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Mac OS X Support &
Server Essentials
"Concentrated Course"
A Comprehensive Study of
Final Cut Pro (FCP 200)
Mac OS X Directory Services (Leopard 301)
Mac OS X Deployment (Leopard 302)
Mac OS X Support Essentials
(Leopard 101)
Mac OS X Server Essentials
(Leopard 201)
The Apple Certified Trainer Program provides qualified training and certification exams. In addition to teachers and technical support personnel participating in the Kentucky Dataseam Initiative, courses are available to all education professionals.
This four day hands-on course introduces students to the primary feature set and basic interface of Final Cut Pro. In this course you learn to perform basic editing functions while familiarizing yourself with the user interface. Topics include basic setup, adjusting and customizing preferences and settings, capturing video and audio, various editing and trimming techniques, ripple, roll, slip and slide tools, audio editing and audio creation, finishing and final output. Review Course Information
Intense five-day course with lectures and hands-on case study exercises that provide real-world experience for professionals needing to effectively support users of Mac OS X operating system and implement and maintain a network using Mac OS X servers. Covers installation, configuration, network-based services and strategies to support users. This is a special “concentrated course” approach that combines two full courses.
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This four-day course focuses on both Mac OS X as a directory service client, and Mac OS X Server as a directory server. Cross platform solutions are emphasized in both instances. In working with Mac OS X, students learn how to use network accounts and Kerberos authentication with any common directory service, such as Apple's Open Directory, Microsoft's Active Directory, or an industry-standard LDAP server.
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This three-day course focuses on solutions for deploying software, ranging from the installation of individual files to the deployment of complete system images to multiple computers. Students then apply what they've learned to create a full deployment plan that includes testing, hardware and software deployment, auditing and maintenance. The course also teaches students how to create a tiered Software Update server solution, as well as about third-party solutions to supplement tools provided by Apple. Students get hands-on experience in using tools such as Apple Remote Desktop, Disk Utility, PackageMaker, and System Image Utility and discuss the pros and cons of each for different deployment situations.
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Mac OS X Support Essentials is a four-day, hands-on course that provides an in-depth exploration of troubleshooting on Mac OS X. This course is designed to give you a tour of the breadth of functionality of Mac OS X and the best methods for effectively supporting users of Mac OS X systems. This course is a combination of lectures and hands-on case study exercises that provide practical real-world experience.
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Mac OS X Server Essentials is a four-day course designed to give technical coordinators and entry-level system administrators the skills, tools, and knowledge to implement and maintain a network that uses Mac OS X Server. Students learn how to install and configure Mac OS X Server to provide network-based services, such as file sharing, authentication, and printing. Tools for efficiently managing and deploying Mac OS X and software updates are also covered. The course is a combination of lectures and hands-on case study exercises that provide practical real-world experience. Review Course Information