Upcoming Training

LEARN “IT” FROM THE LEADING EXPERTS

ONSITE TRAINING: All of the courses listed below are available for onsite if you have 6 or more attendees.
E-mail (info@megamind.org) for pricing and scheduling.

FEATURED PUBLIC TRAINING
LINUX
Linux Intensive Training Series
Linux Intensive Certification Prep Bootcamp, Level I
Linux Intensive Certification Prep Bootcamp, Level II
Learning Linux in Two Days using Red Hat
Linux Troubleshooting

PROGRAMMING COURSES
Advanced Java Programming
Accelerated Perl Programming, Level I
Advanced Perl Programming
CGI Scripting in Perl
Java Jumpstart
Perl Programming, Level I
Understanding XML (eXtensible Markup Language), Level I
Understanding VoiceXML
XML and Java, Level II
XML Applications: Using XML in the Real World
XSLT

SECURITY COURSES

CISM Boot Camp Training
CISM Accelerated Training Workshop
Incident Response
Intrusion Detection
PIX Firewall Security
Securing IIS Web Servers – Avoiding an IIS Catastrophe!
Understanding UNIX Security (including UNIX System Audit)
Windows 7 Security

UNIX COURSES
Understanding UNIX

WEBMASTER SERIES
Advanced HTML 4 Workshop
Advanced Web Graphics
Cascading Style Sheets
Hands-on FrontPage 2010
Installing and Managing Apache
Section 508 Accessibility Compliance, Overview
Section 508 Accessibility Compliance, Intensive
Web Design with Molly, Level I (Intro-Intermediate)
Web Design with Molly, Level II (Intermediate)
Web Design with Molly, Level III (Advanced)
Web Site Architecture Seminar
Understanding VoiceXML
Using Databases on the Web
XML Applications: Using XML in the Real World
XSLT

WINDOWS 7 COURSES
Windows 7 Deployment

ON-SITE WEBMASTER CURRICULUM SERIES
Cascading Style Sheets: Three Days that will Style your World!
Managing Large-Scale Site with XHTML and CSS
Managing Web Development Teams
Dreamweaver Tutorials

CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS

A+ Technical Certification
Cisco CCNA
Intensive Bootcamps
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE)
Microsoft Certified System Engineer + Internet (MCSE+I)

FEATURED PUBLIC COURSES — HIGHLIGHTS

LINUX TRAINING

LINUX INTENSIVE TRAINING SERIES (Intermediate)

Tuition: $2450 View Complete Course Description
This intensive hands-on training is designed to provide a review of the Linux essentials (file system and commands); the “how-to” knowledge administer and troubleshoot Linux; the ability to design, build, and debug a Linux Device Driver; and an introduction to the Linux Device Driver, in only 5 days! The series includes the following hands-on workshops: Linux Boot Camp (1-Day), Red Hat Linux System Administration (2-Days), and an Introduction to the Linux Kernel and Linux Device Drivers (2-Days).

LINUX INTENSIVE CERTIFICATION PREP BOOTCAMP, LEVEL I

Tuition: $2998 View Complete Course Description
This must-attend, intensive hands-on bootcamp covers 2.5 weeks of actual training in a very accelerated 6-day format! It is the only training offered in the industry that provides the student with a comprehensive foundation to use Linux both as an end user and as an entry-level system administrator; along with the necessary skills to successfully complete the requirements for the following Linux certifications:

• Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT)
• Junior Level Administration (LPIC-1)

LINUX INTENSIVE CERTIFICATION PREP BOOTCAMP, LEVEL II

Tuition: $2998 View Complete Course Description
This must-attend, intensive hands-on bootcamp covers 2 weeks of actual training in a very accelerated 5-day format! It is the only training offered in the industry that provides the student with an advanced knowledge of administering a Linux Operating System, along with the necessary skills to successfully complete the requirements for the following Linux certifications:

• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
• Intermediate Level Administration (LPIC-2)
• COMPTIA Linux+

LEARNING LINUX IN 2-DAYS (Introductory)

Tuition: $795 View Complete Course Description
Learn Linux in only two days! This intensive hands-on training is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding and the “how to” knowledge required to run Linux in your environment. Attendees will perform a series of hands-on exercises to install, administer, integrate, and secure Linux using RedHat Linux. 

