CourseComposer

Whether you're a single author or a member of a team, CourseComposer will enable you to leverage Industry Standards (CVS, WebDAV, XML, DocBook) to develop a library of Content. Modularise your Content using proven training methodologies.

Choose our "Pro" version and leverage the popular <oXygen/> XML Editor within CourseComposer.

CourseComposer is a tool that allows authors to rapidly develop their content in a formal environment that is both flexible and modular. CourseComposer is based on Industry standard content development tools and leverages proven training methodologies.

• Cross-Platform and Cross-Application portability
• Leverages DocBook XML
• Drag-&-Drop standard course elements (Chapters, Topics, Appendices)
• Graphics support for both screenshots and in-line images
• Uses standard objects for Topic components (Discussion, Steps, Methods, Exercises, Examples & Tutor Notes) forcing consistency across the whole course.
• Smart source editor
• Preview mode
• Error marking and annotation
• Ad-hoc Image Preview
• Also supports CSS & HTML editing
• Team development tools including FTP, WebDAV and CVS support enables concurrent development, peer review and version control.

With our "Pro" version of CourseComposer we've embedded the popular <oXygen/> XML Editor. This version add loads of extra editing features to enhance your course writing experience.

CourseManager

The power of CourseManager's single-source architecture means you can customise and publish your Content to MS Word, PDF, HTML and Eclipse InfoCenter. No post-publish editing required. Leverage your centralised modular content to produce organisation-wide consistency and dramatically reduce production time.

CourseManager allows trainers to selectively compile customised training material dragging desired Chapters, Topics or Topic components into their project. The project's properties can be configured with a pre-set Profile (or individually) holding Coverpage Logos, Header/Footer text etc. and then compiled using customisable templates to any combination of target formats.

CourseManager Output Targets

• Microsoft Word 2000, 2002(XP) or 2003
• Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Single (article style) HTML document
• Chunked (book style) HTML document
• Eclipse InfoCenter
• Windows HTMLHelp
• XML

CourseManager Feature Highlights

• Customise manual content down to component level.
• Monitor "Teaching Time" and "Estimated number of Pages"
• Customise templates to modify fonts, colours, styles, page layout etc. for any output target format.
• Customise Headers/Footers, Cover Page Logo, Legal Notices, Table of Contents & Indexes
• Create Project Profiles to quickly assign corporate default properties at a stroke.
• Create customisable Course Outlines
• Create Student data files for the course you've built.

Make the most of your Training Resources

The pressure's on to tighten up the training process and boost productivity, on a modest budget. Traditional authoring methods can be costly, sluggish and inconsistent.

Implement CourseManager leveraging our Courseware and add to your library with CourseComposer to:

• Author new Content quickly without worrying about styling, consistency, page numbering or indexing.
• Combine and customise your existing Content for that bespoke course you need to run next week.
• Present your students with a consistent format for all your course material.
• Create Tutor Notes, Student Notes, Handouts or Quick Reference Guides all from the same single source.
• Automatically create Course Outline Reports
• Create Templates for commonly used course structures
• Enable authoring teams to collaborate and maintain version control