XML for managers

XML for managers is a 1/2-day seminar covering the topic of XML and some of the leading XML vocabularies and applications. This seminar will give students a vocabulary and high-level understanding of XML concepts and terminology. Topics covered include: XML; XML processing with SAX, DOM and XSLT; XML and publishing (including a discussion on internationalization); content management; knowledge management; and Web services. Depending on time, the course will conclude with a look at business cases showing the usefulness of XML in various real-world scenarios.

Course Outline

What is XML? (30 minutes)

• Markup languages
• Loosely coupled data

Working with XML (30 minutes)

• XSLT
• SAX
• DOM

XML and Publishing (30 minutes)

• Formatting and page layout (XSL Formatting Objects)
• Publishing systems
• Publishing and internationalization

Content Management (30 minutes)

• Overview
• Considerations
• XML and content management

Knowledge Management (30 minutes)

• Managing knowledge assets
• XML Topic Maps and RDF

Web services (30 minutes)

• SOAP
• WSDL
• UDDI
• Security and other technologies

XML Business Cases (30 minutes)