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Microsoft Certified
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Microsoft IT Academy Program
Oakland Community College's Orchard Ridge campus is a Microsoft IT Academy. We are now offering the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) program and the Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) program program. Teaching is done by MCSEs in a personalized classroom setting of only 14 students per class. We use the MS Official Curriculum (MOC) for our student instructional materials and the cost of the materials is included in our tuition. MCSEs are required to pass seven MS exams that provide a valid & reliable measure of technical proficiency. These exams are taken at one of the learning centers in the metro area, and they cost approximately $100 each.
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Microsoft Server 2003
Engineer &/or Administrator
Microsoft IT Academy Program
#2273 Exam 70-290. This course combines five weeks of instructor-led training with additional e-Learning content to provide students with the knowledge and skills that are required to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 environment. This is the first course in the Systems Administrator and Systems Engineer tracks for Windows Server 2003 and serves as the entry point for other courses in the Windows Server 2003 curriculum.
#2276 Exam 70-291. The goal of this two-week course is to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to configure a Windows-based computer to operate in a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 networking infrastructure.
#2277 Exam 70- 291. This five-week, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement, manage, and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 network infrastructure. The course is intended for systems administrator and systems engineer candidates who are responsible for implementing, managing, and maintaining server networking technologies. These tasks include implementing routing; implementing, managing, and maintaining Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS); securing Internet Protocol (IP) traffic with Internet Protocol security (IPSec) and certificates; implementing a network access infrastructure by configuring the connections for remote access clients; and managing and monitoring network access.
#5115 Exam 70-620. This three-week course provides students with the knowledge and skills to install and configure Windows Vista desktops. The four main areas of focus will be installing, securing, networking, and browsing. By the end of the course, the student will have installed and configured a Windows Vista desktop that is secure, on the network, and ready for browsing.
#5116 Exam 70-620. This two-week course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully configure mobile computers and applications that run Windows Vista and IT Pro tools and productivity applications that ship with Windows Vista. The six main areas of focus will be maintenance and optimization tools, media applications, productivity applications, notebook computers, mobile devices, and Tablet PCs
#2278 Exam 70-293. This five-week course is appropriate for individuals employed as or seeking a position as a systems engineer. This course is also appropriate for individuals currently supporting a competitive platform who want to enhance their job skills on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 networking.
#2279 Exam 70-294. This five-week instructor-led course includes self-paced and instructor-facilitated components. It provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully plan, implement, and troubleshoot a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Active Directory® directory service infrastructure. The course focuses on a Windows Server 2003 directory service environment, including forest and domain structure, Domain Name System (DNS), site topology and replication, organizational unit structure and delegation of administration, Group Policy, and user, group, and computer account strategies.
#2282 Exam 70-297. This five-week instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to design a Microsoft Active Directory® directory service and network infrastructure for a Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 environment. The course is intended for systems engineers who are responsible for designing directory service and/or network infrastructures.
#5105 Exam 70-624. This three-week course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully deploy Windows Vista business desktops throughout an organization. Students are introduced to the deployment life cycle, which consists of planning for the deployment, building and customizing the deployment method, and then implementing the actual deployment. Students are introduced to the tools and guidance to be used throughout various stages of the deployment life cycle.
#5058 Exam 70-624. This two-week course provides students with the knowledge and skills that they need to effectively deploy Microsoft Office 2007. Specifically students learn how to prepare and plan for the Office 2007 deployment, how to build and customize the Office 2007 installation, and how to deploy Office 2007 throughout their environment. Students also learn about the Office 2007 setup and multilingual architecture.