Exam 70-502: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development Curriculum Outline
Creating WPF Applications with Visual Basic 2008
Overview/Description
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Visual Studio 2008 enable developers to build sophisticated Windows client applications to run on, and take advantage of the capabilities of the Windows Vista platform. This course introduces the learner to WPF and outlines application types, basic application creation, configuration, and event handling. Specific topics covered include creating WPF applications, handling events, and configuring commands and application settings. This course is one of a series in the SkillSoft learning path that covers the objectives for the Technology Specialist (TS): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development exam (70-502). Passing this exam will earn the learner the MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Applications certification.
Target Audience
All organizations or individual consultants who are using or intend to use the .NET Framework 3.5 with Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Basic 2008 to develop Windows Presentation Foundation applications; corporate employees, consultants, and university or college students who are preparing for the associated Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development exam (70-502).
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of Visual Basic 2005 or 2008 and familiarity with Visual Studio, having a minimum one year’s experience working with these technologies.
Expected Duration (hours)
2.0
Lesson Objectives
Creating WPF Applications with Visual Basic 2008
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Creating User Interfaces with WPF and Visual Basic 2008
Overview/Description
Windows Presentation Foundation or WPF includes various controls that allow for the development of rich user interfaces. WPF also allows for the creation of user defined and custom controls as well as the integration of Windows Forms. This course covers the various control and layout options that comprise the WPF User Interface. Specific topics covered include creating and configuring controls, creating user and custom controls, layout panels, and utilizing Windows Forms in a WPF application. This course is one of a series in the SkillSoft learning path that covers the objectives for the Technology Specialist (TS): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development exam (70-502). Passing this exam will earn the learner the MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Applications certification.
Target Audience
All organizations or individual consultants who are using or intend to use the .NET Framework 3.5 with Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Basic 2008 to develop Windows Presentation Foundation applications; corporate employees, consultants, and university or college students who are preparing for the associated Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development exam (70-502).
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of Visual Basic 2005 or 2008 and familiarity with Visual Studio, having a minimum one year’s experience working with these technologies.
Expected Duration (hours)
2.0
Lesson Objectives
Creating User Interfaces with WPF and Visual Basic 2008
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WPF Content Creation and Management with Visual Basic 2008
Overview/Description
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) allows for the inclusion of a variety of media and types in its applications to further the development of rich user interfaces. Using WPF a developer can create two-dimensional or three-dimensional graphics, create and manipulate images, create and modify documents, and also share resources across applications. Specific areas covered include creating and configuring graphics, utilizing images and multimedia in WPF, creating and formatting documents, and utilizing binary and logical resources in WPF applications. This course is one of a series in the SkillSoft learning path that covers the objectives for the Technology Specialist (TS): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development exam (70-502). Passing this exam will earn the learner the MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Applications certification.
Target Audience
All organizations or individual consultants who are using or intend to use the .NET Framework 3.5 with Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Basic 2008 to develop Windows Presentation Foundation applications; corporate employees, consultants, and university or college students who are preparing for the associated Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development exam (70-502).
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of Visual Basic 2005 or 2008 and familiarity with Visual Studio, having a minimum one year’s experience working with these technologies.
Expected Duration (hours)
2.5
Lesson Objectives
WPF Content Creation and Management with Visual Basic 2008
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WPF Databinding with Visual Basic 2008
Overview/Description
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) allows you to incorporate data from multiple sources into the user interface. This course details how WPF not only binds controls to data, but also converts, validates, and formats data in a variety of ways. Specific areas covered include binding to elements, using multiple bindings, utilizing ADO.NET data objects, formatting the display of data, and also data conversion, validation, filtering, sorting, and grouping. This course is one of a series in the SkillSoft learning path that covers the objectives for the Technology Specialist (TS): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development exam (70-502). Passing this exam will earn the learner the MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Applications certification.
Target Audience
All organizations or individual consultants who are using or intend to use the .NET Framework 3.5 with Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Basic 2008 to develop Windows Presentation Foundation applications; corporate employees, consultants, and university or college students who are preparing for the associated Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development exam (70-502).
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of Visual Basic 2005 or 2008 and familiarity with Visual Studio, having a minimum one year’s experience working with these technologies.
