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Ted Roche, MCSD, MCSE
Blackstone Incorporated
http://www.bstone.com |
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Co-Author, Hacker’s Guide to Visual FoxPro |
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Columnist, FoxPro Advisor’s Advisor Answers |
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Director of Development, Blackstone Incorporated |
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Microsoft Certified Solution Developer |
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Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer |
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Microsoft Support Most Valuable Professional |
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Participant in developing VFP 6.0 exams |
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Why Get Certified? |
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What Certifications are Available? |
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Strategies for Successful Certification |
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Strategies for Passing the Exams |
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Resources |
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4. Self-Validation |
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3. Increase Value to Employer |
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2. Fulfill Microsoft Requirements |
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1. Marketing |
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MCP, MCP + I, MCP + Site Builder |
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MCSD |
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MCSE, MCSE + I |
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MCDBA |
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MCT |
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“Industry Recognition” |
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MCP logo, ID card, certificate |
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Microsoft Certified Professional subscription |
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Additional CDs (TechNet, MSDN Library) - varies
by specific certification |
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Plan your tracks |
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Time your tests with the product cycle |
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Anticipate change |
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Pass Windows NT 4.0 Server - MCP |
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Pass TCP/IP + IIS 4.0 - MCP + I |
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Pass WinNT 4.0 Enterprise, Administering SQL
Server 7.0, Designing Data - MCDBA |
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Pass WinNT Workstation or Win98 plus Networking
Essentials - MCSE |
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One more exam: IEAK - MCSE + I |
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Analyzing Requirements |
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One Desktop, One Distributed Exam |
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VB, VFP, C++ |
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One Elective |
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Any of the above, plus exams on SQL Server,
Front Page, Office Automation, Access, Visual InterDev |
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Windows 2000 has upset the tracks enormously |
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Microsoft has announced “retirement” of all
Windows NT 4.0 exams at the end of Y2K |
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Note that the MCSD track has no operating system
requirements |
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Study, study, study |
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Exams are comprehensive, sometimes obscure |
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Read the Recommended Reading |
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Check out the exam reviews in MCP Mag |
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Work with the software! |
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Beta Exams are cheaper - typically ½ price |
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Beta Exams take longer |
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full test bank, perhaps 100 - 200 questions |
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Beta results not available for weeks |
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Are Betas easier to pass? |
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Microsoft Web Site |
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http://www.microsoft.com/mcp/ |
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http://www.microsoft.com/train_cert |
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MCP Magazine web site and magazine: |
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http://www.mcpmag.com |
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Self-study books |
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Courses available on-line and classroom |
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