Mark Collins has developed software for more than 25 years, mostly using the Microsoft stack. He has served many roles including development manager, architect, team lead, database administrator, and project manager. He has extensive experience in retail (point-of-sale and inventory) and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions. Mark currently serves as a senior software engineer for a non-profit organization, providing a custom CRM, mail processing, and fulfillment system.

• Overview of Microsoft Office.- Setting Up a Development Environment.- SharePoint Primer.- Using Workflows.- Three-state Workflow.- Office Applications as Workflow Participants.- Creating Workflows with SharePoint Designer.- Creating Reusable and Site Workflows.- Workflows in Visual Studio 2010.- Creating a Simple Site Workflow.- Exploring the SharePoint Object Model.- Custom Workflow Forms.- Handling Events.- LINQ to SharePoint.- Using State Machine Workflows.- Miscellaneous Topics.- Using a ConditionedActivityGroup.- Importing Reusable Workflows.- Creating Custom Actions.- Pluggable Workflow Services.- Business Connectivity Services (BCS).- Creating External Content Types.- Implementing a .NET Assembly Connector.- Using External Lists in Outlook.

Mark Collins has developed software for more than 25 years, mostly using the Microsoft stack. He has served many roles including development manager, architect, team lead, database administrator, and project manager. He has extensive experience in retail (point-of-sale and inventory) and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions. Mark currently serves as a senior software engineer for a non-profit organization, providing a custom CRM, mail processing, and fulfillment system.

• Overview of Microsoft Office.- Setting Up a Development Environment.- SharePoint Primer.- Using Workflows.- Three-state Workflow.- Office Applications as Workflow Participants.- Creating Workflows with SharePoint Designer.- Creating Reusable and Site Workflows.- Workflows in Visual Studio 2010.- Creating a Simple Site Workflow.- Exploring the SharePoint Object Model.- Custom Workflow Forms.- Handling Events.- LINQ to SharePoint.- Using State Machine Workflows.- Miscellaneous Topics.- Using a ConditionedActivityGroup.- Importing Reusable Workflows.- Creating Custom Actions.- Pluggable Workflow Services.- Business Connectivity Services (BCS).- Creating External Content Types.- Implementing a .NET Assembly Connector.- Using External Lists in Outlook.

Mark Collins has developed software for more than 25 years, mostly using the Microsoft stack. He has served many roles including development manager, architect, team lead, database administrator, and project manager. He has extensive experience in retail (point-of-sale and inventory) and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions. Mark currently serves as a senior software engineer for a non-profit organization, providing a custom CRM, mail processing, and fulfillment system.

• Overview of Microsoft Office.- Setting Up a Development Environment.- SharePoint Primer.- Using Workflows.- Three-state Workflow.- Office Applications as Workflow Participants.- Creating Workflows with SharePoint Designer.- Creating Reusable and Site Workflows.- Workflows in Visual Studio 2010.- Creating a Simple Site Workflow.- Exploring the SharePoint Object Model.- Custom Workflow Forms.- Handling Events.- LINQ to SharePoint.- Using State Machine Workflows.- Miscellaneous Topics.- Using a ConditionedActivityGroup.- Importing Reusable Workflows.- Creating Custom Actions.- Pluggable Workflow Services.- Business Connectivity Services (BCS).- Creating External Content Types.- Implementing a .NET Assembly Connector.- Using External Lists in Outlook.