Expected Duration (hours)
2.0
Lesson Objectives
WPF Databinding with Visual Basic 2008
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Customizing and Deploying WPF Applications with Visual Basic 2008
Overview/Description
The ability to deploy and distribute applications to various locales is a necessity in today’s global economy. This course examines how Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) allows you to customize the look and feel of an application based on user culture. It also demonstrates how applications are deployed and managed after they are built. Specific areas covered include UI customization, animation, localization, various application deployment options, and managing how updates are made. This course is one of a series in the SkillSoft learning path that covers the objectives for the Technology Specialist (TS): Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development exam (70-502). Passing this exam will earn the learner the MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Applications certification.
Target Audience
All organizations or individual consultants who are using or intend to use the .NET Framework 3.5 with Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Basic 2008 to develop Windows Presentation Foundation applications; corporate employees, consultants, and university or college students who are preparing for the associated Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 – Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development exam (70-502).
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of Visual Basic 2005 or 2008 and familiarity with Visual Studio, having a minimum one year’s experience working with these technologies.
Expected Duration (hours)
2.5
Lesson Objectives
Customizing and Deploying WPF Applications with Visual Basic 2008
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Mentoring 70-502 VB - TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development
Overview/Description
SkillSoft Mentors are available to help students with their studies for exam 70-502 VB - TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development. You can reach them by entering a Mentored Chat Room or by using the E-mail My Mentor service.
Target Audience
Individuals who are studying the associated SkillSoft content in preparation for, or to become familiar with, the skills and competencies being measured by the actual certification exam.
Prerequisites
Familiarity with the exam objectives listed below and skills and competencies being measured in the associated certification exam.
Expected Duration (hours)
0.0
Lesson Objectives
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TestPrep 70-502 VB - TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation
Overview/Description
To test your knowledge on the skills and competencies being measured by the vendor certification exam. TestPrep can be taken in either Study or Certification mode. Study mode is designed to maximize learning by not only testing your knowledge of the material, but also by providing additional information on the topics presented. Certification mode is designed to test your knowledge of the material within a structured testing environment, providing valuable feedback at the end of the test.
Target Audience
Individuals seeking practice in a structured testing environment, covering the skills and competencies being measured by the vendor certification exam.
Expected Duration (hours)
2.8
Lesson Objectives
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Exam 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework Application Development Foundation Curriculum Outline
Visual Basic: System Types and Collections
Overview/Description
Visual Basic is one of the core languages used by programmers for software development in Visual Studio. This course primarily serves as an introduction to new Collections and System Types. This course also covers enumerators, and new interfaces, specifically the Generic Interface.
Target Audience
Employees, Consultants, and Students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536).
Prerequisites
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable
Expected Duration (hours)
2.0
Lesson Objectives
Visual Basic: System Types and Collections
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Visual Basic: Serialization and I/O
Overview/Description
There are many new features for Visual Basic. This course looks at Serialization and I/O functions for .NET Framework, specifically the new classes that implement these functions. This course also covers XML Serialization and Isolated Storage.
Target Audience
Employees, Consultants, and Students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536).
Prerequisites
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable
Expected Duration (hours)
1.5
Lesson Objectives
Visual Basic: Serialization and I/O
Course Number:
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Visual Basic: Customized Programming
Overview/Description
Visual Basic offers flexibility to the programmer in many new ways in the latest installment of Visual Studio. This course focuses on customized programming such as Interoperability, Reflection, new Drawing Classes for graphics, and Globalization.
Target Audience
Employees, Consultants, and Students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536).
Prerequisites
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable
Expected Duration (hours)
2.0
Lesson Objectives
Visual Basic: Customized Programming
Course Number:
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Visual Basic: Security
Overview/Description
Visual Studio adds to the Security namespace to make your Visual Basic programs even more secure and easier to implement.This course is designed to familiarize students with VB Security which includes Code Access Security, IIS security, and Cryptography which includes instructions for symmetric and asymmetric cryptography with hash functions.
Target Audience
Employees, Consultants, and Students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536).
Prerequisites
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable
Expected Duration (hours)
2.0
Lesson Objectives
Visual Basic: Security
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Visual Basic: Threading, Service Processing, and Application Domains
Overview/Description
This course covers how to implement Threading, and Service Processing in Visual Basic. Additionally, this course covers configuring and managing application domains.
Target Audience
Employees, Consultants, and Students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536).
Prerequisites
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable
Expected Duration (hours)
2.0
Lesson Objectives
Visual Basic: Threading, Service Processing, and Application Domains
Course Number:
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Visual Basic: Diagnostics and Management
Overview/Description
Configuration and Process Management can be among the most complex tasks a programmer can undertake. This course aids the student in familiarizing themselves with the tools in Visual Basic to accomplish this.
Target Audience
Employees, Consultants, and Students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536).
