MCSD: Windows Store Apps Using HTML5

Overview

Learn how to create Microsoft Windows Store style apps using HTML5. This nine-day accelerated MCSD: Windows Store Style Apps course is 50% faster than traditional training. Plus the MCSD certification will prove your ability to design and develop for the cloud.

Windows 8 is at the heart of millions of devices: Microsoft PC, Windows Phone and Surface. And Windows Store apps will bring Windows 8 to life. Now you can develop your own Windows Store style apps, while getting an MCSD certification.

Please note: Exam 70-480: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 now results in the Microsoft Specialist certification.

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Curriculum

Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3

HTML and CSS Overview
Creating and Styling HTML5 Pages
JavaScript Introduction
Creating Forms to Collect Data and Validate User Input
Communicating with a Remote Data Source
HTML5 Styling by Using CSS3
Creating Objects and Methods by Using JavaScript
Creating Interactive Pages using HTML5 APIs
Add Offline Support to Web Applications
Implement an Adaptive User Interface
Create Advanced Graphics
Animate the User Interface
Implement Real-Time Communications by Using Web Sockets
Creating a Web Worker Process

Essentials of Developing Windows Metro style Apps using HTML5 and JavaScript

Windows 8 Platform and Windows Store Apps Overview
Single-Page Applications and the MVVM Design Pattern
Using WinJS
Implementing Layout using Windows 8 Built-In Controls
Presenting Data
Handling Files in Windows Store Apps
Windows Store App Process Lifetime Management
Designing and Implementing Navigation in a Windows Store App
Implementing Windows 8 Contracts
Implementing Tiles and User Notifications
Designing and Implementing a Data Access Strategy
Responding to Mouse, Keyboard and Touch
Planning for Windows Store App Deployment

Advanced Metro style App Development using HTML5 and JavaScript

Essentials of Windows Store Apps
Implementing Animations and Transitions
Implementing Globalization and Localization
Branding 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
Generate Revenue with your App
Securing Windows Store App Data
Tracing and Profiling Windows Store Apps

Exam Track

You'll sit the following exams, needed to gain your MCSD: Windows Store Style Apps Using HTML5 certification:

Exam 70-480: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3
Exam 70-481: Essentials of Developing Windows Store style Apps using HTML5 and JavaScript
Exam 70-482: Advanced Store style App Development using HTML5 and JavaScript

What's Included

Microsoft Official Curriculum

MOC 20480: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3
MOC 20481: Essentials of Developing Windows Store style Apps using HTML5 and JavaScript
MOC 20482: Advanced Store style App Development using HTML5 and JavaScript

HTML5 for Masterminds, 2nd Edition: How to take advantage of HTML5 to create amazing websites and revolutionary applications - ISBN: 978-1481138505
Exam Ref 70-481: Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps using HTML5 and JavaScript - ISBN: 978-0735685291
Exam Ref 70-482: Advanced Windows Store App Development Using HTML5 and Java Script - ISBN: 978-0735676800

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

You should have at least one year's experience in programming business / application logic. This should be for a variety of application types and hardware / software platforms using JavaScript. You should also have six to twelve months of experience programming in HTML and experience using Visual Studio and Windows 8 apps.

You should understand:

Program flow and events
Asynchronous programming and threading
Validating data and working with data collections including JQuery
Handling errors and exceptions
Arrays and collections
Variables, operators, and expressions
Prototypes and methods
Decision and iteration statements

And have experience:

Designing and developing Store style apps that access local and remote data and services, including Windows Azure
Designing the various layers of an application for separation of concerns
Planning and designing user interaction solutions based on requirements
Designing and developing asynchronous solutions

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 09 - 42 419 397 and speak to one of our enrolment consultants, who can help you with a training plan.

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Course Dates

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21/11/2022 (Monday)	29/11/2022 (Tuesday)	Finished - Leave feedback	-
27/3/2023 (Monday)	4/4/2023 (Tuesday)	Wait list	Nationwide
8/5/2023 (Monday)	16/5/2023 (Tuesday)	Limited availability	Nationwide
19/6/2023 (Monday)	27/6/2023 (Tuesday)	Open	Nationwide
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