LINUX TROUBLESHOOTING

Tuition: $795 View Complete Course Description
This hands-on workshop is a must-attend for gaining extensive experience In troubleshooting problems in a Linux environment. Critical components will be covered including: security, system integration, and file system corruption. Attendees will learn helpful tips, tricks, and techniques that can be put to use immediately.
PROGRAMMING COURSES

ACCELERATED PERL PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP, (Intro-Interm.)

Tuition: $995 View Complete Course Description
This hands-on technical workshop is accomplishment-oriented providing attendees with real-life examples. Attendees learn the foundations of Perl programming through a series of case studies and practical examples.Upon completion, attendees will be able to write Perl programs of their own. To our knowledge, no other training provides this much learning in such a brief time.

PERL PROGRAMMING, LEVEL I

Tuition: $1295 View Complete Course Description
This three-day programming workshop provides programmers with the knowledge to create Perl scripts. Students will develop experience to automate system tasks via hands-on programming exercises, in conjunction with a lecture.

ADVANCED JAVA PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP

Tuition: $1295 View Complete Course Description
This intensive two-day workshop teaches advanced Java language. Attendees will gain practical experience using Java I/O, layout managers, design, GUI, and Java Network Programming. Hands-on exercises include complex programs.

ADVANCED PERL PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP

Tuition: $995 View Complete Course Description
This accelerated technical workshop teaches advanced concepts and capabilities that can be used to write procedures Attendees will learn to master the techniques of Perl in just two days. Topics include: *Designing modules *Object-oriented design and programming *Associative arrays *References and complex data structures *Perl functions for networking, and much more!

CGI SCRIPTING WITH PERL PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP

Tuition: $450 View Complete Course Description
This workshop is for Perl programmers who need to construct interactive Web sites. The essential goal of this hands-on workshop is the acquisition of real skills by enabling the attendee to: *process data from HTML forms *generate dynamic Web pages *capture form data in files *send e-mail from Perl scripts *use the CGI.pm Perl module to make CGI scripting easier *debug PERL CGI scripts.

JAVA JUMPSTART WORKSHOP

Tuiton: $995 View Complete Course Description
Need to program in Java? Then this is the course for you. You’ll learn object-oriented techniques, how to use the compiler and class libraries, how to handle exceptions, and how to build applets. With no fluff, theory, or history, this course gets your hands-on right away. It focuses on the practical knowledge and survival skills you need to get useful work done in the real world. It covers the essentials at an accelerated pace so you can get back to your desk as quickly as possible.

UNDERSTANDING VoiceXML

Tuition: $495 one day ($895 two days) View Complete Course Description
VoiceXML — Voice Activated Web Access is the new XML schema that allows verbal access over the telephone, to data driven websites. It brings the power of voice to the Web! This intensive one-to-two day technical course will introduce the attendee to the use of VoiceXML technology, through a series of hands-on workshops based on real-world projects. Attendees will be able to put their newly acquired knowledge to use immediately!

UNDERSTANDING XML (eXtensible Markup Language), Level I

Tuition: $895 View Complete Course Description
This workshop presents XML’s features and concepts, and gives the attendee practical experience through hands-on exercises. This workshop presents tools and techniques for programmers and Webmasters to build their own web authoring languages and capabilities. The approach is platform-independent and vendor-neutral; these techniques work on both Windows NT and Unix. This workshop is ideal for technical staff — programmers, webmasters, and application developers.

