Microsoft - MCTS Silverlight 4

Curriculum

Module 1: Introduction to Building Silverlight Business Applications

• Overview of Silverlight 4.0
• Silverlight Architecture
• Developing Out-of-Browser Applications with Silverlight
• Creating a Silverlight Application
• Configuring Out-of-Browser settings for the Silverlight Application

Lab: Building Silverlight Business Applications

Module 2: Building Data-Driven Applications

• Overview of Data Access in Silverlight 4.0
• Defining Data Access by Using ADO.NET Entity Data Models
• Displaying Data by Using Domain Services
• Connecting to a Database in a Silverlight Project
• Querying and Displaying Data from a Database

Lab : Consuming Data

Module 3: Advanced Data Management

• Manipulating Data by Using Domain Services
• Binding and Validating Data
• Implementing Full Read-Write Scenarios

Lab : Manipulating Data

Module 4: Implementing User Controls and Navigation

• Working With Controls
• Threading
• Implementing Navigation
• Adding a Navigation User Control
• Updating the Number of Cards Periodically

Lab : Implementing User Controls and Navigation

Module 5: Creating Advanced User Interfaces

• Creating Content Presenter Classes
• Creating Item Templates for Presentation
• Developing Classes as Item Instances
• Creating ItemsControl Objects
• Configuring Content Classes for use in the Items Control Class
• Using the Custom Items Control object in a User Control

Lab : Presenting Items, Classes, and Dependency Properties

Module 6: Using Local Assets

• Printing in Silverlight Applications
• Accessing Local Storage in Silverlight Applications
• Accessing Local File Systems in Silverlight Applications
• Printing from Silverlight Applications
• Accessing the Clipboard in Silverlight Applications
• Accessing Isolated Storage in Silverlight Applications
• Accessing the File System in Silverlight Applications

Lab : Using Local Assets

Module 7: Implementing Advanced Media Techniques in Silverlight

• Implementing Deep Zoom in Silverlight
• Playing Media Files
• Adding a Deep Zoom Image
• Adding a Media Player

Lab : Implementing Advanced Media Techniques in Silverlight

Module 8: Developing Silverlight Media Framework Solutions

• Introduction to the Silverlight Media Framework
• Developing Silverlight Media Framework Solutions
• Adding Support for the Silverlight Media Framework
• Configuring the Silverlight Media Framework Player

Lab : Developing Silverlight Media Framework Solutions

Module 9: Accessing Hardware in Silverlight Applications

• Interacting with Mice and Keyboards
• Interacting with Audio and Video Hardware
• Interacting with the Mouse Wheel
• Interacting with the Keyboard

Lab : Interacting with Hardware Programmatically

Module 10: Globalisation and Localisation

• Globalisation
• Localisation
• Globalising an application
• Localising an application

Lab : Globalising and Localising Applications

Module 11: Implementing Network Communications

• Configuring Applications for Network Communications
• Implementing Web Calls
• Implementing Low-Level Communications
• Consuming Initiation Parameters
• Consuming Data by Using HTTPWebRequest Objects
• Consuming Data by Using WebClient Objects
• Sending and Receiving Data by Using Local Connections

Lab : Building Dynamic Silverlight Applications

Module 12: Deploying Silverlight Applications

• Application Features and Hosting
• Managing Application Resources Dynamically
• Adding Application Features
• Loading Resources Dynamically

Lab : Deploying Silverlight Applications

Module 13: Application Guidance

• Getting Started with the MVVM Design Pattern
• Getting to Know Prism
• Installing the Simple MVVM Toolkit
• Examining a Silverlight MVVM project
• Implementing MVVM Items

Lab : Implementing the MVVM Design Pattern

Module 14: Windows Phone Development–First Look

• Introduction to Windows Phone
• Beginning Windows Phone Development
• Creating a Windows Phone Application
• Capturing User Input
• Responding to Orientation Changes

Lab : Creating a Windows Phone Application