This is an introductory course to the concepts of doing web site design using a Content Management System. The first day will focos on general concepts of web site design where tha content and architecture of the site are maintained within a relational database. Day 2 will provide an intorduction to the Drupal CMS - today's top Open Source CMS system.
Day 1: [CMS Basics]
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the basics of a CMS: database backend to store web content, theming, modules
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overview of some of today's popular CMS systems - and their use for blogs, forums, portals, ecom, etc
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brief introduction to server side web scripting
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although it is clearly out of the scope of this course to teach PHP, .NET, Cold Fusion, etc a brief overview of server side versus client side processing will be given
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although it is not necessary to have a detailed understanding of PHP for this course; any knowledge in this area will be helpful.
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very brief intro to PHP and MySQL (and to a lesser extent the philosophy behind Open Source project development)
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initial discussion of the Drupal CMS system (Open Source CMS based on PHP and MySQL)
Day 2: [Building a Drupal Site]
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install and initial setup
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the basic building blocks of Drupal - nodes, blocks, modules, themes
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how to install and configure modules and blocks
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adding content to your site
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basic site theming - customizing the look of your site
This is an 8 hour course spread across 2 - 4 hour sessions.
A basic understaning of HTML is expected. An understanding of any programming language would be useful; but not required.
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