Post Conference Workshop on

Developing Interactive OR User Inferfaces for the WWW

9:00AM - 1:00PM, Friday, December 5, 1997
Alice Hoy Labs
The University of Melbourne

Workshop Outline

In this hands-on workshop you will be given a very gentle introduction to JavaScript and its applications in the development of second generation web pages. You will also be given a broad assessment of the capabilities and limitations of JavaScript and the resources that it requires.

Who Should Attend This Workshop?

If you belong to one or more of the categories listed below, do not miss this opportunity to enhance your Internet skiils:

  • OR/MS analysts engaged in IT projects

  • OR/MS consultants and software developers in the area of decision support systems

  • OR/MS educators responsible for the development of multimedia teaching tools

   Program

SessionTimeSkills Acquired
19:00AM-9:50AMCreating first generation web pages using HTML, including tables.
210:00AM-10:50AMIncorporating forms and frames in web pages.
311:00AM-11:50AMBasic JavaScript techniques for the creation of dynamic web pages.
412:00PM-12:50PMCreating second generation web pages using HTML and JavaScript.

   Organisation

  • This course is organised in collaboration with the Australian Institute for Operations Research (AIOR).
  • The course will take place in a computer lab.
  • Each session will last 50 minutes followed by a 10-minute coffee/tea break.
  • Parking permits will be arranged free of charge for the participants.

   About the Organiser and Presenter

This course is organised and presented by Moshe Sniedoivch who is an Associate Professor/Reader at the Department of Mathematics, University of Melbourne. Prior to joining the Department he held positions at CSIR (South Africa, 1979-89), IBM Thomas J Watson Research Centre (USA, 1977-9), Princeton University (USA, 1976/7), University of Arizona (USA, 1972-6), Ministry of Agriculture (Israel, 1968-1972). Moshe has extensive experience in Operations Research and Interactive Computing.

Moshe is currently very active on the WWW: he is the founder and Chief Spider of WORMS - World Wide Web for Operations Research and Management Science, and the Honorary Editor of Live OR -the web site of the Operational Research Society (UK).

Moshe will use some of the JavaScript programs displayed at:

in his lectures.

You are welcome to have a close look at his complete CV.

You can contact Moshe at:

Tel: 9344 5559
Fax: 9344 4599
E-mail: moshe@maths.mu.oz.au

   Virtual Pets Corner

Do you want to walk a bit with a virtual pet? Choose your favourite! (You'll need Netscape 3 !!!!!)