XML AND JAVA, Level II

Tuition: $895 View Complete Course Description
This intermediate hands-on workshop begins with a brief overview of several parsing combinations and shows why Java has become the preferred way to develop XML projects. By the end of the workshop, attendees will know how to: install and test XML/Java parsers, parse XML data using the SAX, DOM and JDOM models, and be able to intelligently make a choice between the three parsing tools when developing their XML projects.

XML APPLICATIONS: USING XML IN THE REAL WORLD

Tuition: $895 View Complete Course Description
XML (eXtensible Mark-up Language) is a standardized text format confirming to ISO 8879 standard, specifically designed for transmitting structured data to Web applications. XML provides data independence, and addresses the needs of Web publishers who encounter limitation in the ability of HTML to express structured data. This intensive 2-day hands-on workshop provides attendees with real-world project experience, and the ‘know-how’ to develop XML applications.

XSLT

Tuition: $895 View Complete Course Description
XSLT (eXtensible Style Language Transformations) is a language for transforming XML documents into other XML documents. XSLT implements transformation by example, and builds in support for the kinds of transformation typically needed to present information. XSLT is the most common way to format XSL output to HTML. If you are responsible for generating Web-based materials from XML files, then the XSLT workshop is a must attend.

SECURITY TRAINING

CISM BOOT CAMP TRAINING (5-Days)

Tuition: $2550 View Complete Course Description
Earlybird Discount: Register 30 days in advance, save $100

Renowned security expert and co-author of the official CISM Review Manual, Krag Brotby teaches this 5-day intensive boot camp training. Whether preparing for the CISM exam or providing training to ensure a standard and comprehensive proficiency baseline for information security, this intensive five-day boot camp provides the skills and knowledge of the five core competencies required by the successful information security practitioner. This training is structured to follow the CISM review manual and examination flow. A full day is provided for each of the core competencies and associated task and knowledge statements, thereby ensuring a detailed and thorough coverage of all areas that will be tested. The fundamental thrust of examination is on understanding the concepts and critical thinking, not on memorizing facts. As a result, the course will be presented in an interactive manner to ensure the underlying concepts are understood and examination questions can be analyzed properly to achieve the best answer. Attendance is limited and early registration is highly recommended.

CISM ACCELERATED TRAINING WORKSHOP (2-Days)

Tuition: $1060 View Complete Course Description
Earlybird Discount: Register 30 days in advance, save $100

Co-author of the official CISM Review Manual, Krag Brotby, CISM, CGEIT teaches this training workshop. This intensive two-day accelerated training serves as a review that focuses on the three essentials necessary for success on the CISM examination. The first is a thorough understanding of the exam itself. The second critical ingredient is a clear understanding of the core concepts that are the basis for the CISM program. The third essential element is understanding the numerous terms, being able to clearly define them as well as having clarity on the underlying concepts. While the concepts are explored during the workshop, the focus is on developing examination skills. There is insufficient time to study the manual content. For a more comprehensive review of the topics, the five-day CISM Boot camp Training course should be considered. Attendance is limited and early registration is highly recommended.

INCIDENT RESPONSE

Tuition: $495 View Complete Course Description
Attendees learn what an incident is, the rationale for having an effective incident response capability, the types of incidents that occur and complications in dealing with them, how to detect incidents, how to use a structured methodology for dealing with evidence, how to trace network intrusions, and considerations involved in forming and managing an incident response capability. Attendance is limited and early registration is highly recommended.

INTRUSION DETECTION

Tuition: $495 View Complete Course Description
This one day course “puts it all together” by providing attendees with in-depth information about the most critical aspects of intrusion detection. This course teaches attendees what they need to know to set up an intrusion detection program and make sound technical decisions concerning deployment of the various elements of these programs. This course is designed for a wide range of attendees, including system and network administrators, IT staff, information security staff, and auditors. It contains a mixture of technical and non- technical information.

