LEARN@EduNET

Dear students

We are extending our invitation for the previous year's batch too, specially for those who couldn't register in the regular university program.

If you are on both sites and got this message in duplicate, our apologies. If you don't want further announcements from this site, pl. reply to support AT edunet.lk asking to remove.

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We EduNET.LK in coordination with BSEHons program of the OUSL will be starting the second module of our FOSS series on Tuesday, 10 December 2024 at 20:20 LKT. The subject this time is "Your own web development environment under Linux".

This module, like the first one, is an instructor-led, fully on-line workshop with multiple sessions. In this module you will set up a web development environment on your PC or laptop running the Linux operating system in a virtual environment and start developing for the web - naturally all with Free and Open Source Software!

Learning outcomes
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After successfully completing this module you can:
- install the virtualization software Oracle VirtualBox on your computer to create virtual machines

- run a the image of a Linux virtual machine we give you on your VirtualBox

- develop and test some basic web applications on your virtual machine using HTML, CSS and PHP.

Prerequisites
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- You will need a good understanding of any operating system.

- You need to have a basic understanding of the world wide web.

- You will need a fairly powerful computer not older than 10 years. Minimum hardware requirements are: 4 CPU core, 4 GB RAM and 5 GB spare disk space. As the host the operating systems Windows 10 or 11, current versions of macOS and Linux are supported. Mobile devices are unsuitable.

Please note that this will be a demanding exercise for those of you who haven't have some skill in Linux. Therefore the completion of the first module or something equivalent is highly recommended, but is not compulsory. For those who haven't done the first module a self-learn version of it will go on-line simultaneously with this module.

Program
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- 10 December 2024 20:20-21:00 LKT
Unit 1: Install the web development environment

- 17 December 2024 20:00-21:00 LKT
Unit 2: Develop a mini-site in HTML

- 25 December 2024 to 6 January 2025 (guided on the LMS)
Unit 3: Cascaded Style Sheets (CSS)

- 7 January 2025 20:00-21:00 LKT
Unit 4: Write an application in PHP

- 14 January 2025 20:00-20:20 LKT
Closing session

Instructors
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Visvanath Ratnaweera (EduNET.LK) assisted by Nuwan Dediwalage (SJP) and Pramod Bandaranayake (Student OUSL)

Course completion
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For successful completion you have to earn 60% of the marks in each of the graded assignments within the given deadlines.

Those who have successfully completed will get an electronic badge.

Registration
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You'll need an account on the Moodle LMS at edunet.lk. If you don't have one already, get one yourself by filling the signup form (see the attachment). You're advised to use the same name and e-mail address as given to the university.

Please note that the self-registration form accepts only Gmail addresses. If you've given a mail address from a different domain to your university, write a mail to support@edunet.lk from that mail address. We will create an account for you manually.

Registration deadline(s):
- Monday, 9 December 2024 midnight LKT, regular deadline

- Monday, 16 December 2025 midnight LKT, late registrations subjected to you finishing the preparatory assignment before the live-session on Tuesday, 17 December.

Preparatory assignment
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Important: You have to do a preparatory assignment before doing the hands-on exercises proper. Therefore the LMS page https://edunet.lk/course/view.php?id=29 is already open for the participants. You will find all the necessary instructions there. The access code is Webdev.

Contact
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If you have any problems ask please in the forum in the module itself or, if you still don't have access, drop a mail to support AT edunet.lk.
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