How to Study for a Microsoft SharePoint Certification Exam - presented at SharePoint Saturday Chicago Suburbs May 2014
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Here's a step by step guide on how to study for a Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Certification exam.
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How to Study for a Microsoft SharePoint Certification Exam - presented at SharePoint Saturday Chicago Suburbs May 2014
- 1. 2014 How to Study for a Microsoft SharePoint Certification Exam MICHAEL BLUMENTHAL, MCITP, MCPD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCTS
- 2. 2014 Who is Michael Blumenthal? • Sr. Solution Architect at PSC Group • CSPUG Co-Leader • 19 years in IT Consulting • 11 years of SharePoint • MCP Since 1995 • Passed 25 exams • MCPD • MCITP • MCSE • MCDBA
- 3. 2014 This is about you • Devs? • Admins? • MCPs? • Last time you took a test on a computer? • Work for an MSFT Partner?
- 4. 2014 Agenda Goals Strategy & Exam Tactics Rewards • Of Certification; Also Session Raffle
- 5. 2014 Goal Identification Knowledge Resume Builder Pick a Tangible Reward
- 7. 2014 Exams are divided by role IT Pro Dev
- 8. 2014 Exams are Paths to Titles: IT Pro Path
- 9. 2014 MCSE SharePoint MCSA Win2012S 70-331 70-332 MCSA Win2012S 2013 Core Solutions 2013 Adv Solutions
- 11. 2014 Exams are Paths to Titles: Dev Path
- 12. 2014 MCSD SharePoint Apps 70-480 70-486 70-488 70-489CSS, JS, H5 MVC4 Web SPDev Core SPDev Adv
- 13. 2014 Recertification MCSE SharePoint •3 yrs MCSD SharePoint •2 yrs
- 14. 2014 Now you’ve picked an exam Syllabus Playground Guided Study Practice Exams Schedule & Go
- 15. 2014 Syllabus – the skills measured • http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/exam-70-331.aspx
- 16. 2014
- 17. 2014 You need a playground! Create or rent a Virtual Machine! Cloudshare Hyper-V or Vmware Azure
- 18. 2014 Finding Study Books Exam Web Page will list MS Press books Search Amazon by 70-xxx exam number
- 19. 2014
- 20. 2014 Use the Source, Luke! TechNet MSDN
- 21. 2014 Study Videos • http://bit.ly/1jpdKA8 • Watch for Shannon Bray, @noidentity29
- 23. 2014 Legitimate Practice Test Providers • Not all exams have practice tests. As of 5/16/2014: • MeasureUp has ITP 2013 exams, has 4 2010 exams • Transcender has no 2013 exams, has 3 2010 exams, has 70-480 • SelfTest has no 2013 exams, has 2 2010 exams, has 70-480 MeasureUp.com SelfTestSoftware.com Transcender.com
- 24. 2014 Taking the exam Schedule at Prometric.com • $150 or Exam Vouchers Find a location and time that works for you More secure than an airplane • Bring photo ID
- 25. 2014 Prometric makes TSA look 2nd Rate • Video at http://vimeo.com/74953443
- 26. 2014 The Testing Kiosk • Locked Down • Assisted sign-in • Profile Questions • The actual Exam • Comment Period
- 27. 2014 You vs the Computer for 3 hours • Active screen • Build list • Case studies • Create-a-tree • Drag and drop • Hot area • Multiple-choice • Repeated answer choices • Simulations • Short answer code • Best answer
- 31. 2014 Create a Tree • http://mediadl.microsoft.com/mediadl/www/l/learning/video/certifi cation/exam/createTree.wmv
- 32. 2014 Drag and Drop • http://mediadl.microsoft.com/mediadl/www/l/learning/video/certifi cation/exam/dragDrop.wmv
- 35. 2014 Repeated Answer Choices • http://mediadl.microsoft.com/mediadl/www/l/learning/video/certifi cation/exam/repeated_answer_series.wmv
- 37. 2014 Short Answer Code • http://mediadl.microsoft.com/mediadl/www/l/learning/video/certifi cation/exam/shortAnswer.wmv
- 39. 2014 Standard Strategies Apply • Do all the easy ones first • If it will take more than 2 minutes, mark it, skip it, return to it • Answer every question • Eliminate bad answers • Case studies take longer • Time is NOT your friend
- 41. 2014 Email from Microsoft • Arrives a few days later • Confirms MSFT has received results from Prometric
- 43. 2014 Transcript
- 46. 2014 Trying Again • Second Shot • http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/second-shot.aspx • Free until May 31, 2014 • Also saves you 20%
- 47. 2014 In Review Syllabus Playground Guided Study Practice Exams Schedule & Go Set Goals Pick Exams Pass Exams Reward Yourself
- 48. 2014 Raffle • Win Exam Ref Books!
- 49. 2014 Come to our both for a chance to win! • ASUS Transformer Book T100TA-C1-GR Touchscreen 2 in 1 • Sells for $399! • 10.1-inch HD touchscreen • Up to 11 hours battery life
- 50. 2014 Questions & Raffle • Michael Blumenthal SharePoint Architect PSC Group, LLC • MBlumenthal@psclistens.com • psclistens.com • www.cspug.org • Blog.blumenthalit.com • Twitter: @MichaelBL • SPYam & MWC Yam Thank you for your time today.
Editor's Notes
- 410- install and config; 411 administer; 412 advanced service; 417 upgradeMeasureup has practice tests for all of them
- If 480 doesn’t release, look for training guide instead.
- Read about brain dumps at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-us/certification-exam-policies.aspx
- Transcender is unofficial, but still legit.
- https://www.prometric.com/