MCSD training courses Certification for Web Applications

Course Outline

MCSD: Web Applications Certification course overview

This Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) 2012 Web Applications course is designed to provide delegates with the necessary knowledge to pursue MCSD Web Applications.

MCSD Web Applications certification validates your expertise in creating and deploying modern web applications and services. Show that you have the skills needed to create a highly efficient and modern website with expertise in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript etc.

This short MCSD fast track course is hands-on, instructor led and classroom based. This training can be taken as a part-time evening course or even on the weekends.

Who is MCSD: Web Applications Certification training for?

This training course is for you if you are interested in becoming Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer.

Prerequisites for MCSD: Web Applications Certification course

Microsoft MCSD 2012 candidate should have at least one year of web development experience. If you have not worked as web developer, you can get the relevant skills and knowledge by enrolling in our career programmes for example web designer courses and web developer training . Alternatively course like web design course, JavaScript course, HTML5 training, AJAX training, C# course, and ASP.net course would also help you complete the Prerequisites.

What will I get?

Training from professional MCSD certified trainers:
Training Dragon consultants have been implementing professional web development solutions across a range of companies for many years. Those consultants write and teach our MCSD training courses, so their experience directly informs course content.

Practical Projects:
This MCSD training is designed to prepare you not only for MCSD certification, but also to train you for your next job. To do this, next to certification you will also work on real-world practical MCSD related exercises in this MCSD course. This will ensure that you can apply the knowledge gained from this course to your work environment.

Course Material and Practice exams:
MCSD electronic notes are included in this course. You will also take practice exams as part of the course.

Course Completion Certificate:
After completing this training you will receive MCSD course completion certificate.

Support and Careers Advice:
After the course if you have any problems or questions regarding MCSD, do not hesitate to contact us. Training Dragon’s trainers and career consultants are expert in their fields and if you need any help with you career choice, please speak to one of our career consultants.

Pass Guarantee and Train again for Free:
We are sure that you will pass your MCSD certification exam at first attempt. However, if you don’t, you can come back within a year and take the complete course for free.

Official Course Curriculum:
This MCSD certification course is based on the official Microsoft recommended course syllabus.

MCSD: Web Applications Certification Course Contents

In order to become an MCSD 2012 you will need to pass total three exams. Here are the detail

Exam 70-480: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 - 4 Days or Exam 483: Programming in C# for Exam 480

Exam 70-486: Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications - 4 Days

Exam 70-487: Developing Windows Azure and Web Services - 4 Days

Exam 70-480: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 - 4 Days

Module 1: Overview of HTML and CSSThis module provides an overview of HTML and CSS, and describes how to use Visual Studio 2012 to build a Web application.Lessons

Overview of HTML

Overview of CSS

Creating a Web Application by Using Visual Studio 2012

Lab : Exploring the Contoso Conference Application

Walkthrough of the Contoso Conference Application

Examining and Modifying the Contoso Conference Application

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe basic HTML elements and attributes.

Explain the structure of CSS.

Describe the tools available in Visual Studio 2012 for building Web applications.

Module 2: Creating and Styling HTML5 PagesThis module describes the new features of HTML5, and explains how to create and style HTML5 pages.Lessons

Creating an HTML5 Page

Styling an HTML5 Page

Lab : Creating and Styling HTML5 Pages

Creating HTML5 Pages

Styling HTML5 Pages

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create static pages using the new features available in HTML5.

Use CSS3 to apply basic styling to the elements in an HTML5 page.

Module 3: Introduction to JavaScriptThis module provides an introduction to the JavaScript language, and shows how to use JavaScript to add interactivity to HTML5 pages.Lessons

Overview of JavaScript Syntax

Programming the HTML DOM with JavaScript

Introduction to jQuery

Lab : Displaying Data and Handling Events by Using JavaScript

Displaying Data Programmatically

Handling Events

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain the syntax of JavaScript and describe how to use JavaScript with HTML5.

Write JavaScript code that manipulates the HTML DOM and handles events.

Describe how to use jQuery to simplify code that uses many common JavaScript APIs.

Module 4: Creating Forms to Collect Data and Validate User InputThis module describes the new input types available with HTML5, and explains how to create forms to collect and validate user input by using the new HTML5 attributes and JavaScript code.Lessons

Overview of Forms and Input Types

Validating User Input by Using HTML5 Attributes

Validating User Input by Using JavaScript

Lab : Creating a Form and Validating User Input

Creating a Form and Validating User Input by Using HTML5 Attributes

Validating User Input by Using JavaScript

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create forms that use the new HTML5 input types.

