Before attending this course, students must have working knowledge of C#, HTML and JavaScript; working knowledge of Silverlight 2/3 basics (or Silverlight 3 Basics course); highly recommended: web development knowledge (web development basics will not be covered in this course).

After completing this course, students will be able to communicate with the Silverlight hosting environment (HTML DOM); use isolated offline storage in Silverlight applications; localize Silverlight applications; use DeepZoom in Silverlight applications; create Out-Of-Browser experience for Silverlight 3 application and use isolated offline storage in Silverlight applications; optimize Silverlight for SEO and use newly introduced navigation framework; use new media formats and support custom media types; use advanced graphics-related features in Silverlight 3; create sample LOB application using .NET RIA Services; use new features in Blend 3.