Absolute Beginners Guide to Drupal

Time: Monday, March 7 from 9:00am - 5:00pm
Coffee and registration starts at 8:30am.

Location: Gleacher Center, Room 204
(Gleacher is cross the street from the Sheraton Chicago at 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive)

Description:

• Do you want to learn more about Drupal?
• Do you want to learn how to run a Drupal site professionally?
• Do you want to get your questions answered by Drupal experts?
• Do you want to get a fast and thorough introduction to Drupal before Drupalcon?

The Absolute Beginners Guide to Drupal is for you!

Who Should Attend

• Individuals wanting to learn Drupal best practices.
• Business owners or employees responsible for their company's Drupal website.
• Web Designers looking to expand their service by providing Drupal sites for clients.
• Web Professionals looking to save time by learning from Drupal experts.

Subjects Taught
You'll learn how to build a Drupal website, from content and user organization, to working with modules and themes:

• Part 1: Introduction to Drupal
• Part 2: Managing and creating content
• Part 3: Configuring and working with Drupal modules
• Part 4: Understanding and using Drupal blocks
• Part 5: Choosing and configuring Drupal themes
• Part 6: Setting up and organizing menus and navigation
• Part 7: Site-wide settings and user management
• Part 8: How to manage Drupal websites professionally and securely

Pre-Requisites
There are no pre-requisites for the beginner class. We assume that all students in this class start with no Drupal experience.

Additional Items Provided

• 6 months of guaranteed same-day Drupal support after the class.
• Access to all the resources used during the class, including a detailed how-to guide.