Validate user input and provide feedback by using the new HTML5 attributes.

Write JavaScript code to validate user input and provide feedback in cases where it is not suitable to use HTML5 attributes

Module 5: Communicating with a Remote Data SourceThis module describes how to send and receive data to and from a remote data source by using an XMLHTTPRequest object and by performing jQuery AJAX operations.Lessons

Sending and Receiving Data by Using XMLHTTPRequest

Sending and Receiving Data by Using jQuery AJAX operations

Lab : Communicating with a Remote Data Source

Retrieving Data

Serializing and Transmitting Data

Refactoring the Code by Using jQuery ajax method

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Serialize, deserialize, send, and receive data by using XMLHTTPRequest objects.

Simplify code that serializes, deserializes, sends, and receives data by using the jQuery ajax method

Module 6: Styling HTML5 by Using CSS3This module describes how to style HTML5 pages and elements by using the new features available in CSS3.Lessons

Styling Text

Styling Block Elements

CSS3 Selectors

Enhancing Graphical Effects by Using CSS3

Lab : Styling Text and Block Elements using CSS3

Styling the Navigation Bar

Styling the Page Header

Styling the About Page

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Style text elements on an HTML5 page by using CSS3.

Apply styling to block elements by using CSS3.

Use CSS3 selectors to specify the elements to be styled in a Web application.

Implement graphical effects and transformations by using the new CSS3 properties.

Module 7: Creating Objects and Methods by Using JavaScriptThis module explains how to write well-structured and easily-maintainable JavaScript code, and how to apply object-oriented principles to JavaScript code in a Web application.Lessons

Writing Well-Structured JavaScript

Creating Custom Objects

Extending Objects

Lab : Refining Code for Maintainability and Extensibility

Inheriting From Objects

Refactoring Code to Use Objects

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the benefits of structuring JavaScript code carefully to aid maintainability and extensibility.

Explain best practices for creating custom objects in JavaScript.

Describe how to extend custom and native objects to add functionality.

Module 8: Creating Interactive Pages using HTML5 APIsThis module describes how to use some common HTML5 APIs to add interactive features to a Web application. This module also explains how to debug and profile a Web application.Lessons

Interacting with Files

Incorporating Multimedia

Reacting to Browser Location and Context

Debugging and Profiling a Web Application

Lab : Creating Interactive Pages by Using HTML5 APIs

Incorporating Video

Incorporating Images

Using the Geolocation API

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use the Drag and Drop, and the File APIs to interact with files in a Web application.

Incorporate audio and video into a Web application.

Detect the location of the user running a Web application by using the Geolocation API.

Explain how to debug and profile a Web application by using the Web Timing API and the Internet Explorer Developer Tools.

Module 9: Adding Offline Support to Web ApplicationsThis module describes how to add offline support to a Web application, to enable the application to continue functioning in a user's browser even if the browser is disconnected from the network.Lessons

Reading and Writing Data Locally

Adding Offline Support by Using the Application Cache

Lab : Adding Offline Support to a Web Application

Implementing the Application Cache

Implementing Local Storage

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Save and retrieve data locally on the user's computer by using the Local Storage API.

Provide offline support for a Web application by using the Application Cache API.

Module 10: Implementing an Adaptive User InterfaceThis module describes how to create HTML5 pages that can dynamically detect and adapt to different devices and form factors.Lessons

Supporting Multiple Form Factors

Creating an Adaptive User Interface

Lab : Implementing an Adaptive User Interface

Creating a Print-Friendly Stylesheet

Adapting Page Layout To Fit a Different Form Factor

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the need to detect device capabilities and react to different form factors in a Web application.

Create a Web page that can dynamically adapt its layout to match different form factors.

Module 11: Creating Advanced GraphicsThis module describes how to create advanced graphics for an HTML5 Web application by using a Canvas element, and by using Scalable Vector Graphics.Lessons

Creating Interactive Graphics by Using Scalable Vector Graphics

Programmatically Drawing Graphics by Using a Canvas

Lab : Creating Advanced Graphics

Creating an Interactive Venue Map by Using Scalable Vector Graphics

Creating a Speaker Badge by Using a Canvas Element

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use Scalable Vector Graphics to add interactive graphics to an application.

Draw complex graphics on an HTML5 Canvas element by using JavaScript code.

