The Draft curriculum shows some of the major course content for each Joomla University Nigeria training module.

 

 

Joomla Beginner

Prerequisite: HTML: Not compulsory CSS: Not compulsory PHP: Not compulsory
This class is for beginners to Joomla with or without previous Web Development knowledge.

What is JOOMLA:
About, The Modularity, Templates, Installing, Features

PHP + WAMPSERVER:
Wampserver, About PHP, About MySQL , PHPmyadmin, Installation

CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Content Items, Articles, Sections, Categories,

JOOMLA CORE FEATURES
Extensions, Components, Modules, Plugins, Templates, Language, Menus,

USERS AND ROLES
ACL, ACO , AXO, Frontend Users, Backend,

TEMPLATES
choosing, Layout, Changing, Downloading,.

COMPONENTS EXPLORATION
Downloading, Configuration, Possibilities

RESOURCES
Joomla Extensions Directory, Get Help,

Amongst others

 

Joomla Intermidiate

Prerequisite: HTML: Not compulsory CSS: Not compulsory PHP: Not compulsory
This class builds on the Joomla Beginner class to offer advanced information and guides to deploying a fully functional website online. .

INSTALLING ONLINE
Hosting Accounts, Configuration, Common Hosting Issues

MANAGING JOOMLA
Advanced and Effective management of Joomla Sites

JOOMLA SECURITY
Updates, Chmod, Best Practice, Local Versions, Backup often,

JOOMLA SEO
Meta Tags, Approach, .htaccess,

amongst others

Joomla Template Designer

Prerequisite: HTML: HIGH CSS: HIGH PHP: minimal

Building Joomla Templates
W3C, CSS, XHTML Standards complaint Templates., Pushing the Limits of Joomla Designs, Template Overides

Joomla Extension Developer

Prerequisite: HTML: HIGH CSS: HIGH PHP: HIGH
Previous Web Development Experience Compulsory ( Other Joomla University Module Experience will suffice)
Using Joomla 1.5 API to build custom Application

Web Standards Curriculum

Based of Opera’s Web Standards Curriculum
Some of the items includes, Web Design Curriculum, Accessibility , Advanced CSS , Javascript Core, W3C standards