Falcon: An Introduction for Content and Site Managers (Part 1 and Part 2) BeginnersPrerequisites
This course will cover the use of Falcon Content Management Service by content and site managers.
Please note: Falcon on Plone will be migrating to Falcon-on-Drupal over the the 2019-2020 academic year. If you are new to Falcon on Plone and have a requirement to learn the Falcon system, this course is for you. If your department plans to migrate soon (please ask your departmental IT Officer) there is a Falcon on Drupal: Migration from Falcon On Plone - An Introduction course. If you are new to Drupal there is a Drupal: An introduction course.
- All current University members (departments and colleges) interested in running a Falcon site
- Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available
Prospective participants should be either a content editor or manager involved in a current or future Falcon site, or have a strong interest in Falcon. It would be useful to have some expereince of HTML
- A look at the default site
- Learning to add simple content
- Configuring your site’s look and feel
- Adding news and events
- Your home page and working with portlets
- Adding more complex content to pages
- Adding users and groups, and restricting access to content
Presentations, demonstrations and practicals
Falcon via a web browser on MCS Windows
Two sessions of half a day
- Falcon: Further Functionality for Site Managers (Part 3)
- Falcon Further Topics: Clinic Session
- Drupal: An Introduction (In Person Face to Face)
Events available