Module 1: SharePoint Primer: Overview and Enhancements from Earlier Versions This module introduces Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 by providing an overview of the product architecture and core system features from a developer perspective. This module focuses on the key components of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 platform, and also provides a high-level introduction to functionality, which is discussed in greater detail later in this course. - Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Architecture - Key Elements in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - New Features in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - New Features in Office SharePoint Server Module 2: Authentication and Authorization This module explains both authentication and authorization, starting with a comparison of the two and the improvements in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. It also investigates the various authentication models provided by Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS): Windows integrated, basic, digest, Microsoft .NET Passport, and anonymous authentication. The latter half of this module introduces the concepts required to manage the security of a SharePoint environment, and shows how to coordinate the many security settings to be as granular as required, yet also have the power to make global security changes to the SharePoint environment. Finally, this module covers ASP.NET 2.0 pluggable authentication, which supports membership and developer-defined role providers. - Background - IIS Built-In Authentication - ASP.NET 2.0 Pluggable Authentication - Windows SharePoint Services Authorization - Advanced Authorization Module 3: Fundamentals of the Object Model and Web Parts This module introduces the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 object model by providing an overview of the common namespaces and classes. It also demonstrates how to perform common object model tasks by providing the basics necessary for creating solutions. The second half of this module focuses on custom components called Web Parts. - Overview of ASP.NET 2.0 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Object Model - Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Web Part Infrastructure - Page and Web Part Life Cycles - Custom Web Part Development - Visual Studio Extensions for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - 10 Steps to Creating Custom Web Parts Module 4: Web Services This module explains the benefits of loose coupling and discusses simple Web service scenarios and requirements of service virtualization. It also covers Web service management and the benefits of the Microsoft Web Services Enhancements 3.0. Finally, this module looks at the SharePoint Web services in detail and how core SharePoint functionality has been exposed in Windows applications, in Web applications, and inside SharePoint. - Advantages and Limitations of Web Services Orientation in Windows SharePoint Services - Introduction to Web Services Provided in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Web Services in Development Projects Module 5: Events This module explains when to use event receivers to accomplish specific tasks within Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and provides an introduction to the new architecture of event receivers within Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. It also covers the various SharePoint objects that support event receivers and explains the steps needed to create a basic event receiver in Visual Studio. - Event Receiver Basics - SharePoint Objects that Support Event Receivers - Steps to Create an Event Receiver - Deploying Event Receivers Module 6: Workflow This module explains the Windows Workflow Foundation technology and how it exists inside Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. It also covers how to use SharePoint Designer 2007 to build a workflow on your Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site. - Implementation in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - Create Workflows with SharePoint Designer 2007