Direct2 IT - Professional Developer (MCPD)

Brief Description

This qualification provides the skills and knowledge for an individual to be competent in programming and software development. A competent person could work as a specialist in the area of programming including the ICT and programming aspects of games development.

What are the learning outcomes?

When you earn the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) credential, you demonstrate your ability to use Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft .NET Framework to excel in a specific, real-world job role. An MCPD credential validates a comprehensive set of skills required to be successful on the job, and gives hiring managers and potential customers a reliable indicator of your job performance. This credential offers a simple, targeted framework that makes the certification paths easier to understand and allows you to stand out from the crowd.

This program is ideal for?

For anyone who is looking for comprehensive skills required to build n-tier solutions that target both Web and client user.

You will need

No previous knowledge of programming is required to undertake this program. A systematic and logical approach to problem solving, a passion for programming, application development, readiness to learn and positive outlook.

What are the units

1. IT Foundation
Understand the general activities of business in an Australian environment. Areas such as Occupation Health and Safety, business processes and cultures are explained and demonstrated. The Key element in programming is the typing skills and introduction to computer science and how to effectively communicate to research and write project.

2. PC Foundation
Learn how PC hardware and OS interact and how to troubleshoot common PC related problems and setup simple local area network using Windows desktop.

3. Software Engineering
An important step if you are seeking to gain a career as a software developer or programmer. It covers the concept of programming, the compiler and linker. Then it introduces the power of visual programming and how it can be used to provide business solution by using Microsoft Visual programming.

4. .net & Visual Studio
With the popular acceptance of .net and Visual studio library used in today commercial software development, the course include the core and advanced technology of these two development, .net and Visual Studio from Microsoft.

5. Web Development
This area covers mainly applications developed using the Internet technology. For example applications such as Facebook, MSN and so on are basically based on applications using this Internet technology.

6. Windows Development
Programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc are examples of some of the most common Windows applications used today. In this module you will learn how to code Windows program by using Microsoft Visual studio.

7. Project Management and System Analysis
To successful implement an automated system, detail analysis of the business process and project coordination is vital. In this module you will on how to manage project and carry out systematic analysis of a system.

8. Distributed Application Development
As more and more companies are using distributed processing to provide integrated and enterprise solution, distributed application development has become a common software development platform. In this module you will learn on how to design, write and test distributed applications in a Microsoft environment.

CRICOS Code

060297C

Commencement Dates

January
April
July
October

AICT encourage you to apply 2 months before the commencement date to avoid any delay caused by the Immigration processing time. This is especially important if you are from a country in the categories of Australia Visa Assessment Level 3 and 4.

Duration

16 Months

Prerequisites

• English literacy IETLS 5.0 or equivalent
• Computing mathematics
• Passion for software programming
• Recognition of prior learning RPL is available on application

Completed qualifications

• MCPD Windows/Web/Enterprise
• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist MCTS Vista
• Certificate IV in Information Technology Programming
• Diploma of Information Technology Software Development

Career Paths*

• Applications Programmer
• Developer/Programmer
• Digital Programmer
• Games Programmer
• Multimedia Programmer
• PC Games Programmer
• Programmer
• Xbox Programmer

Career Opportunities

Analyst/Programmer
Applications Analyst
IT Research Engineer
Programmer/Analyst
Software Engineer Games
Software Support Engineer
Streaming Media Specialist
Systems Engineer
Systems Programmer
UnrealEd Level Designer
Virtual Reality Specialist
Web Designer