Microsoft - MCTS .NET 3.5 WPF Applications & Silverlight

Duration

Duration:

Just 5 Days

Method

Method:

Classroom / Online / Hybrid

Next date

Next date:

24/6/2024 (Monday)

Overview

This accelerated instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to create fully functional Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Silverlight applications by using .NET 3.5. This course is intended for application developers who know how to create applications in Visual Studio 2005 or 2008.

Did you know that Silverlight is the technology behind Windows Phone 7?

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Design and develop WPF and Silverlight applications by using Microsoft Expression Blend 2.5 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
  • Build cross-platform, cross-browser HD media and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web by using Silverlight 2.0 and 3.0
  • Build rich and powerful applications for Windows by using WPF
  • Use WPF and Silverlight controls, styles and data binding
  • Program the Silverlight DOM by using JavaScript
  • Improve performance by downloading Silverlight assets just-in-time
  • Layout a WPF and Silverlight user interface by using XAML

Four reasons why you should sit your .NET 3.5 WPF course with Firebrand Training

  1. You'll be .NET 3.5 WPF trained and certified faster. Learn more on this 5-day accelerated course. You'll get at least 12 hours a day of quality learning time in a distraction-free environment
  2. Your .NET 3.5 WPF course is all-inclusive. One simple price covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals – so you can focus on learning
  3. Pass .NET 3.5 WPF first time or train again for free. Your expert instructor will deliver our unique accelerated learning methods, allowing you to learn faster and be in the best possible position to pass first time. In the unlikely event that you don't, it's covered by your Certification Guarantee
  4. Study .NET 3.5 WPF with an award-winning training provider. We've won the Learning and Performance Institute's "Training Company of the Year" three times. Firebrand is your fastest way to learn, with 134.561 students saving more than one million hours since 2001

Curriculum

Our .NET 3.5 WPF and Silverlight program covers the following subjects:

Silverlight

  • Introducing Silverlight
  • Understanding XAML
  • XAML Transforms and Animations
  • Expression Blend
  • Using Media
  • Deploying to a Web Page
  • Programming Silverlight with JavaScript

Windows Presentation Foundation

Course materials: MOC 6460A, Visual Studio 2008: Windows Presentation Foundation

  • Creating an Application by Using WPF
  • Building User Interfaces
  • Customizing Appearance
  • Data Binding
  • Data Binding to Collections
  • Creating New Controls
  • Managing Documents
  • Graphics and Multimedia

Exam Track

During this course you will take the following exam:

  • Exam 70-502: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development

What's Included

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

Prerequisites:

Candidates for the WPF exam use Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 in a team-based, medium to large development environment. Candidates should have a minimum of two to three years of experience developing Windows or Web-based applications by using Microsoft .NET.

Candidates should also have a minimum of one year of experience with the following:

  • Creating Windows applications with Windows Forms or WPF.
  • Creating Web applications with ASP.NET and JavaScript.
  • Database access by using ADO.NET.
  • Web services.
  • .NET configuration and Debugging.
  • Security aspects such as authentication, authorization and membership systems.

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

Are you ready to get certified in record time?

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.

If you have any doubts as to whether you meet the pre-requisites please call 89 88 66 05 and speak to one of our enrolment consultants, who can help you with a training plan.

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