C# Training?

Question

Can someone please recommend the best Computer Based Training that will help my employees reach their MCPD certifcation?  I want to buy one that will have a license for up to 6 developers to use.  I want it to be for .NET 3.5 too.

Thanks for any help.
Michael

Answer 1

Use the MS Learning Website to find what Microsoft recomends you to read for getting certified: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcpd/default.mspx

I'd recommend you to acquire the Trainging Kits (book + cd) for the exams your developers will have to sustein. Depinding on what they wanna specialize, you'll have to choose one of the following:

http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/11736.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/10600.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/9469.aspx

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Lucian Baciu, MSP, MCTS, http://studentclub.ro/lucians_weblog

Answer 2

My question was for computer based training.  I am looking for CD's we can buy/get.

Answer 3

the book has a companion cd which i think it includes a pdf version of the book. it also has code samples that illustrates the topics discussed in the book.

i don't know of other CDs. you could see some webcasts about the topic you choose to learn, but I retain my opinion that the official training kit is the best chioce 

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Lucian Baciu, MSP, MCTS, http://studentclub.ro/lucians_weblog

Answer 4

If there is someone else out there that knows what a CBT is, please help me with this.

Answer 5

Check this thread for good books and you could try practice test vendors like Transcenders not their training but the exams because it comes with why the answers are correct or wrong.  The reason you need good books is because exam 70-536 covers a lot and is required. 

http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/csharpgeneral/thread/36ae287f-a54e-44f2-842b-8dd8bbebbd1c

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Asp.net MVP, MCPD Web C#, MCITP BI & MCTS SQL Server 2005

Answer 6

Is there anyone out there that understands what a CBT is?

Answer 7

I think they have pretty much covered the most common Computer Based Training you will find on the certification tests.  Even if you found something along the lines of "Mr. Professor", that type of training would most likely be inferior.  The best way I know of to learn the stuff is just plain simple brain-busting coding experience.  No lecture, book or video is on par.
You might check out what is available in your area at a junior college.

Rudedog

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Answer 8

Wow, that's got to be the stupidest answer I've ever seen.  There are several companies that create CBT systems for training in .NET 3.5.  I am just looking for anyone with some experience with one of them to give me a recommendation.

Answer 9

Please don't be rude to other users I have passed three of the seven MCPD 2.0 exams and I am still telling you it will not be easy to find CBT that will cover all seven exams.

Microsoft is not even recommending MCAD upgrade because the fail rate was too high.

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Asp.net MVP, MCPD Web C#, MCITP BI & MCTS SQL Server 2005

Answer 10

Thanks for the information.  Please try to understand my fustration.  So many people come into these forums and places answers with nothing to do with the question.  Sometimes it is very hard to get an straight answer.

Answer 11

Can someone help me understand what all test one would need to take in order to going from zero exams to MCPD cert 3.5?  This site is a little confussing.  http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcpd/vstudio/2008/default.mspx  Thanks.

Answer 12

If you want Enterprise there are five exams but for each concentration you need three exams but one exam is required for all that is the 70-536.  So the place to start is the MCTS page and then the MCPD page because some of the MCTS don't have MCPD exams out yet.  The platforms that were introduced with .NET 3.0 WPF, WCF and WWF plus ADO.NET which I am still researching because it is new are just only MCTS.

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcts/vstudio/2008/default.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcpd/vstudio/2008/default.mspx

 

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Asp.net MVP, MCPD Web C#, MCITP BI & MCTS SQL Server 2005

Answer 13

Thanks,  you have totally confused me. lol :)

Please IM me at michael  underscore poz  at hotmail dot com

Answer 14

Yes it is confusing, I have changed the grouping so you will understand, the first three exams are new platform two from .NET 3.0 and one from .NET 3.5 the first two are MCTS only with no MCPD track but the ADO.NET MCTS is also required for Enterprise MCPD.  I am assuming you remember I told you about exam 70-536 it is from .NET 2.0 because the CLR is still the same with some add ons.

MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Applications

Exam 70-536

Exam 70-502

MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Workflow Foundation Applications

Exam 70-536

Exam 70-504

MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, ADO.NET Applications

Exam 70-536

Exam 70-561

The tracks below here the first one is from .NET 3.0 it is replacing Web Service in .NET 1.1, then Distributed in .NET 2.0. The Enterprise certification is now four MCTS and one qualifying exam so Enterprise MCPD is six exams while in .NET 2.0 VS2005 it was five exams.  So if you choose to do Asp.net MCPD and Winform MCPD you need seven exams for Enterprise MCPD in .NET 3.5 and six exams for .NET 2.0.

MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Communication Foundation Applications

Exam 70-536

Exam 70-503

MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Applications

Exam 70-536

Exam 70-505

MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Applications

Exam 70-536

Exam 70-562

MCPD: Windows Developer 3.5

Exam 70-536

Exam 70-503

Exam 70-563

MCPD: ASP.NET Developer 3.5

Exam 70-536

Exam 70-562

Exam 70-564

MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer 3.5

MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Communication Foundation Applications

Exam 70-536

Exam 70-503

MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Forms Applications

Exam 70-536

Exam 70-505

MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Applications

Exam 70-536

Exam 70-562

MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5, ADO.NET Applications

Exam 70-536

Exam 70-561

Exam 70-565:PRO: Designing and Developing Enterprise Applications using Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

Please print this out and use it with the links so you will understand.

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Asp.net MVP, MCPD Web C#, MCITP BI & MCTS SQL Server 2005

Answer 15

Thank you for that explanation, really helpful.
I already have the book for exam 70-536 but I don't have the companion cd, where can i download it for free? :D
Your answer would be very helpful to me.

Thanks in advance

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ostrovia13

Answer 16

I don't think that book is a good book for that exam because Microsoft published two very long erratas for that book and I have seen people say it only covers 75 percent of the exam.  I have covered the details about how to pass this exam in the thread below.

http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/CertGeneral/thread/016f96cd-3f7b-4ffe-b332-282b512f11dc

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Asp.net MVP, MCPD Web C#, MCITP BI & MCTS SQL Server 2005