Dear Colleague
As part of their regional workshop programme, Netskills will be delivering the following web development workshops at Newcastle University in May:
1. Programming for Web Developers, 13th May
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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!
Topics covered include:
Introduction to web programming languages and environments
Core programming fundamentals (variables, loops, conditionals etc.)
Practical programming to build web applications
Designing and planning web applications
Selecting suitable programming technologies for web development projects
Script repositories - the pitfalls (and benefits) of using someone else's code
2. PHP: Primed & Ready, 14th May
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Get to grips with the fundamentals of PHP, perhaps the most popular server scripting language in use today. PHP allows web developers to create fast, dynamic web applications that can interact with HTML forms, databases, XML documents, mail servers and much more. This workshop will guide you through the main features of the PHP environment and enable you to start building your own dynamic web
applications.
Topics covered include:
What is PHP and how does it work?
Understanding the PHP environment
Programming constructs in PHP
Processing HTML forms with PHP
Extended PHP functionality
Building PHP web applications
3. Fundamentals of Flash 8, 29th May
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Increasingly, web designers now wish to incorporate more than text and static images in their sites. Macromedia Flash provides a means of creating animated content that is optimised for web delivery. This can include elements such as animated graphics and text, as well as more sophisticated applications, such as tutorials and simulations.
Topics covered include:
An overview of the Macromedia Flash interface
Creating animation with motion and shape 'tweening'
Using layers, guide layers and mask layers
Efficient reuse of content using symbols and libraries
Optimising and publishing Flash movies for web delivery
Making Flash movies accessible
Managing and sharing Flash assets with libraries
4. Databases on the Web, 30th May
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Being able to integrate database technology with the provision of web content is now a common expectation for web site developers. Harnessing these techniques 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.
Topics covered include:
Why is web/database integration important?
Key methods & processes for web/database interaction
Active Server Pages (ASP) and ODBC
Using PHP with MySQL
Static vs. dynamic pages: database-managed or database-driven?
Information management issues
For further information about these and all of Netskills workshops please visit:
www.netskills.ac.uk/workshops
These workshops can also support our BTEC-accredited qualifications:
www.netskills.ac.uk/accreditation
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/
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