CSS and Web Standards Website Design (Beginners)

CSS and Web Standards Website Design (Beginners)

What's the course about?

Attendees on this course will learn the fundamentals of Web Standards website design. There will be a strong influence on writing semantic HTML mark-up while utilising CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) as the presentation layer for all design elements.

Areas covered by the course include:

• What is web-standards website design and why tables can be bad
• Web-standards doesn't mean boring websites
• XHTML vs. HTML
• Composing XHTML mark-up
• Using CSS for layout
• Typography with CSS
• Construct a web page that validates
• Conventions in website design

How long is the course and when will it be taught?

There are two attendance options:

• Two-day intensive training course (9am - 4pm)
• One evening per week (6pm - 9pm) for four weeks

Which qualification will I be awarded if I successfully complete the course?

There is no requirement to undertake an assessment with this skills based course.

What will I be able to go on to do after I've completed this course?

You could go on to do the CSS and Web Standards Website Design course at intermediate level.