MCSD
(Microsoft Certified Solution Developer)
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
Microsoft Certified Solution
Developer (MCSD) for Microsoft .NET candidates are
required to pass four core exams and one elective
exam. 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.
Learning Path to Microsoft MCSD.NET