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1 Course Catalog SPRING 2017

2 Overall, great educational experience. As soon as I finished the course, I was out-of-mychair excited to optimize my ecommerce store with the new things I learned from the instructor. training@magento.com u.magento.com Copyright 2017 Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.

3 Contents 4 Introduction to Magento U 5 Role-Based Curriculum Tracks Training Courses Business 7 ecommerce with Magento 2 8 Managing Your Magento 2 Store 10 Requirements Gathering for Successful Magento 2 Implementations 12 Magento Business Intelligence (MBI): Quick Start 13 Magento Commerce Order Management (MCOM): Fullfillment Operations 15 Magento Commerce Order Management (MCOM): Integration Concepts Technical 17 Magento 2 Performance & Optimization 18 Responsive Web Design in Magento 2 19 Core Principles for Theming in Magento 2 20 Magento 2 Developer Boot Camp 21 Fundamentals of Magento 2 Development 23 Classroom Add-On to Fundamentals of Magento 2 Development 25 Knowledge Assessment: Recognized Magento 2 Fundamentals Developer 26 Magento Enterprise Cloud Edition (MECE): Quick Start for Setup 27 Magento Enterprise Cloud Edition (MECE): Development Scenarios Magento 1 29 Magento 1 On-Demand Courses 30 Managing Your Magento 1 Store 32 Stepping Up Sales with Magento Promotions & Discounts 34 Multisite Planning for Your Magento Stores 35 Growing Your Business with SEO on Magento 37 Magento Digital Commerce (MDC): Performance & System Administration (EE v1.14) 39 Magento Design Insights 40 Core Principles for Theming in Magento 1 42 Fundamentals of Magento 1 Development 44 Test Magento with PHPUnit Certifications 46 Magento Solution Specialist Certification 47 Magento Front End Developer Certification 48 Magento Developer/Developer Plus Certification 49 Terms and Conditions 51 Contact Magento U

4 Introduction to Magento U Magento U s mission is to provide customers, partners, and developers with engaging and relevant training opportunities to help you get the most out of your Magento implementation. All of our courses are developed and delivered by Magento experts, giving you unprecedented access to some of the most talented Magento users. Magento U courses include practical, hands-on exercises designed so that you can immediately put into practice what you have learned. Types of Courses Depending on your particular role, we have courses to fit your needs: Business Technical Merchant/ Marketing Build and grow your business with Magento Business Analyst Gather project requirements according to Magento best practices System Administrator/ Hosting Run Magento on the most optimized environment Front End Developer/ Designer Create beautiful and effective online shopping experiences Developer Leverage the architecture of Magento to customize and extend Magento Delivery Methods* Our courses are delivered in a variety of methods to give you the flexibility to take your training in a way that suits your needs: Instructor-Led Online On-Demand Online Instructor-Led Classroom Contact us for more information on private onsite and authorized trainers at training@magento.com *Not all courses are available in all delivery methods; please refer to the course description for delivery options. SPRING 2017 PAGE 4

5 Role-Based Curriculum Tracks Magento U offers various courses to fulfill the needs of our diverse student population. Use the role-based curriculum track below to identify the correct path for you based on your role and current skill level. Whether you are at the beginning stages of your development or already more advanced, Magento U is sure to have a course to fulfill your needs. Instructor-Led Online On-Demand Online Instructor-Led Classroom ecommerce with Magento 2 Managing Your Magento 2 Store Magento Commerce Order Management (MCOM): Fullfillment Operations Requirements Gathering for Successful Magento 2 Implementations Magento Business Intelligence (MBI): Quick Start Magento Commerce Order Management (MCOM): Integration Concepts Magento 2 Performance & Optimization Responsive Web Design in Magento 2 Core Principles for Theming in Magento 2 Fundamentals of Magento 2 Development Magento 2 Developer Boot Camp Classroom Add-On to Fundamentals of Magento 2 Development Knowledge Assessment: Recognized Magento 2 Fundamentals Developer Magento Enterprise Cloud Edition (MECE): Quick Start for Setup Magento Enterprise Cloud Edition (MECE): Development Scenarios Merchant/Marketing Business Analyst System Adminisrator/ Hosting Front End Developer/ Designer Developer SPRING 2017 PAGE 5

6 Training Courses Business

7 ecommerce with Magento 2 For merchants and anyone interested in understanding how to leverage Magento to enhance their business Format: On-Demand Online Duration: 6 hours Target Audience Merchants who want to increase interaction and customer loyalty through a more engaging user experience. Merchants who ve outgrown their current websites and are looking to change platforms. Merchants who are new to commerce and are looking to jumpstart their learning and avoid common pitfalls. Course Overview Students will get up to speed on the current landscape of commerce and where it is heading. They will discover how a Magento solution can enhance multiple aspects of their business, not just sales. Students will also learn how to optimize their Magento site with best practices. Learning Objectives After completion of this course, students will be able to: Recognize and understand the state of commerce and trends of the future Analyze, plan, and design their Magento merchant site based on their specific requirements Leverage the many features included in the Magento platform to attract consumers, increase conversion rates, grow revenue, foster customer satisfaction, and maximize the return on their Magento investment Course Outline 1. Overview: The Commerce Landscape Trends, examples, quotes from industry sources 2. Increase Brand Awareness & Traffic Themes, traffic drivers, SEO, and increasing brand awareness 3. Generate Revenue Merchandising, navigation, payment options 4. Save Money & Improve Efficiency Order management, self-service, data-feeds, and QuickBooks 5. Increase Customer Satisfaction & Engagement Loyalty programs, gift cards, reviews creating brand advocates 6. Selecting the Right ecommerce Platform for Your Business Built-in and advanced capabilities, extensible architecture SPRING 2017 PAGE 7

8 Managing Your Magento 2 Store Learn the basic skills needed to set up and manage a Magento 2 store Format: Instructor-Led Classroom On-Demand Online Duration: 18 hours Target Audience Magento store owners, commerce managers, merchandisers, product or marketing managers, customer service reps, operations management and staff. Prerequisites Understanding of commerce and familiarity with commerce systems. Course Overview This course gives merchants, marketing managers, and other admin users the basic information they need to set up and manage a Magento 2 store. This course is based on Magento Learning Objectives After this course, students will be able to: Set up and manage their catalog, including: Category structure, product types, layered navigation, product relations Manage customer accounts and groups Set up and use tax rules, payment and shipping methods, store s, and reports Create and manage orders, invoices, shipments, and credit memos Use Magento 2 s marketing features to create promotions and coupons Unlimited On-Demand Track This bundle provides you with one full year of access to ALL On-Demand courses offered by Magento Includes Magento 1 and Magento 2 training courses Track includes 365-day subscription to ALL On-Demand courses For more info see u.magento.com/magento-unlimited-ondemand-track SPRING 2017 PAGE 8

