Microsoft - MCTS .NET 3.5 Web and Data Applications

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9
Day Course

Microsoft MCTS .NET 3.5 Web and Data Applications - Overview

This accelerated instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to create a fully functional Web application by using ASP.NET 3.5, and to access and modify data by using ADO.NET 3.5.

This course is intended for application developers who know how to create applications in Visual Studio 2005 or 2008.

This course will prepare you and test you for the following certifications:

MCTS: .NET Framework Application Development Foundation
MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5 ASP.NET Application Development
MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5 ADO.NET Application Development

After completing the Web (ASP) element of this course, students will be able to:

Explain how to create dynamic Web pages by using ASP.NET
Manage state, handle requests, and improve accessibility by using the features of ASP.NET
Configure an ASP.NET application by using .config files
Create a user interface on an ASP.NET page by using standard Web server controls
Create a user control and a custom server control and add them to an ASP.NET page
Access and manipulate data from different sources by using ADO.NET 3.5
Access and manipulate data from Windows Communication Foundation services or Web services
Present data to the user by placing data-bound controls on an ASP.NET page
Improve page responsiveness by using the ASP.NET AJAX controls
Interact with the user, access services, and access the AJAX client-side library by using client scripts
Find and eliminate bugs in an ASP.NET application
Deploy an ASP.NET application to a production Web server
Write pages that adapt to the capabilities of mobile devices
Utilise controls that adapt to the capabilities of mobile devices

After completing the Data (ADO) element of this course, students will be able to:

Describe the purpose and structure of ADO.NET 3.5
Explain the role of data providers in ADO.NET 3.5
List the technologies and techniques available for managing data with ADO.NET 3.5
Insert, update, and delete data by using ADO.NET Command objects
Implement transactions to control data integrity and concurrency
Define and use a DataSet for retrieving data
Use a DataSet to update a database
Use a DataSet as a local cache in an occasionally connected environment
Define LINQ queries for selecting data from an in-memory data structure
Use LINQ to SQL to query data in a database
Use LINQ to SQL to modify data and save changes to the database
Explain how to use the ADO.NET Entity Framework to map a database schema to a logical business model
Use the ADO.NET Entity Framework to query and manage data
Explain how Synchronisation Services supports occasionally-connected solutions
Use Synchronisation Services to download data from a SQL Server database
Use Synchronisation Services to upload data to a SQL Server database

Microsoft MCTS .NET 3.5 Web and Data Applications - Benefits

Benefits of MCTS certification

An MCTS certification highlights your areas of expertise, so that your skills and knowledge stand out to hiring managers and project leads
By earning multiple MCTS certifications, you can demonstrate your breadth of knowledge of Visual Studio 2008. You can also build on your MCTS certifications to earn a Professional Series credential
MCTS certification grants you access to the Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) community and benefits, including a personal profile on Microsoft.com and access to the Microsoft Knowledge Base

Benefits of IT certification

For IT managers, certification is particularly important because it allows them to more easily identify the skills that an individual possesses. When a company has employees that possess certain skills, it can garner a competitive advantage when seeking to attract customers. Certification can also contribute to increased productivity, because studies have shown that certified individuals are generally quicker to implement and design new technologies. And of course by knowing that their employees are certified, IT managers can feel more confident about their ability to implement and support a network infrastructure.

Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.

Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need, including

Intensive group instruction
One-on-one instruction attention
Hands-on labs
Lab partner and group exercises
Question and answer drills
Independent study

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 MCTS .NET 3.5 Web and Data Applications - Curriculum

While attending this blended-learning program, you will receive a robust set of course materials that caters to each of the three primary individual learning-intake styles (auditory, visual, and kinaesthetic-tactual) - critical for a successful accelerated learning experience.