NEW! PIX FIREWALL SECURITY

Tuition: $495 View Complete Course Description
One of the most widely used firewalls today, this one-day course covers the basics of Pix functionality, including how this firewall is designed and how it works. You’ll learn specific configurations and settings that maximize security, how to recognize and close vulnerabilities in it, how to administer it in a secure manner, and how to troubleshoot it!

SECURING IIS WEB SERVERS — AVOIDING AN IIS CATASTROPHE!

Tuition: $550 View Complete Course Description
Securing Web servers is in and of itself a difficult challenge, but securing IIS Web Servers is even more challenging. IIS Web Servers are more vulnerable to attack than any other type of Web server. Web page defacements, denial of service,and worms of all sizes, shapes and colors have proven to be annoying, messy and costly to clean up. What’s worse, attacks like these are becoming more frequent and sinister every day. If your job requires you to understand specifically what threats exist and how to counter them, then this is the course for you.  

UNDERSTANDING UNIX SECURITY

Tuition: $895 View Complete Course Description
This two-day course first provides a conceptual framework to promote genuine understanding of the challenges of securing UNIX systems, then quickly moves to specific issues and areas that must be addressed if UNIX is to run securely.

WINDOWS 7 SECURITY

Tuition: $495 one day/$895 two days View Complete Course Description
If you are considering migrating to Windows 7, then this is a must-attend training seminar. This informative course discusses the security issues related to Windows 7. Attendees will gain valuable facts about the new security features and what to expect with securing your networked enterprise. Learn the pro’s and the con’s.

UNIX COURSES

UNDERSTANDING UNIX

Tuition: $995 View Complete Course Description
This intensive workshop provides the student with the knowledge to interact with a UNIX operating system. Students will develop their UNIX skills with hands-on experience on Sun’s OS, the most popular UNIX operating system.

WEBMASTER SERIES

ADVANCED HTML 4 WORKSHOP
Webmaster Series — Specialized Training for Web Teams

Tuition: $795 View Complete Course Description
No matter the tool you use to manage your Internet or Intranet Web sites, an understanding of HTML is imperative. This course examines the more advanced applications of HTML including tables, frames, and forms, and how HTML interacts with other programming languages and technologies such as JavaScript, Perl, CGI, and XML. Author, designer, and instructor, Molly E. Holzschlag teaches this workshop.

ADVANCED WEB GRAPHICS
Webmaster Series — Specialized Training for Web Teams

Tuition: $795 View Complete Course Description
Create powerful, visual sites using intelligent Web graphic techniques. Learn how to effectively optimize graphics for the Web by selecting the proper file type, correcting color, defining palettes, and integrating graphics with effective design concepts. Use specialty filters, effects, and type enhancements to gain a sophisticated yet smart look for your site. Attendees must have familiarity with Adobe Photoshop. The instructor’s book, Web by Design: The Complete Guide, will be presented to each attendee upon completion of the course. Author, designer, and instructor, Molly E. Holzschlag teaches this workshop.

CASCADING STYLE SHEETS
Webmaster Series — Specialized Training for Web Teams

Tuition: $395 View Complete Course Description
This much-talked about Web technology separates design from HTML documentation. It is a highly effective tool for the creation of standardized, effective style management for Web sites large and small. Especially useful for designers of Intranet and HTML-based presentations, attendees will come away from the course understanding how to use linked, embedded, and inline style sheets, as well as write well-formed style syntax. Author, designer, and instructor, Molly E. Holzschlag teaches this workshop.

HANDS-ON MICROSOFT FRONTPAGE 2010
Webmaster Series — Specialized Training for Web Teams

Tuition: $795 View Complete Course Description
This recent version of Microsoft’s popular Web-page development and management software features a new interface and powerful tools. This two-day hands-on course teaches how to use FrontPage effectively and successfully. Attendees will leave the course able to organize, create, and track a Web site’s development. Web expert and author, Molly E. Holzschlag teaches this course.

