This five course program will provide you with the skills to get an entry-level job developing and designing web sites.  All courses are Instructor led.

Courses:

• Introduction to C++  
• JavaScript   
• ColdFusion Introduction           
• Flash ActionScripting      
• ColdFusion Advanced                                     

Curriculum

C++ Introduction

Students will receive a thorough introduction to the basic syntax and structure of the C++ programming language. Students will create C++ applications that define variables and arrays and that use if statements, switch/case statements, for loops and while loops. Students will create functions and pass information into functions by value and by reference using pointers. Students will build applications made up of several files. This course is a good introduction for those that have never programmed before. Students will need access to a C++ compiler. There are compilers available for download.

Objectives

• Students will be able to write, compile and run a very basic C++ program.
• Students will be able to use C++ programming statements to define variables, perform calculations, accept user input and produce output.
• Students will create C++ programs that contain formulas containing a mix of data types, define enumerations and illustrate the scope of variables.
• Students will create C++ programs that use if and switch-case statements.
• Students will write C++ programs that use for, while and do-while loops.
• Students will be able to write C++ programming statements using for and while loops.
• Students will write C++ programs that use pointers.
• Students will be able to write C++ programs that use functions that accept input and return values.
• Students will write C++ programs that are made up of several files and use Preprocessor directives.
• Students will be able to write a C++ program that combines the information learn in this class.

Required Text

Ivor Horton's Beginning C++ : The Complete Language ANSI/ISO Compliant

Author Ivor Horton
Publisher APress
ISBN 1590592271

Java Introduction

Description

Students will receive a thorough introduction to the basic syntax and structure of the Java programming language. Students will create text-based Java applications that define variables and arrays and that use if statements, switch/case statements, for loops and while loops. Students will define classes and use those classes to create applications. Students will learn to create new classes based on existing classes using inheritance. Students will create graphical applications and applets. A background in programming or a familiarity with C++ is helpful but not necessary for this class. Students will need a Java compiler. Compilers are available for download.

Objectives

• Students will be able to create, compile and run a basic Java application using the application of their choice.
• Students will learn to write Java applications that use variables, String objects, the JOptionPane for input and output, conditional statements and looping statements.
• Students will write Java applications that use the Math and NumberFormat classes, try/catch blocks to catch errors, and static methods.
• Students will write Java applications that uses classes and object-oriented programming.
• Students will write Java applications that use abstract classes, inheritance and polymorphism.
• Students will write Java applications that use arrays, vectors and StringBuffer objects.
• Students will create Java applications that usedates and times using the Gregorian Calendar, Calendar and Date classes and using strings using the String and StringBuilder classes.
• Students will be able to create Java applications that handle exceptions using a try and catch block. Students will be able to create Java applications that throw exceptions.
• Students will create a Java application that supports multiple threads.
• Students will create a Java application that employs many of the skills learned in this class.

Required Text

Cold Fusion Introduction

Description

ColdFusion is a powerful server-side scripting language that allows users to interact with databases to produce dynamic pages. ColdFusion is a tag-based language and very easy to learn to use but also a powerful programming environment. At the end of this class, students will be able to create pages that display a requested set of records from the database. Students will be able to create forms that allow users to add, edit or delete records from the database. Students will be able to create data-driven applications using application, client and session variables. A good understanding of web page creation is useful but not necessary for this class. Students will need access to ColdFusion Server. A free evaluation version is available.

Objectives

• Students will be able to install and administer the ColdFusion Server.
• Students will be able to define a datasource for ColdFusion and write SQL statements to query a database.
• Students will be able to define variables, arrays and lists and display the content of the variables. Students will also be able to write ColdFusion script to use , and statements.
• Students will be able to query a datasource to retrieve a set of records from the database and display them on a web page.
• Students will be able to define forms for collecting data from the user and validate the data that the user submits.
• Students will be able to collect information from a form and use it to update, add or delete records from a database.
• Students will be able to identify different techniques for building ColdFusion applications.
• Students will use the application.cfm file to set options for how ColdFusion responds to the user.
• Students will create Session variables, Client variables and Cookies to track user data.
• Students will be able to build a ColdFusion application using what they have learned in this class.

