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CIW Site Designer Curriculum CBT Training CDs

CIW Site Designer Curriculum CBT Training CDs

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Summary: CIW Site Designer Curriculum CBT Training CDs
Review: Course Overview
This curriculum introduces Web design concepts, page layout, usability, navigation, graphics and multimedia. Other topics covered include Web technologies, Web site development tools, basics of using Microsoft FrontPage, Macromedia DreamWeaver and Allaire HomeSite, JASC Paint Shop, in addition to advanced Web design technologies and concepts, including XML, HTTP servers, cookies, plug-ins, Java applets, databases and standards organizations.

# This curriculum consists of five courses: Course 87021 CIW Site Designer Part 1: Web Design Concepts and Site Development
# Course 87022 CIW Site Designer Part 2: Basic Web Technologies
# Course 87023 CIW Site Designer Part 3: Using FrontPage, DreamWeaver and HomeSite
# Course 87024 CIW Site Designer Part 4: Using Paint Shop Pro, Flash, JavaScript and DHTML
# Course 87025 CIW Site Designer Part 5: Advanced Web Technologies and Web Site Publishing

Learn To
See individual course descriptions for specific course objectives and scope.


Audience
The target audiences for this curriculum are End Users, Application Developers. Additionally, Web authors, marketing and communications professionals, PR professionals, Webmasters, graphic designers, technical writers, and library scientists. Learners will have completed either the CIW Foundations certification or the i-Net+ certification. Both of these provide a foundational knowledge about Internet networking, servers and clients, design and development, security, and using the Internet for business. This curriculum helps prepare candidates for exam 1D0-420. This curriculum can also be taken by individuals who want to improve their job skills.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits Per Course
CEU credits: 3.50 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
30 to 40 hours

CIW Site Designer Part 1: Web Design Concepts and Site Development Training CD
Course Overview
This first course in the series introduces Web design concepts, including page layout, usability, navigation, graphics and multimedia. It also teaches the process to follow when developing a Web site, and implementation factors that need to be considered.

Learn To
# Identify the features of the Web, basic Web design concepts, page layout and elements, usability testing, and navigation concepts.
# Identify the elements in a Web site include the page layout elements, colors, and the fonts used in a Web site.
# Identify the various Web graphics and multimedia concepts of Web site design.
# Identify the various phases of the Web development process and the site implementation factors.


Audience
The target audiences for this course are End Users, Application Developers. Additionally, Web authors, marketing and communications professionals, PR professionals, Webmasters, graphic designers, technical writers, and library scientists. Learners will have completed either the CIW Foundations certification or the i-Net+ certification. Both of these provide a foundational knowledge about Internet networking, servers and clients, design and development, security, and using the Internet for business. This course helps prepare candidates for exam 1D0-420.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
Chinese, US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: Web Site Design Concepts 3 hours
# Match the advantages of the Web over traditional media with the situations that describe the advantages.
# Match a scenario with the type of Web site development approach that is best suited for the scenario.
# Match the descriptions of Web sites with the assumptions that were made to create the Web sites.
# Match Web site page layout elements with the situations in which they are used.
# Match a page layout format with the scenario for which the page layout format is best suited.
# Identify the Web page that best follows the design guidelines for using colors on Web sites.
# Identify the Web page that best follows the design guidelines for using fonts on Web sites.
# Identify the scenario that best follows the guidelines for the usability testing of a Web site.
# Match the results of the usability testing of a Web site with the modification to be implemented on the Web site.
# Identify the most appropriate combination of decisions while defining hyperlinks on a specific Web site.
# Move to a Web site by using browser built-in navigation elements.
# Match the techniques used for the positional awareness of a user with the situations in which they are used.
# Identify the file structure on the Web server that is appropriate for navigation within a specified set of files.
# Identify the most appropriate set of navigation guidelines for a Web site.