Prerequisites
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable
Expected Duration (hours)
2.0
Lesson Objectives
Visual Basic: Diagnostics and Management
Course Number:
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C# 2005: System Types and Collections
Overview/Description
To use types, classes, interfaces, iterators, and generics to create data-driven applications
Employees, consultants, and students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536)
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable
C# 2005: System Types and Collections
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C# 2005: Serialization and I/O
Overview/Description
To serialize and deserialize objects for storage and manipulation, use I/O classes to manage data streams and files, and analyze how application performance can be enhanced using serialization and I/O
Employees, consultants, and students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536)
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable
C# 2005: Serialization and I/O
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C# 2005: Customized Programming
Overview/Description
To enable compatibility between COM and C# 2005, use reflection to call classes and data types, and customize a C# 2005 application for graphics, text, globalization, and e-mail
Employees, consultants, and students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536)
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable
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C# 2005: Security
Overview/Description
To recognize the different types of security supported by C# 2005 and how they work, and to use them in application development
Employees, consultants, and students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536)
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable
C# 2005: Security
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C# 2005: Threading, Service Processing, and Application Domains
Overview/Description
To recognize how threading, service processing, and application domains facilitate background system operations, and to implement them in Visual Basic applications
Employees, consultants, and students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536)
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable
C# 2005: Threading, Service Processing, and Application Domains
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C# 2005: Diagnostics and Management
Overview/Description
To manage application configuration and the custom installation of components, event logs, system processes and information, and use debugging and tracing to measure application performance
Employees, consultants, and students that are preparing for the Technology Specialist: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 - Application Development Foundation Certification Exam (70-536)
Familiarity with concepts and architecture of software development and business applications; development experience in an object-oriented programming language preferable
C# 2005: Diagnostics and Management
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Mentoring 70-536 VB - TS: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation
Overview/Description
SkillSoft Mentors are available to help students with their studies for exam 70-536 VB - TS: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation. You can reach them by entering a Mentored Chat Room or by using the E-mail My Mentor service.
Target Audience
Individuals who are studying the associated SkillSoft content in preparation for, or to become familiar with, the skills and competencies being measured by the actual certification exam.
Prerequisites
Familiarity with the exam objectives listed below and skills and competencies being measured in the associated certification exam.
Expected Duration (hours)
0.0
Lesson Objectives
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TestPrep 70-536 VB - TS: Microsoft .NET Framework - Application Development Foundation
Overview/Description
To test your knowledge on the skills and competencies being measured by the vendor certification exam. TestPrep can be taken in either Study or Certification mode. Study mode is designed to maximize learning by not only testing your knowledge of the material, but also by providing additional information on the topics presented. Certification mode is designed to test your knowledge of the material within a structured testing environment, providing valuable feedback at the end of the test.
Target Audience
Individuals seeking practice in a structured testing environment, covering the skills and competencies being measured by the vendor certification exam.
Prerequisites
The associated SkillSoft certification content should be completed before attempting this TestPrep. This will maximize the effectiveness of the preparation exam.
Expected Duration (hours)
0.0
Lesson Objectives
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Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): .NET
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Developers who earn the MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5 Distributed Applications certifications have demonstrated skills and knowledge to create Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Applications, build user interfaces, manage content and customize and deploy WPF Applications with Visual Basic 2008. This certification is geared toward website developers who have been working with Visual Studio and .NET Framework for a couple of years and are interested in advancing their skills or validating their current ones.
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Candidates who want to earn this certification must pass two exams. Exam 70-536 is the foundation prerequisite for Visual Studio 2005, 2008 MCTS and MCPD certifications. Exam 70-502 focuses on a more detailed knowledge of using Windows Presentation Foundation on Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework.
Exam 70-536: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework Application Development Foundation
This training course will teach you the use of types, collections, generics, and regular expressions to manage data, develop
services, application domains, and multithreaded applications. You will also learn how to implement code access and role-based
security, and data encryption as well as, work with serialization and reflection techniques. Develop instrument applications
with logging and tracing and interact with legacy code using COM Interop and PInvoke.
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Exam 70-502: TS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 - Windows Presentation Foundation Application Development
This online training course will introduce you to WPF and the various controls used to develop rich user interfaces
and teach you various application types, basic application creation, configuration and event handling. Learn
how to create and configure graphics, utilize images and multimedia in WPF as well as logical resources in WPF
applications. Study how to create and manage content, bind data and customize and deploy WPF Applications using
Visual Basic 2008. Click here to see a detailed curriculum outline.
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