Wednesdays from 6:00 – 9:00 PM, November 23th – December 7th, 2011 + Clinic*, Saturday December 10, from 1:00 – 4:00 PM
4 weeks | 12h | 3h per week
$140 + Studio XX membership $50 (taxes included)
This introductory class will introduce and explain the concepts behind web content management systems (CMS) and how they can be used to create dynamic sites.
Drupal is a powerful open source content management system which provides flexibility for dealing with many types of content, such as blogs, video, audio, documents and much more. Drupal is supported by a large user and developer community which ensures that it remains up to date and that new functionalities are being added regularly. Participants in this class will learn to install, configure and customize a basic website using Drupal. The course will be taught in English by a bilingual teacher.
Topics will include:
• Content Management Systems – Intro
• Drupal concepts and architecture
• Installation
• Content creation
• Drupal resources
More on Drupal : http://drupal.org/
* Clinic : guiding students through their personal projects