...	Detailed Course Outline XML For Managers: Hands On Workshop Course: 747 Duration: 3 Days Register View Schedule Course Outline Suggested Prerequisites Suggested Follow-Ons   This course is designed for anyone interested in designing and developing XML solutions for their website or e-commerce projects. The course assumes no prior programming or HTML experience. The course outline covers the topics found in XML fundamentals from the perspective of the non programmer. If you have a background in C/C++, Java, or VB, consider attending the XML Fundamentals class. Introduction and History Industry overview & standards The Importance of SGML XML vs. HTML What’s the difference? Structure vs. presentation Structuring information with XML XML Pros & Cons Well Formed XML Tag Attributes Tag and Naming Rules Case sensitivity Valid Nesting & Hierarchy issues Processing Instructions Entity and Character References Cascading Style Sheets Stylesheet Languages Formatting with Rules Defining Elements as Blocks Colors and Fonts Page Layout with CSS Lists XSLT and Xpath Transformations Templates Extracting Element Values Choosing Specific Cases Multiple Element Transformation Sorting Elements Namespaces Prefixes Default Namespaces URLs and URNs When to use Namespaces The Document Object Model (DOM) What is the DOM? Interfaces The DOM Core DTDs Intro to XML DTDs Element Type Attributes Internal and external DTDs Schemas Schemas vs. DTDs Datatypes Associating Schemas with XML Documents Advanced Valid XML Entities Notations Linking XML HTML XML XLink XPointer Databases Working with SQL N-Tier Architecture Database Integration Working with Database vendors Hands on Final Project Build a functioning E-Commerce site for “TCity Widget Distributors” Hands On Training Lab 1: Use the XML DOM to display different depths of data. Lab 2: Build a functioning E-Commerce site for “TCity Widget Distributors”