Dreamweaver - Intermediate

Dreamweaver - Intermediate


Who is this course for?
Students who want to learn second stage of website design : cascading style sheets, framesets, javascripts within the environment of the Dreamweaver package.

What previous knowledge/experience are required?
Students need to have taken and passed Level 1 or equivalent, or, if self-taught, have ability in basic web design and understanding of the Internet. An in class initial assessment is given to all students.

What is the level of the course?
OCN LR - Level 3

What will the course cover and what can I expect to do by the end of it?
Learning outcomes including what the student will be able to do:

• Refine abilities in making table based web pages
• Refine abilities in Css style sheets
• Refine abilities in framesets
• Refine abilities in behaviours (rollovers, image maps)
• Refining ddreamweaver specific features such as templates and libraties.

What teaching and learning methods will be used on the course?
Smartboard demonstrations, 1 to 1 support, handouts, individual and group tasks and project work supported with verbal and written feedback.

How will we assess your progress on the course?
As well as continuous feedback from your tutor, you will be handing in specific pieces of work which you will achieve during the course. This is portfolio building rather than exams.

What type of qualification will passing this course give me?
OCN certification : Web Authoring Level 3.

What extra study/practice do we expect you to do outside the class?
Students need to commit to making time outside of class to practice; at home or in the college using the Mac and G5 Server facilities. You are able to access your work from the server if you are practicing in the college. You may also take resource materials home if you bring a USB key.

What can I do after completing this course?
Students can, if they have not done so, take the HTML course. If they have not done so it is recommended they take Photoshop so they can learn to make graphics. They can begin to build their own web portfolio for future emplyment or higher education.

Are there any other costs? (e.g. materials, equipment or books I need to buy before or during the course)
No.