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Authorware Level 2

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Course Overview

Authorware Advanced provides experienced online Learning Developers with the knowledge and hands-on use of Functions and Variables they need to develop and extend sophisticated learning applications.

Prerequisites

Objectives

Related Courses

Training Options

  • Scheduled public courses at one of our training venues
  • Private course at your company office throughout the UK, at one of our training venues (Durham, Newcastle or Washington) or at an independent location, convenient to you
  • Bespoke course written to your specific needs, at your company office throughout the UK, at our training venue or at an independent location, convenient to you
  • For further information please contact us on 0191 377 8377

What's Included

  • 1 delegate per computer
  • Relaxed refreshment area at our training venues
  • Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venue
  • Comprehensive course manual and exercises

Course Content

Conditional Interactions

    Using libraries
    Creating target area interactions
    Catch all responses
    System variables
    Conditional responses
    Conditional based sub-routines
    Perpetual conditional responses
    Creating custom variables

Creating Student Log-Ons

    Reading data from external files
    Looping through delegate records
    Segmenting data into records and fields
    Writing new records to file

Segmenting an Application

    How to break large applications successfully
    Passing variables between segments

Mechanisms for Monitoring Student Performance

    Using system variables to monitor performance
    Using custom variables for control & accuracy
    Using lists rather than multiple custom variables
    Functions to use with lists
    Repeat with... Statements
    Reading and writing list variables from/to file

Combining Flash 5 Movies into Authorware

    The Flash interface and drawing tools
    Libraries and symbols
    Keyframes and animations
    Creating buttons and using sound in Flash
    Making an animated button with sound
    Putting actions on a button
    Adding flash movies to authorware
    Use of authorware's event response type
    Dynamically acting upon Flash movie events

Structuring a Course

    Using Frameworks to create a course
    Creating a template with system variables

Using Databases to Store Information

    Setting up basic database structure
    Using an alias to communicate
    Choosing the data storage method
    Loading external functions
    Testing for connectivity
    Checking a database for records
    Writing new records to a database

Delivering Your Application

    Traditional delivery on a CD-ROM
    Delivery via a browser

Topics

    Functions and variables
    Conditional and drag & drop interactions
    delegate log-on procedures using text files
    File organisation
    Tracking delegate performance
    Integration of interactive Flash movies
    Managing delegates using a database
    Delivering on the web successfully