Pre-conference Workshop:
Bootstrapping Web Database Systems with Dreamweaver Ultradev

Carl P. Singer, DePauw University

fullDayWkshp

Description:

Participants in this hands-on workshop will experience the database development cycle from high-level design through implementation as they each create a Web database system. Macromedia Dreamweaver Ultradev will be used as the tool for Web authoring and for establishing a site's fundamental database components. Aspects of the site that cannot be created easily with Ultradev will be implemented using a combination of vbScript and JavaScript. Topics will include database design, SQL, JavScript, vbScript, Active Server Pages (ASP), ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) and a review of HTML. All participants will create their own version of the same site and are guaranteed to have a complete site to take with them by the end of the day. It is expected that participants will have some Web authoring experience, a basic understanding of computer programming, and the energy to withstand what promises to be a rewarding, fun, and full day. Computer science faculty members, instructional technology support staff, computer support staff, and other interested bystanders with the above mentioned skills and interest will benefit from this workshop.

Presenter Bio(s):

Carl Singer is currently Professor and Chair of the Computer Science Department at DePauw University. Prior to this year he was director of the Faculty Instructional Technology Support program, which he founded. Carl has been teaching Database and File Systems for several years and in the last two years has integrated Web technologies into the course. He has developed several image databases that drive Web pages for courses offered by DePauw faculty members and has provided information system consulting to small businesses and non-profit organizations. He is interested in all aspects of database systems and will be focusing on this area during his upcoming sabbatical leave. Carl has also been actively involved in promoting effective and appropriate use of technology in teaching and learning. He has successfully promoted the use of teams for problem solving and process improvement and has given workshops and consulted on team-based methods for project management and instructional design.