Description
The Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) credential is the premium
certification for professionals who design and develop custom business
solutions with Microsoft development tools, technologies, and platforms. The
credential covers job tasks ranging from analyzing business requirements to
maintaining solutions.
Audience
The MCSD Certification is appropriate for software engineers, software
applications engineers, software developers, and technical consultants, to name
a few.
Prerequisites
You should be comfortable using Microsoft Office and Microsoft BackOffice and
have two years of hands-on experience in development-related areas.
Certification Track
For more information on the specific courses offered in the MCSD .NET
Certification track, please refer to the certification track chart below.
Acquired Skills
By passing your MCSD Certification exam, you are certified to analyze business
requirements and, based on your analysis, to design, develop, and maintain
leading-edge business solutions with Microsoft development tools, technologies,
platforms, and the Windows DNA architecture. You can develop applications such
as desktop and multi-user, Web-based, N-tier, and transaction-based
applications.
Requirements
You must pass three core exams and one elective exam (which you choose from a
fairly extensive list of options). The core technology exams test your
competency with solution architecture, desktop applications development, and
distributed applications development. The elective exam tests your expertise
with Microsoft development tools.
For more information on the MCAD credential go to:
www.microsoft.com/mcsd.
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