Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

1. Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008 Brian J. Bridson Baker College of Flint

2. Thank you for joining us! • Today’s agenda: • Introduce the ICT Curriculum Roadmap • Demonstrate the new Windows Server 2008 roadmaps • Baker College’s curriculum transition • Microsoft IT Academy • Questions Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

3. ICT Curriculum Roadmap Goal: To provide a prescriptive method to create and/or maintain Microsoft-based technical programs that prepare students for careers in IT Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

4. Roadmaps for Eight Job Roles: • Desktop Support Technician • Systems Administrator • Database Administrator • Web/Windows Developer • Systems Engineer • Business Worker • New: Server Administrator • New: Enterprise Administrator Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

5. Benefits for Institutions/Educators • A tool/resource for designing and improving academic programs • A complete solution of Microsoft Learning products available for academic use • A method to reference IT jobs that map to curriculum • Provide an opportunity for defined IT career pathways and articulation agreements from secondary to post secondary educational Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

6. Microsoft ICTCurriculumRoadmap Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

7. How to use the Roadmap: • 1. Assess Foundational Knowledge • Identify prerequisites: determine entry • Verification: assessments, MCP exam • Remedial training (if necessary) • 2. Gain and Apply Skills • Coursework: MOAC, E-learning, Self Study • Validate: Practice tests & MCP exams • 3. Gain and Apply Job Role and Technical Skills • IT Workforce Ready Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

8. Demonstration Microsoft ICT Curriculum Roadmap http://www.microsoft.com/learning/education/roadmap/ Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

9. MCITP MCITP Enterprise Administrator Server Administrator Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administration MCITP: 70-647 Windows Server 2008 Application Configuration Windows Server 2008 Administration MCTS: 70-643 MCITP: 70-646 Security + (CompTIA.org) Server + (CompTIA.org) Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration MCTS: 70-640 Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration MCTS: 70-642 Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Active Directory = Microsoft Certification Fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure and Application Platform = coursework and exam MCTS: 70-620 = coursework Microsoft Windows Vista, Configuring Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

10. Baker College Windows Server 2003 Curricula • A four-year, 2+2 bachelor’s degree program in Network Security that leads to MCSE: Messaging and MCSE: Security • A two-year, associate’s degree program in Computer Networking that leads to MCSA: Messaging certification • A certificate program that is essentially the Associate’s program minus any math Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

11. Current Situation • Each campus that implements the Microsoft curriculum is a Microsoft IT Academy • All college curriculum is standardized across all Baker College campuses (“The System”) • We have agreed among ourselves to use MOAC textbooks where available; otherwise MOC Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

12. Current Situation • At the Flint campus (6000 students), enrollment supports the two-year programs, and infrequently we can run the bachelor’s program • The Baker System upgraded the associate’s degree and certificate programs for Server 2008 to lead to MCITP: Server Administrator • Each campus can decide to remain on the Server 2003 curriculum or move forward to Server 2008 Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

13. Associate Degree Curriculum Year 1 • Fall Year 1 • Essentials of Networking (Network+) • Introduction to Programming • Winter Year 1 • Introduction to Operating System Concepts (A+) • Introduction to Hardware Concepts (A+) • Introduction to Database Applications • Spring Year 1 • Database Management Using SQL • TS: Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client (MOAC 70-620) • Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows XP Professional (70-270) Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

14. Associate Degree Curriculum Year 2 • Fall Year 2 • Technical Elective • TS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring (MOAC 70-642) • Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment (MOAC 70-290) • Winter Year 2 • Technical Elective • TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring (MOAC 70-640) • Implementing a Windows 2003 Network Services Infrastructure (MOAC 70-291) • Winter Year 3 • Technical Elective • Pro: Windows Server 2008 Administrator(MOAC 70-646) • Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server (MOAC 70-284) Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

15. Hardware Considerations • As of fall, 2007, our networking labs were upgraded to HP XW4400 Core 2 Duo machines w/ 4 GB RAM and removable secondary hard drive as part of Baker’s normal hardware upgrade cycle • This is sufficient to run the Virtual PC labs with multiple VMs simultaneously Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

16. Baker Encourages Certification By: • Maintaining IT Academy status • Offering MSDNAA to students • Selling certification vouchers at a discount • Maintaining a testing center • Advising students on the desirability of certification • Displaying Microsoft Learning promotional materials • Ongoing training which has led to both subject matter and MCT certification for our instructor Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

17. CertificationRealities • We do not collect certification statistics from our students • Seen as a privacy issue • Anecdotally, few of our students achieve certification • Cost of the certification exams, even at 50% off commercial pricing, seems to be prohibitive • Seeking ways to help our students even more Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

18. Still To Be Accomplished: • Installing a Prometric testing center to save travel time and expense for our students • Convincing our Admissions department that: • We have a solid program in Microsoft networking • There are jobs in the real world, even in Flint • Reducing the cost of certification testing even further, perhaps absorbing it completely • Institute “Cram for Exam” sessions before groups of students attempt certification exam Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008

19. Microsoft IT Academy Program • Many benefits that enhance your program • Discounted certification testing ($US60) • Microsoft E-learning • Free MSDNAA • Free MCT membership for one instructor • Free TechNet membership • Access to Microsoft E-reference library • Lab licenses for Microsoft Office • Marketing assistance

20. Microsoft IT Academy Program • Requirements: • Must use Microsoft Learning material as primary curriculum; could be E-learning • Can use any other material as secondary source • Instructor must be certified in the course s/he teaches • Full MCT not required • Annual membership fee

21. Questions??? Your Roadmap to Success with Windows Server 2008