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Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform

Welcome to the Dynamics 365: Using Power Platform Applications course.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Power platform are a set of business apps that enable organisations to record customer interactions, maximise revenue opportunities and improve customer loyalty as well as facilitate product operational and human resource management.

It enables organisations to optimise their operations by automating routine tasks and standardising best practices as well as provides a range of solutions that enable digital transformation.

This would be a great opportunity to connect with your fellow learners, share ideas and tap in on some of their experiences. We encourage you to share your thoughts and experiences with your peers. Comment, like and share as you go along.

Course Content

This course provides a thorough introduction to the Microsoft Power Platform and is aimed at general business users. Learners will learn how to use the Power Platform to gain insights from their data and to use these insights to automate their business processes.

  • The Power Platform
  • Data Model
  • Other Entity Options & Building Model-driven Applications
  • Building Canvas Applications
  • Security

Who is the course for?

This course provides a thorough introduction to the Microsoft Power Platform and is aimed at general business users. Learners will learn how to use the Power Platform to gain insights from their data and to use these insights to automate their business processes.

Course Schedule

This course is set up in a self-paced format. You can listen to the lectures and attempt the quizzes at your pace. You should aim to complete this course in 5 hours per week for 4 weeks, or around 20 hours.

Course Prerequisites

We use OpenCV, a popular Open Source Image Processing Library. And as we move into the later activities, we will be using the Microsoft Quantum Toolkit.

You’ll need a computer running Windows, Mac OSX or Linux, and a web browser.

Course Subscription

Your CloudSwyft Online Hands-On Lab Session for this FutureLearn ExpertTrack course is free to use for 2 hours for your first 7 days with us on this learning journey.

Subscribe now (if you have not already) for this ExpertTrack and you will get an additional 12 Lab hour credits for this course for 1 month along with your certificate of completion. You will get 12 hours more for another month of subscription thereafter.

We hope you’ll have an enriching and engaging learning experience.

In this video, Mark Smith provides an introduction to the course and the full suite of applications offerings.

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