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Passed SCEA/OCEA Part 1

 
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I've recently passed the SCEA/OCEA Part 1 with 71%. Thanks for all who have posted their experiences. It was very helpful in my preperation.

Following are the books that i've used:

1. SCEA study guide by Mark Cade and Simon Roberts (NEW BOOK) : MIght have read this more that 5 times. This gave more info on the exam pattern. I found design patterns are good for review here.

2. Core security patterns (First few Chapters)
3. Mastering EJB 3.0 book. (Online PDF), i had some experience using EJB 2.0.
4. Mastering JSF: First few chapters, Life cycle of JSF etc
5. Java EE 5 Tutorial. (First five chapters), might have read more than 2 times.
6. Purchased Core J2ee patterns but didnt read much. Just had a glance at it.
7. Mikalai Zaikin’s notes , i've actually started with this..

I've purchased the Whizlabs mock exams. This gave me exposure to the exam pattern and practice to sit for couple of hrs and answer questions.

Out of all these ..i found that most of the questions in the exam are very new and i've answered them based on my experience.

I've purchased the exam voucher in Jan'2010,had this (Passing part 1) as my goal for 2010 and started causual reading (Now and then). I''ve read 2 -3 weeks min of 4 hrs per day and 8 hrs in the week ends before the exam on Nov 1st 2010.

I have more than 10 yrs of exp in java/j2ee .. My view on this exam/certification: i was able to recap some of the stuff which we dont use daily ...but its difficult to get time to read .. and i think these certifications will fill in these gaps..

Now am ready to go for Part 2 and 3.

All the best to all of those who are attempting this ...Have fun ..
 
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Congratulations !!!

Glad to know my SCEA 5 notes helped.

Best regards,
MZ
 
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Hi Krishna/Mikalai,

Hope you people would be helping hands for me. I have completed my SCJP (86%) and SCWCD (74%) in 2009. Now I am planning to take up SCEA/OCEA certification. Could you please help me with my below queries:

a. What are the prerequisite for this course?
b. What are the topics to be covered for this course completion?
c. How to prepare for the same?
d. What is the procedure for taking up this certification?
e. Where can I get the materials for the same?

I would be waiting for your responses at the earliest. Please do the needful.
 
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