9 Course Outline 1. Introduction Admin Overview Users and Roles EE Feature: Using Role Scopes 2. Catalog Management Creating a Catalog Manager User Creating Categories Category Landing Page Appearance 3. Products Product Types Product Creation Importing and Exporting Products EE Feature: Gift Card Product Type 4. Catalog Presentation Using Layered Navigation Arranging Products in a Category Creating Product Relations EE Feature: Category and Product Relations and Visual Merchandiser 5. Customers The Customer Experience Customer Management EE Features: Gift Registries, Invitations, Customer Attributes 6. Business Operations and Fulfillment Setting Up Taxes, Payments, and Shipping Configuring Checkout Setting Up Store Communications Working with Business Operations Reports Magento Order Flow EE Features: Gift Card, Gift Receipts and Wrapping, Returns 7. Content and Promotions Blocks Pages Widgets Catalog Price Rules Cart Price Rules EE Features: Banners, Content Staging, and Customer Segments 8. SEO, Engaging Customers, and Marketing Reports URL Rewrites Metadata Search Terms Customer Engagement Marketing Reports Instructor Spotlight Hillary Corney Hillary is one of Magento s expert instructors. He has over 20 years of experience in the field. In 1994, he developed the UK s first ecommerce website and credit card payment gateway, and has since architected many sites, both large and small. Today Hillary is a business architect for Magento and helps develop and deliver material for Magento U. SPRING 2017 PAGE 9

10 Requirements Gathering for Successful Magento 2* Implementations For business analysts who want to learn to gather project requirements according to Magento methodology Format: On-Demand Online Duration: 3 hours Target Audience Commerce business analysts. Prerequisites Managing Your Magento 2 Store or equivalent understanding of Magento features and administration. Course Overview This course teaches effective strategies and best practices for gathering the requirements for a Magento implementation. Using real-world scenarios gleaned from experience by Magento s Expert Consulting Group, you ll learn how to write user stories and use cases to collect requirements through a Magentofocused lens. You ll also be provided with tools and templates created by the Magento team to document your stories, cases, and diagrams. The tools and skills provided in this course will help you optimize the use of native Magento functionality and avoid unnecessary customizations, extensions, and integrations when gathering requirements for a Magento implementation. Learning Objectives In this course you will: Understand the basics of gathering requirements for a Magento implementation using a real-world example Understand how to streamline the requirements gathering process Know how to capture and document user stories and use cases for expected store behavior Be able to use tools, templates, and techniques to capture the requirements for Functional, Integration, and Infrastructure areas Understand how to validate requirements and hand off for design and development SPRING 2017 PAGE 10

11 Course Outline 1. Understanding Native vs. Custom in Magento Core functionality Application architecture Extensions and customization 2. Requirements and Methodology What are requirements User stories and use cases SMART requirements Prioritization Requirements gathering techniques Common mistakes Magento s requirements gathering methodology 3. Real-World Scenario Step through examples drawn from a real-world situation Use the templates to gather requirements Create user stories Create case studies Create flow diagrams Understand integration requirements Understand infrastructure requirements *Note: Although this course has been updated for Magento 2.0, the content is also relevant to anyone working on a Magento 1 implementation. I was impressed by the amount of planning that had gone into creating this course, and I m very happy with the new skills the instructor was able to teach me. Julian Read, Web Developer SPRING 2017 PAGE 11

12 Magento Business Intelligence (MBI): Quick Start Business Analysts, Project Managers, Administrators Format: On-Demand Online Duration: 3 hours Target Audience This training is intended primarily for Magento Solution Partners who want to offer added value to their customers that use MBI. This program is also beneficial for existing MBI subscribers who want to become experts at analyzing their own data within the platform. Prerequisites None Course Overview Completing this training provides a deeper understanding of the analytical process within MBI. You will learn how to connect to new data sources and synchronize that data to the MBI warehouse. Additionally, you ll learn how to optimize your data and create new metrics. This allows you to visualize your business data and create in-depth analyses. You ll start by gaining a basic understanding of database structures, and then will hone in on the specifics as they relate to analytics and the platform. Learning Objectives After this course you will be able to: Identify common database concepts Understand the importance of data consolidation and data warehousing Configure replication methods and rechecks within MBI Build basic and cohort reports Build in-depth analyses including segmentation and time-comparison Course Outline 1. Getting Started Training video series What s a database? Understanding and evaluating table relationships Configuring replication methods Configuring data rechecks Understanding guest orders Optimizing your update cycle and database 2. Creating Columns in Your Data Warehouse 3. Building Reports Using the visual report builder Using the cohort report builder (Optional): Using the SQL report builder 4. Taking It to the Next Level Creating automated summaries Working with our team Using the analysis library SPRING 2017 PAGE 12

13 Magento Commerce Order Management (MCOM): Fulfillment Operations Store Assistants, Customer Service, Stock Assistance, Warehouse Supervisors Format: On-Demand Online Duration: 1 hour Target Audience This course is designed for anyone who is responsible for the management of the In-Store Pickup (ISPU) process, Ship from Store (SFS) process, or customer service operations. Prerequisites Familiarity with the overall order management process in commerce systems. Course Overview MCOM provides a web-based feature set that supports the management of order processing operations: general customer service functions, in-store pickup, and ship from store. This course is task-based, and discusses how to use MCOM to perform the most common post-sales actions an order fulfillment agent or supervisor would need to successfully complete. Learning Objectives At the end of this course, you will be able to: Describe the primary customer service features of MCOM and how they fit into the general order completion workflow. Perform the essential duties of a customer service agent using MCOM for example, process returns or appeasements. Read the ISPU-related dashboards to assess what actions to take in managing the overall in-store pickup process. Perform the essential tasks related to the three phases of the ISPU process: picking, packing, and customer collection. Read the Ship from Store dashboards (Store, Sales, and Operations) to assess what actions to take in managing the overall shipping process. Perform the essential tasks related to the three phases of the SFS process: picking, packing, and shipping. SPRING 2017 PAGE 13

14 Course Outline 1. Customer Service MCOM customer service dashboard and other views Roles and access rights Order analysis and post-sales actions Task links (process exchange, cancel order, etc.) Order and line item details History and comments 2. In-Store Pickup Picking management tool Confirming and declining item picks using the in-store interface (ISI) Printing pick lists for manual tracking Starting and resuming the pick list process Packing Moving from the pick to packing phase Locating and printing the print hold document, for inclusion in the shipping process Customer collection Recording the final outcome of in-store pickup orders 3. Ship from Store Monitoring the in-store pickup process using the data provided on the SFS dashboards (number of new orders, pick lists in progress, etc.) Picking management tool Confirming and declining item picks using the in-store interface (ISI) Printing pick lists for manual tracking Editing pick quantity Starting and resuming the pick list process Packing Moving from the pick to packing phase Allocating items into boxes, along with order identification Shipping Printing a shipping manifest Recording shipping information (date/time, carrier) Confirming shipment Unlimited On-Demand Track This bundle provides you with one full year of access to ALL On-Demand courses offered by Magento Includes Magento 1 and Magento 2 training courses Track includes 365-day subscription to ALL On-Demand courses For more info see u.magento.com/magento-unlimited-ondemand-track SPRING 2017 PAGE 14

