Web Development HND (SCQF level 8)
Course
In Glasgow
Description
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Type
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Location
Glasgow (Scotland)
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Start date
Different dates available
On this two year course, you will gain skills to start or advance a career as a web designer/developer. You will learn to build both static and dynamic websites that deliver content in a variety of formats for computers, smartphones and tablets. You will have access to current smartphones and tablets for testing your responsive websites.Beginning with the fundamentals of website development, you will build on a foundation of client side technologies (HTML5, CSS and web optimisation) through to more advanced study on JavaScript and CSS3 animation.
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Subjects
- Web
- Computing
- Design
- Systems
- Javascript training
- Javascript
- Web Development
- Database training
- Database
- Information Systems
Course programme
- Two Higher and three Intermediate 2 courses (including Computing, Graphic Design or Information Systems); OR
- Two Higher and three Standard Grades at Credit level or above (including Computing, Graphic Design or Information Systems); OR
- Two Higher and three National 5 qualifications or above (including Computing, Graphic Design or Information Systems); OR
- A national qualification at SCQF Level 5 or 6 in a related subject such as Digital Media Computing, NQ Computing, Computing: Technical Support or Software Development.
Year 2 explores these subjects in more detail and introduces current web development technologies such as portable Apache server, PHP, MYSQL and XML. You will understand how to create databases and how to deliver database content to web interface components.
The course also provides opportunities to use industry standard reusable web templates where you will develop platform/browser compliant and consistent web based content. Currently we use Bootstrap for responsive web design. Content Management Systems such as WordPress are also explored as a means to deliver content.
- HTML5.
- CSS3.
- JavaScript.
- JavaScript Frameworks such as jQuery.
- Responsive Design.
- User Interface Design for Web.
- Team Working in Computing.
- Systems Development.
- PHP.
- MySQL.
- Database Creation and Database Integration.
- Apache Server.
- XML.
- Web Based Learning Applications.
- Mobile Application Development.
Web Development HND (SCQF level 8)