Unit 2: Web Graphics and Multimedia 2 hours
# Identify the situations in which graphics are used on a Web site.
# Identify the rationale for selecting a specified type of Web graphic in a situation.
# Match image file formats with the situations in which they are used.
# Match the guidelines that enable you to optimize images with the situations in which they are used.
# Identify the appropriate decision that will enable you to absorb the limitations of using multimedia on a Web site.
# Match the types of animation with the situations in which they are used.
# Match the types of audio file formats with the situations in which they are used.
# Match the types of video file formats with the situations in which they are used.
# Identify the situations in which the goals of a multimedia design are met using the spiral concept.
# Select the most appropriate multimedia element that should be used in a specific situation.


Unit 3: Web Development Process 1 - 3 hours
# Match each Web development phase with the activities in the phase.
# Identify the skills required for developing a specified Web site.
# Identify the Web development goal met by a decision made for a specified Web site.
# Select the best example of a vision statement for a specified situation.
# Select the set of strategies that help achieve the objectives of a specified Web site.
# Identify the metaphor that conforms to the guidelines for metaphor selection.
# Identify the mindmap that correctly uses the mindmapping process to develop a specified Web site.
# Identify the site implementation factors to be considered during the development phases of a Web site.
# Match a set of characteristics with the Web site that has the characteristics.
# Calculate the time required to download a page in a specified situation.


CIW Site Designer Part 2: Basic Web Technologies Training CD
Course Overview
This second course in the series teaches about Web technologies, including HTML, tables, HTML frames, metadata and cascading style sheets. It provides learners with the opportunity to practice working with all of these technologies.

Learn To
# Identify HTML concepts.
# Create page structures with tables and frames.
# Identify the uses of metadata tags.
# Identify how to use CSS for designing a Web site.
# Identify the features of CSS2.


Audience
The target audiences for this course are End Users, Application Developers, Web authors, marketing and communications professionals, PR professionals, Webmasters, graphic designers, technical writers, and library scientists. Learners will have completed either the CIW Foundations certification or the i-Net+ certification. Both of these provide a foundational knowledge about Internet networking, servers and clients, design and development, security, and using the Internet for business. Learners should have taken the first part in this series, course 87021. This course helps prepare candidates for exam 1D0-420.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
Chinese, US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: HTML Concepts 2 - 3 hours
# Identify the code that defines the structure of a Web page.
# Identify the features of HTML 4.01 that can be used in a specific situation.
# Complete the code to create the structure of a Web page by using tables.
# Identify the situations in which it is ideal to use tables for creating the structure of a Web page.
# Select the diagram of the table that is used to create the structure of a particular Web page.
# Modify the code to create a borderless page structure by using tables.
# Complete the code to create the structure of a Web page by using frames.
# Complete the code to create hyperlinks on a Web page that is created using frames.
# Identify the code to create the structure of a Web page by combining frames.
# Match metadata tags with the situations in which they are used.
# Identify the situation in which a particular DTD is used.
# Identify the metadata tags that are used to provide specific information to search engines.
# Identify the situations in which the REFRESH value can be set in metadata tags.


Unit 2: CSS 4 - 5 hours
# Identify the advantages of using CSS in a specified situation.
# Identify the code to set attributes in a CSS file in a specified situation.
# Complete the code to integrate a CSS file with an HTML document by using various methods.
# Identify the set of formatting properties that are used in a specified scenario.
# Identify the set of page properties that are used to develop a Web page with the required specifications.
# Identify the set of properties in CSS2 used to generate content for developing a Web page with the required specifications.
# Identify the set of selectors in CSS2 that should be used to develop a Web page with the required specifications.
# Complete the code to modify a CSS file for specific media by setting the @media rule of CSS2.


CIW Site Designer: Using FrontPage, DreamWeaver and HomeSite Training CD
Course Overview
This third course in the series teaches learners how to use some of the more popular Web site development tools. It covers the basics of using Microsoft FrontPage, Macromedia DreamWeaver and Allaire HomeSite.

Learn To
# Identify FrontPage 2000 and how to create Web pages with tables, images, and image maps by using FrontPage.
# Identify how to format Web pages, use style sheets, Web forms, DHTML effects, FrontPage components, and FrontPage Web reports.
# Identify how to apply the various DreamWeaver features that are used for effective site development.
# Identify how to perform file-related operations by using HomeSite.
# Identify the benefits of the Tags menu, inserting HTML tags by using tag chooser.
# Identify the benefits of using the tag completion feature of HomeSite.