15 Magento Commerce Order Management (MCOM): Integration Concepts Business/Solution Analysts, Project Managers, Solutions Architects Format: On-Demand Online Duration: 2 hours Target Audience This course is essential for those responsible for evaluating or implementing an MCOM solution to integrate with their Magento installation or other related systems. Prerequisites Familiarity with order management systems and order processing workflows. Course Overview This course presents basic concepts and factors to consider when integrating MCOM with related systems. MCOM is a SaaS solution that takes the order management capabilities of Magento Digital Commerce (MDC) to the next level. MCOM is designed for organizations that need better control and visibility into order and stock levels, especially over multiple sales channels and inventory sources. In this course, we begin with a discussion of MCOM specifications (for example, data structures and interfaces), followed by an in-depth examination of how MCOM integrates directly with warehouses, in its most basic configuration, up to more complex order management and ERP system integrations. Learning Objectives After this course, you will be able to: Describe the major functions of MCOM and how it fits into the order management process Explain how MCOM features are designed to handle the challenges of multichannel sales and inventory sources (order flow, catalog, inventory, stock, post sales) Describe the most common integration scenarios for an order management system with other commerce systems and how MCOM meets the needs of these setups Course Outline 1. MCOM core functionality and architecture 2. Common commerce systems design and the role MCOM would take in each setup to enhance the overall workflow process 3. How the MCOM feature set is specifically designed to handle global multichannel sales and inventory sources SPRING 2017 PAGE 15

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17 Magento 2 Performance & Optimization For system administrators who want to ensure optimal site performance in single- and multi-server environments Format: Instructor-Led Online Duration: 12 hours Six 2-hour sessions Target Audience This course is designed for UNIX administrators with basic LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) knowledge, who are responsible for maintaining infrastructure, performance, scalability, and system monitoring for servers on which Magento runs. Prerequisites Students must have knowledge of Linux basic commands and administration principles. Students should also have basic knowledge of the LAMP stack. MySQL knowledge is helpful, but not required. Course Overview This course provides an introduction to Magento performance tuning and best practices for configuring Magento in single- and multi-server environments, MySQL tuning, and PHP performance. Students will also have the opportunity to explore open source tools for benchmarking their Magento installation and for fine-tuning the database server. Learning Objectives Course Outline 1. Magento Hosting Overview Introduction Single node or multiple node servers Web Servers: Load balancing with Magento Which HTTP server to use (Apache and Nginx, in brief) 2. PHP Byte-Code Accelerators APC and other accelerators, common principles Installing and configuring APC Monitoring APC and investigating correct cache size 3. Magento Cache Tuning Magento cache storages: Which one to use? Configuring and testing session storage 4. Database Server Optimization MySQL version notes Maatkit, innotop and mysqltuner tools This course is designed to improve your knowledge 5. Testing Performance Benchmarking of Magento-specific performance tuning of the Testing site performance (introduction) UNIX systems used to host Magento. Learning Tools overview: ab, siege, jmeter, tsung objectives include: Establish a backup procedure Propose optimal software & hardware Install & tune PHP accelerator Benchmark req/sec Balance loads Isolate performance bottlenecks Adjust Magento caches Adjust MySQL settings Devise a database server monitoring plan Devise a plan for further system performance optimization SPRING 2017 PAGE 17

18 Responsive Web Design in Magento 2 Format: On-Demand, Online Duration: 2 hours Target Audience Front end developers. Prerequisites Managing Your Magento 2 Store or equivalent understanding of Magento features and administration; Core Principles of Theming in Magento 2. Course Overview In this course, you will learn what responsive web design is and how it is implemented in the built-in themes. You will see which files are used in a responsive site and learn which files you may want to customize for your own changes. You will walk through an example of implementing a custom design feature using the Luma built-in theme. This is not a course in responsive web design theory, although it will touch on a few key points that you should know when creating a responsive site in Magento 2.0. This course will provide some resources in case you need to learn more. Learning Objectives In this course you will: Understand the general principles of responsive web design and which ones to consider when designing a site using Magento 2.0. Learn about resources to help you get started if you are new to responsive web design. Know how to customize the provided themes or create a custom theme based on the default themes. Be able to identify which files you will need to create, edit, or modify to create a responsive site. Course Outline 1. Overview of Responsive Web Design Key responsive web design concepts Responsive Web Design (RWD) in Magento 2.0 Magento UI library and media queries 2. Using JavaScript in Responsive Web Design Key JavaScripts used in blank and Luma themes 3. A Closer Look at RWD in the Luma Theme Identify key code View a Luma-based site on different devices/resolutions Show the JavaScript files used in the theme 4. Customizing a Built-in Theme Identify what the customization will do differently than the default configuration Identify which files need to be created or modified Walk through the files used in a specific customization SPRING 2017 PAGE 18

19 Core Principles for Theming in Magento 2 Essential theme development skills for customizing the look and feel of websites on the Magento 2 platform Format: On-Demand Online Instructor-Led Online Duration: 9 hours Target Audience Front end developers and UI developers who will be creating and customizing themes for the Magento 2 platform. Prerequisites For this course, the following skills are required: CSS & CSS 3, HTML & HTML 5, XML, basics of PHP and familiarity using the command line. Students should have experience working with the Magento 1 platform. To enhance your understanding of this course, the following skills are strongly recommended but not required: Responsive web design (RWD), LESS, and JavaScript Course Overview This course will introduce Magento 1 front end developers to the Magento 2 platform. Students will understand the fundamentals of Magento s templating system and learn how Magento themes work, including all components of a theme, with particular focus on layouts, page templates, and block templates. Students will learn to customize both the look and feel and the functionality of a website at the theme level. Learning Objectives After this course, students will be able to: Customize the look and functionality of a website at the theme level Apply and configure a theme using the Admin panel Customize themes without using the Admin panel Override a default theme Create a new page layout and change default page elements Identify common customization tasks Course Outline 1. Overview of Theming in Magento Introduction Folder structure Static files classification Deployment process Fallback process 2. Theme Architecture Magento 1 / Magento 2 comparison.less files organization Style-m and styles-l files Customization approach for.less files.less files deployment and compilation options Using Grunt for deployment and compilation Extending Grunt configuration Non-LESS files deployment 3. Layout XML, Blocks, and Templates Layouts overview in Magento 2 Layout files location Page layouts Basic CSS and JS inclusion Layout files and directives Introduction to blocks Templates SPRING 2017 PAGE 19

20 Magento 2 Developer Boot Camp A course track designed for developers who need to gain essential skills in implementing and customizing solutions on the Magento 2 platform. Boot Camp Course Components Target Audience Fundamentals of Magento 2 Development (On-Demand Online) Classroom Add-On to Fundamentals of Magento 2 Development Knowledge Assessment: Recognized Magento 2 Fundamentals Developer Developers who want to build skills in working with the new architecture, terminology, and core functionality of Magento 2, along with best practices for extending the platform. Depending on your level of experience with the Magento 1 platform, you may be able to move through the content at a faster pace. Prerequisites Students must be familiar with developing in a LAMP environment and have a basic understanding of Unix-based systems. Students must have a working knowledge of HTML, CSS, XML, PHP 5.0+ and object-oriented programming techniques. Students should have at least 2 years of PHP experience and understand the basic principles of database operations (such as foreign keys, differences between engines, query and schema optimization). Familiarity with MVC and Zend Framework is strongly recommended but not required. Students should have experience working with the Magento 1 platform. Note: All On-Demand units must be completed in advance of attending the optional classroom add-on for this course. SPRING 2017 PAGE 20

