Introduction to the Windows 8 Platform
The Principles of the Windows 8 User Interface
WinRT Projections and Languages

Hands-on Workshops: Exploring the Windows 8.1 Platform – Exploring a Windows App Store

XAML Basics
The
Advanced XAML Code-behind XAML

Hands-On Workshops: Creating User Interface Using Visual Studio 2013 – Improving User Interface Using Visual Studio 2013

Working with Data Presentation
Controls The GridView Control

Hands-On Workshops: Introducing Note Data in the GridView Control

WinRT
Controls AppBar
Snap and Fill Control

Hands-on Workshops: Setting up the page layout using built-in controls in Windows 8.1

Getting started with files and streams in the Windows Store application
Working with the components of the file user interface

Practical Workshops: Using the API file to read and write data from the note file – Add photos to a note using the Picker file

Manage the life process
Launch the Windows Store applications
Implement the state management strategy

Practical Workshops: Explore the different PLM states – Management of the implementation state

Create styles and templates
Create shared resources

Practical Workshops: Working with Styles and Models – Creating a Control and Model Style

Getting started with browsing Windows Store applications
Semantic Zoom

Practical Workshops: Addition of navigation to the ILoveNotes App – Semantic implementation Zoom

Design of charms and contracts
The research
contract The sharing contract
Manage application settings and preferences

Practical workshops: Implementation of the research contract – Implementation of the Share contract – Addition of a new parameter in the Settings pane – Optional: Search implemented with the SearchBox control

Implement Tiles, Live Tiles, Secondary Tiles and Badge Notifications
Implement Notification Popups

Practical Workshops: Activation of the Live Tile functionality on the main tile

Evaluate data access strategies
Work with remote data

Practical workshops: Answering questions

Working with mouse events
Working with gestural events

Practical Workshops: Set up mouse and gesture events

The Windows Store applications manifesto
Certification of Windows Store
applications Deployment of Enterprise applications

Details of the certification content
Taking and correcting a mock test
Corrected workshops
Questions / answers, time management when taking the exam