Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)

The Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) demonstrates that you have the skills necessary to successful design, implementation, and administration of business solutions with Microsoft products.

The MCSD job role includes analysing business and technical requirements, and defining the solution architecture, as well as implementing the requirements and building, deploying, and maintaining the solution.

Suitable for:

Software developers, engineers, consultants and analysts
Recommend at least two years of experience as a developer

Further information available from the Microsoft web site

MCSD TRACK
Course Code / Outline	Course Title	Duration (days)	Exam Code
Pass TWO of the following exams:
MS1013	Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Development	5	70-175 70-176
MS1011	Mastering MFC Fundamentals Using Microsoft Visual C++	5	70-016 70-015
MS1012	Mastering COM Development Using Microsoft Visual C++	5	70-016 70-015
MS1015	Mastering MFC Development using Microsoft Visual C++ 6	5	70-016 70-015
MS1016	Mastering Enterprise Development using Microsoft Visual Basic 6	5	70-175
MS1298	Mastering Distributed Application Development using Microsoft Visual Studio 6	3	70-175
Plus, pass ONE of the following exams:
MS1585	Gathering and Analyzing Business Requirements	3	70-100
MS1608	Designing Business Solutions	5	70-100
MS1609	Designing Data Services and Data Models	3	70-100
Then ONE from the list of electives:
MS1011	Mastering MFC Fundamentals Using Microsoft Visual C++	5	70-015 70-016
MS1012	Mastering COM Development Using Microsoft Visual C++	5	70-015 70-016
MS1015	Mastering MFC Development using Microsoft Visual C++ 6	5	70-015 70-016
MS1502	Designing and Implementing a Data Warehouse Using Microsoft SQL Server 7.0	5	70-019
MS833	Implementing a Database on Microsoft SQL Server 7.0	5	70-029
MS1301	Mastering Microsoft Office 2000 Solution Development	5	70-091
MS1017	Mastering Web Application Development using Microsoft Visual InterDev 6	5	70-152
MS1013	Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Development	5	70-175
MS1016	Mastering Enterprise Development using Microsoft Visual Basic 6	5	70-175
MS1298	Mastering Distributed Application Development using Microsoft Visual Studio 6	3	70-175
MS1013	Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Development	5	70-176
MS2073	Programming a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Database	5	70-229
MS2379	Developing and Deploying Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 Solutions	5	70-230
MS2341	Fundamentals of Developing a Business-to-Consumer Solution with Microsoft Commerce Server 2000	5	70-234

NOTES:
Core exams that can also be used as elective exams can only be counted once toward a certification.