21 Fundamentals of Magento 2 Development A course designed for developers who need to gain essential skills in implementing and customizing solutions on the Magento 2 platform Format: On-Demand Online Duration: Six units that each take 6-8 hours to complete Target Audience Developers who want to build skills in working with the new architecture, terminology, and core functionality of Magento 2, along with best practices for extending the platform. Depending on your level of experience with the Magento 1 platform, you may be able to move through the content at a faster pace. Prerequisites Students must be familiar with developing in a LAMP environment and have a basic understanding of Unix-based systems. Students must have a working knowledge of HTML, CSS, XML, PHP 5.0+ and object-oriented programming techniques. Students should have at least 2 years of PHP experience and understand the basic principles of database operations (such as foreign keys, differences between engines, query and schema optimization). Familiarity with MVC and Zend Framework is strongly recommended but not required. Students should have experience working with the Magento 1 platform. Note: All On-Demand units must be completed in advance of attending the optional classroom add-on for this course. Course Overview This course will introduce developers to the Magento 2 platform. The course begins with a discussion of basic concepts behind the design and workings of Magento 2. The student is then introduced to essential components of the architecture, and guided through the Magento 2 request flow and rendering processes, databases, service contracts, and Adminhtml. Unlimited On-Demand Track This bundle provides you with one full year of access to ALL On-Demand courses offered by Magento Includes Magento 1 and Magento 2 training courses Track includes 365-day subscription to ALL On-Demand courses For more info see u.magento.com/magento-unlimited-ondemand-track SPRING 2017 PAGE 21

22 Learning Objectives Upon completing this course, students should be familiar with key aspects of the Magento 2 architecture, have gained skills in working with Magento modules, and have learned ways to customize Magento, to ensure the best upgrade path for the websites they extend. Specifically, they will: Become familiar with terminology and core functionality Learn to perform basic functions such as: Setting up new modules Setting up new configuration variables Learn to perform basic customization techniques such as: Using plugins and interceptors Using observers Creating custom controllers Overriding controllers/actions Basic operations with layouts Course Outline 1. Preparation & Configuration Preparation Overview & Architecture File Systems Configuration DI & Object Manager Plugins Events 2. Request Flow Request Flow Overview Request Routing Controller Architecture Working with Controllers URL Rewrites 3. Rendering Rendering Overview Rendering Flow View Elements Block Architecture & Lifecycle Templates UiComponents Layout XML Structure Layout XML Loading & Rendering 4. Databases Databases Overview Models Workflow Setup Scripts & Resources Entity-Attribute-Value Concepts EAV Load & Save Attribute Management 5. Service Contracts Service Contracts Overview Service API: Framework API Service API: SearchCriteria, Repositories, Business Logic Data API Web API 6. Adminhtml Adminhtml Overview Grids: Filters, Datasource, Listing UiComponent Grids: Grid Indexer, Columns, Paging Forms Sys Config, Menu, ACL SPRING 2017 PAGE 22

23 Classroom Add-On to Fundamentals of Magento 2 Development A course designed for developers who need to gain essential skills in implementing and customizing solutions on the Magento 2 platform Format: Instructor-Led Classroom Duration: 24 hours (3 days 8 hours a day) Target Audience Developers who want to build skills in working with the new architecture, terminology, and core functionality of Magento 2, along with best practices for extending the platform. Depending on your level of experience with the Magento 1 platform, you may be able to move through the content at a faster pace. Prerequisites Students must be familiar with developing in a LAMP environment and have a basic understanding of Unix-based systems. Students must have a working knowledge of HTML, CSS, XML, PHP 5.0+ and object-oriented programming techniques. Students should have at least 2 years of PHP experience and understand the basic principles of database operations (such as foreign keys, differences between engines, query and schema optimization). Familiarity with MVC and Zend Framework is strongly recommended but not required. Students should have experience working with the Magento 1 platform. Note: All On-Demand units must be completed in advance of attending the optional classroom add-on for this course. Course Overview This live, intensive three-day session supplements the on-demand, self-guided Fundamentals of Magento 2 Development course. With each delivery, the emphasis and time devoted to each topic varies in response to the needs of the attendees. The course uses an experiential approach, with most of the course time spent working through exercises. Learning Objectives There are four main goals for this intensive, follow-on session: Reinforce the knowledge gained from the self-study course Address questions on topics difficult to understand or implement Present additional content to further extend Magento 2 familiarity and skills Provide extensive practice using the Magento 2 platform through a series of targeted exercises SPRING 2017 PAGE 23

24 Course Outline The covered topics focus on the more difficult aspects of developing with Magento 2, or on topics that are less familiar to developers. Session attendees jointly get to decide which course topics should receive the most time, customizing each session s content to the needs of the group. Planned topics include: Dependency Injection, Plugins, & Events Controllers & Routing Layout Databases Service Contracts The instructor was absolutely awesome, knew an incredible amount of information, did a great job of answering our questions, and was very polite and encouraging. This course is leaps and bounds better than any other Magento resource out there. There is no comparison. Chris Manger, Golden Communication SPRING 2017 PAGE 24

25 Knowledge Assessment: Recognized Magento 2 Fundamentals Developer Format: Instructor-Led Classroom Duration: 1 day (8 hours) Target Audience Developers who want an assessment of the knowledge and skills gained by successfully completing the Fundamentals of Magento 2 Development course curriculum. Prerequisites Students who have completed both the Fundamentals of Magento 2 Development: On-Demand and Classroom Add-On. Course Overview This assessment offers developers an opportunity to have the knowledge and skills acquired through the successful completion of the Magento 2 Fundamentals course sequence evaluated by Magento. For employers, it provides recognition of the active learning and knowledge transfer experienced by the participant in completing the Magento 2 Fundamentals curriculum. Assessment Details This assessment is composed of three main parts, each testing a different level of comprehension of the content: Multiple Choice and Fill-in Questions Recognition of key concepts Code Analysis Demonstration of ability to assess code for how it will execute and perform in Magento 2 Code Completion Practical demonstration of ability to use recommended approaches when coding, designing architecture, and enhancing performance in Magento 2 Unlimited On-Demand Track This bundle provides you with one full year of access to ALL On-Demand courses offered by Magento Includes Magento 1 and Magento 2 training courses Track includes 365-day subscription to ALL On-Demand courses For more info see u.magento.com/magento-unlimited-ondemand-track SPRING 2017 PAGE 25

26 Magento Enterprise Cloud Edition (MECE): Quick Start for Setup Developers, Dev Ops Format: On-Demand Online Duration: 1 hour Target Audience Developers who are working in Magento Enterprise Cloud Edition. Prerequisites Familiarity with Git and command-line interface (CLI) tools. Course Overview A video series that showcases basic setup and configuration details of the Magento Enterprise Cloud Edition. Learning Objectives After this course you will be able to: Clone an environment using the CLI Integrate with services Push code to the integration environment Course Outline 1. CLI Overview Projects Branches 2. Environments Create an active environment Configure settings 3. Services 4. WebUI Project Environment User management Account settings SPRING 2017 PAGE 26

