CECS: Web Design Training Using Joomla

The Computer Education Community Society (CECS) is conducting a two-day course entitled “Web Design Training Using Joomla” from 17-18 February 2009 in Johannesburg.

Joomla! is a Content Management System and is for a start not complicated; Joomla makes it easy for non-technical people to create professional and dynamic websites. Why? Because it has been developed with the masses in mind. You do not need any programming knowledge such as HTML or PHP to use Joomla for web creation. Joomla! is easy to install, simple to manage, and reliable. Using Joomla! is like using a word-processing programme.

Course Content

• Install and Configure Joomla: Install WAMP
• Create a folder and copy the Joomla files
• Configure the Joomla web installer

Create Content

• Create sections and categories
• Create articles
• Create uncategorised articles
• Set the global parameters for articles
• Set the parameters for individual articles
• Interlink articles with one another
• Upload documents (pdf, odt, doc,) and link to documents
• Insert images into articles
• Insert the Read More option into articles
• Display articles on the Home Page
• Create a "table of contents" for long articles
  Joomla Built-in Components
• Create a contacts list
• Create a web links page
• Create a newsfeeds to and from your website
• Create a poll
• Install and uninstall components

Add Menu Items

• Add a category blog layout menu item
• Add a category list layout menu item
• Add a section blog layout menu item
• Add a section list layout menu item
• Add a contacts menu item
• Add a newsfeeds menu item
• Add a web links menu item
• Change menu order
• Changing a menu type

Modules

• Add the login module for people to register on your site
• Add the who's online module to track who is on your site
• Add the search module if people want to find information on your site
• Add the breadcrumbs module to enable people to track where they are on your site
• Add the newsfeeds module so that people can be updated if you add new information to your site
• Add the polls module to the site
• Installing and uninstalling other modules

Plugins

• Install and uninstall plugins
• Enable plugins
• Enable the legacy plugins

Templates

• Install and uninstall templates
• Change the default template for your site
• View the html and CSS files for templates
• Add  a logo to a site

Extensions

• Install and use an extension for newsletters and mass mailing
• Install and use an extension to create forms

The course does not cover template design or modification.This will be covered at an Intermediate level.
 

Dates: 17-18 February 2009

Time: 9h00-16h00

Venue: Harrison Street (corner Commissioner Street), 3rd Floor Nelson Mandela Building, Johannesburg

Course Fee: The course fee is R1100.00 (VAT Incl)

Registration
Complete the registration form which you can download from the website with the bank details. Fax the completed registration form with proof of payment to: 011 834 9054 or email to: courses@cecs.org.za before the starting date of the course.

Contact Person: Moipone, tel: 011 834 3329, email: courses@cecs.org.za

Other CECS Courses

• Computer Literacy
• International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL)
• A+ PC Technician and Networking (N+) course 
• Project Management Training Using Open Workbench 
• Accounting Training Using TurboCASH 
• Office 2003/2007 
• MS Project 2003

For more information on CECS, click here.