MCPD Windows Developer Certification

• 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 Windows Developer Certification - Benefits
Other training providers rely heavily on lecture, self-testing and self-study.
Our approach is highly varied and interactive to keep your attention, promote teamwork, and reinforce knowledge gained through hands-on learning.
You will:
Be Immersed into a distraction-free environment - escaping your normal routine and focusing purely on learning.
Experience Accelerated Learning methods – designed to help you learn much more quickly, spend less time out of the office, and see returns from your investment straight away.
Be Measured through on-site exam testing - creating a complete feedback loop that ensures you understand the subject thoroughly.
With Firebrand Training, you will learn more.
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 Windows Developer Certification - Curriculum
Foundation

• Framework Fundamentals


• Input/Output


• Searching, Modifying, and Encoding Text



• Collections and Generics


• Serialization

Foundation Continued

• Graphics


• Threading


• Application Domains and Services



• Installing and Configuring Applications


• Instrumentation

Foundation Continued

• Application Security


• User and Data Security


• Interoperation



• Reflection


• Mail


• Globalization

Foundation Exam

• Study and Foundation Exam

Windows Development 2.0

• Windows Forms and the User Interface


• Configuring Controls and Creating the User Interface


• Advanced Windows Forms Controls

Windows Development 2.0 Continued

• Tool Strips, Menus, and Events



• Configuring Connections and Connecting to Data


• Working with Data in a Connected Environment


• Create, Add, Delete, and Edit Data in a Disconnected Environment


• Implementing Data-Bound Controls


• Working with XML


• Printing in Windows Forms

Windows Development 2.0 Continued

• Advanced Topics in Windows Forms


• Enhancing Usability


• Asynchronous Programming Techniques


• Creating Windows Forms Controls


• Deployment

Windows Development 2.0 Exam

• Study and Windows 2.0 Exam


• End of MCTS Windows 2.0

Windows MCPD

• Application Requirements and Design



• Decompose Specifications for Developers


• Design Evaluation


• Define a Common User Interface Layout


• Validation and User Feedback


• Component Design


• Component Development



• Instrumenting Your Application


• Building Components


• Handling Exceptions

Windows MCPD Continued & Exam

• Application Configuration



• Define and Evaluate a Testing Strategy


• Creating Development Tests


• Deploying an Application


• Supporting an Application


• Multimedia in Windows Applications


• Study and MCPD exam



• End of MCPD Windows

Microsoft - MCPD Windows Developer Certification - Exam Track
During the MCPD Windows Applications accelerated course students will take the following exams:

• Exam 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation


• Exam 70-526: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Windows-Based Client Development


• Exam 70-548: PRO: Designing and Developing Windows Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework

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







Microsoft - MCPD Windows Developer Certification - What's Included
With Firebrand, you benefit from top-quality education in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so you can focus solely on your studies and certification goals.
You’ll get a robust set of course materials that cater to each of our three key individual learning styles (auditory, visual, and kinaesthetic-tactile) - critical for a successful learning experience.
And there's more. Along with daily lectures, exercises, and review sessions, you’ll also get:
Our Certification Programs include*

• Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)TM Delivery


• Comprehensive study materials and courseware - we adapt official curriculum to address the demands of accelerated learners


• Self-testing software and/or mock exam papers
  
• Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access


• Exam vouchers


• On site testing


• Accommodation, all meals, drinks and snacks


• Our Certification Guarantee - because we're sure you'll pass first time, if don’t pass your exams, come back to the course within a year and you only pay for accommodation and exam vouchers - everything else is free

* Please note:

• Our ISC(2) Cissp CBK Review program differs from normal course delivery. For more details, speak to us on 080 80 800 888.


• Exam vouchers for our (ISC)2 certifications need to be purchased directly from (ISC)2


• On site testing is not included in our Scrum, ISACA or PMI 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 - MCPD Windows Developer Certification - Prerequisites
Candidates for this MCPD certification 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 at least two years of experience
developing Microsoft Windows-based applications by using the Microsoft .NET
Framework. Candidates should have a working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005.

Candidates should have at least three to four years of on-the-job experience
dedicated to Windows-based application development.We interview all applicants for the course on their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and general suitability. If you get through this screening process, it means you stand a great chance of passing.
Firebrand Training is an immersive training environment. You must be committed to the course. 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.