CIW Site Designer

Certified Internet Webmaster Site design Certification 1DO-420

OVERVIEW
Using the Internet practically as live course structure, delegates will analyse from the latest leading edge sites to sites that have stood the test of time. Delegates will be instructed in the use of many tools found in the industry today including dreamweaver, flash, photoshop and more. Corporate design and image is addressed ensuring correct application of company to online presence.
Each delegate is provided with live web-space for real-time training. This includes your own .co.uk domain name as well as hosting for your new portfolio on the net!Image, color and white space will be analysed in depth allowing for correct design practice. Planning is of the essence for correct website file management and the CIW Site design course includes an in-depth study into planning, project management and scope implementation.

COURSE MATERIALS
THe course is wholly based on real-time internet analysis of current sites both leading edge and bottom rungs!

All delegates are provided with CIW release courseware. This includes the complete book on disk as well as many other resources like official technical drafts, white-papers and case studies. All students are furnished with materials like examination pads, pens, highlighters and other necessary stationary. Many other study aids are provided throughout the course ensuring each student a unique learning experience...

COURSE DURATION
10 Weeks or 5 Days

CERTIFICATION FOR CIW PROFESSIONAL- (Core component of Professional and Master certifications)
Examination: 1DO-420 (Certified Internet Webmaster Site Design Professional).

PREREQUISITES
Candidates are to have attended the CIW associate certification course, or have experience in web design concepts as well as a good understanding and implementation of HTML coding.

COURSE TOPICS
· Overview of design concept and implementation
· Colour managment through name, hexidecimal and decimal formats
· Image file selection, optimisation for web use and file size managment, including jpg, gif and png
· Corporate identity, company image application for tailored online presence
· Navigation design to ensure user ease, usability testing and test methodology
· Planning file structures, information heirachy and effective folder management
· HTML, XHTML, XML and other web programming skills
· Programming effectively for a multi browser environment
· Overview of multimedia and the internet including streaming video/ audio, VRML and other
· Essentials of Java, Javascript and other languages
· Internet servers, email systems and e services
· Foundations of using Macromedia dreamweaver for website creation
· FLASH multimedia animation for effective banner and interactive creation
· Basic FLASH scripting for event driven websites
· Using Photoshop and fireworks for image management and optimisation
· Internet govering bodies, societies and institutes
· Domain name management, hosting solutions and FTP skills