Professional Training

Our courses are scheduled regularly but can run as requested on- or off-site .

Current Courses include:

• Object-Oriented Analysis and Design using UML (5 days)
• Object-Oriented Design Patterns (3 days)
• Clear and Simple OO (1 day)
• Object-Oriented Programming with Java (5 days)
• Object-Oriented Programming with C# (5 days)
• Object-Oriented Programming with C++ (5 days)
• Java Application and Web Development (3 days)
• Developing Enterprise Applications with J2EE (5 days)
• Technologies and Platforms for Developing Web Applications and Services: J2EE vs. MS.Net (3 days)

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We also offer custom courses delivered on- or off-site and to a schedule suiting our clients (e.g. 1 day/week)

“The best course I have done in the last 5 years.”

Customers include: MYOB • BMS Solutions • Technology Solutions • IBM • Apple (Australia, Singapore, and US)• ER Mapper • Geraldton Tafe • Digital • Silicon Graphics • UNSW • HP • P & L Systems (UK) • Curtin University of Technology • Sun • Institute of Child Health Research • MITSWA • Apple University Consortium • Softway

Dr Aitken has a PhD from the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of NSW and over 14 years experience teaching object orientation and software engineering in academia and training in industry around Australia, across South-East Asia and in the US and UK. In particular, he has presented professional training courses for most of the major computer corporations including IBM, Digital, Hewlett-Packard, Sun, and Apple, and has presented related papers at national and international conferences. Dr Aitken has also received recognition (including a number of awards) from within the computing industry, academia, and the Australian Federal Government, for the excellence of his teaching and professional training. He is actively engaged in enterprise application development and has been involved in a number of software development projects and consultancies around Australia and internationally. Finally, he is a most enthusiastic and interesting presenter who will ensure that you not only gain a deep understanding and practical skills from the training course, but also that you will enjoy the learning experience!

The courses are composed of a number of modules. Each module contains a knowledge component that is presented by the instructor, as well as possibly, a workshop component for class or group discussion, and where appropriate a practical component for work either using pencil-and-paper or on a PC (as required). The knowledge component focuses on providing a deep and clear understanding of the material, and the practical component focuses on developing practical skills. Each day (except the first which begins with a course overview) begins with a review and discussion of the previous days material, and finishes with a question and answer session. The presentations are fast-paced and interesting, the workshops are interactive and thought provoking, and the practicals (where included) are scripted step-by-step and include demonstrative examples or an on-going case-study to work on across a number of days.