27 Magento Enterprise Cloud Edition (MECE): Development Scenarios Developers, Development Leads, Front End Developers Format: On-Demand Online Duration: 4 hours Target Audience Developers who are working in Magento Enterprise Cloud Edition. Prerequisites MECE Quick Start for Setup course; Knowledge of Git and Git repositories. Course Overview MECE development best practices are introduced and examined. Specific focus on troubleshooting and integrations within MECE. Learning Objectives After this course, you will be able to: Understand how to work with the integration environment Troubleshoot production issues Course Outline 1. Troubleshooting in MECE 2. Running MECE in a Production Environment 4. Working with Available Integrations 5. Pre-production Testing 3. Working with Production Tools Fast.ly Blackfire.io Instructor Spotlight Ben Marks Ben is one of Magento s expert instructors. He joined Magento three years ago after six years of Magento development and education at Blue Acorn. He has been a part of community outreach as well as education and certification programs. He has spent over a decade working in the open source commerce space. SPRING 2017 PAGE 27

28 Training Courses Magento 1

29 Magento 1 On-Demand Courses Magento 1 courses are still available in convenient and affordable On-Demand training bundles. You can also contact us to request live delivery of Magento 1 courses at training@magento.com Get empowered to manage your Magento 1 store from top to bottom. Explore and learn best practices for leveraging Magento to enhance your business. Merchant Track ecommerce with Magento Managing Your Magento Store Stepping Up Sales with Magento Promotions & Discounts Growing Your Business with SEO on Magento Multisite Planning for Your Magento Stores Technical Track Performance & System Administration Fundamentals of Magento Development Test Magento with PHPUnit Combination On-Demand Course Pack Includes all courses from Merchant Track and Technical Track Unlimited On-Demand Track This bundle provides you with one full year of access to ALL On-Demand courses offered by Magento Includes Magento 1 and Magento 2 training courses Track includes 365-day subscription to ALL On-Demand courses For more info see u.magento.com/magento-unlimited-ondemand-track SPRING 2017 PAGE 29

30 Managing Your Magento 1 Store An essential training course on the Magento Admin panel to help optimize the management of your store Format: On-Demand Online Instructor-Led Online Instructor-Led Classroom Duration: 17.5 hours Target Audience Magento store owners, commerce managers, merchandisers, product or marketing managers, customer service, operations management and staff. Prerequisites Understanding of commerce and familiarity with commerce systems. Course Overview This course gives merchants, product or marketing managers, and other admin users hands-on experience in setting up and managing a Magento store. After the course, students will know how to: Set up and manage their catalog, including category structure, product types, layered navigation, and product relations Manage customer accounts and groups Set up and use tax rules, payment and shipping methods, store s, and reports Create and manage orders, invoices, shipments, credit memos, and RMAs Use Magento s marketing features to create promotions, coupons, promotional s, banners, and other marketing enhancements Set up multiple stores on a website Learning Objectives After this course, students will be able to: Use system and configuration settings to develop desired behavior for your Magento site and store Configure, manage, and monitor business operations Create and manage multiple sites for different customer populations Drive sales with promotions, banners, rewards, and SEO Manage customer interactions using groups, segments, wishlists, and other native Magento features SPRING 2017 PAGE 30

31 Course Outline 1. Introduction Basic Magento concepts: Scopes, indexes, caches Admin panel overview 2. Setting Up a Magento Store Creating an ecommerce Manager user Configuring basic store information 3. Setting Up the Catalog Creating the catalog structure: Categories and subcategories Creating products: Product types, attributes, and attribute sets Importing and exporting products Setting up layered (filtered) navigation Choosing the optimal product type for specific products Creating product relations: Related products, upsells, cross-sells 4. Managing Customers Creating a customer tax class and customer groups Managing customer information Enabling customer activities: Wishlist, gift registries, customer invitations 5. Configuring Sales Functionality Creating tax rules 1 Configuring payment methods and shipping methods Configuring the checkout experience Setting up store communications Viewing and filtering reports 6. Configuring Fulfillment Functionality Creating orders, invoices, shipments, and credit memos Managing RMAs in the admin and storefront 7. Creating CMS Content Creating CMS pages, static blocks, and widgets 8. Marketing and Promotions Creating an SEO strategy Creating promotions with catalog price rules Creating promotions with shopping cart price rules, with and without coupons Creating customer segments Creating banners 9. Creating Multisite Stores Understanding multisite strategies Creating additional websites, stores, and store views 1 Important: No guarantee is offered with respect to any of the information given here. Please contact an expert before you take any decisions about tax matters. SPRING 2017 PAGE 31

32 Stepping Up Sales with Magento Promotions & Discounts An essential course for those interested in learning the ins and outs of promotions on Magento Format: On-Demand Online Duration: 2 hours Target Audience Merchants, business owners, marketers. Prerequisites ecommerce with Magento, Managing Your Magento Store. Course Overview This course provides a look at the Magento toolset for offering in-store promotions and discounts, with a focus on best practice workflows for creating promotions using Price Rules, Customer Segments, Product Categories, Special Sales, and other Magento features. Popular scenarios for specific activities such as discounting and product grouping are stepped through for clarity, so they can be used onsite right away. Other management topics touched on are product categories, customer segmentation, attributes, and general management of your targeted customers. Learning Objectives Understanding Customer and Product Management as they pertain to creating promotions and discounts Creating Special Sales events Avoiding common mistakes in promotions Catalog and Shopping Cart Price Rules for promotions and targeting customers How to discount single or multiple product categories Customer segmentation for Price Rules Best practices for Magento Promotions Ability to prepare and execute a Promotion event in your Magento store SPRING 2017 PAGE 32

33 Course Outline 1. Introduction General Promotion and Discount Techniques 2. Discount Using a Coupon Code Catalog Rule vs. Shopping Cart Rule 3. Discount for Product Type and Quantity Shopping Cart Price Rule without coupon code 4. Discount for Brand with Qualified Customer Targeting specific customer groups Catalog Price Rule Targeting a specific product brand (product attribute) 5. Complex Cart Rule Shopping Cart Price Rule Customer segment details 6. Multiple Discounts Multiple product category discounts How to modify an existing rule 7. Abandoned Cart and Reminders Create automated reminders from templates Generate automatic promotion codes 8. Loyalty Promotion Generate an invitation form Assign loyalty points Provide points tracking through customer accounts 9. Course Review Review main concepts from each promotion example Review quiz with feedback Unlimited On-Demand Track This bundle provides you with one full year of access to ALL On-Demand courses offered by Magento Includes Magento 1 and Magento 2 training courses Track includes 365-day subscription to ALL On-Demand courses For more info see u.magento.com/magento-unlimited-ondemand-track SPRING 2017 PAGE 33

