MODULE 1
1. Information Technology and the Internet - Overview of Information Technology (IT), IT Job Roles, Overview of the Networks & the Internet, Connecting to the Internet, Internet Protocols, Domain Name System (DNS).
2. Web Browsing - Introduction to Web Browsing, Basic Functions of Web Browsers, Installing a Web Browser, Web Addresses, How Browsers Work, Browser Choices and Techniques, Resources for Technical Data, Browsers in the Business World, Configuring Web Browser Preferences, Cookies and Proxy Servers, Configuring Browser Security, Troubleshooting Internet Client Problems.
3. Multimedia on the Web - Introduction to Multimedia on the Web, Objects, Active Content and Languages, Objects and Security Issues, Introduction to Plug-in Technology, Data Compression and Decompression, Plug-in Installation, Types of Plug-ins & Viewers, Miscellaneous File Formats, Downloading Files with a Browser.
4. Databases and Web Search Engines - Introduction to Data Searching Tools, Overview of Databases, Introduction to Web Search Engines, Registering a Web Site with a Search Engine, Types of Web Searches, Basic Web Searching Techniques, Boolean Operators, Advanced Web Searching Techniques, Using Web Searches to Perform Job Tasks, Unexpected Web Search Results, Web Search Strategies, Citing Copyrighted Web Site References.
5. E-Mail and Personal Information Management - Introduction to Electronic Mail (E-Mail), How E-Mail Works, E-Mail Configuration Requirements, E-Mail Message Components, Creating and Sending E-Mail Messages, Receiving and Viewing E-Mail Messages, E-Mail in the Workplace, E-Mail Problems and Solutions, Personal Information Management (PIM).
6. Internet Services and Tools - Internet Resource Tools, Newsgroups and Telnet, File Transfer Protocol, (FTP), Managing Downloaded Files, Virtual Network Computing (VNC) and Microsoft Terminal Services, Instant Messaging, Peer-to-Peer Networks, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Concurrent Versions System (CVS), Communicating Effectively over the Internet, Troubleshooting Using TCP/IP Tools.
7. Internet Security - Introduction to Internet Security, Encryption, Authentication and Firewalls, Malware (Malicious Software), Virus Detection and Prevention, Spyware, Updates and Patches, Screen Savers, List Servers and Listserve Groups, Security-Related Ethical and Legal Issues.
8. Introduction to Web Site Development - Creating Web Pages, Text Editors and Markup Languages, Graphical User Interface (GUI) editors, Front-End & Back-End Issues, The Habitat For Humanity Web Site
9. Markup Language and Site Development Essentials - History of Markup Languages, Web Site Development Principles.
10. XHTML Coding - Introduction to Using XHTML, Markup & Document Structure Tags, Web Site File Structure, Preparing Your Development Environment, Style Sheets, Paragraph Formatting and Block-Level Elements, Text-Level Elements, Lists, Good Coding Practice.
11. Horizontal Rules and Graphical Elements - Horizontal Rules in XHTML, Images in Web Pages, Special Characters, Specifying Colors and Backgrounds, Specifying Font Information, Web Design Issues
12. Hyperlinks - Introduction to Hyperlinks, The Anchor Tag, Creating Local & External Hyperlinks, Using Images as Hyperlinks, Creating Internal Links, Managing Hyperlinks.
13. Tables - Introduction to Tables, Table and Data Alignment Options, Height and Width of Table Elements, Column and Row Spanning, Formatting Content in Tables.
14. Web Forms - Introduction to Web Forms, Web Forms and CGI, The <form> Tag, - Web Form Fields.
15. Image Techniques - Introduction to Web Image Techniques, Image Maps, Transparency & Interlacing, Animation.
16. Frames - Introduction to XHTML Frames, The <frameset> Tag, The <frame> Tag, The Frameset Document, The <noframes> Tag, Targeting Frames with Hyperlinks, Specifying a Base Target, Borders, Margins and Scrolling, Inline Frames, Appropriate Use of Frames.
