COURSE LEVEL - Intermediate

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course shows students how to create Extensible Markup Language (XML) documents and use the resulting data in a Web based application. It takes a look at the implications of XML on e-commerce, content management and navigating a knowledge space. By the end of the class the student will be able to markup static data, encapsulate dynamic data and merge disparate data sources.

COURSE LENGTH - 24 Hours

PREREQUISITE

Students are required to have HTML experience, a solid knowledge of Active Server Pages, and/or successful completion of Beginning Active Server Pages. Knowledge of SQL is helpful but not required.

COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE

Course Overview

• XML Overview - Description
• Overview Elements
• Course References
• Learning Objectives

A Brief History of Language

• Where did Markup Begin?
• What is SGML?
• What is HTML?
• What are Active Server Pages
• What is XML?
• Why XML?

Core Concepts

• HTML review
• Markup lab
• Active Server Pages
• Browser Object Model
• Scripting Lab

XML Markup

• XML Markup
• Logical Structure
• Physical Structure
• The Rules
• XML Markup lab

DTD creation

• Why validate?
• DOCTYPE and DTD
• The rules
• The tools
• Sample DTD
• XML Web site - Lab 2 Validation

Doing it with style

• CSS 1 & CSS 2
• Style basics
• Cascading your styles
• The attributes
• XML Web site - Lab 3 Styles

Putting it together

• Intelligent data
• Validating data
• Passing data
• XML Web Site - Lab 4 Platform independence and data exchange
• Review and questions

Tool Review

• Code
• Validation and Schema development
• Serving XML
• Design
• The User Interface

Case Studies

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