34 Multisite Planning for Your Magento Stores Format: On-Demand Online Duration: 1.5 hours Target Audience Commerce managers, product owners, business analysts, project managers. Prerequisites ecommerce with Magento, Managing Your Magento Store. Course Overview This course provides a look at the basic functionality of a business that has multiple websites on the Magento platform, and the planning behind leveraging Magento s full capabilities to support your business initiatives. The course explores Magento s multisite architecture and how it provides centralized management from a data and administrative perspective. Learning Objectives Understanding typical use cases for multisite Learning how to analyze your business needs Understanding websites, stores, and store views Exploring a typical multiple product store setup multiple functionalities across all brands Exploring a multi-location business separate management criteria for each brand Analyzing currencies, pricing, permissions, and promotion needs Separating Admin and user activities site permissions Course Outline 1. Introduction Understanding the course objectives General discussion of the current commerce landscape 2. Websites, Stores, and Store Views Defining data across your business Admin functions Centralizing data management Typical use cases 3. Case Study: Multiple Vertical Storefronts Business structure Mapping requirements Location Brand Allocation of websites Demo 4. Case Study: Multiple-Brand Global Retailer Business structure Mapping requirements Location Brand Allocation of websites Demo 5. Global Deployment Considerations SPRING 2017 PAGE 34

35 Growing Your Business with SEO on Magento An essential course for those eager to understand the current SEO environment and how you can boost your organic search result performance Format: On-Demand, Online Duration: 2.5 hours Target Audience Merchants, business owners, marketers, consultants, and developers. Prerequisites ecommerce with Magento, Managing Your Magento Store. Course Overview This course provides an understanding of the current SEO environment and how you can boost your organic search result performance. The focus is on configuring your site to best advantage, employing best practice tools and techniques for ensuring optimal interaction with search engine functions. Additional topics focus on optimization vigilance, to ensure that you keep current with search engine practices. Magento functionality, tools, and practices for optimization are highlighted. Learning Objectives Understand the factors that influence your organic search ranking Learn to leverage best practices for SEO in your site Understand the site structure and configuration for SEO Learn to leverage Magento SEO functions Understand URL management and rewrites Learn to leverage onsite content best practices Learn to properly set up multi-store, multi-lingual (international), and multi-domain environments for SEO Understand onsite technical implications for SEO Learn to migrate your site to Magento while retaining organic rankings Understand offsite SEO factors Learn to use social media to improve search rankings Learn to benchmark, measure, and track your SEO performance Learn to leverage search engine algorithms, practices, and eternal vigilance SPRING 2017 PAGE 35

36 Course Outline 1. SEO Industry What determines your rank? SEO evolution Challenges for online retailers 2. Setting Up Magento for SEO Technical configuration (robots.txt,.htaccess, semantic markup, header tags, hidden content, site performance) Magento configuration (global configuration, product URLs, XML sitemap, additional tweaks) Migrating your site to Magento (301 redirects, sitemap, social media links) 3. Site Content for SEO Your site content (product data, category data, internal linking structure, multistore, breadcrumbs) User-generated content (product reviews, tags, product Q&A) 4. Social Media Impact on SEO Social cues and search Google+ authorship How to stay social 5. Measuring Your SEO Efforts Measuring results Keyphrase rank tracking SEO software Measurement via analytics For the past year I have been blindly working with Magento, but after the week of training I now can see the light. I can t wait to bring my new knowledge back to work. Dave Bonillas, Senior Software Developer, Build.com, Inc. SPRING 2017 PAGE 36

37 Magento Digital Commerce (MDC): Performance & System Administration (EE v1.14) System Administrators, Dev Ops, Developers Format: On-Demand Online Duration: 18 hours Target Audience System administrators, dev ops, developers who want to learn system administration for Magento. Prerequisites Familiarity with working in a LAMP stack environment. Course Overview This course introduces Magento performance tuning and best practices for configuring Magento in single- and multi-server environments, MySQL tuning, and PHP performance. Students will also explore open source tools for benchmarking their Magento installation and for fine-tuning a database server. Additionally, this course provides the framework for working with several core features in Magento from a system administrator s perspective. Learning Objectives In this course, you will learn to: Establish a backup procedure Propose optimal software and hardware Install and tune PHP accelerator Benchmark req/sec Balance loads Isolate performance bottlenecks Adjust Magento caches Adjust MySQL settings Devise a database server monitoring plan Devise a plan for further system performance optimization Understand the internals of how configuration works Quickly diagnose data and full page caching issues Manage Magento index tables Understand how import routines work Work with the database, including managing backups and pruning stale data Work with Solr SPRING 2017 PAGE 37

38 Course Outline 1. Overview 2. Infrastructure Web server PHP Load balancing Configuration Cache Data cache Full page cache Cron jobs Setting up Solr Monitoring 3. Database Database configuration Database server optimization MySQL version notes Import/export/dataflow Indexing 4. Production Readiness Marketing functionality Customer segmentation Promotions Checkout Testing and tooling Tools overview: ab, Siege, JMeter, Tsung Testing site performance (introduction) Managing audit logs Security Infrastructure Server Application Instructor Spotlight Vinai Kopp Vinai is one of Magento s expert instructors. Being a web developer for most of his life, Vinai specialized on Magento in He is an official trainer for Magneto U developer trainings. He loves learning and the Magento community, two things that go very well together. He is passionate about software craftsmanship and producing high-quality solutions. SPRING 2017 PAGE 38

39 Magento Design Insights Trump the competition with a feature-rich website utilizing your creativity and Magento Format: Instructor-Led Online Duration: 6 hours Target Audience Web designers, front end developers. Prerequisites This course assumes the student has taken the Managing Your Magento Store course and/or has equivalent knowledge of basic Magento concepts, such as the Admin panel and how to navigate around it, as well as more advanced Magento functionality such as Catalog, CMS, and Multisite. The participant should have a general understanding of how catalogs, products, customers, and promotions relate to one another, along with a high level of familiarity with CSS style sheets including how to customize them and the ability to work with HTML code. Course Overview This course is designed to enable the full-service web designer to better understand the features available to create a customized Magento store theme for a Magento Enterprise Edition or Magento Community Edition website. Learning Objectives Identify how to access included themes Identify which elements a skin controls, which elements a theme controls, and which elements are affected by the CSS file Explain how to change the theme in Magento Describe special considerations for Magento Enterprise Edition Describe design considerations when planning content that will be shared for use with mobile Describe the overall file structure (as it relates to the components of interest to a web designer) Course Outline 1. Customizing Magento s Appearance Magento s included themes Design considerations Mobile considerations Customizing a theme How to edit the CSS 2. Creating and Managing Content Blocks Page layout CMS pages Customizing the look of a single page Widgets 3. Getting Ready for Business Creating categories Adding products Customizing top and bottom menus Adding metatags Methods and Materials This course is comprised of lecture and lab. Each student receives a student guide, which includes a complete copy of the course presentation, exercise handouts, exercise solutions, and a virtual environment and tools along with sample files they can use to complete the exercises. Students will use their own laptops for course exercises and labs. SPRING 2017 PAGE 39

