[oak perl] On-line Introductory Perl Class at Skyline College

[Cal Schrotenboer]

Skyline College is introducing an on-line class, Programming in PERL,
which will run from September 22 to December 12. This class is
modelled on a similar class offered by the same instructor at
Foothill College which has routinely been one of the highest enrolled
courses in the entire division.

Some comments from former students in this class include the
following:

"In your introduction you mentioned that this will be the
first online class you've instructed. This is my eighth online class
at Foothill, and after having perused through your online class
material and interface, I just wanted to comment that it's the best
format I've seen thus far. It's very well organized."

"In comparison with the other classes I've tried at Foothill
yours is a model of clarity, reasonableness and excellent pedagogy.
Obviously there've been a few minor teething problems with the
assignments but nothing serious."

"The textbook is excellent. Everything is presented
straightforwardly and with no nonsense."

"The course assessment seems perfectly fair. The assignments
cover topics from the assigned reading and are a fair test of the
material."

"The lecture notes are concise and integrate nicely with the
text. And it's great to have the practise questions and scripts to
look at when stuck on something."

"Thanks to your well-designed course outline and clear online
presentations, the class did give me quite enough exposure to PERL
such that I feel comfortable using the language. I feel I've
accomplished the goals I set up before entering the class. And I am
sure I will continue using it for quite some time."

"I especially like the section on regular expressions. It's
become a little hobby now for me to exchange *difficult* regular
expression matching pattern / riddles with friends. :)"


You can preview the content of this class for yourself by
logging on at the following URL:
http://etudes.fhda.edu/etudes.cgi?request,logframe!cs_id,2059643461!

The appropriate User ID is StudentPreview with a password of
guest. Both are case sensitive.

Tuition for this class is approximately $50.

To apply for admission to Skyline College you can use the
following URL: https://apply.smccd.net/application.asp

Once you have been admitted, you should receive a UserID (your SSN) and
PIN number (your birthday -- MMDDYY) to use to register. It takes
about 24 hours before your account is activated.

The URL for the Skyline WebSmart page
is https://websmart.smccd.net/pls/prod/twbkwbis.P_WWWLogin The
Course ID is COMP-378 and the CRN # is 89693.

For any questions about the course or assistance with
registration, please contact the instructor, Cal Schrotenboer, at
GotDotNet at Lycos.Com

Seats are also still available in Fundamentals of C# (CIS-019A) at
Foothill College beginning on September 24.