Daily lectures, labs, and review sessions are supplemented by a combination of:

Proprietary Lab Manual & Microsoft Courseware - developed in conjunction with Microsoft, adapting the Microsoft Offical Curriculum extended by Microsoft Press Books
Self Test Testing Software

Our .NET 3.5 Web and Data program covers the following subjects:

.NET Framework Development Fundamentals

Developing applications that use system types and collections
Embedding configuration, diagnostic, management, and installation features into a .NET Framework application
Implementing serialisation and input/output functionality in a .NET Framework application
Improving the security of .NET Framework applications by using the .NET Framework security features
Implementing interoperability, reflection, and mailing functionality in a .NET Framework application
Implementing globalisation, drawing, and text manipulation functionality in a .NET Framework application

ASP.NET Application Development

Configuring and Deploying Web Applications
Working with Data and Services
Consuming and Creating Server Controls
Troubleshooting and Debugging Web Applications
Working with ASP.NET AJAX and Client-Side Scripting
Programming Web Applications
Targeting Mobile Devices

ADO.NET Application Development

Connecting to Data Sources
Selecting and Querying Data
Modifying Data
Synchronising Data
Working with Disconnected Data
Object Relational Mapping by Using the Entity Framework

Microsoft MCTS .NET 3.5 Web and Data Applications - Exam Track

Skills Being Measured

During this course you will take the following exams:

Exam 70-536 *-TS: .NET Framework Application Development Foundation, Prerequisite Exam for all 3 MCTS Certifications
Exam 70-562 *-TS: .NET Framework 3.5 ASP.NET Application Development
Exam 70-561 *-TS: .NET Framework 3.5 ADO.NET Application Development

Microsoft MCTS .NET 3.5 Web and Data Applications - What's Included

Firebrand Training offers top-quality technical education and certification training 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 studies and certification goals.

Our Certification Programs includes

Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)^TM Delivery
Comprehensive Study Materials, Program Courseware and Self-Testing Software
Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access
Examination vouchers *
On site testing **
Accommodation, All Meals, Beverages, and Snacks
Transportation to/from designated local railway stations
Examination Passing Policy

Please note

* Exam vouchers for our (ISC)2 certifications need to be purchased directly from (ISC)2
** On site testing is not included in our ISACA, or ITIL Managers and Revision Certifications

Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.

Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.

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 accommodations and vendor exam fees.

Microsoft MCTS .NET 3.5 Web and Data Applications - Prerequisites

Candidates for the ASP.NET exam use Microsoft Visual Studio in a team-based, medium to large development environment. Candidates should have a minimum of two to three years of experience developing Web-based applications by using Microsoft ASP.NET. Candidates should also have a minimum of one year of experience with the following:

Database access by using Microsoft ADO.NET classes in the Microsoft .NET Framework
Web services
State management
ASP.NET configuration
Monitoring Web applications
Debugging
Application and page life-cycle management
Security aspects such as Forms Authentication and membership and roles
ECMAScript (JavaScript, Microsoft JScript)
Internet Information Server (IIS)

Candidates for the ADO.NET exam use Microsoft Visual Studio to develop data-access portions of applications. Candidates should have a minimum of two to three years of experience developing Web, Windows, or distributed applications by using the Microsoft .NET Framework. Candidates should have a thorough understanding of relational database concepts and should have a minimum of one to two years of experience using Microsoft SQL Server and other relational database management systems, such as Oracle, DB2, and MySQL.; In addition, candidates should have a good grasp of the following:

Structured Query Language (SQL)
Stored procedures
Data-bound controls

Candidates should be very familiar with Visual Studio 2005 or later and the .NET Framework classes that are related to ASP.NET and ADO.NET. In addition, candidates should have a good grasp of ASP.NET AJAX.

Firebrand Training staff interview all potential students regarding their technical background, 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.

Firebrand Training is an aggressive 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.

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MCTS .NET 3.5 Web and Data Applications Course Dates

Start	End	Availability	Register
8/12/2008	16/12/2008	Finished
9/2/2009	17/2/2009	Seats open	Register
23/3/2009	31/3/2009	Seats open	Register
4/5/2009	12/5/2009	Seats open	Register
15/6/2009	23/6/2009	Seats open	Register

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