40 Core Principles for Theming in Magento 1 Essential theme development skills for customizing the look and feel of websites on the Magento ecommerce platform Format: Instructor-Led Online Duration: 16 hours Eight 2-hour sessions Target Audience This course is designed for front end developers, UI developers, and producers who will be creating and customizing themes for the Magento Enterprise Edition platform. Students should have experience theming/skinning other complex websites. Prerequisites Students must have a good knowledge of HTML and CSS. Students should also be comfortable editing HTML and CSS directly, not just using a WYSIWYG editor. Students should also be comfortable working with FTP clients. Some experience with PHTML and PHP is helpful but not required. Students should also already be familiar with the Magento Enterprise Edition feature set and storefront functionality. Course Overview This course provides a strong introduction to Magento s templating system and best practices. Class time combines lectures, guided examples, and hands-on lab exercises. Students will understand the fundamentals of Magento s templating system and learn how Magento themes work and all the components of a theme, especially layouts, page templates, and block templates. Learning Objectives After this course, students will be able to: Customize both the look and feel and the functionality of a website at the theme level Create new themes from scratch and build them in a way that ensures the best possible upgrade path for their websites Course Outline 1. Magento Templating System Architecture and Components Gain a conceptual understanding of the Magento templating system and the components of the templating system and how they interrelate. 2. Working with Themes Learn how to work with and apply themes to Magento websites, including understanding the directory structure, fallback hierarchy, and website scopes. 3. Recommended Approach to Customizing Understand what can and can t be changed at the theme level, including what can be customized without theming. Adopt a structured approach for evaluating and executing website customizations. SPRING 2017 PAGE 40

41 4. Working with Page Templates, Layouts, and Block Templates Understand the purpose, structure, and interrelationship of all of the key components of the Magento templating system. Learn how to modify templates at each level and the benefits of each. 5. Creating Your Own Default Theme Learn how to create your own design package and theme as a starting point for your designs. 6. Creating Modules with Custom Theme Components Learn how to create and declare the front end layout components of a Magento module or how to use a module for your default theme overrides. Methods and Materials This course is comprised of lecture and lab. Each student receives course handouts and lab materials and will have access to Magento Enterprise Edition source code during the course and for all examples presented in class and for lab exercise solutions. Students will use their own laptops for course exercises and labs. Theming in Magento seemed daunting to me at first. After taking this course, I m confident in my abilities and feel that the sky is the limit. The course structure of teaching best practices through real world examples and group exercises really got through to me, and I m very happy with the outcome. Brad Knutson, Web Developer, EMC Publishing SPRING 2017 PAGE 41

42 Fundamentals of Magento 1 Development Essential development skills for implementing and customizing solutions on the Magento platform Format: Instructor-Led Classroom On-Demand Online Duration: 5 days (Classroom), 40 hours (On-Demand) Target Audience Developers who want to learn the architecture, terminology, and core functionality of Magento, along with best practices for extending the platform. This course is appropriate for both developers who are new to Magento as well as those developers who are experienced with launching and extending the platform. Prerequisites Students must be familiar with developing in a LAMP environment and have a basic understanding of UNIX-based systems. Students must have a working knowledge of HTML, CSS, XML, PHP 5.0+ and object-oriented programming techniques. Familiarity with MVC and Zend Framework is strongly recommended but not required. Students should have at least 2 years of PHP experience and understand the basic principles of database operations (e.g., foreign keys, difference between engines, query and schema optimization). Course Overview This course will introduce the new Magento developer to the Magento architecture. The student will review how Magento leverages MVC, the Zend Framework, and object-oriented programming. The course will take the student through the process of Magento rendering, request flow, Adminhtml, database, and EAV. The course is lecture-lab format with extended hands-on exercises on Magento Enterprise Edition. Learning Objectives Students will leave the course understanding the Magento architecture, MVC and data models, how to work with Magento modules, and how to customize and extend Magento to ensure the best upgrade path for the websites they extend. Specifically, they will: Understand basic Magento structure Be familiar with terminology and core functionality Be able to perform basic functions such as: Setting up new modules Creating a new table in the database Writing an upgrade script Setting up new configuration variables Become familiar with basic Magento customization techniques such as: Overriding classes Using observers Creating custom controllers Overriding controller/action Performing basic operations with layouts Performing basic skinning operations SPRING 2017 PAGE 42

43 Course Outline 1. Basics General OOP and MVC concepts Event-driven architecture Magento module-based architecture Magento directory structure/naming conventions/code pools/namespaces/module structure Configuration XML Factory and functional class groups Class overrides Event observer 2. Request Flow Application initialization Front controller URL rewrites Request routing Modules initialization Design and layout initialization Structure of block templates Flushing data (output) 3. Rendering Template structure Blocks Design layout XML schema, CMS content directives 4. Working with Databases in Magento Models resource and collections Magento Object Relational Mapping Write install and upgrade scripts using setup resources 5. Entity-Attribute-Value (EAV) Model Model concepts EAV entity Load and Save Attributes management 6. Adminhtml Common structure/architecture Form and grid widgets System configuration XML and configuration scope ACL (permissions) Enabling and configuring extensions Methods and Materials This course is comprised of lecture and lab. Each student will receive a student guide and lab materials and will have access to Magento Enterprise Edition source code during the course and for all examples presented in class and for lab exercise solutions. Students will use their own laptops for course exercises and labs. SPRING 2017 PAGE 43

44 Test Magento with PHPUnit How to write tests for Magento using PHPUnit Format: On-Demand Online Duration: 6 hours Target Audience Senior Magento developers with at least 1 year of full-time experience developing Magento extensions. Prerequisites This course assumes the student has taken the Fundamentals of Magento Development course and/or has equivalent knowledge of basic Magento architectural concepts. No prior knowledge of the basic testing tools or automated testing is required. Course Overview This course serves as an introduction to testing in Magento and how to create automated tests using PHPUnit. Further, it provides a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of different types of automated testing to aid in choosing which type to use and provides an overview of other testing tools. Learning Objectives At the end of this course, you will be able to: Describe the different types of testing and what each category of testing does Identify the currently available tools for automated testing and describe some of the differences between them, including when one might be chosen over another Explain how to set up and run PHPUnit tests Describe how to create PHPUnit test cases for Magento code Explain how to create workarounds for limitations of Magento in regards to testing Course Outline 1. Testing Types Unit Testing Integration Testing Functional Testing System Testing Performance Testing A/B Testing 2. Nomenclature Fixtures Stubs Mock Test Doubles 3. Related Topics Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery (CICD) Test Driven Development (TDD) Behavior Driven Development (BDD) 4. Tools Overview 5. Using PHPUnit Set Up PHPUnit Create PHPUnit Test Cases Testing Magento with Native PHPUnit Workarounds for Limitations of Magento with Regard to Testing SPRING 2017 PAGE 44

45 Certifications

46 Magento Solution Specialist Certification Format: Delivered at Kryterion test centers worldwide Duration: 90 minute exam A Magento Solution Specialist is an expert user of the Magento platform. Drawing on a deep background in business and commerce, the Magento Solution Specialist can efficiently align business objectives with Magento functionality, optimize use of native features, and avoid unnecessary customization. Whether as a merchant, a manager, a consultant, or an analyst, the Magento Solution Specialist knows how to make the best use of Magento technology. A Magento Certified Solution Specialist has deep familiarity with the Magento platform, including: Magento architecture: Layouts, themes, extensions and customizations; Magento data models Elements of a Magento site: Catalog, shipping, payment, order processing, promotions, extensions, import/export, etc. Application of Magento knowledge to business goals: Mapping client needs to Magento features, recommending the most effective options for implementing client requirements in Magento implementations About the Exam 60 multiple-choice questions 90 minutes to complete the exam Each question on the exam tests a skill that applies to both Community Edition v1.9 and Enterprise Edition v1.14 No hardcopy or online materials may be referenced during the exam No prerequisites; we recommend taking the Managing Your Magento Store course as a first step Study Guide available SPRING 2017 PAGE 46

