to provide learners with: a detailed overview of the Internet; an understanding of the use of the Internet in research, educational and business domains; the ability to use the methods, tools and techniques necessary to design Web pages and set them on the Internet; an appreciation of good design techniques; an introduction to Web Scripting Languages using JavaScript
Introduction
Review of HTML;Problems with HTML
Cascading Style Sheets
In-Line, Embedded, External; Selectors;Typography;Page layout using DIVs;Floating;
XML
Features;Strengths and Weaknesses;Well Formed Documents;Meta Data and Meta Language;Document Type Definitions;XML Schema;XLST versus CSS;
XHTML & HTML 5
XML versus HTML;XHTML Syntax;XHML DTD;Validation;Modules;Attributes;Events;Overview of HTML 5;XHTML versus HTML 5;
DOM and JavaScript
Fundamentals;Objects;The DOM;Values, Expressions and Assignment;Arrays, Strings;Operators, Statements and Functions;Event Handling;Adding scripts to WebPages;Plug-ins and ActiveX controls;
Dynamic Web Pages using JavaScript
Collapsible Lists;Dynamically updating Web page images;Changing CSS style classes using JavaScript;Client-side data processing;Hidden Fields and Cookies;Fetching data;AJAX;
Time-based Web Media
Introduction to digital video & animation; Introduction to audio; Embedding multimedia elements into Webpages;
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |