[lug] CU-Denver IT and Project Management course to post/announce (fwd)

[J. Wayde Allen]

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Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 09:45:18 -0700
From: Colleen Anderson <csanders at carbon.cudenver.edu>
To: wallen at boulder.nist.gov
Subject: CU-Denver IT and Project Management course to post/announce

Wayde:
Please post this on your website or forward to members if you feel
the classes are applicable to your user group.  Call with any
questions: 303-556-4907.  Thanks.

Colleen Anderson
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MANAGEMENT COURSES

NCES 8999.   Basic Project Management Skills
This course is designed to provide basic project management skills
and concepts to students with knowledge in technical fields.  The
student will learn how to establish budgets and schedules and manage
the project so that these controls are maintained, contain
uncontrolled growth, recognize and manage risk, identify required
resources, and utilize those resources effectively.  This course is
intended to provide a thorough understanding of the basic skills
required to complete projects on-time, within-budget, meeting project
specifications, and delighting the customer.

This course is intended for those with training and/or experience in
technical fields such as new product development, telecommunications,
software development, construction, process improvement teams,
financial services, etc. who are interested in learning how to apply
project management concepts to their work in the interest of
improving the performance of their work in terms of cost, schedule,
and conformance to requirements.

INSTRUCTOR: William Kraus, P.E., C.C.E.

Date:			March 2, 9, 16,  & 23, 2001; four Fridays
Time:			8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Certification in Information Technologies
TechTrax IT Certification Series
The TechTrax IT Certification Series is designed to provide the
student with a conceptual overview of information technologies,
coupled with hands-on hardware and software experience.  Taught by
industry professionals, the program is comprised of a series of IT
courses that will lead to both vendor-neutral and vendor specific
certifications.

The program begins with an introductory track of IT fundamentals
called Core Technologies.  After completing the introductory track,
the student may specialize in one or more secondary tracks:  Network
Administration, MCSE Windows 2000, Web Site Design, Network Analysis,
or Telecommunications Analysis.


 Core Technologies
Core Technologies builds a solid information technology foundation
for either the career changer or the recent graduate.  Classes are
taught in a vendor-neutral, industry specific, hands-on environment
with the possibility of both career advancement and certification
available.

Topics Covered
Introduction to Networking, Introduction to Local Area Networks,
Introduction to TCP/IP, and Internet Technologies

Date: Core Information Technologies sections begin March 2001
Time: Two evenings a week from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Secondary TechTrax include:


 Network Administration -
Intended Audience: Designed for students whose interest lies in
supporting the Server nodes of the Internet or your company's
Intranet, including Apache, Microsoft IIS, ftp, and mail servers.

Topics Covered
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, UNIX/Linux Administration, Novell
Netware Administration, and Web Server Management.


 MCSE Windows 2000 -
Intended Audience: This track focuses on building mastery of
Microsoft operating systems Windows 2000 technology, including
servers and networking and security.

Topics Covered
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Administration,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory Services, Microsoft Windows
2000 Directory Services Infrastructure Design, Microsoft Windows 2000
Network Security Design, and Microsoft Windows 2000 Network
Infrastructure Design.


 Web Site Design -
Intended Audience: This track is intended for those students who
would like to focus their career on the client side of the Internet
web, including multimedia, graphics, and JavaScript.

Topics Covered
Mastering the Web, Site Design and Architecture, Microsoft FrontPage
2000, and Programming and Designing with Javascript.


 Network Analysis -
Intended Audience: The Network Analysis track is for students want an
indepth exploration of internetworking devices, networking protocols
and their analysis, including Cisco router configurations.

Topics Covered
Internetworking Devices, Protocol Analysis, Network Design, Cisco
Router Configuration, and Virtual Router Labs.


 Telecommunications Analysis -
Intended Audience: This track builds a foundation in telephony and
wide area networking with an emphasis on telecommunications strategic
solutions.