Module 12: Animating the User InterfaceThis module describes how to enhance the user experience in an HTML5 Web application by adding animations.Lessons

Applying CSS Transitions

Transforming Elements

Applying CSS Key-frame Animations

Lab : Animating User Interface Elements

Applying Transitions to User Interface Elements

Applying Key-Frame Animations

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Apply CSS transitions to elements on an HTML5 page, and write JavaScript code to detect when a transition has occurred.

Describe the different types of 2D and 3D transitions available with CSS3

Implement complex animations by using CSS key-frames and JavaScript code.

Module 13: Implementing Real-Time Communications by Using Web SocketsThis module explains how to use Web Sockets to transmit and receive data between an HTML5 Web application and a server.Lessons

Introduction to Web Sockets

Sending and Receiving Data by Using Web Sockets

Lab : Implementing Real-Time Communications by Using Web Sockets

Receiving Data from Web Socket

Sending Data to a Web Socket

Sending Multiple Types of Messages To or From a Web Socket

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain how Web Sockets work and describe how to send and receive data through a Web Socket.

Use the Web Socket API with JavaScript to connect to a Web Socket server, send and receive data, and handle the different events that can occur when a message is sent or received.

Module 14: Creating a Web Worker ProcessThis module describes how to use Web Worker Processes to perform long-running operations asynchronously and improve the responsiveness of an HTML5 Web application.Lessons

Introduction to Web Workers

Performing Asynchronous Processing by Using a Web Worker

Lab : Creating a Web Worker Process

Improving Responsiveness by Using a Web Worker

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the purpose of a Web Worker process, and how it can be used to perform asynchronous processing as well as provide isolation for sensitive operations.

Use the Web Worker APIs from JavaScript code to create, run, and monitor a Web Worker process.

Exam 70-486: Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications - 4 Days

Designing the Application Architecture

Plan the application layers.

Design a distributed application.

Design and implement the Windows Azure role life cycle.

Configure state management.

Design a caching strategy.

Design and implement a Web Socket strategy.

Design HTTP modules and handlers.

Designing the User Experience

Apply the user interface design for a web application.

Design and implement UI behavior.

Compose the UI layout of an application.

Enhance application behavior and style based on browser feature detection.

Plan an adaptive UI layout.

Developing the User Experience

Plan for search engine optimization and accessibility.

Plan and implement globalization and localization.

Design and implement MVC controllers and actions.

Design and implement routes.

Control application behavior by using MVC extensibility points.

Reduce network bandwidth.

Troubleshooting and Debugging Web Applications

Prevent and troubleshoot runtime issues.

Design an exception handling strategy.

Test a web application.

Debug a Windows Azure application.

Designing and Implementing Security

Configure authentication.

Configure and apply authorization.

Design and implement claims-based authentication across federated identity stores.

Manage data integrity.

Implement a secure site with ASP.NET.

Exam 70-487: Developing Windows Azure and Web Services - 4 Days

Module 1: Overview of service and cloud technologies

This module describes the Microsoft data, service, and cloud stacks. It also describes the various components that comprise Windows Azure.

Lessons

Key Components of Distributed Applications

Data and Data Access Technologies

Service Technologies

Cloud Computing

Exploring Blue Yonder Airlines’ Travel Companion Application

Lab : Exploring the work environment

Create a Windows Azure SQL Database

Create an Entity Data Model

Create an ASP.NET Web API service

Deploy a web application to Windows Azure

Module 2: Querying and manipulating data using Entity Framework

This module explains how to create Entity Framework models and use them to query and manipulate data.

Lessons

ADO.NET overview

Creating an entity data model

Querying data

Manipulating data

Lab : Creating a data access layer using Entity Framework

Explore the data model and integration test projects

Create a data model

Query and manipulate data

Module 3: Creating and consuming ASP.NET Web API services

This module explains how to create HTTP based services using the ASP.NET Web API.

Lessons

What are HTTP services?

Creating an ASP.NET Web API service

Handling HTTP requests and responses

Hosting and consuming ASP.NET Web API services

Lab : Creating the travel reservation ASP.NET Web API service

Create an ASP.NET Web API service

Consume an ASP.NET Web API service

Module 4: Extending and securing ASP.NET Web API services

This module explains how to extend and secure ASP.NET web API services to support real world scenarios.

