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Dear Colleague Netskills will be running the following workshops at Oxford University Computing Service: 1. Web Pages from Scratch, 10th October ----------------------------------------------------- Publishing web pages is now easier than ever. However, some degree of technical knowledge and skill is vital in order to create high-quality, standards-compliant online content. This practical workshop explains how web publishing works and teaches the fundamental skills you will need to create web pages using the current XHTML standard - along with an introduction to web page style and design. 2. CSS: A Complete Web Style Toolkit, 11th October ----------------------------------------------------- The nature of the web today means there is an expectation for sites to deliver professional-looking, accessible and cost-effective content. Couple this with the need to provide easily maintained web pages - that also meet the current publishing standards - and you have just some of the reasons that make CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) into an essential toolkit that all web authors should have at their disposal By exploring the core concepts and techniques - and in some cases their limitations - you will leave equipped with a practical understanding of the most useful tools that CSS offers the web developer. You can then immediately start to use them to build creative, accessible, standards-compliant style into your own web sites. 3. Accessibility, Usability & Your Web Site, 12th October ----------------------------------------------------- The modern world now relies heavily on the web to deliver services and information directly to users, wherever they are and whoever they may be. The addition of legislation to ensure everyone can access and use important web content means that developers must have the skills to balance basic access to their web site with the ability for everyone to engage with it in a meaningful way Understanding the different ways that people interact the web is the key to being able to provide a better online experience for everyone - but there is still a tendency for developers to focus on solutions for users with visual impairment. This workshop will introduce a more holistic approach to making accessible, usable web content and key evaluation techniques that you can use on your own (and other people's) web sites. 4. Database Design and SQL, 17th October ----------------------------------------------------- The most important aspect of database-driven web publishing is the database itself. Netskills can help you develop the skills to be able to produce an efficient, scalable and optimised SQL database for use with your web solutions. This practical workshop will demonstrate how to develop an initial database design and turn it into a cost-effective, working solution. 5. Databases on the Web, 18th October ----------------------------------------------------- Harnessing these techniques for web/database integration can improve the management, maintenance and scalability of your web sites. This practical workshop teaches you the skills needed to provide web access to existing databases - enabling you to start developing web sites using database-managed content with confidence. 6. Programming for Web Developers ----------------------------------------------------- Now you can finally get to grips with the fundamentals of web programming and add exciting, dynamic functionality to your web site. Having picked up the skills required to present web content using HTML and CSS, many developers find the move towards incorporating programming technologies within their web sites more challenging. This new workshop will explain the core web programming concepts and languages that you will need - to help you make that move with confidence. These workshops also support our BTEC-accredited qualifications: www.netskills.ac.uk/content/accreditation Further details these workshops and of all Netskills events are available from: www.netskills.ac.uk/workshops Regards Jamie Stogden Netskills University of Newcastle Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 7RU tel: 0191 222 5000 fax: 0191 222 5001 web: http://www.netskills.ac.uk/