Beginners Web Design Level 3 : Code WEB01

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Beginners Web Design Home Study Course

Level 3 Certificate of Achievement by NCFE

Course Description

Our course in Web Design is a paper-based course offering you over 280 pages of tutorials and helpful information. It also includes a CD-Rom. You will be asked to submit 10 assignments for marking. However, it is a 'step by step' course presented in a friendly, easy to understand way. There is no jargon whatsoever.

Course Content

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 Site
• 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 CuteFTP

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 

Qualification Information

At the end of this course successful learners will be awarded a certificate of achievement by NCFE.

This course has been accredited under an NCFE IIQ Licence and the course measurable learning outcomes have been benchmarked at the level indicated (using Ofqual's Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) level descriptors) to allow you to consider the depth of study, difficulty, and level of achievement involved.

NCFE is recognised as an Awarding Organisation by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Welsh Government and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.

NCFE accreditation gives assurance that the content of a training course is of a high standard and meets the rigorous requirements of a national awarding organisation.

NCFE accreditation also gives formal recognition to our courses which result in the 'award' of a certificate of achievement.

This course has been developed by UKDLP Ltd who has been accredited with NCFE's Investing in Quality (IIQ) Licence, which is designed to give formal recognition to an organisation's bespoke courses that fall outside the Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF).

Method of Study

• The course comes to you as a proper paper-based pack, not as an electronic password
• You will get full tutor support via email
• You will receive feedback on your assignments from our experienced tutors    
• You will be given guidance through the Study Guide on the nuts and bolts of studying and submitting assignments
• Postal assignments cannot be accepted without prior permission from the tutor
• You must have access to email in order to contact your tutor.

Method of Assessment

The course contains a number of assignments which your tutor will mark and give you valuable feedback on. We call these Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs). You need only send the TMAs to your tutor for comment, not the self-assessment exercises which are also part of the course to help you gauge your progress.

Length of Course

This course can be taken over a 12 month period but you can complete it as fast or as slow as you wish.

Tutor Support

You will have access to a tutor via email who will mark your work and guide you through the course and will assist you with any problems you may have, In addition you will be supplied with a comprehensive Study Guide which will help you through the study and assessment process.

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