MCSD: App Builder certification validates that you have the skills needed to build modern mobile and/or web applications and services. Earning this certification qualifies you for a position as an application developer.

The modules in the program are:

20483B: Programming in C#

20486B: Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications

20487B: Developing Windows Azure and Web Services

Course Duration: 120 Hours

COURSE OUTLINE

20483B: Programming in C#

This course is intended for students who have experience building ASP.NET and C# applications. Students will also have experience with the Microsoft Azure platform and This training course teaches developers the programming skills that are required for developers to create Windows applications using the C# language.

During their five days in the classroom students review the basics of C# program structure, language syntax, and implementation details, and then consolidate their knowledge throughout the week as they build an application that incorporates several features of the .NET Framework 4.5.

The course introduces many of the techniques and technologies employed by modern desktop and enterprise applications, including:

• Building new data types.
• Handling events.
• Programming the user interface.
• Accessing a database.
• Using remote data.
• Performing operations asynchronously.
• Integrating with unmanaged code.
• Creating custom attributes.
• Encrypting and decrypting data.

At the end of the course, students should leave the class with a solid knowledge of C# and how to use it to develop .NET Framework 4.5 applications.

This course uses Visual Studio 2012, running on Windows 8.

Candidates suitable for this course:

• This course is intended for experienced developers who already have programming experience in C, C++, JavaScript, Objective-C, Microsoft Visual Basic®, or Java and understand the concepts of object-oriented programming.

This course is not designed for students who are new to programming; it is targeted at professional developers with at least one month of experience programming in an object-oriented environment.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Describe the core syntax and features of C#
• Create and call methods, catch and handle exceptions, and describe the monitoring requirements of large-scale applications
• Implement the basic structure and essential elements of a typical desktop application
• Create classes, define and implement interfaces, and create and use generic collections
• Use inheritance to create a class hierarchy, extend a .NET Framework class, and create generic classes and methods
• Read and write data by using file input/output and streams, and serialize and deserialize data in different formats
• Create and use an entity data model for accessing a database and use LINQ to query and update data
• Use the types in the System.Net namespace and WCF Data Services to access and query remote data
• Build a graphical user interface by using XAML
• Improve the throughput and response time of applications by using tasks and asynchronous operations
• Integrate unmanaged libraries and dynamic components into a C# application
• Examine the metadata of types by using reflection, create and use custom attributes, generate code at runtime, and manage assembly versions.
• Encrypt and decrypt data by using symmetric and asymmetric encryption.

20486B: Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web Applications

In this course, students will learn to develop advanced ASP.NET MVC applications using .NET Framework 4.5 tools and technologies.

The focus will be on coding activities that enhance the performance and scalability of a web application.

ASP.NET MVC will be introduced and compared with Web Forms so that students know when each should/could be used. This course will also prepare the students for the exam 70-486.

Candidates suitable for this course:

• This course is intended for professional web developers who use Microsoft Visual Studio in an individual-based or team-based, small-sized to large development environment.
• Candidates for this course are interested in developing advanced web applications and want to manage the rendered HTML comprehensively.
• They want to create websites that separate the user interface, data access, and application logic.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Describe the Microsoft Web Technologies stack and select an appropriate technology to use to develop any given application.
• Design the architecture and implementation of a web application that will meet a set of functional requirements, user interface requirements, and address business models.
• Create MVC Models and write code that implements business logic within Model methods, properties, and events.
• Add Controllers to an MVC Application to manage user interaction, update models, and select and return Views
• Create Views in an MVC application that display and edit data and interact with Models and Controllers
• Run unit tests and debugging tools against a web application in Visual Studio 2012 and configure an application for troubleshooting
• Develop a web application that uses the ASP.NET routing engine to present friendly URLs and a logical navigation hierarchy to users
• Implement a consistent look and feel, including corporate branding, across an entire MVC web application
• Use partial page updates and caching to reduce the network bandwidth used by an application and accelerate responses to user requests
• Write JavaScript code that runs on the client-side and utilizes the jQuery script library to optimize the responsiveness of an MVC web application
• Implement a complete membership system in an MVC 4 web application
• Build an MVC application that resists malicious attacks and persists information about users and preferences
• Describe how to write a Windows Azure web service and call it from and MVC application
• Describe what a Web API is and why developers might add a Web API to an application
• Modify the way browser requests are handled by an MVC application.
• Describe how to package and deploy an ASP.NET MVC 4 web application from a development computer to a web server for staging or production.

220487B: Developing Windows Azure and Web Services

In this course, students will learn how to design and develop services that access local and remote data from various data sources.

Students will also learn how to develop and deploy services to hybrid environments, including on-premises servers and Windows Azure. This course helps people prepare for exam 70-487.

Candidates suitable for this course:

• This course is intended for both novice and experienced .NET developers who have a minimum of six months programming experience, and want to learn how to develop services and deploy them to hybrid environments.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Query and manipulate data with Entity Framework
• Use ASP.NET Web API to create HTTP-based services and consume them from .NET and non-.NET clients
• Extend ASP.NET Web API services using message handlers, model binders, action filters, and media type formatters
• Create SOAP-based services with the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and consume them from .NET clients
• Apply design principles to service contracts and extend WCF services using custom runtime components and behaviors
• Secure WCF services using transport and message security
• Use Windows Azure Service Bus for relayed messaging and brokered messaging using queues and topics
• Host services on on-premises servers, and on various Windows Azure environments, such as Web Roles, Worker Roles, and Web Sites
• Deploy services to both on-premises servers and Windows Azure
• Store and access data in Windows Azure Storage, and configure storage access rights
• Monitor and log services, both on-premises and in Windows Azure
• Implement federated authentication by using ACS with ASP.NET Web API services
• Create scalable, load-balanced services