Lessons

The ASP.NET Web API request pipeline

The ASP.NET Web API response pipeline

Creating OData services

Implementing Security in ASP.NET Web API services

Injecting dependencies into controllers

Lab : Extending Travel Companion’s ASP.NET Web API services

Create a dependency resolver for repositories

Add a new media type for RSS requests

Add OData capabilities to the flight schedule service

Apply validation rules in the booking service

Secure the communication between client and server

Module 5: Creating WCF services

This module explains how to create WCF services, host them, and consume them from other applications.

Lessons

Advantages of creating services with WCF

Creating and implementing a contract

Configuring and hosting WCF services

Consuming WCF services

Lab : Creating and consuming the WCF booking service

Create the WCF booking service

Configure and host the WCF service

Consume the WCF service from the ASP.NET Web API booking service

Module 6: Designing and extending WCF services

This module explains how to design a WCF service contracts with duplex support, async operations, and one-way operations. It also explains how to create services that use various instancing and concurrency modes. In addition, it describes how to extend a WCF service with custom behaviors and runtime components.

Lessons

Applying design principles to service contracts

Handling distributed transactions

WCF pipeline architecture

Extending the WCF pipeline

Lab : Designing and extending WCF services

Create a custom error handler runtime component

Add support for distributed transactions to the WCF booking service

Use asynchronous WCF client calls

Module 7: Implementing Security in WCF services

This module explains how to implement security in WCF services by using transport and message security. It also describes how to configure and implement authentication and authorization for a service

Lessons

Transport security

Message security

Configuring service authentication and authorization

Lab : Securing a WCF service

Secure the WCF service

Configure the ASP.NET Web API booking service for secured communication

Module 8: Windows Azure Service Bus

This module explains how to use the Windows Azure Service Bus for advanced routing and messaging scenarios.

Lessons

Windows Azure Service Bus Relays

Windows Azure Service Bus Queues

Windows Azure Service Bus Topics

Lab : Windows Azure Service Bus

Use a service bus relay for the WCF booking service

Publish booking updates to clients using Windows Azure Service Bus Topics

Module 9: Hosting services

This module explains how to host services on various Windows Azure environments, such as Web Roles, Worker Roles, and Web Sites

Lessons

Hosting services on-premises

Hosting services in Windows Azure

Lab : Hosting Services

Host the WCF booking service in IIS

Host the ASP.NET Web API services in a Windows Azure Web role

Host the booking management service in a Windows Azure Web Site

Module 10: Deploying Services

This module explains how to deploy services to both on-premises and cloud environments.

Lessons

Web Deployment with Visual Studio

Creating and deploying Web Application packages

Command-line tools for web deployment packages

Deploying to Windows Azure

Continuous delivery with TFS and GIT

Best practices for production deployment

Lab : Deploying services

Deploying an updated service to Windows Azure

Updating a Windows Azure Web Site with Web Deploy

Exporting and importing an IIS deployment package

Module 11: Windows Azure Storage

This module explains how to store and access data stored in Windows Azure Storage. It also explains how to configure storage access rights for storage containers and content.

Lessons

Introduction to Windows Azure storage

Windows Azure Blob Storage

Windows Azure Table Storage

Windows Azure Queue Storage

Restricting access to Windows Azure Storage

Lab : Windows Azure Storage

Storing content in Windows Azure storage

Accessing Windows Azure storage

Creating shared access signatures for blobs

Module 12: Monitoring and diagnostics

This module explains how to monitor and log services, both on-premises and in Windows Azure

Lessons

Performing diagnostics using tracing

Configuring service diagnostics

Monitoring IIS

Monitoring services using Windows Azure diagnostics

Debugging using IntelliTrace

Collecting Windows Azure metrics

Lab : Monitoring and Diagnostics

Configuring WCF tracing and message logging

Configuring Windows Azure diagnostics

Module 13: Identity management and access control

This module describes claim-based identity concepts and standards, and how to implement federated authentication by using ACS to secure an ASP.NET Web API service. It also explains how to use ACS to secure Windows Azure Service Bus connections.

Lessons

Claim-based identity concepts

Access Control Service

Configuring services to use federated identities

Handling federated identities in the client side

Lab : Identity management and access control

Configure Windows Azure ACS

Integrate ACS with the ASP.NET Web API

Examine the authentication procedure in the client application

Module 14: Scaling Services

This module explains how to create scalable services and applications.

Lessons

Introduction to scalability

Load balancing

Scaling on-premises services with distributed cache

Windows Azure caching

Caveats of scaling services

Scaling globally

Lab : Scalability

Use Windows Azure Caching

Support federated security in a scaled environment

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