Basic Questions (like what does 24hrs mean)

Question

I have never taken MS Exam and would like to take 70-448 and 70-452.  I cannot afford the extraordinary cost of classroom training though, and am not allowed to leave my job for training, so I was looking at the electronic class 6233AE which I might be able to afford, if I save for a few months.  

It is described:

6233AE: Implementing and Maintaining Business Intelligence in Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Integration Services, Reporting Services and Analysis Services (24 Hours)

What does (24 Hours) mean in this context?  People usually are not awake for a full 24 hour periods, so I presume the 24 hours is broken up into some units, but I am not sure of anything beyond that.  This really is unclear.

I also noticed the statement "These training resources do not necessarily cover all of the topics listed in the "Skills Measured" tab."  

So, what does provide us everything we need to know?

Is there a resource which does provide all the information we need to know for this test?  Does the e-Learning class cover the same information that is in the classroom training, or is the e-learning class just an incomplete portion of what we need to know?

 

Thanks,

Dave

Answer 1

Hi Dave

24hours is broken up.. the above is roughly 3 days.. same as working days.

Training courses since they are designed in parallel with the exams so that they can be accreddited. This means that the training courses may not cover what the exam tests because of this parallel development.

You can look for the exam topics for each exam such as the one for 70-448 (http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?id=70-448#tab2)

Classroom learning because it includes an MCT may not cover the same as eLearning which is prescribed so very little deviation.

 

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Answer 2

What does (24 Hours) mean in this context?

For an electronic course, 24 hours means that most people are expected to be able to complete it by devoting a total of 24 hours of their time. But it is not actually timed; you can devote to the course as little or as much time as you wish, since it is delivered electonically and you can log in whenever you have a few minutes to spare. You may spend only a little bit of time every day during many days.