INSTALLING AND MANAGING APACHE

Tuition: $395 View Complete Course Description
This workshop teaches attendees how to install and manage Apache, through a series of hands-on exercises. Apache, the most widely-used and well-supported Web server in the world today, is an open source, public domain software. This intensive one-day course moves quickly from installing, configuring, and managing Apache to CGI programs, passwords, and advanced topics. Attendees gain practical skills that are reinforced with detailed hands-on exercises. This workshop is of particular value to technical staff and Webmasters responsible for their Web sites.

SECTION 508 ACCESSIBILITY COMPLIANCE: Overview
Webmaster Series — Specialized Training for Web Teams

Tuition: $395 View Complete Course Description
This one-day seminar provides government, education, and non-profit organizations with a strong overview of all that is required to create Web sites that adhere to Section 508 accessibility guidelines.

SECTION 508 ACCESSIBILITY COMPLIANCE: Intensive
Webmaster Series — Specialized Training for Web Teams

Tuition: $795 View Complete Course Description
This intensive two-day course includes a strong overview of all that is required to create Web sites that adhere to Section 508 accessibility guidelines. The second day is hands-on intensive in which attendees actually work on projects using HTML, XHTML, and CSS as well as validators and a range of tools to gain a full understanding of the laws, concerns, and practice of accessible Web page creation.

WEB DESIGN WITH MOLLY, Level I (Intro-Intermediate)

Tuition: $795 View Complete Course Description
Want to get in to Web design? I mean really get in to Web design? Then this is the course for you. Get familiar with the professional tools of the trade, HTML, Web graphic design, and how and where to get the resources you need to begin a great career. This course is a perfect choice for Web site hobbyists who are interested in taking their skills into the professional realm. Web Design with Molly I covers understanding HTML tools, Web graphic design tools, using HTML in the real world, discovering valuable resources, and planning your career.

WEB DESIGN WITH MOLLY, Level II (Intermediate)

Tuition: $795 View Complete Course Description
If you’ve already built some Web sites but want to take them over the top, this course will show you how. Web Design with Molly, Level II focuses on taking intermediate-level professionals and providing them with a leg-up on the available techniques and technologies used by advanced designers. Web Design with Molly II covers HTML 4.0, advanced Web graphics, and provides a survey of available and upcoming technologies in the Web design world.

WEB DESIGN WITH MOLLY, Level III (Advanced)

Tuition: $795 View Complete Course Description
If you’re looking for an intensive, hands-on workshop concentrating on Advanced Web techniques, then this is the workshop for you! This two-day hands-on workshop highlights Advanced HTML 4, Advanced Web Graphics, and Cascading Style Sheets. Attendees will learn how to work with complex tables, frames, and forms, and gain an understanding of how HTML interacts with other programming languages. As a special bonus, Molly provides power tips and tricks for building attractive, highly visual Web sites.

WEB SITE ARCHITECTURE SEMINAR
Webmaster Series — Specialized Training for Web Teams

Tuition: $395 View Complete Course Description
Sites are most successful when they are properly planned and designed in accordance with the Web’s structure. Attendees will learn what questions to ask their clients or companies in order to map out and render sites in an organized fashion. A discussion of linear, non-linear, and hierarchical structures with best-case solutions will help attendees to plan and design sites that are sound yet flexible, accommodating future change and growth with ease. Molly E. Holzschlag teaches this course and she will present her popular book, Web by Design, to students. This book offers an excellent discussion and additional materials related to effective Web site design and management.

USING DATABASES ON THE WEB WORKSHOP

Tuition: $395 View Complete Course Description
This one-day hands-on course presents tools and techniques for Perl programmers and Webmasters who need to build CGI scripts that do lookups and updates on databases. The approach is platform-independent and vendor-neutral; these techniques work on Windows NT and UNIX, with Access, SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase, Informix, and others.

