MCPD on Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Validate your job-relevant skills and mastery of Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft .NET Framework by becoming a Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD).

This credential provides hiring managers with an unbiased indicator of your capabilities as a developer, while offering you the option to upgrade your credential to support new releases as the business needs evolve.

If you want to develop applications by using Visual Studio 2008 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) on Visual Studio 2008 certifications will help you validate your skills and abilities.

MCPD is for developers who build interactive, data-driven Web applications that use ASP.NET 2.0 for both intranet and Internet uses.

With the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) Package, you will go through several courses in order to sit the following exams:

Microsoft .NET Framework – Application Development Foundation

Developing applications that use system types and collections Implementing service processes, threading, and application domains in a .NET Framework application Embedding configuration, diagnostic, management, and installation features into a .NET Framework application Implementing serialization 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 globalization, drawing, and text manipulation functionality in a .NET Framework application

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 – Windows-Based Client Development

Creating a UI for a Windows Forms application by using standard controls Integrating data in a Windows Forms application Implementing printing and reporting functionality in a Windows Forms application Enhancing usability Implementing asynchronous programming techniques to improve the user experience Developing Windows Forms controls Configuring and deploying applications

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 – Web-Based Client Development

Creating and programming a Web application Integrating data in a Web application by using ADO.NET, XML, and data-bound controls Creating custom Web controls Tracing, configuring, and deploying applications Customising and personalising a Web application Implementing authentication and authorisation Creating ASP.NET mobile Web applications

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 – Distributed Application Development

Creating and Accessing XML Web Services Configuring and Customizing a Web Service Application Creating, Configuring, and Deploying Remoting Applications Implementing Asynchronous Calls and Remoting Events Implementing Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 3.0 Creating and Accessing a Serviced Component and Using Message Queuing

PRO: Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework

Envisioning and Designing an Application Designing and Developing a Component Designing and Developing an Application Framework Testing and Stabilising an Application Deploying and Supporting an Application