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- Washington, DC Chapter
- Association for Computing Machinery
- Spring 1996 Professional Development Seminars
- Summary
-
- The Professional Development Committee of the Washington D.C.
- Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) presents
- technical and management seminars for computer professionals and
- managers. This spring, the Committee will offer 10 one-day
- Professional Development Seminars the week of April 1-5, 1996 on
- topics of current interest.
-
- The seminars will be held at the University of Maryland, Center
- of Adult Education, College Park, Maryland, at the intersection
- of University Boulevard (MD 193) and Adelphi Road. The seminars
- run from 9:00 a.m. (registration at 8:30 a.m.) until 5:00 p.m.
-
- Additional information about the seminars is available via e-mail
- to dcseminars@acm.org.
-
- April 1, 1996: Monday
- Object-Oriented Analysis & Design -- Dr. John I. Moore, Jr.
- Quality Function Deployment -- Lou Cohen
-
- April 2, 1996: Tuesday
- Creating Web Pages -- Walter Houser
- Fundamentals of Software Testing -- Thomas G. Bogart
-
- April 3, 1996: Wednesday
- Using the Internet Today -- Ed Krol
- Introduction to Java with a Little C++ Thrown In
- -- Dr. John H. Carson
-
- April 4, 1996: Thursday
- Client/Server Systems -- Dr. Hassan Gomaa
- Java-cising Your Web Site --John Zukowski
-
- April 5, 1996: Friday
- Training the Internet Trainer --John Makulowich
- Database Objects: The Foundation Stone of Enterprise
- Database -- Michael Gorman
-
- Register by March 18 for $195 per seminar, except Creating Web
- Pages is $230. Each seminar is a full day, 9:00 to 5:00.
- Location: University of Maryland Adult Ed Center, College Park MD.
- To register by credit card, call Nora Taylor, (301) 229-2588.
-
- Object-oriented track
-
- The following four seminars cover topics related to object-
- oriented issues:
-
- Monday, Apr. 1, 1996
- Topic: Object-oriented Analysis and Design
- Speaker: Dr. John I. Moore, Jr.
-
- Object-oriented methods for requirements analysis,
- specification, and design provide a natural way of
- structuring a model of the problem definition and its
- solution based on concepts in the application domain. This
- seminar introduces the fundamental principles of
- object-oriented approaches to system/software requirements
- analysis and design, with primary emphasis on the Object
- Modeling Technique (OMT) proposed by Rumbaugh et al.
-
- Wednesday, Apr. 3, 1996
- Topic: Introduction to Java with a Little C++ Thrown In
- Speaker: Dr. John H. Carson
-
- Java is being touted as the next revolution in client/server
- architectures. This seminar introduces the participant to
- the Java programming language, the Java run time
- environments, object oriented programming, and the
- differences between Java and C++.
-
- Thursday, Apr. 4, 1996
- Topic: Client/Server Systems: Technology and Application
- Development
- Speaker: Dr. Hassan Gomaa
-
- This seminar is in two parts: the first part is on
- Client/Server Technology while the second part covers
- Object-Oriented Development of Client/Server Applications.
- In Part I, the differences between traditional mainframe and
- client/server architectures are explained. Part II,
- Object-Oriented Development of Client/Server Applications,
- describes how object-oriented technology can be applied to
- the development of client/server applications.
-
- Friday, Apr. 5, 1996
- Topic: Database Objects: The Foundation Stone of Enterprise
- Database
- Speaker: Michael Gorman
-
- A database object is an instance of a data structure that
- proceeds through predefined states according to embedded
- process transformations. The database object is defined in
- four parts: data structure, database object process,
- database object information system, and database object
- state.
-
- Internet track
-
- The following four seminars cover internet-related topics:
-
- Tuesday, Apr. 2, 1996
- Topic: Creating Web Pages: A Beginner's Guide to the
- Hypertext Markup Language
- Speaker: Walter Houser
-
- According to the popular media, the World Wide Web is the
- greatest technological development since personal computing
- and microwave cooking. This class will introduce the basics
- and many advanced features of the Hypertext Markup Language
- (HTML). This course will be held in a computer lab and
- students will have the opportunity to begin developing their
- own Web page.
-
- Wednesday, Apr. 3, 1996
- Topic: Using The Internet Today
- Speaker: Ed Krol
-
- This seminar provides a practical introduction to the
- Internet and its use. This discussion will cover both the
- basics of use from a World Wide Web bias and the issues
- involved with creating an Internet presence for an
- organization.
-
- Thursday, Apr. 4, 1996
- Topic: Java-cising Your Web-Site
- Speaker: John Zukowski
-
- From web pages that play multimedia games and provide
- on-line training, to stand-alone applications that extend
- the desktop, Java is the programming language of choice for
- both the internet and intranet developer. This seminar
- provides the experienced Webmaster or C/C++ programmer with
- the tools necessary to create more interactive web-sites
- through the use of Java.
-
- Friday, Apr. 5, 1996
- Topic: Training the Internet Trainer: A Systematic Approach
- Speaker: John Makulowich
-
- This seminar stresses the systematic and quantitative
- approach to Internet training, focusing on the cumulative
- development of skills over time and the measurement of skill
- acquisition on four levels (reaction, understanding,
- application and impact). Participants learn about the range
- of training the Internet trainer requirements, including
- analysis, planning, development, implementation, evaluation
- and follow-up support.
-
- Other seminars
-
- In addition to the seminars related to the object-oriented and
- internet tracks, the series includes the following two seminars:
-
- Monday, Apr. 1, 1996
- Topic: Quality Function Deployment: Turning Customer's Needs
- Into A Design
- Speaker: Lou Cohen
-
- QFD is an increasing popular technique for translating
- customer's needs into technical requirements, and for
- helping product developers ensure that each product design
- decision is properly aimed at increasing overall customer
- satisfaction with the product or service under development.
- This seminar provides an overview of, and practical
- experience with, Quality Function Deployment (QFD).
-
- Tuesday, Apr. 2, 1996
- Topic: Fundamentals of Software Testing
- Speaker: Thomas G. Bogart
-
- This tutorial describes fundamental elements of a rigorous
- process for software testing. The process employs systematic
- and practical techniques for functional and structural
- testing that can be applied immediately. It addresses both
- technical and managerial concerns including the things that
- need to be done during initial development to facilitate
- testing during maintenance.
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