Microsoft Certifications Program

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Microsoft Certifications Program

• Mr. Pee Chih Yang
• Mr. Helmi Mohamed Hussain
• Ms. Soon Lay Ki
• Mr. R. Moganadass Ramalingam
• Mr. Neoh Kee Lin

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Microsoft Certifications

• Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA)
• Windows Server 2003
• Implement administrating Microsoft Windows
  Server solutions.
• Microsoft Certified Applications Developer (MCAD)
• C
• Develop Web applications Web services using
  Microsoft Visual C .NET.
• Microsoft Certified Database Administrator
  (MCDBA)
• Microsoft SQL Server 2000
• Implement administer Microsoft SQL Server
  databases.
• Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

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Certification Requirements

• MCSA (Windows Server 2003)
• 4 exams (1 XP Pro, 2 Win2003, 1 SQL Server)
• MCAD (C)
• 3 exams (2 C, 1 SQL Server)
• MCDBA (SQL Server)
• 4 exams (1 Win2003, 2 SQL Server, 1 C)
• MCP
• 1 exam (any exam)

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Career Prospect

• MCSA (Windows Server 2003)
• System engineer, network engineer, etc.
• MCAD (C)
• Software engineer, developer, programmer, etc.
• MCDBA (SQL Server)
• Database administrator, database analyst, etc.
• MCP
• Any of the above

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Certification Benefits

• Acknowledges your expertise in Microsoft products
  and technologies.
• Gives you advantages in seeking job.

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Certification Process

• Select a Microsoft products/technologies
• Attend training or self-study, gain hands-on
  experience
• Register sit for exam
• Passed
• Certificate, MCP wallet card, logo
• Transcript Sharing website, http//www.microsoft.c
  om/learning/mcp/transcripts

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MMU MSITA Benefits

• Instructor-led training
• Full length training as recommended by Microsoft
• Up to 80 cheaper than market price
• Outside RM2000-5000 per exam

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MSITA Training Schedule
Cert Year Tri 1 Tri 3
MCSA Beta 70-270 (XP Pro) 70-290 (Win2003 Environment)
Gamma 70-228 (SQL Admin) 70-291 (Win2003 Network)
MCAD Beta 70-229 (SQL Design)
Gamma 70-315 (C Web) 70-320 (C XML)
MCDBA Beta 70-290 (Win2003 Environment) 70-228 (SQL Admin)
Gamma 70-229 (SQL Design) 70-315 (C Web)
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More on MSITA Training

• Long trimester only (2 times a year)
• Beginning to mid of trimester only, no clashes
  with final exam
• Evening or weekend class
• Lab based
• 24 seats per course only
• You decide to take exam or not
• Instructor? FIT staff who has passed the exam

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Fees

• Pay 1 course at a time
• Varies among courses, depends on the length
• Currently offered courses
• 70-290 RM 672 (56 hours)
• 70-228 RM 420 (35 hours)
• 70-229 RM 588 (49 hours)
• 70-315 RM 924 (77 hours)
• Material excluded
• Exam fee excluded (RM 300/exam)

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More Info

• MMUs MSITA Website, http//fit.mmu.edu.my/msita
• Official MCP Website http//www.microsoft.com/lear
  ning/mcp/

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Contacts

• 70-270 Windows XP
• Mr. Pee Chih Yang, cypee_at_mmu.edu.my
• 70-290 Windows Server 2003
• Mr. Helmi Mohamed Hussain, helmi.hussain_at_mmu.edu.m
  y
• 70-228 SQL Server 2000 Admin
• Mr. R. Moganadass Ramalingam, r.moganadass_at_mmu.edu
  .my
• 70-229 SQL Server 2000 Design
• Ms. Soon Lay Ki, lksoon_at_mmu.edu.my
• 70-315 C Web
• Mr. Neoh Kee Lin, klneoh_at_mmu.edu.my

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