Required Text

Cold Fusion Advanced

Description

This class is a continuation of the Introduction to ColdFusion class. At the end of this class, students will be able to improve the processing of their data-driven web sites by creating user-defined functions and reusable components. Students will be able to include dynamic graphs from their database in their web applications. Students will be able to send email from their ColdFusion applications. Students will be able to create applications that gracefully recover from errors and will be able to package their data as XML for sending to other applications. Students will need access to ColdFusion Server. A free evaluation version is available.

Objectives

• Students will be able to identify various strategies for securing their ColdFusion applications.
• Students will be able to build user-defined functions, reusable components and custom tags.
• Students will be able to ColdFusion scripts to display records in groups, use to push part of page to the user before the complete page is ready, work with cached queries and caching page output.
• Students will be able to create advanced SQL queries, create queries of queries and use the tag to build effective queries.
• Students will be able to use and to handle errors in ColdFusion.
• Students will be able to read and write to files and schedule events at the server.
• Students will be able to write ColdFusion scripts and perform searches using Regular Expressions.
• Students will be able to work with XML data using ColdFusion.
• Students will explore interacting with email, creating printable documents and creating non-html content.
• Students will be able to ColdFusion to perform HTTP and FTP requests.

Required Book

Flash ActionScript

Description

This course will give the student an overview of the workings of Flash MX ActionScripting. Students will learn how to use ActionScripting to create content, create and manipulate components, to load movies, and to animate colors and filters. Students will need a copy of Flash. A 30-day trial is available.

Objectives

• Students will explore the ActionScript environment and create a simple ActionScript.
• Students will write ActionScripts that use functions
• Students will write ActionScripts which respond to events
• Students will write ActionScripts which define custom classes
• Students will write ActionScripts that use loops and conditional logic
• Students will write ActionScripts that use mathematical operators and functions
• Students will write ActionScripts that work with text and arrays
• Students will write ActionScripts that modify the colors of objects and apply filters at runtime
• Students will write ActionScripts that work with multimedia objects and that allow for drag and drop objects.
• Students will create a final project using what they have learned in the course.

Required Book

Instructor Interaction and Grading:

·         Interacting with Instructors is one of the most important aspects of our training. We offer multiple opportunities for interaction, such as email, chat rooms, a virtual bulletin board for student comments.

·         The lectures and instructions are based on asynchronous learning models, and have removed the limits normally associated with real-time learning. You need not schedule specific hours of the day, where you must sit in front of the computer. Rather, you can learn at your own convenience.

·         Teaching is highly interactive, with ongoing feedbacks, assessments, evaluation, monitoring & projects.

Recommended System Requirements:

·         You can be a PC user to take our courses. You'll need a Pentium II with Internet connection and a web browser (Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher).

·         Basic dial-up Internet access is adequate but a high speed connection is recommended.

·         Depending upon the course taken by you, you can either download the free trail versions of the software from the respective sites (the links of which are displayed on our WebPages of that particular course) or you can purchase the software from the respective software sites.

·         Intel® Pentium® 166 MHz processor or greater

·         64 MB RAM minimum, 128 MB recommended

·         Minimum video resolution of 800x600, with 16-bit color

·         Internet Connection

·         Connection speed of 40 Kbps minimum, 56 Kbps recommended

·         Windows® 95, 98, 2000, NT or XP

·         Valid Email address

·         Supported browser versions: Internet Explorer (5x - 6x), Netscape Communicator 4.7 - 7.2

·         Allow cookies

Java Runtime Support

·         Microsoft JVM is supported with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x and greater

Web Accessibility Support

·         Supports JAWS screen reader software, versions 3.7u, 4.0, and 4.50

·         JAWS 3.7u and Jaws 4.0 require 256 color resolution