Training Course in Building and Managing Websites with Drupal CMS
1Summary
Behind many of the web's busiest forums and content-heavy sites sits a single open-source engine: Drupal. Originally built by Dries Buytaert as a simple forum tool, its flexible, well-documented core has turned it into a platform used to run everything from community forums to full commercial websites, all written in PHP.
What makes Drupal worth learning is its extensibility. A core system handles the essentials, while additional modules bolt on e-commerce, photo galleries, mail handling, or version-control integration – letting anyone comfortable with PHP extend the platform to fit a specific audience without rebuilding it from scratch.
Publishing a site is only half the job, though: once it is live, the data moving through it needs protection. This course pairs practical Drupal site-building with a working grounding in information security, so participants leave able to design a website and keep it safe.
This training is delivered by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy for anyone looking to build real, hands-on experience designing and running websites with Drupal.
2Objectives and target group
Knowledge and Benefits:
After completing the program, participants will be able to:
- Understand Drupal's core architecture and how its module system extends functionality.
- Apply the fundamentals of HTML in structuring and formatting web pages.
- Design a Drupal-based website aimed at a specific target audience.
- Apply core information security concepts to keep site data and access confidential.
Who Should Attend?
- Employees of technical, advertising, and web design departments.
- Computer, IT, and information systems department directors in organizations and companies.
- Developers of information centers and information technology within companies.
- Students of computer science and information technology, and anyone wanting to learn Drupal.
3Course Content
Module 1: Getting to Know Drupal as a Content Platform
- Drupal's origins, its core system, and how the platform supports blogging and web application design.
- Real-world uses of Drupal, from community forums to popular content-driven websites.
- Extending Drupal through modules: e-commerce, photo albums, mail systems, and CVS integration.
Module 2: HTML Foundations for Site Building
- Defining HTML and its role in web page structure.
- Key uses and practical basics of HTML programming.
- Applying HTML skills within Drupal-based page design.
Module 3: Designing and Operating a Drupal Website
- Writing PHP-based code that extends Drupal with new features.
- Designing websites that target specific groups of users.
- Drupal operation and day-to-day site management strategies.
Module 4: Securing Information Systems and Access
- Information systems: definition, importance, and methods of engineering and assessment.
- Confidential information security management strategies and access protection systems.
- Smart cards and their role in information security, and best practices for maintaining data confidentiality.