From frosc000@goofy.zdv.Uni-Mainz.de Mon May 5 11:05 EDT 1997
To: "CHEMISTRY@www.ccl.net" <chemistry@www.ccl.net>
Subject: 97.06.03 Virtual Course - Scientific Java and XML
From: "frosc000@goofy" <frosc000@goofy.zdv.Uni-Mainz.de>
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Scientific Information Components using Java and XML
An 8-week Virtual self-paced course
The world of Scientific and Technical publishing will be revolutionised by
the new technologies of Java and
XML. Java provides a rich, robust, highly structured language which
supports the creation and transport of
objects over Intranets and the WWW. Many scientific sites are rapidly
converting to Java.
XML, which has been developed in a largely virtual W3 project is the new
'extremely simple' dialect of
SGML for use on the WWW. XML combines the robustness, richness and
precision of SGML with the ease
and ubiquity of HTML. Microsoft and other major vendors have already
committed to XML in early releases
of their products.
XML, which is already a working language, has been designed for complete
interoperability with Java.
Knowledge of these languages will soon be an essential for anyone involved
in producing or using scientific
information over the WWW.
With no XML textbooks and few real-life courses how can YOU prepare for
this revolution? The answer is
VIRTUAL!
The VSMS has a history of innovation in technical and scientific education
and training and now offers a
customised package of CDROM and online training combining Java and XML.
Your CDROM starts with
JUMBO, the world's only XML browser, and a class library of over 300
classes. There are a very wide range
of examples from several disciplines and examples of how to extend or
modify Java classes to your
applications.
Knowledge of Java is not a pre-requisite, but you will need basic
programming skills. You will build on the
60000+ lines of Java in JUMBO and much of the coursework can be done by
analogy with existing
examples.
Java-XML is not a correspondence course, but an on-line virtual community
including experts from round the
globe. Each week you get assignments which are communally discussed and
where students can
contribute as much as gain. The course can react to new developments which
will occur during the next 3
months and there is also scope for collaborative projects. We particularly
welcome group applications from
organisations which, besides attracting discounts, can lead to in-house
collaborations.
The cost for the package is 1000 GBP (300 GBP for academics). Group and
site rates are available. Every
member receives:
* A CDROM at the start of the course (with JUMBO, sample code, XML
documents, etc.)
* Weekly assignments (starting June 3 1997)
* Exclusive membership of hypermail lists
* Access to tutors and other students
* A real-life launch in Nottingham (courtesy of SUN Microsystems)
* Other benefits detailed on the WWW pages
Registration is virtual and organised by the Globewide Network Academy. All
details, including registration,
JUMBO in action, examples of code, etc. are at:
http://www.vsms.nottingham.ac.uk/vsms/java/
Peter Murray-Rust
The Virtual School of Molecular Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical
Sciences,
University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK. Fax: +44 (0) 115 951-5110
e-mail: vsms@nottingham.ac.uk
http://www.vsms.nottingham.ac.uk/
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Christian Frosch frosc000@goofy.zdv.uni-mainz.de
Institute of Toxicology http://www.uni-mainz.de/~frosc000/STRU2.html
University of Mainz Phone: +49 6131 17 4387
Obere Zahlbacher Str. 67 Fax: +49 6131 230506
55131 Mainz Germany
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