Web Design (Level 3) - A Home Study, Distance Learning Course

Website Design (Level 3 Award)

The Level 3 in Website Design is divided into twenty two comprehensive units:

Section 1 – concentrating on HTML – giving the student a thorough grounding in HTML mark-up.

Unit 1: The internet
- What is the Internet?
- How did it come about?
- World Wide Web
- Accessing the Web
- The Internet and You
- Installing a Browser
- Internet Providers
- Browsing the Net
- Favourites
- Accessing a We Page Stored in URL
- Printing a Web Page
- Saving a Web Page
- History

Unit 2: Organising files and folders
- Introduction and Procedure
- Assignments Folder
- Supporting CD ROM
- WebEx Folder

Unit 3: Email communications
- Reply
- Forward
- New Message
- From
- To Copy (Cc) and Blind Copy (Bcc)
- Multiple Send
- Subject
- Message
- Spell Check
- Send
- Sent Items
- Deleted Items
- Address Book
- Sending Attachments
- Sending Folder
- Preferred Message
- Save and Print Messages Received
- Access and Store Attachments
- Different Email Formats
- Send/Receive All
- Security
- Your Email Identity

Unit 4: Create your first web page
- Welcome to HTML
- View the Source Code
- To Print the Source Code
- How to make HTML Tags Work
- Organising the Layout of Your Page
- Body Attributes
- More Control
- Adding Images
- Using and Image as a Background

Unit 5: Hypertext links
- Hypertext Links Explained
- How to Create Hyperlinks
- Using Text as a Link
- Using an Image as a Link
- Open Linked Page in a New Window

Unit 6: The use of lists
- Why do we use Links
- The Ordered List
- The Unordered List
- Nested Lists
- Definition Lists
- Navigating with Lists – Hypertext Links & Anchors

Unit 7: Advanced HTML formatting
- Controlling Text and Background
- Adding Colour to Text and Background
- Download a HEX Code Generator
- Adding Colour to Body and Text
- Adding Colour to Hypertext Links
- Set the Colour for a Selection of Text
- Setting the Font Style
- Setting the Font Size
- Combine the Font Attributes
- And Alternative Way To Set the Font Size

Unit 8: Forms and feedback
- Feedback Via Email
- Feedback Via Forms
- Radio Buttons
- Check Boxes
- Selection Menu
- Text Boxes
- Align the Boxes
- Password Boxes
- Text Areas
- Submit the Reset Buttons
- Create Your Own Submit Button
- What Happens When the Submit Button Is Pressed?
- Using a Form in a Live Web Site
- CGI Form Handling

Unit 9: Tables
- HTML for Tables
- Set up Your First Table
- Tables within Tables
- What can be Placed in a Data Cell

Unit 10: More about images
- Overcoming Image Loading Problems
- Create a Heading
- Create a Button Image
- Selecting Colours in PSP
- Advanced Image Placement
- Images as a Background
- Re-Sizing Images
- Compression of JPEG Images
- Displaying Photographs
- Saving Images From the Web
- Creating Animated Images
- The PNG
- Organising Files and Folders
- Using Layers

Unit 11: Frames
- Creating a Basic Frames Site
- Nesting Frames
- Not all Browsers can Display Frames
- Formatting Options
- Creating a Heading
- Linking Frames
- Confused Search Engines

Unit 12: Image maps
- What is an Image Map?
- Creating an Imagemap

Unit 13: Multimedia
- Animations
- Video
- How to Inset a Video File
- Sound
- MIDI Files Explained
- Using Sound Files
- Obtaining Sound and Video Files

Unit 14: More creative techniques
- Creating a ‘Splash’ Page
- Invisible Spacers
- Horizontal Rules-The Sequel
- Scrolling Text

Section 2 – bringing the student up to date with the latest web standards and the use of cascading style sheets. Includes an introduction to the 2 main types of web development software; a clear explanation of search engine optimisation methods that work, and information on web accessibility and usability issues. Culminates in the final assignment which requires the student to build and publish a complete web site.

Unit 15: HTML editors – introduction to TSW WebCoder 2005
- Introduction
- HTML Editors

Unit 16: WYSIWYG web editors – introduction to Dreamweaver 8
- What You See Is What You Get
- Macromedia Dreamweaver CS3
- Define a Site
- Create a New Document
- Adding a Style Sheet
- Adding More Style
- Design a Professional Stie
- A Quick Rundown of Additional Features

Unit 17: Preparing your website for the internet
- W3C
- HTML 4
- Define The Nature of the Document
- Define the Contents of the Document
- Meta Information
- Meta Information for Search Engines

Unit 18: Publishing your website
- Publishing Your Site
- The FTP Program
- How to Use Cute FTP

Unit 19: Promoting your website
- SEO/SEM (search engine optimisation/marketing)
- Offline Options
- Online Web Site Promotion
- SEO/SEM
- FAQ

Unit 20: Aesthetics
- Site Aesthetics

Unit 21: Web accessibility guidelines
- Web Accessibility and Why it is Important
- Disability Discrimination (DDA)
- Benefits of an Accessible Website
- Accessible Forms
- Label Prompt Text

Unit 22: Web usability basics
- Descriptive Link Text
- Site Map Provided
- No Unannounced Pop-Up

COURSE ASSESSMENT

This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following ABC guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

COURSE RESOURCES

On the CD ROM accompanying this course you will find a selection of software. Your tutor will guide you when to install the software as some of this is time restricted and will run out. However if you install it at the correct time you will be able to complete the course using the software. It also provides you with a selection of examples to illustrate a particular point, and also to allow you to see how the files have been created.

COURSE FEES

Our aim is to provide you with the best deal available, therefore the registration fee, certification fee and full tutor support is included in the course price for you. The enrolment fee for the Web Design home study course is £493.75, though for a limited time we are offering you the opportunity to pay only £395 which is a 20% discount if you enrol online and pay in full.

You can also opt for our Easy Payment Plan and enrol online today by paying a deposit of £98.75 and then 4 equal payments of £98.75 per month. The first instalment is paid about a month after you receive your course.