COMMON Webinars

COMMON Webinars are part of the new “COMMON…Customized” education model. Webinars are a series of live web-based seminars on leading edge topics to meet the increasing educational needs of attendees. Delivered over a 4-6 week span and conducted by industry-leading experts, COMMON Webinars provide focused education at a minimized cost. Learn and interact with the presenter right from your desk!

The fee is $149 to COMMON members, providing a competitive value and allowing you to take advantage of your membership benefits. Non-members may also participate for a fee of $249.

Webinar Facts:

• Multiple hours of comprehensive web-based education on leading edge topics.
• Presented by industry experts.
• Focused, interactive education.
• Great value for COMMON members ($149) and non-members ($249) alike.
• Access to iSociety discussions with the presenter and other participants.
• Receive webinar handouts.

Upcoming COMMON Webinars

Coding HTML and CSS

Presenter: William A. Hansen, Manta Technologies, Inc.

September 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2010 (Thursdays) - 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm CT.

• HTML, the Hypertext Markup Language, is the basis for communication between a web server and a browser. It is through HTML documents that you determine what a user sees when visiting your web site. Because of this, every web developer needs a basic understanding of HTML coding, even if you use tools to create most of your HTML pages.
• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are used to control how HTML, XML, and XHTML elements are displayed by a browser. 

By the end of the webinar, you will have the skills you need to develop the HTML pages and forms that are used in typical ebusiness web sites. 

• Basic HTML Elements
• Inline Elements
• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
• Block Elements
• Forms

• This webinar should be taken by the individuals responsible for implementing an organization's web site. The audience includes webmasters, content developers, application programmers, and system administrators.

• After completing this webinar seminar, you should be able to:
• Code the HTML elements to define typical web documents
• Define a Cascading Style Sheet, specifying rules that apply to all elements of a given type or only to selected elements
• Code the HTML elements to define complex web documents that include tables, frames, and forms

Click here to read the complete abstract for this Webinar.

About William A. Hansen:
Dr. Hansen is a co-founder of Manta Technologies Inc., a company that specializes in interactive training for IBM i operators, programmers, system administrators, and users. Bill has been developing multimedia training for IBM systems since the early 70s. As the Operating Systems Product Manager for Deltak and the President of Hansen Training Systems, he has developed over 300 courses on topics ranging from word processing to MVS Resource Management. At Manta, he is responsible for operations, system administration, and ebusiness courses. He also developed Manta's browser-based CBT/WBT authoring system that can simulate both 5250 and GUI screens. Bill holds a B.S. from the Illinois Institute of Technology, as well as a M.S. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University. His Ph.D. thesis, `A Computer Calculation of the Homology of the Lambda Algebra,` was one of the first attempts to use a computer to solve a problem in algebraic topology.

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Coding JavaScript

Presenter: William A. Hansen, Manta Technologies, Inc.

October 28, and November 4, 11, 18 and December 2, 2010 (Thursdays) - 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm CT.

JavaScript is a scripting language that a web developer can use within an HTML document to perform functions on the user's machine.  Using JavaScript, you can develop client-side routines to validate input, store data on the user's PC, and perform related tasks that are integral to a typical ebusiness application.

This webinar begins by describing the role of JavaScript in an ebusiness application. It then describes the format of a JavaScript program and its relationship to the HTML document in which it is coded.   You will learn the syntax of the key JavaScript statements that are common to all standard implementations.

The webinar then expands on this knowledge to show you how to use JavaScript statements to manipulate the HTML elements that make up a web page.  You will see how a browser event can cause a JavaScript function to be invoked.  The webinar then covers the properties and methods used to manipulate window, document, and form objects.  The final session of the webinar presents JavaScript examples that you can use in your own ebusiness applications.  In particular, you will learn how to validate form data.

• JavaScript Basics
• JavaScript Syntax
• Handling Events
• Dynamically Modifying the Document
• A Sample Form Validation Program
• Cookies

• This webinar should be taken by the individuals responsible for implementing an organization's web site. The audience includes webmasters, content developers, application programmers, and system administrators.  Knowledge of HTML and CSS is assumed.

• After completing this session, you should be able to:
• Code the HTML elements to identify a JavaScript program that is stored within the same document or in a separate file
• Cause a JavaScript function to be invoked as the result of a browser event
• Code  JavaScript programs to:
  • Check which browser version is being used
  • Display a message to the user
  • Validate form input
• Read and create cookies

Click here to read the complete abstract for this Webinar.

About William A. Hansen:
Dr. Hansen is a co-founder of Manta Technologies Inc., a company that specializes in interactive training for IBM i operators, programmers, system administrators, and users. Bill has been developing multimedia training for IBM systems since the early 70s. As the Operating Systems Product Manager for Deltak and the President of Hansen Training Systems, he has developed over 300 courses on topics ranging from word processing to MVS Resource Management. At Manta, he is responsible for operations, system administration, and ebusiness courses. He also developed Manta's browser-based CBT/WBT authoring system that can simulate both 5250 and GUI screens. Bill holds a B.S. from the Illinois Institute of Technology, as well as a M.S. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University. His Ph.D. thesis, `A Computer Calculation of the Homology of the Lambda Algebra,` was one of the first attempts to use a computer to solve a problem in algebraic topology.

Click here to register online for this Webcast!