of application design.
May include but is not limited to: architecture (Windows vs. ASP), resourcing (staffing, skill sets, hardware, OS), network capacity and distribution, application extensibility, existing applications, exposing APIs, timeframe, integration of third-party controls, applications, external data sources
Validate proof of concept.
May include but is not limited to: evaluating the technical specification and comparing against the proof of concept
Evaluate design against available resources.
May include but is not limited to: cost, timeframe, resources (local vs. distributed teams), hardware resources, network resources, customer infrastructure (required hardware such as servers, routers, and RAM and required software such as OS)
Evaluate testing requirements.
May include but is not limited to: stress testing, testing against high activity and frequency of operations, testing with a true representative sample, building test cases

Planning data management

Plan data access strategy.
May include but is not limited to: retrieve data from disparate data sources (XML data, flat files, and relational databases, manage class-generated data, LINQ), manage bulk imports and exports (ETL, data transformation), choose appropriate data access layer, manage data purity (re-validate data across trust boundaries), manage data asynchronously, leverage synchronization services, connection management
Plan data caching and persistence strategy.
May include but is not limited to: managing data cache, managing data persistence (storing disconnected scenarios, managing offline data), mapping database to local cache (loading all customers locally), managing data state
Select a data storage mechanism.
May include but is not limited to: security, target data engine, target environment (workstation capabilities, OS, bandwidth, domain vs. workgroup, connectivity, reliability)
Plan application data sharing.
May include but is not limited to: managing data shared between forms and processes, managing data synchronization (ADO.NET synchronization services), drag and drop files or objects from outside sources
Design a schema evolution management strategy.
May include but is not limited to: synchronizing an application with a schema
Design a concurrency management strategy.
May include but is not limited to: database segmentation, planning for concurrency and collision avoidance, optimistic vs. pessimistic

Planning user interaction and presentation strategy

Design application content flow.
May include but is not limited to: user navigation, user interface goals, layout techniques (dynamic layout techniques), components not part of control data class (ToolTipProvider, ErrprProvider, HelpProvider)
Plan data capture.
May include but is not limited to: validating input (type converters, regular expressions, apply business rules), responding to mouse and keyboard input, pick list (combo boxes, list boxes, auto-fill text boxes)
Design a reporting strategy.
May include but is not limited to: MicrosoftReportViewer, CrystalReportViewer, print classes, embedded vs. external server-generated reports
Design user interface components.
May include but is not limited to: common dialog boxes, designing navigation by using menus, SDI and MDI (multiple monitor configuration, implementing master and detail), single vs. multiple instances of the application, implementing data binding, abstracting with custom controls (abstract base classes), using and creating user controls (extend a custom control to add functionality, creating a custom DataGridView column), integrating with non-Forms UI elements
Design a data-binding strategy.
May include but is not limited to: populating from XML, populating from SQL, populating from object data source and entity, lazy loads, updating bound data (concurrency management, late commits, lazy commits), data context
Design forms inheritance.
May include but is not limited to: visual inheritance, functionality common across forms

Designing security implementation

Design role-based security.
May include but is not limited to: implementing security by using IPrincipal and IIdentity, custom vs. platform security, managing user functionality, limit or gate access, data decoupling, designing security profiles
Design data transmission and storage.
May include but is not limited to: SSL, encryption (offline data, password management)
Design authentication and authorization.
May include but is not limited to: login mechanism (domain user accounts, SQL Server user accounts), role-based application configuration, security auditing and logging, file system rights and authorization, Web service rights and authentication
Plan Windows Vista compliance.
May include but is not limited to: user application data directory (registry settings, isolated storage)
Plan least-privileged execution.
May include but is not limited to: User Access Control (UAC), assembly authentication, certificate management

Planning application deployment and maintenance

Select an installer.
May include but is not limited to: ClickOnce, MSI, XCOPY, third party (InstallShield)
Plan for multiple-component application deployment.
May include but is not limited to: bootstrap installation, legacy applications, application suite, COM-visible assemblies
Plan application re-deployment.
May include but is not limited to: deploying Windows-based applications and updating, deploying a patch (dependencies on service packs), database synchronization (re-deployment of data in place [merge]), preserving configuration, unattended installation
Plan database deployment.
May include but is not limited to: existing or shared instance; remote server; DLL deployment; shared GAC deployment; embedded database
Plan application removal.
May include but is not limited to: clean uninstall, uninstalling shared components, uninstalling remaining components, restoring client state, clean or restore registry
Plan a performance-monitoring strategy.
May include but is not limited to: profiling, tracing, performance counters, audit trails
Plan an exception-management strategy.
May include but is not limited to: implementing a framework for logging and exception handling, error handling and reporting, user feedback

Designing the application architecture

Plan a globalization and localization strategy.
May include but is not limited to: embedding resources into the application for localization
Design for accessibility.
May include but is not limited to: screen reader, tool tips
Plan an application migration strategy.
May include but is not limited to: interoperability with legacy applications, integrating with non-Forms applications
Design n-layer architecture.
May include but is not limited to: logically separating concerns (business objects layer or tier, data tier), design project structure (effective use of sub projects)
Plan a component re-use strategy.
May include but is not limited to: sharing common resources, coupling of generic elements to specific elements, Object-Oriented modeling techniques, dealing with COM interoperability issues associated with existing legacy components
Plan system resource management.
May include but is not limited to: understand JIT or GAC caching
Plan multi-threaded implementation and UI responsiveness.
May include but is not limited to: implementing multi-threading and reporting progress, updating the UI from a background thread

Designing for optimized performance

Plan optimized data retrieval.
May include but is not limited to: type data sets vs. un-typed data sets, entity models, ORM performance, performance monitoring of tiers for latency and chunkiness (batch retrieval, multiple small calls), roundtrip optimization, caching of frequently used data (pick List data, drop down data, list boxes)
Design state management.
May include but is not limited to: storing application state, storing user state, managing server-side state
Plan resource management.
May include but is not limited to: memory, GDI handles, unmanaged resources, resource disposition memory management, resource planning (skill set to project tasks), order of application component development

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