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Week 2 - MTM4081. intro to drupal. week1 review. Christopher Smith, chief executive at OPIN, a company which provides software and solutions to governments.
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Week 2 - MTM4081 • introtodrupal
week1review • Christopher Smith, chief executive at OPIN, a company which provides software and solutions to governments. • Course will discuss topics including content management systems, web standards including W3C HTML, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, and Common Look and Feel. • Lectures will be 4 hours. Industry guest speaker. Lesson for the day. Group work and presentations. • Marking scheme is broken down into three parts. Group presentations are 40%. Individual written assignments are 40%. Term project is 20%. • Presentation mark will be calculated based on your top 6 presentations. • Presentations are graded based on engagement, content, and clarity. • Written assignments are graded based on content and examples. • This course should resemble a conversation more than a lesson. • Week 1 Review www.rework.comrework@mail.com (987) 124-5678 98 East Street, New York, NY 12345
cmsreview • What is it? • “Content management system” has become one of the most popular terms in information management. So, what is it? • Who’s using it? • Content management systems have picked up popularity in almost every industry. What industries could benefit the most? • Why do we use it? • How have content management systems changed the way we manage our website? Why do we use a CMS? • Popular systems? • There are many variations of content management systems available today. Can you name three? • Content Management Systems (CMS) have changed the way organizations manage their websites. We no longer depend on low-level programmers to maintain our Internet presence. • Week 1 Review www.opin.cachris.smith@opin.ca (613) 851-7102 126 York Street, Office 300, Ottawa
Guest Speaker • andrewsinkinson • About • Andrew Sinkinson is the chief of web and dissemination at Statistics Canada. • Department • Statistics Canada produces statistics that help Canadians better understand their country – its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. • Website • www.statcan.gc.ca www.rework.comrework@mail.com (987) 124-5678 98 East Street, New York, NY 12345
Week 2 • Drupal7 • Content ManagementSystem • Many people call Drupal a content management system because it can store and display content for websites. • Content Management Framework • Drupal is more closely described as a content management framework. It is an empty canvas that can be configured to meet any information management requirements. www.rework.comrework@mail.com (987) 124-5678 98 East Street, New York, NY 12345
Week 2 • cmsdata • When comparing the top 10,000 content management sites world-wide, we see that Wordpress and Drupal have much higher adoption rates than competitors. www.rework.comrework@mail.com (987) 124-5678 98 East Street, New York, NY 12345
Week 2 • drupalapplied • Community Websites • www.fastcompany.comBusiness magazine discussing innovation in technology, ethical economics, leadership, and design. • Social Networks • www.onsugar.comSocial blogging platform that allows writers to contribute and connect. • Government Websites • www.whitehouse.govThe official website of the White House. Read press releases and watch videos. • Business Applications • www.opin.caA platform for employees to share ideas, discuss, and vote. • Drupal can be easily configured to meet many different requirements that extend beyond the typical content management system. www.rework.comrework@mail.com (987) 124-5678 98 East Street, New York, NY 12345
Week 2 • gettingtechnical • Programming LanguagePHP • Web ServerApache, IIS, Nginx • DatabaseMySQL • LicensingOpen source (GPL) • Project Status754,234 contributors worldwide www.rework.comrework@mail.com (987) 124-5678 98 East Street, New York, NY 12345
Week 2 • systemflow • Layers • Data • Modules • Blocks and Menus • User Permissions • Template www.rework.comrework@mail.com (987) 124-5678 98 East Street, New York, NY 12345
Week 2 • modules • Core (required) • A set of modules required for the base functionality in Drupal. • Core (optional) • Frequently used modules so they are included in the base distribution. • Contributed • Modules created by contributors that have been shared with the community. www.rework.comrework@mail.com (987) 124-5678 98 East Street, New York, NY 12345
Week 2 • documentation • Drupal.org • www.drupal.orgThe office Drupal website. You can download Drupal, read documentation, and download modules. • Drupal Modules • http://drupal.org/project/modulesWhere you read about and download Drupal modules. • Drupal Variant Project • http://tbs-sct.ircan-rican.gc.ca/projects/gcwwwdrupalThe Government of Canada Drupal community. • The Drupal Cookbook • http://drupal.org/documentation/customization/tutorials/beginners-cookbookDocumentation for Drupal beginners. • There are thousands of websites devoted to Drupal. Most problems you may encounter have been solved and documented online. www.rework.comrework@mail.com (987) 124-5678 98 East Street, New York, NY 12345
Week 2 • onlinelab • Login to Drupal • Creating and Managing Content • Blocks • Menus • Appearance, Templates • People, Permissions, Roles • Modules • Configuration • Reports www.rework.comrework@mail.com (987) 124-5678 98 East Street, New York, NY 12345
Week 2 • groupwork • Content Type • Structure • Create a new content type to store information . • You can choose any type of information you want to store. • Examples: Songs, Movies, Books, Ideas • Publish content to front page. • Create Content • Structure • Create some example data using your new content type. • The created data should appear on your home page. • Create Page • Content • Create the “About” page for your new website. • What is the purpose of your new website? • Create Menu • Structure • Create a new menu with a link to your “About” page. • New menus are created as “Blocks”. • Enable your new menu by dragging it into the left or right sidebar. Teams of 3. Assignment should take 1 hour followed by presentations. www.rework.comrework@mail.com (987) 124-5678 98 East Street, New York, NY 12345
Week 2 • presentations • Group 8 • Group 6 • Group 5 • Group 1 • Group 3 • Group 7 • Group 2 • Group 4 www.rework.comrework@mail.com (987) 124-5678 98 East Street, New York, NY 12345