Topics Covered
Introduction to Telecommunications, Advanced Telecommunications
Solutions, Introduction to Wide Area Networks (WAN), and Converged
Networks.

Date: TechTrax Sections begin March 2001
Time:  Two evenings a week from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Call 303-556-4907 or toll free 877-859-7304 for details.


NCES 8666.  Internet Technologies: A Hybrid Approach
This self-study course describes the growth of the Internet and
presents what the duties of a "Webmaster" really are. It will include
a well-rounded discussion of how data, graphics and servers are
interrelated and indexed around the globe using the HTTP and
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). Class periods will cover creation
of a basic Web page using a text editor. Students will be introduced
to the various multimedia applications that bring the Internet to
life.

This online course concludes with a lab session on Saturday, February
10, 2001 and a test preparation session on Saturday, February 24,
2001.  The lab session on February 10 will include hands-on HTML,
telnet, ftp, and i-Chat.  The test prep on February 24 will prepare
students to take the NACSE Web Technician exam.

INSTRUCTOR: Scott Krone

Date:		Self Study: January 1, 2001 to February 24, 2001
		Group Lab:  February 10, 2001; Saturday
		Test Prep:  February 24, 2001; Saturday
Time:		February 10:   9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
		February 24:   9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Testing:		NACSE Web Technician (NWT)


NCES 8667.  Macromedia Dreamweaver’
This course covers web site design and implementation using
Dreamweaver starting from the beginner level and progressing to the
intermediate level.  It finishes with learning about collaborative
environments such as those found in team-oriented enterprise
projects.  The student will first learn about and then demonstrate
the important facets of building a web site including storyboarding
the initial design, applying sound navigation strategies, and
deploying the Dreamweaver visual editor to create a goals-oriented
web site.  Brief presentations will be followed by hands-on exercises
that help cement the skills needed to make efficient use of
Dreamweaver's rich feature set.

This course is designed for the beginning student who is interested
in getting a firm foundation in using Macromedia's Dreamweaver visual
editor to create web sites.

INSTRUCTOR:  John Lacey

Date:		March 16, 23,  & 30, 2001; three Fridays
Time:		8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.


NCES 8668. Macromedia Flash’
This three day class is an introduction to Macromedia Flash, a
standard for producing professional highly interactive web
experiences. The power and flexibility of Flash are ideal for
creating animated logos, navigation controls, animations, or web
applications. Class time will be divided between concepts and
hands-on practice with vector graphics, web navigation controls,
animation, and pre-built sound bites.

This course is designed for the student who needs to learn how to
built Flash animations into a web site. The student should have some
background in Windows 98, web browsers, HTML, and text editors. A
steady hand and a dash of creativity are a plus.

INSTRUCTOR: Scott Krone

Date:		February 9, 16, & 23, 2001; three Fridays
Time:		8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.


NCES 8669.  Introduction to Web Databases
This course provides an overview of web databases.  This includes a
discussion of web servers, client/server architectures, as well as
database design.  The course shows the student how to integrate three
critical components:

1. Client-side scripting (e.g.: Javascript);
2. Server-side programming (e.g.: CGI, Perl, VBscript, etc); and,
3. Database connections and query language.

"Active Server Pages" (Microsoft technology) will be used to
demonstrate the principles and provide sample applications, with a
discussion showing how the same thing is done using other
technologies, such as perl, java, and Oracle.  The thrust of the
course is to show the student how to create a website that uses a
database to collect information and then provide "dynamic" web pages.

INSTRUCTOR: William Wolfe, Ph. D.

Date:		March 2 & 9, 2001; two Fridays
Time:		8:30 a.m. -  5:00 p.m.

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Colleen Anderson, Marketing/Program Coordinator
Continuing Engineering Education Program
Campus Box 115, P.O. Box 173364
Denver, Colorado 80217-3364
Voice: 303-556-4907
Fax:   303-556-6688
E-Mail csanders at carbon.cudenver.edu