[ubuntu-in] One Day Workshop on Ubuntu at CSI Mumbai Chapter

Wed May 8 03:28:40 UTC 2013

Hi Folks,

I am conducting this workshop at CSI Mumbai Chapter. This workshop is
a part of MS Windows to GNU/Linux transition so my not be highly
technical.

If you find anyone may benefit in terms of knowledge gain from this
workshop, do let her/him know about it. This will help promote the
awareness of GNU/Linux through mass corporate education.

Details are as follows

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Computer Society of India, Mumbai Chapter

One day hands-on workshop on: Ubuntu ? The Robust, User Friendly &
Virus Free PC Operating System

18th May, 2013,9.30 am to 5.30 pm, Mumbai

Introduction:

These days, technology market has evolved with multiple options for
consumers right from devices to software applications. Once feared to
be difficult, the GNU/Linux Operating system has made its entry into
pocket of even a non technical user in form of Android Mobile OS.

GNU/Linux has been well known for its robust and secured architecture
and has been favourite among enterprises and researchers. Desktop
users feared it due to their misconception of it being a back screen
with white letters and needs a big book of commands to be remember to
operate it. Gone are those days when users had to rely on insecure,
buggy, virus prone and expensive operating systems just for the sake
of its user friendly Graphical User Interface. Today GNU/Linux
Operating system has matured in terms of Graphical User Interfaces and
more sophisticated usability and options.

Ubuntu is one such GNU/Linux distribution which has been popularly
used as desktop operating system and will be soon introduced on
Mobiles with the philosophy of One Desktop for all devices. It is the
right time to get acquainted with it, and be prepared for the
synchronised desktop and mobile computing.

Objectives:

The course is designed for those who want to explore alternate options
and possibilities in the desktop operating system for their day to day
work without the stress of frequent system restarts and data loss due
to virus attack.

Course Contents:

Section One Introduction to Operating System
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What is an Operating System
Importance of an Operating System
Operating Systems encountered in day to day applications
Shell and Kernel ? The primary elements of OS
Commercially available Proprietary Operating Systems

Session Two  GNU/Linux Operating System
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History of GNU/Linux OS
GNU-GPL Software License
EULA V/s GNU-GPL
GNU/Linux Myths
GNU/Linux Graphical User Interfaces
GNU/Linux Distributions

Session Three  Ubuntu Desktop OS
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What is Ubuntu
User Interfaces
Ubuntu Files and Directory structure
Ubuntu disk partition types
Popular software applications on Ubuntu
FOSS Alternatives for Proprietary Applications
Ubuntu Software Center
Synaptic Package manager ? Alternate software installation manager
Online Software repositories
Installing Debian software packages

Who Should Attend?
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Windows System Administrators and Desktop Engineers who wish to get
introduced to GNU/Linux

Technical Managers and PHP/Python/Java developers who are exploring a
robust and fast Operating System for uninterrupted work

Any professional who wants to explore the area of alternate operating system.

Facilitator / Faculty Profile:

Pravin Balaji Dhayfule:
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He is an Information Technology Solutions Analyst serving in the
industry since 12 years in Corporates such as Accenture, Digite, Core
Education & Technologies Ltd.

Throughout his tenure in the industry he has been contributing his
technical skills in the following area:

Corporate Technical Trainings for wide area of technical topics
Technical Documentation and User Manual authoring
Auditing websites and applications for usability and W3C standards compliance

He currently works as an independent Information Technology Solutions Provider

His Expertise:
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Technical Business Solutions

Formulating Business/Software Solution based on analysis of client's
requirements
Designing wire frames based on software requirements
Providing Training on different software and technologies
Support for various web based open source applications such as
Wordpress, Drupal, Trellis Helpdesk, etc.
Auditing websites and web applications for W3C Standards Compliance

Technical skills:
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Operating Systems: Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/7, GNU/Linux
Databases: MySQL
Languages: C, C++, PHP, HTML/CSS, JavaScript
Graphic Development/Animation Tools: PhotoShop, GIMP, InkScape, Scratch

Technical Trainings
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Using Drupal Content Management System (for content authors and editors)
W3C Standards Compliant HTML/CSS coding
MS Windows to Ubuntu (GNU/Linux based Desktop Operating System) Transition
Microsoft Office to Libre/OpenOffice transition
GIMP a free alternative to PhotoShop (for web designers)
Scratch a block based programming language (for beginners to learn programming)

For more professional details and recommendations of the trainer,
visit his Linked-in profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/dhayfule

Registration Fees:

CSI Member - Rs. 6000 /-Per Participant, Non CSI Member Rs 7000 /-Per
Participant
All the participants will be given laptops for hands-on practice.
The cheque / DD in favour of "CSI Mumbai Chapter" Payable at Mumbai.
The mentioned fees is inclusive of all taxes and charges.
Registration fees covers courseware, lunch, Tea/Coffee and CSI Certificate.
Group discount is available for minimum 5 number of registration.
Non CSI Member can avail discount in fees by becoming member of the
society for details visit http://www.csi-india.org

Payment is to be made in favour of 'CSI Mumbai Chapter, A/c No.
054401002573 payable at ICICI Bank, MIDC, Andheri East, Branch,
Mumbai-400 093, RTGS/NEFT Code: ICIC0000544(All Major VISA / Master
Credit / Debit Cards will be accepted )

Venue & For Registration Contact:

Harshvardhan Mane
CSI Mumbai Chapter,
Unit No.3, 4th Floor, Samruddhi Venture Park, MIDC, Andheri East,
Mumbai ? 400093.
Tel:022 28235476 / 28235548 ( Mobile )  9819089527, Fax: 022 28235546
Email: harsh at csimumbai.org /  info at csimumbai.org / csimumbai at vsnl.com
/  http://www.csimumbai.org

Participation only through advance registration, (Batch size : 20
participants only)
Note Out station participants need to confirm atleast 5 days prior
to the commencement of the training

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Pravin Balaji Dhayfule
Free & Open Source Software oriented IT Solutions Consultant
Corporate Trainer
Author: Planet Soulance - The Civilisation of Souls
Personal Blog: http://www.dhayfule.com Services Website: http://www.cybrent.biz
Contact Number: +91 9867647412