Training and books
Training: System i adds new faculty education
Academic Initiative members can now get System i education at no
cost! These courses were previously only available to our ISV
community. They include classroom and web-based education, as well
as the Digital Video Library for self-study. The educational material
can also be used in your classrooms.
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/scholars/products/iseries/learn/index.html
Certification: IBM Entry Level for z/OS System Programmer
Mastery test
Help your students distinguish themselves in the job pool. This
worldwide proctored test provides an avenue for them to certify their
z/OS knowledge and expertise. They can prepare for the test with the
IBM Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/OS Basics textbook
available at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246366.html.
http://www-03.ibm.com/certify/mastery_tests/azprogprot_mt.shtml
New courseware: Introduction to the Mainframe: Networking
This course is designed to provide students with the background and
knowledge necessary to begin using the basic communication facilities
of a mainframe system. It describes networking principles, including
the hardware and software components needed to allow mainframe
participation in high volume data communications networks.
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/scholars/courseware/systemz.html#foo12
ew courseware: Java Basics course in Portuguese
The IBM Academic Initiative has a new course in Portuguese that
covers the syntax of the Java language, object-oriented programming,
exception handling, and other fundamentals issues. The course is for
students without knowledge of the Java language, but with some
understanding of object-oriented programming.
http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/scholars/courseware/java.html
Tutorial: IBM DB2 Developer Workbench tutorial series
The IBM DB2 Developer Workbench, based on Eclipse technology,
provides an out-of-the-box integrated development for DB2 9 pureXML.
These three tutorials take you from introductory basic data
development tasks, through stored procedures, to working with views,
editors, and wizards.
Part 1:
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/dm-dw-dm-0608eaton-i.html
Part 2:
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/dm-dw-dm-0609eaton-i.html
Part 3:
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/dm-dw-dm-0610eaton-i.html
Tutorial: Create a commercial quality Eclipse IDE, Part 3: Fine-
tune the UI
This is the final installment in the tutorial series about integrated
development environment (IDE) design. It shows you how to fine-tune
the UI and use additional elements in Eclipse to enhance your editor.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/os-dw-os-ecl-commplgin3.html?S_TACT=105AGX72
&S_CMP=EDU&ca=dnl-3111tu8
Tutorial: Hello World, Part 5: Rational Functional Tester
Learn how to record automated functional tests, enhance the tests
through Java scripting, and play back those tests as part of a
regression test suite.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/i-dw-r-hellorft.html?S_TACT=105AGX72
&S_CMP=NWSLTR&ca=dnl-3111tu7
Redbook: DB2 9 pureXML Guide
This IBM Redbook discusses the pureXML data store, hybrid database
design and administration. It describes XML schema, industry
standards, and how to manage schemas. This IBM Redbook also covers
SQL/XML, XQuery, and XPath using easy-to-understand examples. Lastly,
this IBM Redbook shows how to use XML technology efficiently in
business applications.
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247315.html?Open
Redbook: DB2 Universal Database for iSeries
This IBM Redbook contains suggestions, guidelines, and practical
examples on how to effectively develop DB2 Universal Database for
iSeries stored procedures, triggers, and UDFs using the enhanced
features of V5R1, V5R2, V5R3 of IBM OS/400 and V5R4 of IBM i5/OS.
Download a complimentary PDF or order a hardcopy.
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246503.html?Open
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