Short Course in Professional Web Development using Joomla and WordPress (SCPWD) 2022 - The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)

Developing a fully dynamic website is a complex and time taking process. It requires deep knowledge and experience in HTML, CSS, Client/server side scripting language, Database Management, etc. In addition to time and cost.  But, now clients & companies want rapid development to reduce man time and cost. So how is it possible? Open Source CMS is there to solve this. Joomla and wordpress which are the most popular PHP CMS today, provide great management of website with less effort. Using CMS (Content Management System) one can manage whole website through administrator panel.

First sessions in this course are allocated to build up your knowledge in HTML, CSS, Java Script, PHP(up to modification themes/plugins), MySQL(introduction), Apache/nginx web server to make you ready to work with CMS. You can unlock limitations of the WordPress-backend with knowledge of these fundamental web technologies

In next sessions, you will learn:

• How to develop/design various type of website with WordPress. Examples: blogging, News magazine, ecommerce, membership, classified/directory, multilingual, eLearning, etc
• Page builder plugins(Elementor, Divi, etc)
• Advanced Custom Post/ Advanced Custom Field
• SEO, web traffic analysis, web Security
• Backup and migration
• Fundamental of computer networking, IP Address, DNS, DHCP, various web hosting solutions
• Instruction to Joomla CMS
• At the end of this course, you are expected to be a full-stack CMS web developer.

General

• Programme Code : SCPWDV
• Programme Category : Short Programme –(CERC Project) Approved by The Department of Computer Science
• Conducted by : The Department of Computer Science
• Programme Duration : Three (03) Months 
• Discipline(s) / Course(s) : Professional web development using Joomla and WordPress
• Medium : English/Sinhala

Admission : Entrance is open for anyone over 18 years of age.

Course fee for a student will be Rs. 25,000 /= (Per head)

Expected intake is 25 students per batch. (First come-First served basis)

Issuing of Applications : 10th June 2022

Closing Date for Applications : 15th July 2022

Programme commencing date : 23rd July 2022 (Saturdays 8.00am to 5.00pm)

Address:

The Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Natural Sciences,

The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda.

Contact : 0112 881 145,   071 643 3210

E-mal : amabe@ou.ac.lk / tharanga@ou.ac.lk

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Closing Date	2022.07.15