Hands-On XML Course Format

Here's how the information is presented.

• Two full days
• A series of mini-case studies, each including:
  • A problem statement
  • A file (XML, DTD, schema, XSL, etc.) that is a partial solution
  • An exercise in which you modify or repair the partial solution
  • A complete solution
  • A summary of the techniques applied
• All the source code is in a zipfile you can take home.

Course Materials

Here's what the course uses.

• This course is entirely Web-based.
  • Everything you need is available through your browser.
• You will also use:
  • A text editor
  • Various parsers and validators, provided along with the source code

Course Method

Here's how we'll achieve our objectives.

• Emphasis on practical skills and real life issues
  • History and theory are kept to a minimum.
• Highly compressed
  • Much is covered in a short time.
  • Set your own pace.
  • The instructor acts mainly as a facilitator.
• Lots of hands-on
  • Learn by doing
  • The best way to acquire new skills
• Labs
  • Develop skills used in real-world business applications.
  • Source code files are provided to save typing.