Audience
The target audiences for this course are End Users, Application Developers, Web authors, marketing and communications professionals, PR professionals, Webmasters, graphic designers, technical writers, and library scientists. Learners will have completed either the CIW Foundations certification or the i-Net+ certification. Both of these provide a foundational knowledge about Internet networking, servers and clients, design and development, security, and using the Internet for business. Learners should have taken the first two parts of this series, courses 87021-87022. This course helps prepare candidates for exam 1D0-420.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: FrontPage 2000: Basic Features 2 hours
# Match the benefit of using FrontPage 2000 with the situation in which the benefit is applicable.
# Match FrontPage 2000 menus with their functions.
# Match FrontPage 2000 toolbars with the situations in which they are used.
# Create a Web in FrontPage 2000 by using the File menu.
# Open a Web in FrontPage 2000 by using the File menu.
# Identify the FrontPage 2000 view used to display information related to an open Web.
# Insert a table in a new FrontPage 2000 Web page by using the Table menu.
# Insert an image in a FrontPage 2000 Web page at the selected position by using the Insert menu.
# Modify the properties of a FrontPage 2000 Web page to meet a specified set of requirements by using the File menu.
# Modify the properties of a FrontPage 2000 table to meet a specified set of requirements by using the Table menu.
# Modify the properties of a cell to meet a specified set of requirements in FrontPage 2000 by using the Table menu.
# Create an image map in FrontPage 2000 by using the Pictures toolbar.
# Create a FrontPage 2000 template by using the File menu.
# Apply a template to add a Web page in FrontPage 2000 by using the File menu.


Unit 2: FrontPage 2000: Advanced Features 2 hours
# Insert preformatted text in a Web page in FrontPage 2000 by using the File menu.
# Insert an HTML file in an existing Web page in FrontPage 2000 by using the Insert menu.
# Create a text hyperlink in FrontPage 2000 by using the Insert menu.
# Create a shared border in a Web page in FrontPage 2000 by using the Format menu.
# Create a frameset in FrontPage 2000 by using the File menu.
# Create a hyperlink in a frame in FrontPage 2000 by using the Insert menu.
# Create a style sheet in FrontPage 2000 by using the File menu.
# Link a style sheet to a Web page in FrontPage 2000 by using the Format menu.
# Apply a FrontPage 2000 theme to a Web page by using the Format menu.
# Create a form in FrontPage 2000 by using the Insert menu.
# Set the properties of a form component in FrontPage 2000 by using the Format menu.
# Apply DHTML effects to an image in FrontPage 2000 by using the DHTML toolbar.
# Insert the Banner Ad Manager FrontPage 2000 component in a Web page by using the Insert menu.
# Add a search form to a Web in FrontPage 2000 by using the Insert menu.
# Match FrontPage 2000 reports with the information that they contain.
# Access FrontPage 2000 reports by using the Views menu.


Unit 3: DreamWeaver 3.0 1 - 2 hours
# Select the situations in which it is beneficial to use DreamWeaver 3.0.
# Create a site by using the Site menu in DreamWeaver 3.0.
# Identify the functions of the Objects palette buttons in DreamWeaver 3.0, which are used to create a specific Web page.
# Insert the specified content as a layer in a Web page by using the Objects palette in DreamWeaver 3.0.
# Create an image map in DreamWeaver 3.0 by using the Property inspector.
# Create a template in DreamWeaver 3.0 by using the File menu.
# Add a supporting page by using a template in DreamWeaver 3.0.
# Import a Word HTML file to a Web page in DreamWeaver 3.0 by using the File menu.
# Create a frameset in a Web page in DreamWeaver 3.0 by using the Objects palette.
# Create a rollover image by using the Insert menu in DreamWeaver 3.0.
# Create a Web form in DreamWeaver 3.0 by using the Objects palette.
# Apply a behavior to an object by using the Behaviors inspector in DreamWeaver 3.0.
# Enable a layer object to display text on mouse rollover by using the Behaviors inspector in DreamWeaver 3.0.
# Add an object from one HTML page to another by using the Library inspector in DreamWeaver 3.0.
# Edit HTML code manually by using the HTML Source inspector in DreamWeaver 3.0.
# Create a jump menu by using the Insert menu in DreamWeaver 3.0.
# Install a DreamWeaver extension by using DreamWeaver Extension Manager in DreamWeaver 3.0.


