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Course Description
The WEBMASTER™ Web Design Training Course takes the student step-by-step through the construction of a complete website from the very basics of Website design teaching the HTML/XHTML Programming language and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
During the course, the student will enjoy the creative experience of developing multi-media web pages and will also learn to use specialised products such as Adobe Flash, Dreamweaver & Photoshop and ShopFactory Pro, gradually building on the experience and ultimately designing and creating a high quality professional of their own.
Using interactive, multi-media CBT techniques and supported by a personal course tutor, the course is self-paced with no time pressure for completion; the student simply studies at home or at work when time permits.
On successful completion of the course you will receive our own Webmaster Diploma with comprehensive feedback as well as the Open Awards Level 2 award.
APPLE MAC USERS: We recommend this course is completed on a PC with the Windows Operating System. The course can be run on any Apple Macs using software such as Boot Camp, Parallels Desktop 7, VMware fusion or CrossOver Mac although we cannot support any issues that may occur with PC-Based software running on a Mac.
The training programme consists of 10 interactive lessons, provided on DVD ROM, each of which is divided into a number of related topics.
The student is able to easily navigate between lessons and topics and bookmarks can be inserted so students can return to any given point in the course.
Each lesson is finished with a set assignment and there are many additional exercises to complete along the way which help to give a thorough understanding of the course content. A template of the fictional SuperNova corporate Website is also included as a guide on how to design your own Website.
The course consists of the following units:
- Induction: Introduction to Webmaster
The induction is designed to give students an understanding of how the course works and gives important information about subjects such as Health & Safety when using the course materials.
The following topics are covered by this Unit: Getting started; Lesson Contents; Health & Safety Considerations; Training Hints and Certificate Information.
- Unit 1 - Introduction to the Internet
This Unit introduces you to the Internet and in particular to the Supernova website on which the course is largely based.
The following topics are covered in this Unit: An introduction to the Internet; Using email; The SuperNova web design services website; An introduction to HTML; and Assignment 1 – Building a simple web page.
- Unit 2 - A Crash Course in HTML
This Unit provides you with a 'crash' course in HTML. During this Unit you will be introduced to all of the major groups of HTML tags.
The following topics are covered: Introducing HTML; HTML document types; Text formatting tags; Hypertext links and anchors; Creating lists in HTML; Making forms in HTML; Using tables and frames; Using Graphics and images; and Assignment 2 - HTML coding exercises.
- Unit 3 - Building Your Home Page
During this Unit you will focus on the HTML text formatting tags and learn the basics about graphic design, to start building your first web page.
The following topics are covered: Inspect the Supernova homepage and look at the code in detail; Review of document, meta and formatting tags; Photoshop Tutorial; How Cascading Style Sheets work; Formatting text using CSS; formatting tables using CSS and Assignment 3 - Building your own home page.
- Unit 4 - Information Pages
In this Unit, you will inspect the Supernova "About Us" page, which describes the company background and history. This web page can be used for a company profile or for information about a chosen topic or hobby.
The following topics are covered in this Unit: Look at the Supernova Information page and the underlying HTML code in detail; A review of image, list and font tags; Formatting lists using CSS; Formatting backgrounds using CSS; Producing your Imagemaps using MapEdit software; and Assignment 4 - Building your own Information Page.
- Unit 5 - Products and Services Page
In this Unit, you will inspect the the Supernova Products and Services page. This can be used as a product and services page of for further information about a chosen topic/hobby.
The following topics are covered in the Unit: Inspect the Supernova Products and Services page and the underlying HTML code in detail; Discuss Uniform Resource Locators (URL's); A review of hypertext links, anchors and tables; Formatting hypertext links using Cascading Style Sheets; and Assignment 5: Build your own Products and Services page.
- Unit 6 - Contact Details
In this Unit, you will inspect the Supernova Contact Details page, which contains contact information for visitors.
The following topics are covered in this Unit: Inspect the Supernova Contact Details page; Review of the
Previous Knowledge Required
No previous knowledge is required.
Support
Students may register at any time and we do not impose any set completion time, although we recommend completing study within a 12 month period. You also have access to a personal tutor by mail or email. As the course is self study you can complete in as little or as long a time as you prefer.
Assessment
You will be assessed on coursework which is detailed in the course materials. The coursework consists of individual web pages and a complete final website. Your work can be sent back to your course tutor by email or by post.
The award is gained from your successfully completed coursework so there is no exam to complete.
On successful completion of this course, students will be awarded the OCN Level 2 Web Design & Construction Award.
This is a Level 2 Award (Comparable to working at GCSE or NVQ Level 2) and has 6 OCN credits. OCN Credits can be accumulated with other course or unit credits over a period of time which can lead to an accredited qualification.
Modules
- Induction: Introduction to WEBM@STER™
- Unit 1 – Introduction to the Internet
- Unit 2 – A Crash Course in HTML
- Unit 3 – Building Your Home Page
- Unit 4 – Information Pages
- Unit 5 – Products and Services Page
- Unit 6 – Contact Details Page
- Unit 7 – Special Effects Master Class
- Unit 8 – Introduction to JavaScript
- Unit 9 – Building an On-line Store
- Unit 10 – Building an Adobe Flash Movie
Awarding Body
The award is gained from your successfully completed coursework so there is no exam to complete.
On successful completion of this course, students will be awarded the Open Awards Level 2 Web Design & Construction Award.
This is a Level 2 Award (Comparable to working at GCSE or NVQ Level 2) and has 6 Open Award credits. Open Award Credits can be accumulated with other course or unit credits over a period of time which can lead to an accredited qualification.
Open Awards is the exciting new name for OCN and NOCN products previously brought to you by OCNNWR. The award is issued through the North West Region (OCNNWR) of The National Open College Network.
OCNNWR provides validated courses through its provider organisations which must meet robust quality assurance standards. It is a licenced member of NOCN which is an approved UK awarding body licenced by QCA (The Qualifications & Curriculum Authority) to offer accredited qualifications.
