[PJUG Javamail] Public 1 day workshop on design story telling and practical UML

[Rebecca Wirfs-Brock]

PJUGers-

I wanted to let you know about two new one-day courses I'll be 
teaching at OGI's Center for Professional Development in Beaverton 
March 10 and 11.

Practical UML  (no it isn't an oxymoron) is a one-day course that 
gets you up to speed on UML 2.0 and to use it to effectively 
communicate your software design. We cover the basics of component 
diagrams, activity diagrams, class, sequence and state diagrams...and 
also present some new features that represent significant 
improvements over previous version of UML. This class is targeted 
specifically at those who may begrudgingly use UML, but want to be 
effective communicators. We cover some nuanced useful stuff, not just 
the same old, same old. To register see 
http://www.cpd.ogi.edu/coursespecific.asp?pam=22665

The Art of Telling Your Design Story presents tips, techniques, and 
guidelines for communicating your designs to others. By choosing what 
to emphasize, understanding what's fundamental, and using progressive 
realization techniques, you can unfold a design in successively 
interesting parts. During class we'll use a planning template to plot 
out a story and briefly experiment with some storytelling techniques. 
Some stories we talk about are how to present / sell key aspects of 
an architecture or present ideas to less technical folks.
  To register see http://www.cpd.ogi.edu/coursespecific.asp?pam=2266

If attendees sign up for both courses before February 22, they are 
entitled to a $25 discount.

Please feel free send me an email if you have any questions about the 
courses and please pass this announcement to other folks you think 
could benefit from these short courses.

Regards,
Rebecca Wirfs-Brock

Rebecca Wirfs-Brock                President, Wirfs-Brock Associates
website: www.wirfs-brock.com   blog: 
http://www.wirfs-brock.com/rebeccasblog.html
cell: 503-313-4978                    phone: 503-625-9529
rebecca at wirfs-brock.com         fax: 503-625-1969

"A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which 
flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the 
firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his 
thought, because it is his." --Ralph Waldo Emerson

Don't you want to take responsibility for your design?