I've put together an outline for a webmaster 3 course at local community college --
which i will discuss with them on Monday. The class is small - probably 5 students -
and is organized in a quasi-lecture, quasi-self directed study manner. My thoughts -
provide a foundation, overview - most jobs in this market aren't 'server admins' -
they're developer jobs. The final menu, IMO, should come from what the students have
as 'end goals.' Some of this was developed with input from one of the students.
They're desperate - the person scheduled to teach the class didn't finalize a
curriculum and isn't going to teach it because he's gettting married in May.
Comments on this approach - what I might have left out - books - etc. requested and
appreciated.
TIA, Kathy
Spring Quarter Webmaster 3 Class:
Foundation:
* What is a web server; how is FTP, HTTP, e-mail servers alike/different
* What are web application servers and how do they interact with the web
server
* What are the different types of web servers/platforms and the +/- of
each. (I can see this as a research assignment if we are going to do a lot of
"independent" study in the class)
* Managing your own web server versus co-location versus Internet
Presence Provider (assuming that some of these students might find initial jobs with
smaller firms that don't have 24/7 staff)
* Databases - what are they, why are they a critical element in the
future of the web, tools, issues such as scalability and security
Development Tools:
* Perl/CGI
* ASP, CF
* Interactivity: Flash, Shockwave, RealAudio, RealVideo, QuickTime
* Dreamweaver, Access, FilemakerPro
* Oracle, Informix, Domino
Projects:
* Have a dedicated Intel box in the lab that we can play with, and we
will need an IP address for the box assigned by IS. We will install Apache (Apache is
the most common web server on the web, with more than 50% market share, and it's
free). We'll do a dual boot with Linux, so the class can get a taste of a UNIX
environment and Perl. This frees us from the Novel network (I hope). We could also
install CF Application Server and Access and use this for a database-to-web
application. (Cold Fusion is a rapid development environment and much easier to use
than VB and ASP).
* One mid-term paper (the server analysis seems appropriate)
* Build an interactive web site using at least one of the tools
(database to web, video, audio, flash, etc)
I believe it is important to give the students an overview of the full breadth of
administering a web site. Very few will become "system admins" -- there are far more
jobs in development, but the developer still needs to understand the technology.
For books, I would consider
* _Databases for Mere Mortals_,
* _Apache : The Definitive Guide_ (Nutshell Handbook) or _Unix Web Server
Administrator's Interactive Workbook_ (Unix Interactive Workbook Series)
* The Coldfusion 4.0 Web Application Construction Kit
> Kathy E. Gill
> DCAC/MRM Methods Communication -- 425.965.6901
> Continuous effort -- not strength or intelligence -- is the key to unlocking our
>potential. ~ Liane Cardes
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