I just noticed this yesterday but Davinci Lite is available as a free download. No 3D but it looks to be pretty much complete otherwise. I haven't had a chance to play with it yet but the price is right. http://www.classondemand.net/online/bmd/getting-started-davinci-resolve-lite-training.aspx
Check the following category, it has existing Davinci topics, including your course reference :-)
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