Unit 4: HomeSite 4.5 1 - 2 hours
# Identify the benefits of using HomeSite 4.5 in a specified situation.
# Create a file based on Default Template in HomeSite 4.5 by using the File menu.
# Customize Default Template in HomeSite 4.5 by using the File menu.
# Create a file based on a custom template in HomeSite 4.5 by using the File menu.
# Open a file in HomeSite 4.5 by using the File menu.
# Modify HTML code by using the Tags menu in HomeSite 4.5.
# Insert HTML tags by using the Tools menu in HomeSite 4.5.
# Modify the Tag Completion list in HomeSite 4.5 by using the Options menu.


CIW Site Designer Part 4: Using Paint Shop Pro, Flash, JavaScript and DHTML Training CD
Course Overview
This is the fourth course in a five part series. Students will learn the basics of using JASC Paint Shop Pro to create images for Web sites and Macromedia Flash to create animated Web sites. Subjects covered in this course include advanced Web design technologies, including JavaScript and DHTML.

Learn To
# Identify how to create, convert, modify and enhance image files on a Web page by using Paint Shop Pro.
# Create multimedia content for a Web page by using Flash drawing tools.
# Identify the concepts of JavaScript and how to use JavaScript for Web development.
# Identify the concepts and components of DHTML.
# Identify how to create DHTML code.


Audience
The audience for this course includes End Users, Application Developers, Web authors, Marketing and Communications Professionals, PR Professionals, Webmasters, Graphic Designers, Technical Writers, and Library Scientists. Students will have completed either the CIW Foundations certification or the i-Net+ certification. Both of these certifications provide a foundational knowledge about Internet networking, servers and clients, design and development, security, and using the Internet for business. In addition, students should have taken the first 3 parts in this series (87021-87023). This course prepares candidates for exam number 1D0-420.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: JASC Paint Shop Pro 2 hours
# Create an image file by using the menu bar.
# Convert an image file by using the menu bar.
# Add text to an image file by using the Tool Palette.
# Apply special effects to an image file by using the menu bar.
# Decrease the color depth of an image file by using the menu bar.
# Crop an image by using the Tool Palette.
# Merge images to create a new image by using the Layer Palette.
# Create a transparent image by using the menu bar.
# Capture a screen to be used on a Web page by using the menu bar.
# Create an animated image to be displayed on a Web page by using Animation Shop 2.


Unit 2: Macromedia Flash 2 hours
# Match the features of Flash with their advantages.
# Add shapes to the Flash stage by using the Drawing toolbar.
# Change the color of the objects placed on a Flash stage by using the Drawing toolbar.
# Match the types of frames with the situations in which they are used.
# Add a layer to the timeline by using the Insert menu.
# Publish a Flash movie by using the File menu.
# Create symbols for a Flash movie library by using the Symbol Properties dialog box.
# Add a default button from the Flash library to a Flash movie by using the Libraries menu.
# Create a button to be used in a Flash movie by using the Instance Properties dialog box.
# Import images to a movie library by using the File menu.
# Add a directory to a Flash movie library.
# Create a motion tween through a straight line by using the Frame Properties dialog box.
# Create a motion tween through a path by using the Frame Properties dialog box.
# Create a shape tween by using the Frame Properties dialog box.
# Create a text tween by using the Frame Properties dialog box.
# Create a Flash movie clip by using the menu bar.
# Add a Flash movie clip to a Flash movie by using the state frame.
# Add a sound clip to a Flash movie by using the menu bar.
# Import a Flash movie into an HTML page by using DreamWeaver.
# Test a browser for the Flash plug-in by using DreamWeaver.
# Call an event by using the tell target feature.
# Create a mask layer by using motion tween


Unit 3: JavaScript 1 - 2 hours
# Identify the situations in which JavaScript will be used.
# Match the types of Web design technologies with the situations in which they are used.
# