To familiarise learners with the Internet and the World Wide Web. To develop an understanding of the use of the Internet in research, education and business. To provide learners with the skills to create interesting and effective sites on the WWW. To promote an appreciation of the use of good design techniques in the development of Web Pages. To introduce the student to web authoring tools.
How the World Wide Web (www) works
History of the Internet, browsers;Concept of client/server computing;Internet Service Providers (ISPs);Universal Resource Locators (URLs);The web as a research tool;Social networking;Emerging trends in social networks;
Basics of Web Authoring
Concepts of Text Mark Up;Organising a work space for Web Design;Conceptualise and Research;Create and organise content;Develop the ‘Look and Feel’;Colour schemes;Web page authoring tools;
Learning HTML
The Tag;Assembling a Web Page;Headings and paragraphs;Lists;Web Page Links;Adding Graphics;Finding Images;Backgrounds;Tables;
Styling HTML
The style attribute;Inline CSS styling;Styling text;The box model;Positioning;
Adding Dynamic Content to Webpages
The script tag;Scripting fundamentals;Webpage widgets;Linking Webpages with social networking content;
Web Graphics
Image file formats, Bitmapped versus Vector Graphics; Creating & manipulating images bitmapped editing software; Developing for and integrating images into Webpages
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |