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Web Design and Authoring

Introduction to Web Authoring using XHTML and CSS Web Authoring using Dreamweaver Developing Multimedia Assets using Fireworks and Flash Multimedia Web Programming using Flash and ActionScript JavaScript ECommerce Applications

IT Applications

Fundamentals of Information Technology Business Planning using Spreadsheets

Open Source Database and Web Applications

Introduction to Database Technology (using MySQL) Web Programming using PHP Building Web Applications using MySQL and PHP XML

Project

ITApps Project

Introduction to Web Authoring using XHTML and CSS

Aims

  • to design and build a website for a case study small business or optionally for an organisation of the students' choice
  • to validate a website so that it complies with current web standards (XHTML and CSS)
  • to publish a website online
  • to encourage students to acquire self-study skills so they can keep up in the context of rapidly-changing technologies, tools, techniques and methods.

Content

  • Web Page Authoring: Web page authoring using web standards for XHTML and CSS. Browser differences. Validators.
  • Web Design: Colour theory. Layout and typography. Accessibility. Storyboarding. Sitemap. Planning website architecture.
  • Web Publishing: FTP File Transfer Protocol
  • Legal issues: Copyright and IPR

Prerequisites

  • Basic PC and internet skills. IN is normally the first module studied
  • File compression tools (compress files, extract compressed files using WinZip)
  • Folder and file management (create, rename and organise folders, recognise filetypes from their file extension, change folder options)
  • Searching the web using a browser (save a web page, view a page source, open local files, adding to favourites, change browser settings, use History menu, download resources)

Credits

  • 15 CATS points at Level 4 NQF
Module Plan PDF