17. GUI HTML Editors - Introduction to GUI HTML Editors, Types of GUI Editors, GUI HTML Editor Functionality, Creating Web Pages with a GUI Editor, HTML Text Editors vs. GUI Editors, Previewing Pages and Validating Code, Web Site Publishing.
18. Advanced Web Technologies - Extending HTML, Connecting to a Database, Styling Techniques with CSS, Dynamic HTML (DHTML), Document Object Model (DOM), Working with Web Service Providers.
19. E-Commerce Practices - Traditional Commerce vs. E-Commerce, E-Commerce Models, Business and Internet Technologies, E-Commerce Information-Formatting Technologies, E-Commerce Payment Technologies, Working in a Global Environment.
20. Introduction to Networking - Overview of Networks and Protocols, Telephony Networking, Networking Evolution, Client/Server Model, Network Operation Center (NOC), Networking Categories and Topologies, Network Operating System, Microsoft Windows Servers, UNIX, Novell NetWare, The Need for Protocols, OSI Reference Model, Packets, OSI/RM Protocol Examples, Major Networking Protocols, TCP/IP and IPX/SPX, NetBEUI and AppleTalk, Choosing and Combining Protocols, Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Network Access Point (NAP), Common Network Components, Transmission Media and Types, Wireless Network Technologies, IEEE LAN Standards, Additional LAN Standards, WAN Standards, T-Carrier & E-Carrier System, SONET/SDH.
21. TCP/IP Suite and Internet Addressing - Introduction to TCP/IP, Internet Architecture, Request for Comments (RFCs), Internet Protocols, Demultiplexing, Introduction to Routing and Protocols, Port Numbers Internet Addressing, Subnet Mask, Internet Address Classes, Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6), System Configuration and IP Addresses, Diagnostic Tools for Internet Troubleshooting.
22. Internetworking Servers - Overview of Internetworking Servers, File and Print Servers, HTTP Server Essentials, Database, Proxy & Mail Server, Instant Messaging (IM), Mailing List, Media, DNS, FTP, News,Certificate, Directory, Catalog, Fax and Transaction Server, Choosing Web Server Products.
PHOTOSHOP BASICS
1 Getting Around in Photoshop
2 Photo Retouching
3 Using Selections and Channels
4 Typography
5 Photo Montage
6 Filters and Preferences
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DREAMWEAVER
1 Intro to Dreamweaver
2 All About Tables
3 Cascading Style Sheets
4 Design Tools and Strategies
5 Layers and Multimedia In Web design
6 Special Effects & Troubleshooting
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MODULE 2
1. Overview of Design Concepts - Web Technology, The Nature of the Web, Web Design Concepts, New Technologies, Evaluating Your HTML Skills.
2. Web Page Layout and Elements - Web Users and Site Design, Effective Web Page Layout, Color and Web Design, Fonts and Web Design.
3. Web Site Usability Testing - The Importance of Audience Usability, Web Usability Testing.
4. Navigation Concepts - Why is Navigation Critical? Browsers and Navigation. Primary and Secondary Navigation, Navigation Hierarchy, Site Structure, URLs and File Names, Familiar Navigation Conventions, Guided Navigation, Navigation Action Plan.
5. Web Graphics - Web Site Images, Digital Imaging Concepts, Bitmap vs. Vector Graphics, Graphic Applications, Image file Formats, Creating Images, Image Optimization.
6. Multimedia and the Web - Multimedia and Web Sites, Current Multimedia Capabilities, Animation and the Web, Audio and the Web, Video and the Web, Goals of a Multimedia Site, Multimedia Site design Basics, User Interaction, Selecting Multimedia Elements, Copyright Infringement.
7.The Web Development Process - Web Design Teams, Bottom-up Approach, Web Development Phases, Defining the Web Project Goals, Understanding the Business Process, Defining a Vision, From Vision to Strategy, The Metaphor.
8. Mind mapping - The Mind mapping Process, Mind mapping a Web Site.
9. Web Site Implementation Factors - Determining Site Implementation Factors, Web Site Characteristics, Calculating Download Times.
