The course can be taken as a five-day course or split into
individual days based on your interests and background. Note: These
courses are open to Ontopia's partners at no cost.
This first day gives a an overview of Topic Maps and Topic Maps
applications. The purpose of this day is to provide a solid foundation
for the following course days for management as well as technical
staff.
Highlights
- Basic concepts: The TAO of Topic Maps
- Advanced concepts: Scope, Identity and Reification
- Use Cases: Topic Maps in the Real World
- Overview: The
LTM and
XTM Syntaxes, plus the
Data Model
- Project Issues and Tools
| Duration | 1 day |
| Suitable for | All levels |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Price | EUR 700 (NOK 5750) |
| Objectives | Gain an in-depth understanding of topic maps and how they can be used to solve real business problems |
Designing the ontology is an integral and important aspect of every
Topic Maps application. It might sound difficult, but in fact it's not.
Learn exactly what an ontology is and how to go about developing one.
This day takes the form of an interactive workshop that provides an
overview of all the issues to be considered when modelling topic maps.
Practical examples are used to apply the methodologies and to help you
make modelling decisions based on your requirements.
Highlights
- Understanding the purpose of the ontology
- Ontologies and schemas
- An ontology development methodology
- Interactive session: Creating an ontology
| Duration | 1 day |
| Suitable for | All levels but particularly information architects, CIOs, project managers, etc. |
| Prerequisites | Day 1, or good basic understanding of Topic Maps |
| Price | EUR 700 (NOK 5750) |
| Objectives | Understand the role of the ontology and learn a methodology for developing one to suit the needs of your particular application |
This day provides an overview of the various components of the
Ontopia Knowledge Suite with a particular focus on Ontopia's powerful
query language, tolog. The query language is the basis for all
application development with the OKS, and so this day teaches the
basics that will be used the following two days.
Highlights
- Mastering tolog, a query language for Topic Maps
- Hands-on exercises to build deep understanding
- Free, 30-day evaluation license of the software*
* An NDA and evaluation license will be forwarded on
registration. Signed originals must be submitted at or before the
class.
| Duration | 1 day |
| Suitable for | All levels |
| Prerequisites | Day 1, or good basic understanding of Topic Maps; some familiarity with scripting languages or programming languages is advisable |
| Price | EUR 700 (NOK 5750) |
| Objectives | Gain an overview of the different components of the OKS and practical experience in how to configure and work with the product |
Day 4 focuses on the OKS Navigator Framework, a toolkit for
building user-friendly web applications that let users find
information using Topic Maps. This course builds on Day 3 and will
teach you how to create a browsing application (suitable for users who
have no knowledge of Topic Maps whatsoever) using the OKS Navigator
Framework and tolog. Participants will build their own Topic
Maps-driven web browsing application.
Highlights
- Introduction to the OKS Navigator Framework
- Hands-on exercise to build a Topic Maps-driven web site
- Free, 30-day evaluation license of the software*
* An NDA and evaluation license will be forwarded on
registration. Signed originals must be submitted at or before the
class.
| Duration | 1 day |
| Suitable for | Hands-on information architects, technical project leaders, developers, etc. |
| Prerequisites | Day 3, or previous experience with the OKS Navigator Framework; some familiarity with scripting languages or programming languages is advisable |
| Price | EUR 700 (NOK 5750) |
| Objectives | Understand the concepts of the Navigator Framework and build customized Topic Maps web applications for end-users |
Day 5 focuses on the OKS Web Editor Framework, a toolkit for
building user-friendly web editing environments for Topic Maps. This
course will teach you how to extend Day 4's browsing application with
editing capabilities. You will learn to develop editing interfaces
that are suitable for users who have no knowledge of Topic Maps.
Highlights
- Approaches to Topic Maps editing
- Overview of editing design considerations
- Introduction to the OKS Web Editor Framework
- Free, 30-day evaluation license of the software*
* An NDA and evaluation license will be forwarded on
registration. Signed originals must be submitted at or before the
class.
| Duration | 1 day |
| Suitable for | Hands-on information architects, technical project leaders, developers, etc. |
| Prerequisites | Day 4, or previous experience with the OKS Navigator Framework; some familiarity with scripting languages or programming languages is advisable |
| Price | EUR 700 (NOK 5750) |
| Objectives | Understand the concepts of the Web Editor Framework and build customized Topic Maps web editing environments for end-users |
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