SoftQualM Training Courses

The following list of courses grouped by category features just a few subjects more often covered by SoftQualM. Please feel free to contact us with any other requirements and we will be happy to offer a suitable course if within our remit.

We offer on-site, off-site, web-based and distance learning services pretty much wherever you fancy. We also offer Live Online On-demand Training.

Whether standard or tailored, 1-to-1 or class room, we are happy to deliver a format suitable for your purpose.

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Soft Skills

(IT) Auditing & Compliance

Security

Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

 

Database Systems

Oracle

  • Oracle DBA (10g and 11g)
    This course provides an overview to the various tasks you face as an Oracle database administrator.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills - some knowledge of rational databases and system administration of advantage.
    Duration: 5 days
    Literature Recommendation:
    Oracle Database 10g DBA Handbook
     
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    Oracle Database 11g DBA Handbook (Osborne Oracle Press Series)
     
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  • Oracle 10g Discoverer (User and Admin)
    Discoverer is Oracle's long established BI tool for ad-hoc reporting and analysis. In the user course you will learn how to use Discoverer Plus, while the admin course teaches the setup of the underlying end user layer (EUL).
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills - some knowledge of rational databases of advantage.
    Duration: 2 days (User) + 3 days (Admin)
    Courseware and detailed outline from Sideris:
    Create Queries and Reports
    Develop An EUL
  • Oracle 10g Reports
    This course teaches how to create reports using Oracle Reports.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills - some knowledge of rational databases, PL/SQL and report design of advantage.
    Duration: 5 days
    Courseware and detailed outline from Sideris:
    Build Reports
  • Oracle 10g Forms
    This course teaches how to develop database driven web applications using Oracle Forms.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills - some knowledge of rational databases, PL/SQL and user interface design of advantage.
    Duration: 5 days
    Courseware and detailed outline from Sideris:
    Build Internet Applications
  • Oracle 11g JDeveloper / ADF – A Guide to Oracle Fusion Web Development
    This course provides an introduction to ADF, Oracle's latest framework for J2EE web application development featuring rich graphical user interfaces, object-relational mapping etc.
    Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of rational databases, some knowledge of Java or any other object oriented language of advantage.
    Duration: 5 days
    Oracle Course Outline
    Literature Recommendation:
    Oracle JDeveloper 11g Handbook: A Guide to Fusion Web Development (Osborne Oracle Press Series)
     
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SQL Server

  • MOC6232B: Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Database
    This course provides an overview to the various aspects of designing and implementing a SQL Server database.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills - some knowledge of rational databases and system administration of advantage.
    Duration: 5 days
    Microsoft Course Outline
    Literature Recommendation:
    MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-433): Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 - Database Development
     
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  • MOC6236A: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services
    This course provides an overview to SSRS.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills - some knowledge of rational databases and report design of advantage.
    Duration: 3 days
    Microsoft Course Outline
    Literature Recommendation:
    Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Reporting Services Step by Step
     
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  • MOC2779B: Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database
    This course provides an overview to the various aspects of designing and implementing a SQL Server database.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills - some knowledge of rational databases and systems development of advantage.
    Duration: 5 days
    Microsoft Course Outline
  • MOC2780B: Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database
    This course provides an overview to the various tasks you face as a SQL Server database administrator.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills - some knowledge of rational databases and system administration of advantage.
    Duration: 5 days
    Microsoft Course Outline
    Literature Recommendation (for both MOC2779 and 2780):
    MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-431): Microsoft® SQL Server 2005Implementation and Maintenance: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Implementation and Maintenance (Pro-Certification)
     
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  • MOC2793A: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
    This course provides an overview to SSRS.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills - some knowledge of rational databases and report design of advantage.
    Duration: 3 days
    Microsoft Course Outline

Miscellaneous

  • Designing Relational Databases
    Successful operation of databases starts from design. This course teaches an introduction to database modelling theory, which is then applied to concrete examples and solutions are discussed for pros and cons. The course is platform and RDBMS independent.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills
    Duration: 1 day
  • Querying Databases using SQL
    This course provides an overview of ANSI standardized SQL applicable to virtual any relational database product on the market. The course is platform and RDBMS independent, however may be tailored to include specifics.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills - some knowledge of rational databases of advantage.
    Duration: 3 days
    Literature Recommendations:
    SQL Pocket Guide (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
     
