certified internet webmaster professional
site designer (design methodology and technology)
Design Methodology and Technology is a course that teaches you how to create and manage Web sites with tools such as Microsoft FrontPage, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash, Dynamic HTML, and various multimedia and CSS standards.
You will also implement the latest strategies to develop third-generation Web sites, evaluate design tools, discuss future technology standards, and explore the incompatibility issues surrounding current browsers. The course focuses on theory, design and Web construction, along with information architecture concepts, Web project management, scenario development and performance evaluations
This is a 5 day course.
Overview of Design Concepts
Web Technology
The Nature of the Web
Web Design Concepts
New Technologies
Evaluating Your HTML Skills
Web Page Layout and Elements
Web Users and Site Design
Effective Web Page Layout
Colour and Web Design
Fonts and Web Design
Web Site Usability Testing
The Importance of Audience Usability
Web Usability Testing
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
Web Graphics
Web Site Images
Digital Imaging Concepts
Bitmap vs. Vector Graphics
Graphic Applications
Image File Formats
Creating Images
Image Optimization
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
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
Mindmapping
The Mindmapping Process
Mindmapping a Web Site
Web Site Implementation Factors
Determining Site Implementation Factors
Web Site Characteristics
Calculating Download Times
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
HTML Tables and Web Page
Structure
Creating Page Structures with Tables
Diagramming the Table
Borderless Web Page Structure
HTML Frames
Frames and Framesets
<FRAMESET> and <FRAME> Tags
Targeting Hyperlinks in HTML
Adding a Frameset to a Frameset
Frameset Attributes
The <NOFRAMES> Tag
Metadata and the Web
Metadata
<META> Tags and Document
Identification
<META> Tags and Search Engines
<META> Tags and Delayed File Change
Cascading Style Sheets
Style Sheets
Cascading Style Sheets
Defining and Using Styles
Changeable Style Elements
Site Development with Microsoft
FrontPage
Microsoft FrontPage
FrontPage Views, Menus and Toolbars
Opening Webs and Files in FrontPage
FrontPage – Basic Features
Page Layout Using Tables
Inserting Images, Page Properties, Image
Maps and Templates
Importing Formatted Text
Inserting HTML
Creating Text Hyperlinks
FrontPage Shared Borders, Framesets,
Styles and Themes
FrontPage – Advanced
FrontPage DHTML Toolbar, Web Forms,
Components, Web Reports and Search
Forms
Site Development with
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
Dreamweaver MX
Layout Options
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX –
Basic Features
Page Layout, Creating Image Maps and
Templates in Dreamweaver
Frames
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX –
Advanced Features
Rollover Images, Web Forms, Behaviours,
Modifying Layers, Library
Editing HTML and Jump Menus
Macromedia Dreamweaver Exchange
Web Pages with Macromedia
HomeSite 5
Macromedia HomeSite 5
Templates, Handling Files and Tag Editing
Features.
Image Editing with Macromedia
Fireworks MX
Macromedia Fireworks MX
Creating and Image
Adding Text to Images
Cropping Images
Image Layers in Fireworks
Image Frames in Fireworks
Transparent Images in Fireworks
Image Slices in Fireworks
Multimedia with Macromedia
Flash MX
Macromedia Flash MX
Flash Shapes
Colour and Fills in Flash
Timeline and Layers
Saving and Publishing Flash Movies
Symbols and Buttons
Customizing the Flash Library
Flash, Motion and Shape Tweens
Tweening Text in Flash
Flash Movie Clips
Adding Sound
Adding Flash Movies to HTML files
Testing for the Flash Plug-in
Flash Action Scripts
Mask Layers in Flash
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
Dynamic HTML
Dynamic HTML
Document Object Model (DOM)
CSS and DHTML
Scripting Language and DHTML
DHTML Implementation
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?
HTTP Servers
What Is an HTTP Server?
Ports
Basic HTTP Server Administration
Server-Side Technologies
Cookies
Understanding Cookies
Enabling and Disabling Cookies
Deleting Cookie Files
Downloadables and Plug-Ins
Plug-In Technology
Plug-In Installation
Macromedia Shockwave and Flash
Adobe Acrobat Reader
RealNetworks RealPlayer
Creating a Downloadable File
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
Databases
Web Design and Databases
Database Anatomy
Database Queries
Database Management System (DBMS)
Tools, Products and Database Programs
Standards Organizations
Internet Governing Bodies
Internet Society (ISOC)
Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Requests for Comments (RFCs)
Web Site Publishing
Web Site Hosting
Web Publishing with FTP
Publishing with FrontPage 2000
Publishing with Dreamweaver
Comparing Web Publishing Tools
