Oduntan's Platform: March 2010

It was an awesome opportunity to stretch over 40 bright minds at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and the platform was the 6 week Java Professional Course organized byExtracens Consulting.

The program had participants from various faculties including the Social Sciences, Science and of course, Technology. The course work covered basic Java syntax and Control Structures, Java Applets and Multimedia, Object Oriented Programming concepts, GUIs, Data Structures, Java ME programming and Accelerated Career Development Tips.

All participants were encouraged to develop projects applying concepts taught. The Computer Science (CS) students developed interactive games and applications while the Non-CS students came up with brilliant applications in their fields of study.

...with CS students

Olumide (Geology) and Micheal (Building) individually created GUI applications to calculate Stress Analysis and other useful quantities in their fields.

Bolaji (Pharmacy) developed an application that would give users details of possible drug interactions for a given drug. Femi (Physics) developed a desktop GUI application that shows the course list for students in his Department. He also has plans to develop a mobile version.

The program was creatively designed to not only pass on knowledge but empower people with application ideas & opportunities and printed lecture notes and relevant practical exercises were given for each session.

Micheal, Oduntan, Femi, Olumide and Bolaji

The whole crew! :-)

A message from one of the most outstanding students, Femi reads: “Thanks for the Java training. Your light will continue to shine brighter….I’m doing this because I know you gave us more that what we gave you for the training…”

I strongly believe that these guys will go on to develop life changing applications cutting across the mobile, web and desktop platforms in Nigeria and indeed Africa.

All Glory be to God for the opportunity to influence lives.

*Watch out for the launch of BuukWorm Mobile!

Google Nigeria Day 2010 was great! I wasn't planning to attend but I later got involved and must confess it was a very good decision adjusting my schedule.

There was lots of networking, information, ideas, and of course FOOD!

I believe my presentation was well received and was able to encourage and inform a few people.

Everyone who came learnt something and had fun! I'm already looking forward to the next one!!! :). Enjoy the pictures!

Students from my university in a chat with Nyimbi (Google Office Lead West Africa)