MS 2157 – Developing E-Business Solutions Using BizTalk 2004

I have taught it many times. Hopefully you can get some students perspectives as well. I think the success of the course can depend on the instructor and how he adapts the class to the needs of the students.

I always added some of my own hands-on-labs, and usually include a few hours on the SQL adapter (which the course doesn’t even mention). But this means I have to fly through the last few chapters on BAM, Trading Partners, etc… My thought is to focus on the core features. The students should go play with those a few months then there should be an intermediate or advanced class.

The exercises are little too much \”Click here.. click here\”. Rather than telling you to go create an map that does so and so, they take you through hundreds of \”clicks\” and students usually get lost in the instructions and sometime fail to get the big picture.

I also make my own self-study videos on CD/ROM. See website below. You can save about $2000 plus travel!. I hope to come out with Biztalk 2006 videos and some more intermediate/advanced videos later this year and/or early next year.