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	Definitions: Audience End User: Uses technology as a tool that aids, but isn't central to core business. Developer: Architects and writes software. Channel: Sells the Microsoft brand through products, licenses, and partnership agreements. IT Pro: Provides technical expertise in networked environments. May install, manage, optimize, and troubleshoot components and applications. Course Levels 100: Assumes base-level familiarity with technical terminology. A seminar at this level presents an overview of technical concepts, features, and/or benefits. Compare it to an article in a wide-audience, easy-read newspaper such as USA Today. 200: Assumes basic knowledge of technical concepts and features but no coding skills. A seminar at this level may describe systems and simple configuration procedures. Compare it to an article in the New York Times. 300: Assumes some comfort with technical concepts and basic coding skills. A seminar at this level may cover such moderately complex topics as customization of systems and applications. Compare it to an article in Scientific American. 400: Assumes a solid base in information technology and strong coding skills. A seminar at this level covers application and component development. Compare it to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine. 500: Assumes advanced knowledge of informational technology. A seminar at this level covers highly specialized technical topics such as artificial intelligence theory. Compare it to a doctoral dissertation.
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