10. HTML Standards and Compliance - What is HTML? Web Browser HTML Support, The HTML Standard, HTML 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 3.2, HTML 4.0 and 4.01, Web Page Accessibility.
11. HTML Tables and Web Page Structure - Creating Page Structures with Tables, Diagramming the Table, Borderless Web Page Structure.
12. Metadata and the Web – Metadata, <META> Tags and Document, Identification. <META> Tags and Search Engines, <META> Tags and Delayed File Change.
DREAMWEAVER
1 Advanced CSS Formatting
2 Tableless Layouts Tables
3 Behaviors and DHTML JavaScript
4 Templates and Libraries
5 Form Page Design
6 Workflow and Project Management
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1 Character Design
2 Character Animation
3 Characters in Motion
4 Motion Effects In animation
5 Sounds and Storyboards
6 Animated Sequences
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FIREWORKS
1. Image Editing
2. Layer Essentials
3. Aligning and Transforming Objects
4. Masking
5. Live Filters and Styles
6. Optimization and Exporting
7. Slicing Essentials
8. Rollovers
9. Animation
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MODULE 3
1. Cascading Style Sheets - Style Sheets, Cascading Style Sheets, Defining and Using Styles, Changeable Style Elements.
2. JavaScript Fundamentals - Why Script? Common Programming Concepts, What is JavaScript? JavaScript vs. Other Languages, Embedding JavaScript into HTML, Strengths of JavaScript, Using JavaScript to Communicate with the User, JavaScript Functions, Using JavaScript for Browser Detection
3. Dynamic HTML - Document Object Model (DOM), CSS and DHTML, Scripting Language and DHTML, DHTML Implementation.
4. Extensible Markup Language (XML) - What is XML? HTML Goals, Separating Format from Structure, HTML Limitations, XML Goals, What Is an XML Document? Rules for Well-Formed XML, Simple Well-Formed XML, What Is XHTML?
5. HTTP Servers - What Is an HTTP Server? Basic HTTP Server Administration, Server-Side Technologies
6. Cookies - Understanding Cookies, Enabling and Disabling Cookies, Deleting Cookie Files
7. Downloadables and Plug-Ins - Plug-In Technology & Installation, Macromedia Shockwave and Flash, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Real Networks Real Player, Creating a Downloadable file
8. Java Applets - Why Use Java and Applets, Introduction to Java, Demystifying Applets, Embedding a Java Applet, Java Applets and Animation, Java Applet Authoring Tools, Applet Resources
9. Databases - Web Design and Databases, Database Anatomy & Queries, Database Management System (DBMS), Tools, Products and Database Programs
10. Standards Organization - Internet Governing Bodies, Internet Society (ISOC), Internet Architecture Board (IAB), Internet Research Task Force (IRTF), World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Internet Corporation for Assigned, Names and Numbers (ICANN), Requests for Comments (RFCs)
11. Web Site Publishing - Web Site Hosting, Web Publishing with FTP, Publishing with FrontPage 2000, Publishing with Dreamweaver 4.0, Comparing Web Publishing Tools
12. Web Workshop - Building Your Web Site.
FLASH WEB SITE DESIGN
1 Advantages of Flash, The New Paradigm
2 Design and Construction
3 Interface, Navigation, and Structure
4 The Stage, Transitions, and Behaviors
5 Framing and Usability
6 Case Study
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PHOTOSHOP ADVANCED
1 Pens, Paths, and Shapes
2 Layers, Transparency, and Blend Modes
3 The Power of Brushes
4 Masks, Channels, and Selections
5 Retouching and Image Correction
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MODULE 4
1. Introduction to JavaScript - Origins of JavaScript, JavaScript Characteristics, Common Programming Concepts, Java and JavaScript, Server-Side vs. Client-Side Applications, Annotating Code with Comments
2. Working with Variables and Data - Communicating with the User, Using Data More Than Once: Variables, Keywords and Reserved Words, Expressions, Operators, Inline Scripting, Simple User Events, and the onLoad and onUnload Event Handlers.
