CIW Web Design Specialist

Syllabus

• Web site development essentials, including the site development process, customer expectations, and ethical and legal issues in Web development.
• Web design elements, including aesthetics, the site user's experience, navigation, usability and accessibility.
• Basic Web technologies, including Hypertext Markup Language [HTML], Extensible HTML [XHTML] and extended technologies, image files, GUI site development applications, and site publishing and maintenance.
• Advanced Web technologies, including multimedia and plug-in technologies, client-side and server-side technologies, and Web databases.
• Popular production tools, including Microsoft Expression Web, and Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash.
• Design and development technologies, including Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Extensible Markup Language (XML), JavaScript, Java applets and Dynamic HTML.
• Current issues in Web design, including the extensibility of design tools, compatibility of these tools, open-source applications and the functionality of current Web browsers.

Assessment:

Once you've completed this course you can apply for the internationally recognised CIW Web Design Specialist 1D0-520 Examination, which is currently £90.00 + VAT. Exams must be sat at a registered Prometric or Pearson VUE testing centre. The exam consists of 85 multiple choice/multiple answer questions over 90 minutes and the passing score is 63%. You can locate testing centres and schedule examinations on the Prometric and Pearson VUE Websites.

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 140 hrs.