The document outlines the content to be covered in a 24-hour SharePoint administration course. It is divided into sessions that will cover topics such as understanding SharePoint, logical components, installation, basic concepts for administrators, shared service providers, server farms, search, central administration operations and application management, security concepts, and disaster recovery. Time spent on each session ranges from 1 to 3 hours. Additional materials for SharePoint certification preparation are also listed.

1. SharePoint Administration Course Content
Time Spent
Sessions Things to Cover (Hours)
Understanding SharePoint Introduction to SharePoint with a case Study 2
Journey of SharePoint from V1 to V3
Comparing WSS with MOSS
Various Flavours of MOSS
Technology Stack for MOSS
SharePoint as 3 tier architecture
Comparing ASP.NET with SharePoint
Question/Answers
Logical Components of SharePoint Logical Components in a SharePoint farm 1
Containment Hierarchy
Imp terms
Database Created in a Farm
Demo - Creation of WebApp
Demo - Creation of SiteCollection
Question/Answers
Installation of SharePoint H/W and S/W requirments 1
Installation - Demo
Various Settings done during Demo
Types of installation
Steps in Configuration Wizard
Adding a Server to an existing Farm
Installation required for different Server Roles
Question/Answers
Basic Concepts of SharePoint for an
Admin 6
List and Libraries
Site Columns
Content Types
Workflows
Events
List Template
Site Templates
Web Parts and their roles
Creating Web Part Pages
Various Site Templates & their usages
Recycle Bin Usage
Overview of Features/Solutions
SharePoint Designer for Admins
Intro to STSADM Commands

2. Demo of using these various items
Question/Answers
SSP Primer for Admins 2
Shared Service Provider Overview
SSP within a Farm
SSP Components
Advantages of SSP
Services Provided by SSP
Demo - Creation of SSP and configuring SSP services
Question/Answers
Server Farms 1
MOSS Physical Architecture
Different Server Roles in a Farm
Type of Deployment
Single Server Deployment
Web Farm Deployment
Various Server Farm Topologies
Adding a Server to Farm
Demo
Question/Answers
Search 2
Search Overview
Important Terms related to Search
Configuring Search
Question/Answers
Central Admin - Operations 3
Walk Through All the options in Operations
Demos
Question/Answers
Central Admin - Application
Management Walk Through All the options in ApplicationMgmt 3
Demos
Question/Answers
Security Concepts in SharePoint Security Model in SharePoint 1
Various Groups and Permission Levels
Authentication Providers
Securing SharePoint data and services
Security & Permission Strategies
Demo of Creating Groups and Providing Access

3. Question/Answers
Disaster Recovery 1
Content Restoration
Disaster Recovery
Type of Backups
Demo
Question/Answers
BDC and Excel Services 1
Overview of BDC and Excel Services
Total Hours 24
Prepration Material for SharePoint Certification 70-
Material 630
Books on Admin
Some other supporting Material
Tips for Interview Prepration