47 Certified FRONT END DEVELOPER Magento Front End Developer Certification Format: Delivered at Kryterion test centers worldwide Duration: 90 minute exam A Magento Certified Front End Developer can create and customize Magento themes including: Templates, layouts, CSS, JavaScript, and other components of the front end of a Magento site Images Translations A Magento Certified Front End Developer can use the Admin panel to: Implement design-related system configuration Modify the appearance of specific pages (for instance, CMS, categories, and products) About the Exam 65 multiple-choice questions and 6 unscored items 90 minutes to complete the exam Based on Magento Community Edition v1.9 and Magento Enterprise Edition v1.14 No hardcopy or online materials may be referenced during the exam No prerequisites; we recommend taking the Core Principles for Theming in Magento course as a first step Study Guide available SPRING 2017 PAGE 47

48 Magento Developer/ Developer Plus Certification Format: Delivered at Kryterion test centers worldwide Duration: 90 min. (Certified Developer), 120 min. (Certified Developer Plus) Magento Developer Certification is a mid-advanced level certification geared toward professional developers that have real-world experience with Magento implementations. The exams provide a way for qualified, experienced Magento developers to demonstrate and validate their skills. Developers who pass one of the exams can use the valued Magento Certified Developer credential in marketing their services. There are two exams in the Magento Certified Developer portfolio. Magento Certified Developer A Magento Certified Developer can skillfully use all business processes in Magento, such as: Structure of catalog, indexes, promotions, price generation logic Architecture of checkout, payment/shipment methods, sales/order processing Advanced core knowledge forms/grids full functionality, API, widgets, etc. A Certified Magento Developer can make design decisions on the code level, including how to parse data files, steps of import, data verification, logging, and so on About the Exam 70 multiple-choice questions and 2 unscored items 90 minutes to complete the exam Based on Magento Community Edition 1.9 No hardcopy or online materials may be referenced during the exam No prerequisites; we recommend taking the Fundamentals of Magento Development course as a first step Study Guide available Magento Certified Developer Plus The Magento Certified Developer Plus is skillful in the use of Magento Enterprise Edition and has delved into details of the structure of Magento that many have not often explored, but which can provide an advantage when implementing a site using Magento. About the Exam 85 multiple-choice questions and 2 unscored items 120 minutes to complete the exam Questions relating to the Magento Community Edition are based on v1.9 and questions relating to Magento Enterprise Edition are based on v1.14 No hardcopy or online materials may be referenced during the exam No prerequisites; we recommend taking the Fundamentals of Magento Development course as a first step Study Guide available SPRING 2017 PAGE 48

49 Terms and Conditions REGISTRATION Registrations for a training course can be made by completing an online form available on the magento.com website, or from a Magento sales representative or Training Partner. COURSE FEES AND PAYMENT OPTIONS The course fee for public classes will be charged per participant for the entire course. Fees vary in accordance with the course level, duration, and delivery method. A listing of the course schedule and related fees is available on the magento.com website or from a sales representative. Unless otherwise noted, course fees permit attendance at all the class sessions specifically designated for that course topic, date, and time period and any materials that have been created for all participants with the express purpose of facilitating the learning within the course. Any classes missed by the participant, except cancellation or rescheduling by Magento, remain the responsibility of the participant, and make-up sessions are not available as part of the original fee paid. Fees do not include the cost of travel, accommodation, food, or any other extra services. Any discounts that may apply as part of an agreement or special promotion cannot be combined, unless specifically granted by Magento. Magento reserves the right to review and change course fees without notification. However, course dates that were booked prior to the price change, and for which Magento has received valid payment, will be honored at the fee that was applicable at the time of booking. Magento accepts the following forms of payment: Purchase Order (net 30) Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) Bank Transfer Training fees are all due in advance and at time of registration. Magento reserves the right to remove any applicable discounts if a Purchase Order or equivalent has not been received four (4) calendar weeks before a training delivery is due to begin. For volume discounts applied to a specific client, or large pre-payments made by a specific client, the total purchase order amount will be invoiced by Magento upon receipt of the Purchase Order, or equivalent, and will be independent of when the training is delivered. CANCELLATION OR RESCHEDULING REQUEST BY THE CUSTOMER Cancellations and rescheduling notifications must be made in writing to training@magento.com at least 10 (ten) working days prior to the start of the course date. When requesting a rescheduled registration, the customer shall endeavor to reschedule the course for a mutually acceptable date no later than twelve (12) weeks from the original requested start date of the course(s) based on course availability. Refunds will not be processed in the case of a cancellation request by the customer. If a cancellation or rescheduling request is received less than 10 (ten) working days before the event, or in the case of absence without any notice, the stipulated training fee will be fully charged without further notification. The customer has the right to send another participant as a substitute, provided that any applicable prerequisites have been completed. This change in booking is free of charge. There are no refunds for partial use of services or partial attendance. CANCELLATION OR RESCHEDULING BY MAGENTO Magento may cancel or reschedule a training course if the number of participants is less than that specified for the relevant event, or if an instructor is incapacitated through illness, or for other reasons of a serious nature. If a participant is unable to attend as a result, any payment already made will be refunded or applied to the customer s account. All further claims are excluded. For on-site or classroom trainings, Magento shall not be liable for non-refundable travel arrangements if a course is canceled or rescheduled. COPYRIGHT / INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS The copyright in and all other intellectual property rights relating to the course documentation, and any other training materials provided to the course participants, are solely owned by and hereby reserved to Magento. Under no circumstances may the whole or any part of the course documentation be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means or translated into another language without the prior written permission of Magento. Training materials are defined to also include all electronic knowledge products or learning systems which have been given to the participant on a storage device or made accessible via the Internet. Any software materials provided as learning aids are not to be used in any commercial form. Offenders are liable for payment of damages. SPRING 2017 PAGE 49

50 WAIVERS For courses that have mandatory prerequisites, participants may apply for a waiver if they believe their existing knowledge and experience are sufficient to attend a Magento training course without having completed its prerequisites. Upon receipt of a waiver request, a Magento instructor may contact the participant to verbally assess his/her knowledge and experience in order to determine whether or not it is appropriate to provide the participant with a prerequisite waiver. If the requested waiver is issued, it is the full responsibility of the participant to ensure that the knowledge and/or experience that he or she may lack does not disturb the other participants in the class. By accepting a prerequisite waiver, the participant accepts that any topics that would have been part of one or more of the prerequisite course(s) will not be covered during or after the course for which she or he registered. 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In case of cancellation, notification must be received in writing. Magento charges a 50% cancellation fee for classes canceled 10 (ten) or fewer business days prior to the start date of the course. Cancellations with less than 10 (ten) days notice are 100% non-refundable. In addition, any chargeable work already undertaken by Magento will also be charged to the client. If any classroom, classroom equipment, hardware, or software provided by the client for use by Magento in the delivery of training to the client is not provided as agreed, Magento will not be responsible for any associated inconvenience or disruption caused to the training delivery and reserves the right to invoice for the training delivery in full. SPRING 2017 PAGE 50

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