UPGRADE: MCAD Skills to MCPD Web Developer by Using the Microsoft .NET Framework is a Professional Developer (PRO) Upgrade Exam for those who have obtained the MCAD certification.
Candidates for this exam work on a team in a medium or large development environment that uses Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer or Visual Studio 2005. Candidates should have a working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005 and a sound knowledge of the new features of ASP.NET 2.0. Candidates should have at least two years of experience developing applications by using the Microsoft .NET Framework.
Candidates should have at least three to four years of on-the-job experience dedicated to Web application development. In most cases, candidates will be full-time developers who develop server-side ASP.NET code that creates the browser-based, client-side interface to an application.
Candidates should have worked in the following phases of the application life cycle:
Technical envisioning and planning
Design and development
Stabilizing and releasing
Candidates should be able to design and develop the Web interface of common business applications, such as:
Web-based client applications, both intranet and Internet, that may connect to data stores or middle-tier business logic
Data-oriented applications that provide data entry, data analysis, and reporting capabilities
Workflow and communication applications
Inventory and resource planning applications
Financial and accounting applications
Applications for the insurance and pharmaceutical industries
Business-to-business (B2B) applications
Business-to-customer (B2C) applications
Company Web sites
Web-based shopping cart applications
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