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    Murach's SQL Server 2005 for Developers
     
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    Oracle Database 10g SQL (Osborne ORACLE Press Series)
     
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Web Design and Development

Web Basics

  • Macromedia Dreamweaver for Beginners
    This course provides an introduction to Dreamweaver to enable you to design your own website without necessarily having to learn all the underlying languages, eg HTML and CSS.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills.
    Duration: 1 day
  • Introduction to Image Processing
    This course teaches basic procedures on how to prepare and optimize images and other graphical elements for usage with your website.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills.
    Duration: 1 day
  • Introduction to Adobe Acrobat
    This course provides an introduction to Adobe Acrobat to create your own pdf files for usage with your website or else.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills.
    Duration: 1 day
  • Introduction to HTML
    This course provides an introduction to HTML, the document description language behind webpages.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills.
    Duration: 1 day
    Literature Recommendation:
    HTML and XHTML Pocket Guide (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
     
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  • Introduction to CSS
    This course provides an introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CCS) providing far extended formatting features for HTML.
    Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of HTML.
    Duration: 1 day
    Literature Recommendation:
    CSS Pocket Guide (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
     
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  • Introduction to JavaScript
    This course provides an introduction to JavaScript, the client-side scripting language enabling some level of programmatic features in webpages, eg form validation, flip menus etc.
    Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of HTML, some knowledge of Java or any other object oriented language of advantage.
    Duration: 1 day
    Literature Recommendation:
    HTML Pocket Guide (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
     
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Web & Scripting Technologies

  • Introduction to Active Server Pages (ASP)
    This course provides an introduction to ASP, the classical server-side scripting language to create dynamic websites hosted on Windows servers.
    Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of HTML and rational databases, some knowledge of any programming language of advantage.
    Duration: 2 days
  • Introduction to PHP
    This course provides an introduction to PHP, one of the most commonly used server-side scripting language to create dynamic websites especially when hosted on Linux servers.
    Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of HTML and rational databases, some knowledge of any programming language of advantage.
    Duration: 2 days
    Literature Recommendation:
    PHP Pocket Guide (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
     
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  • Introduction to Perl
    This course provides an introduction to Perl - a powerful scripting language whether for UNIX, web or else. The course is platform independent.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills - some knowledge of any programming language of advantage.
    Duration: 2 days
    Literature Recommendations:
    Programming Perl (also known as the Camel Book)
     
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    Perl Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
     
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    Regular Expression Pocket Reference: Regular Expressions for Perl, Ruby, PHP, Python, C, Java and .NET (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
     
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(Web) Application Development

Oracle

  • Oracle 10g Forms
    This course teaches how to develop database driven web applications using Oracle Forms.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills - some knowledge of rational databases, PL/SQL and user interface design of advantage.
    Duration: 5 days
    Courseware and detailed outline from Sideris:
    Build Internet Applications
  • Oracle 11g JDeveloper / ADF – A Guide to Oracle Fusion Web Development
    This course provides an introduction to ADF, Oracle's latest framework for J2EE web application development featuring rich graphical user interfaces, object-relational mapping etc.
    Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of rational databases, some knowledge of Java or any other object oriented language of advantage.
    Duration: 5 days
    Oracle Course Outline
    Literature Recommendation:
    Oracle JDeveloper 11g Handbook: A Guide to Fusion Web Development (Osborne Oracle Press Series)
     
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Microsoft

  • MOC2310D: Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
    This course provides an introduction to the development of ASP.NET based web applications in C# or VB.NET.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills - some knowledge of any other object oriented language and rational databases of advantage.
    Duration: 5 days
    Microsoft Course Outline
  • MOC2609A: Introduction to C# Programming with Microsoft .NET
    This course teaches fundamental skills that are required to design and develop object-oriented applications for the Web and Windows by using C#, .NET and Visual Studio.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills - some knowledge of rational databases and report design of advantage.
    Duration: 3 days
    Microsoft Course Outline
  • MOC2710B: Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures
    This course teaches how to design Microsoft .NET solution using the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) Process Model.
    Prerequisites: Basic desktop computing skills - some knowledge of systems development life cycle and .NET technologies of advantage.
    Duration: 5 days
    Microsoft Course Outline