Course Outlines

All the courses provided are taught by trainers who actually develop real world applications using the technologies that they teach. This means that they have real world experience of the sort of problems that you are experiencing.
Delegates attending these courses not only gain a good understanding of these technologies, but also have the opportunity to discuss there individual problems with someone who is experienced in the field.
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[Web Technologies] [Javascript in web development] [Active Server Pages (ASP)] [Decision Makers seminar]

Web Technologies

Suitable for:

Managers requiring a detailed overview of current web technologies.
Graphic designers who want a better understanding of the technical aspects of web development.
Technical people who want a better understanding of web development.

Overview:

A good overview of all the essential web technologies. A delegate will have a good idea of what technologies work where and what is appropriate for their applications.
Many individuals in the web development world are using totally inappropriate technologies. Many site perform badly because of a few basic mistakes. We show you the technologies and help you not make the mistakes that make the difference between success and failure.
Many managers find the course useful as it gives them enough experience to understand the issues their staff bring to them.

Prerequisites:

Basic computer skills - how to use a mouse, create a file etc. If unsure contact us.

Course preparation:

Use the internet and get a feeling for what it is about.

Subjects covered:

• The Internet - How is came about
  
• Internet technologies - Mail, FTP, News, Web, Telnet
  
• HTML - Syntax and layout
  
• Performance - Internet bandwidth and performance management
  
• Graphics - Designing graphics that work, bandwidth, performance
  
• Web media - Going beyond basic HTML
  
• Design tools - Using the correct tools for the correct job
  
• Ecommerce - What it is and how to go about it
  
• Ebusiness - What it is and how to go about it
  
• Client side scripting - Web page interaction using JavaScript and VBScript
  
• Architecture - How to design a useful site
  
• Site design - How to design a useful site
  
• Server side scripting - What it is and why to use it
  
• Databases - What are they and how do they work
  
• ASP - What it is and how to use it
  
• PERL - What it is and how to use it
  
• PHP - What it is and how to use it
  
• XML - What it is and how to use it
  
• Security - What to do and what to think about

Download Chapter 3 by clicking here - This is a power point presentation - as used in the actual course.

Javascript in web development

Suitable for:

For those who are developing web sites and find they are unable to achieve the effect they want using HTML alone. These effects include not submitting a page that has errors on it. DHTML, what it is and how to write it.

Overview:

To learn Javascript and understand the DOM (Document Object Model). This course is aimed at those who are finding that they need a better understanding of Javascript to either modify existing code or start writing their own.
Many developers manage for a long time using script that they have downloaded from the internet, or have been generated by a development tool. Unfortunately these scripts often need modifying to meet your exact needs or maybe the toolkit has produced a bad piece of code. You now need to understand how to modify this code.
The DOM is covered in detail. On completion of this course you will understand why to use JavaScript, when to use JavaScript and be able to implement solutions you never thought were possible.
This course meets the needs of many, everyone leaves with something. The less experienced can now write form validation and rollovers with ease, the more experienced can write DHTML and complex event handling functions.

Prerequisites:

Basic understanding of a block structured programming language.
If you do not meet this pre-requisite, we do run 1 day introductions to programming that should bring you up to the basic level.
Basic web experience.

Subjects Covered:

• Why JavaScript
  
• What is scripting
  
• Javascript syntax
  
• Development Tools
  
• Object Orientation
  
• Javascript Object Model
  
• Form Validation
  
• Events
  
• Rollovers
  
• Frame manipulation
  
• Window manipulation
  
• Interacting with Sound, Video and other media
  
• DHTML

Active Server Pages (ASP)

Suitable for:

Any one contemplating server side development.

Overview:

This course teaches you how to develop interactive web site, this is the first step into developing eCommerce and eBusiness solutions.
This course teaches you how to develop dynamic web pages. Most sites at some point require the information on the site to be dynamic or the site needs to collect information.
If you have ever needed to collect information from a form and save it on the server, this course will help you. If you are contemplating interfacing to a database, or a mail server then ASP can be used.

Prerequisites:

Basic understanding of a block structured programming language.
If you do not meet this pre-requisite, we do run 1 day introductions to programming that should bring you up to the basic level.
Basic web experience.

Subjects covered:

• Scripting - JavaScript, VBScript
• VBScript Syntax
• Object Orientation
• VBScript Objects
• Forms - reading and validating
• Server side scripting
• Responses and Requests
• Application and Server Objects
• SQL
• Databases - Writing and reading
• Sessions
• File system object

Decision Makers seminar

Suitable for:

Any one who wants or needs to know more.
Often a decision maker cannot make appropriate decisions due to lack of knowledge.

Managers:

Staff involved in the development of web sites and need to understand what they are talking about or simply keep up with technology.

Proprietor / Director

You are responsible for purchasing decisions in your company. You need to understand enough about technology in order to purchase technology solutions.
Often web sites are purchased by companies that totally fail to deliver. This can be due to poor understanding of the problem or poor supplier selection. This seminar can help you make those decisions.

Overview:

To discuss and give examples of the use of modern IT technology.
As the speakers have extensive real world IT experience the seminar can cover what ever issues the audience wants.
The basic outline of the seminar is to educate the audience in IT issues and allow them to ask questions and share problems with fellow delegates who are having the same problems with a speaker who has experience of solving these problems.

There is also an opportunity at having a go. We show you very briefly how the technology works, subject to delegates wanting to go this way.

Prerequisites:

None, other than a desire to learn and not waste money.

Subjects covered:

• Modern IT
• The Internet
• Internet demonstration
• Web technologies
• ECommerce
• EBusiness
• Networking
• Discussion
• When is an IT solution appropriate
• Is the Web appropriate
• eMail