3. Functions, Methods and Events – Functions, Methods as Functions, Defining a Function, Calling a Function, User and JavaScript Event Handlers
4. Controlling Program Flow - Controlling Decisional Program Flow, The if…else, while, for, break, continue, switch, and do…while Statement
5. The JavaScript Object Model - The JavaScript Object Model, Commonly Used Objects, The window Object, The document Statement, The with, image, history, location, and navigator Object.
6. JavaScript Language Objects - JavaScript Language Objects, The String Object, Additional String Object Methods, Evaluating Strings, Regular Expressions, The Array Object, The Date Object, Setting and Extracting Time Information, The Math Object
7. Developing Interactive Forms - Overview of Form Elements, Referring to form Element, The form, button, and checkbox Object, The text and textarea Objects, The radio and select Objects, Form Validation
8. Cookies and JavaScript Security - Security and Cookies, What Are Cookies? How Are Cookies Sent? Who Can Send Cookies? Storing Cookies, Why Use Cookies? Assigning a Cookie, Testing for Cookie Presence, Clearing a Cookie, Controlling Cookies in the Browser, Cookies and Passwords, JavaScript Security Issues
9. Controlling Frames in JavaScript - Using Frames and Windows, Targeting Frames in JavaScript, Changing Two or More Frames, Frames, Functions and Variables, Targeting Windows, Windows, Functions and Variables
10. Custom JavaScript Objects - Creating Custom Objects, Custom Object Demonstration, Creating the Object: The Constructor, Creating an Instance of a Custom Object, Creating Object Methods, Creating Functions for Your Objects, Complex Custom Objects.
FLASH ACTIONSCRIPT PROGRAMMING
1 The Basics of Programming
2 Events, Actions, Functions, and Classes
3 Variables and Dynamic Programming
4 Actions and Reactions
5 Methods of debugging, key interface components and implement game scoring.
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1 Defining the Project
2 E-Commerce Essentials
3 Designing for E-Commerce
4 Shopping Cart Logic
5 Merchant Accounts
6 Fulfillment and Customer Service
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WEB PROJECT MANAGEMENT
1 Needs Assessment and Scope In any Web project
2 Developing a Proposal and Contract To win the bid for a Web project
3 From Blueprint to Production Web projects
4 Change Management and Communication
5 Integration, Testing, and Launch
6 Project Wrap-Up, Maintenance, and Next Steps
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WEB DESIGNER CAREERS
As a web designer, your work could be viewed by thousands of people everyday. Web designers create the pages, layout, and graphics for web pages, and play a key role in the development of a website. Web designers have the task of creating the look and feel of a website by choosing the style, and by designing attractive graphics, images, and other visual elements, and adapting them for the website’s pages. Web designers also design and develop the navigation tools of a site. As a web designer, you will make decisions regarding what content is included on a web page, where things are placed, and how the aesthetic and continuity is maintained from one screen to the next. All of this involves skill and training in computer graphics, graphic design, and in the latest in computer and web technology.
Because the Internet is evolving so quickly, you will need to learn about and stay on top of the new technologies, techniques, and design standards that are constantly being developed and used in web design. Training in Web Design and technology is a great background for a career in web design. Through your training in these fields you will learn to use design and editing software, such as Adobe PhotoShop that will help you to create and design visual elements that can be used for a web page. Further training in web page creation technologies such as DreamWeaver will help you to increase your knowledge of how web technology works and how websites are developed. All web designers contribute in creating concepts, executing designs, and maintaining concepts through many phases of web development, and with proper training, you will be able to create websites that are both visually pleasing and easy to use.
The popularity and growing need for knowledgeable web designers in today’s multi-media fields have led to enormous employment growth in these areas, and well-trained web designers are and will continue to be in great demand. With proper training in web design, you will be prepared for entry-level positions as a web designer in areas such as advertising, entertainment, web development, multi-media design, and e-commerce.
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