WINDOWS 7 COURSES 

WINDOWS 7 DEPLOYMENT

Tuition: $1980 for 4 days View Complete Course Description

If you are considering migrating to Windows 7, then this is a must-attend training seminar. Attendees will learn how to install, manage day-to-day functions, and how to support a Windows 7 environment. This must-attend class provides a solid foundation for understanding the deployment, upgrade or migration of a Windows 7 operating system. Learn the pro’s and the con’s.

UNDERSTANDING VoiceXML

Tuition: $495 one day ($895 two days) View Complete Course Description
VoiceXML — Voice Activated Web Access is the new XML schema that allows verbal access over the telephone, to data driven websites. It brings the power of voice to the Web! This intensive one-to-two day technical course will introduce the attendee to the use of VoiceXML technology, through a series of hands-on workshops based on real-world projects. Attendees will be able to put their newly acquired knowledge to use immediately!

XML APPLICATIONS: USING XML IN THE REAL WORLD

Tuition: $895 View Complete Course Description
XML (eXtensible Mark-up Language) is a standardized text format confirming to ISO 8879 standard, specifically designed for transmitting structured data to Web applications. XML provides data independence, and addresses the needs of Web publishers who encounter limitation in the ability of HTML to express structured data. This intensive 2-day hands-on workshop provides attendees with real-world project experience, and the ‘know-how’ to develop XML applications.

XSLT

Tuition: $895 View Complete Course Description
XSLT (eXtensible Style Language Transformations) is a language for transforming XML documents into other XML documents. XSLT implements transformation by example, and builds in support for the kinds of transformation typically needed to present information. XSLT is the most common way to format XSL output to HTML. If you are responsible for generating Web-based materials from XML files, then the XSLT workshop is a must attend.

NEW! ON-SITE WEBMASTER CURRICULUM

MEGAMIND is pleased to announce the following new courses, currently available onsite (for groups of 6 or more). These courses are designed to help clients improve the bottom-line performance and potential ROI to any project.

These courses can be custom tailored and designed specifically for a client’s needs, combining languages and techniques where necessary, or addressing explicit client site concerns.

For more information (including scheduling and fees), please email: dmurray@megamind.org.

Language and Standards Tutorials
Audience: Web designers, developers, and document authors
Overview: These tutorials are available as one-to-two day public or custom classes that teach the theory and application of the following languages:
* HTML
* XHTML
* Cascading Style Sheets (for designers)
* Cascading Style Sheets (for document authors and managers)
*Creating Accessible Web Sites

Cascading Style Sheets: Three Days that will Style your World!
Overview: Presented by three of the top experts in the field of web design, this 3-day fascinating and fun intensive training workshop, will teach attendees everything they need to know about Cascading Style Sheets, from the ground up!
*Day One: CSS Theory & Concepts
*Day Two: Applications of CSS
*Day Three: Advanced CSS Design

Managing Large-Scale Site with XHTML and CSS
Overview: If you have to manage very large web sites, whether internal or public, standards can be a big help! This tutorial will help those individuals managing sites greater than 1,000 pages to manage them more efficiently using standard XHTML and CSS. This class can be customized to meet the needs of a specific organization.

Managing Web Development Teams
Audience: Project Managers, Design and Development Team Members
Overview: This one-to-two day custom tailored workshop is geared to help web teams perform their very best! It is designed to help web teams address issues that help improve the bottom-line performance and potential ROI of any project.
Attendees will learn to:
*Help identify common problems with team management
*Address the unique issues found in project management on the web
*Learn a variety of methodologies and techniques for effective problem-solving
*Improve languages use, jargon, and broad understanding of web project management process issues
*Improve relationships within teams

Dreamweaver Tutorials
Overview: These courses cover a range of design and document management issues in Dreamweaver.
Courses available:
*Beginning Design with Dreamweaver
*Dreamweaver Design for Web Professionals
*Dreamweaver Training Bootcamp

**Megamind reserves the right to cancel or postpone any scheduled training class.