Beginner Drupal Class

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Start: 
2011-08-16 09:00 - 16:00 America/Los_Angeles
Event type: 
Training (free or commercial)

Discount to user groups
Sign up for both beginner and intermediate classes and you can use the coupon "twoclasses" for a 20% discount.

Drupal Training in Washington D.C.

Drupal Beginner Training is for you!
Who Should Attend

1 Individuals wanting to learn Drupal best practices.
2 Business owners or employees responsible for their company's Drupal website.
3 Webdesigners looking to expand their service offerings by providing Drupal sites for clients.
4 Web Professionals looking to save time by learning from Drupal experts.

Subjects Taught

You'll learn how to build a Drupal website, from content and user organization, to working with modules and themes. The class will focus on Drupal 7 but questions are welcome on other versions.
Topic

Part 1: Introduction to Drupal
Part 2: Managing content articles and nodes
Part 3: Setting up and organizing menus and navigation
Part 4: Site-wide settings and user management
Part 5: Choosing and configuring themes
Part 6: Configuring and working with Drupal modules
Part 7: How to manage Drupal websites professionally and securely

Pre-Requisites

There are no pre-requisites for the beginner class. We assume that all students in our beginner classes start with no Drupal experience.

DISCOUNT TO USER GROUPS:Sign up for both classes and you can use the coupon "twoclasses" for a 20% discount.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS PROVIDED

Completion certificate.
6 months of guaranteed same-day Drupal support after the class.
Lunch and all the equipment you need is provided - you can turn up empty-handed!
Access to all the resources used during the class, including a detailed how-to guide.

Class Trainer
Steve Burge

Steve is the founder of Open Source Training. Originally from the U.K., he now lives in Atlanta in the U.S.A.. He was a teacher for many years before starting Alledia.com, a web development firm. After several years of full-time web work, he found the desire to teach coming back again and started Open Source Training. He now travels widely teaching people how to use Joomla, WordPress and Drupal. He has been heavily involved in various Open Source projects, writing books, starting user groups and serving as a board member.
Class Date and Time

Dates: July 19, August 16 and September 14
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

DETAILS: http://www.ostraining.com/washington-drupal/


WHO SHOULD ATTEND

1 Individuals wanting to learn Drupal best practices.
2 Webdesigners looking to expand their service offerings by providing Drupal sites for clients.
3 Web Professionals looking to save time by learning from Drupal experts.
SUBJECTS TAUGHT

You'll build on your Drupal knowledge and get to grips with how to modify, improve and develop great Drupal websites. The class will focus on Drupal 7 but questions are welcome on other versions.

TOPIC
Part 1: An introduction to Fields / CCK and how they control data on your Drupal site
Part 2: Building more advanced Drupal sites with Fields / CCK
Part 3: An introduction to the Views module, how it works, how to configure it and how they display data
Part 4: Building more advanced Drupal sites with Views
Part 5: The Panels module and drag-and-drop, code-free design for your Drupal pages
Part 6: Editing and understanding themes
PRE-REQUISITES

To get the most out of this class, you'll need a good basic knowledge of Drupal. Do you know to create content and use roles? Do you know how to install themes and modules?

WANT TO BRUSH UP ON KEY DRUPAL SKILLS?

If you want to make sure you really understand Drupal's basics, why not also enroll in our Drupal Beginner class in Washington D.C.?. It takes places the day before the Intermediate class and covers all of the fundamental Drupal skills. Click here to find out more about the Drupal Beginner class.

Sign up for both classes and you can use the coupon "twoclasses" for a 10% discount.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS PROVIDED

Completion certificate.
6 months of guaranteed same-day Drupal support after the class.
Lunch and all the equipment you need is provided - you can turn up empty-handed!
Access to all the resources used during the class, including a detailed how-to guide.
CLASS TRAINER

Steve is the founder of Open Source Training. Originally from the U.K., he now lives in Atlanta in the U.S.A.. He was a teacher for many years before starting Alledia.com, a web development firm. After several years of full-time web work, he found the desire to teach coming back again and started Open Source Training. He now travels widely teaching people how to use Joomla, WordPress and Drupal. He has been heavily involved in various Open Source projects, writing books, starting user groups and serving as a board member.

CLASS DATE AND TIME

Dates: July 21, August 17 and September 15
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

DETAILS: http://www.ostraining.com/washington-drupal/

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