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Microsoft - MCSD: Windows Store Apps Using C#
Overview
Learn how to create Windows Store style apps using C#. This nine-day accelerated MCSD: Windows Store Style Apps course is 40% faster than traditional training. The MCSD certification will prove your ability to design and develop beautiful, elegant apps that are alive with activity for the cloud.
Windows 8 is at the core of millions of devices: PC, Windows Phone and Microsoft Surface. And Windows Store apps will bring Windows 8 to life. Now you can develop your own Windows Store style apps, while gaining an MCSD certification.
Please note: Exam 70-483: Programming in C# now results in the Microsoft Specialist certification.
Benefits
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:
- Intensive group instruction
- One-on-one instruction attention
- Hands-on labs
- Lab partner and group exercises
- Question and answer drills
- Independent study
Curriculum
Programming in C#
- Reviewing C# Syntax
- Create Methods, Handle Exceptions, and Monitor Applications
- Develop the Code for a Graphical Application
- Create Classes and Implement Type-safe Collections
- Create a Class Hierarchy by Using Inheritance
- Read and Write Local Data
- Access a Database
- Access Remote Data
- Design the User Interface for a Graphical Application
- Improve Application Performance and Responsiveness
- Integrate with Unmanaged Code
- Create Reusable Types and Assemblies
- Encrypt and Decrypt Data
Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps Using C#
- Windows 8 Platform and Windows Store Apps Overview
- Create User Interfaces using XAML
- Present Data
- Implement Layout using Windows 8 Built-In Controls
- Handle Files in Windows Store Apps
- Windows Store App Process Lifetime Management
- Work with Templates and Resources
- Design and Implement Navigation in a Windows Store App
- Implement Windows 8 Contracts
- Implement Tiles and User Notifications
- Design and Implement a Data Access Strategy
- Respond to Mouse, Keyboard and Touch
- Plan for Windows Store App Deployment
Advanced Windows Store App Development Using C#
- Windows Store Apps Essentials
- Implement Animations and Transitions
- Implement Globalization and Localization
- Brand and a Seamless User Interface
- Advanced Data Scenarios in a Windows Store App
- Create Reusable Controls and Components
- Implement Advanced Contract Scenarios
- The Windows Push Notification Service (WNS)
- Capture Media
- Background Tasks
- Work with Sensors and Devices
- Generat Revenue with your App
- Secure Windows Store App Data
- Trace and Profile Windows Store Apps
Exam Track
You'll sit the following exams, needed to gain your MCSD: Windows Store Style Apps Using C#:
- Exam 70-483: Programming in C#
- Exam 70-484: Essentials of Developing Windows Store style Apps using C#
- Exam 70-485: Advanced Store style App Development using C#
What's Included
Microsoft Official Curriculum
- MOC 20483: Programming in C#
- MOC 20484: Essentials of Developing Windows Store style Apps using C#
- MOC 20485: Advanced Store style App Development using C#
- C# 6.0 in a Nutshell: The Definitive Reference - ISBN - 978-1491927069
- Programming Windows: Writing Windows 8 Apps With C# And XAML, 6th Edition - ISBN - 978-0735671768
Your accelerated course includes:
- Accommodation *
- Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
- On-site exams **
- Exam vouchers **
- Practice tests **
- Certification Guarantee ***
- Courseware
- Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
- 24-hour lab access
- Digital courseware **
- * For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
- ** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
- *** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, you must have some experience using C# to complete basic programming tasks and should have hands-on experience to show your understanding of the following:
- How to name, declare, initialize and assign values to variables within an application
- How to use:
- Arithmetic operators to perform arithmetic calculations involving one or more variables
- Relational operators to test the relationship between two variables or expressions
- logical operators to combine expressions that contain relational operators
- How to create the code syntax for simple programming statements using C# language keywords and recognize syntax errors using the Visual Studio IDE
- How to create a simple branching structure using an IF statement
- How to create a simple looping structure using a For statement to iterate through a data array
- How to use the Visual Studio IDE to locate simple logic errors
- How to create a Function that accepts arguments (parameters and returns a value of a specified type
- How to design and build a simple user interface using standard controls from the Visual Studio toolbox
- How to connect to a SQL Server database and the basics of how to retrieve and store data
- How to sort data in a loop
- How to recognize the classes and methods used in a program
You must also have the following experience:
- At least one year's experience of creating applications
- One-to-three months' experience creating Windows client applications
- One-to-three months' experience using Visual Studio 2010 or 2012
- Six-to–12 months' experience programming in HTML5
- Three-to-six months' experience using Visual Studio 2012 (including experience using Windows 8's preview builds)
- One month's experience working on Windows 8 apps
Unsure whether you meet the prerequisites? Don’t worry. Your training consultant will discuss your background with you to understand if this course is right for you.
Reviews
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Read reviews from recent accelerated courses below or visit Firebrand Stories for written and video interviews from our alumni.
"Tiring but rewarding training."
Anonymous (12/10/2015 (Monday) to 20/10/2015 (Tuesday))
"Make no mistake - this is a very intensive course, but you certainly do learn a lot over your time at Firebrand."
R.A. (5/1/2015 (Monday) to 13/1/2015 (Tuesday))
"It was absolutely great, learnt a lot and how to implement it in real world programming as well. Covers a lot in a short period of time without feeling rushed. I am glad i attended the course."
W.Z. (5/1/2015 (Monday) to 13/1/2015 (Tuesday))
"Excellent training, could not have come this far in 9 days if I had studied on my own."
Emmanuel Acquah, 1E. (5/1/2015 (Monday) to 13/1/2015 (Tuesday))
"The amount of information to take in in such a short course makes it challenging but very rewarding. The trainer was fantastic. His teaching style made learning and remembering the information much easier than I expected."
Michael Vadas. (5/1/2015 (Monday) to 13/1/2015 (Tuesday))
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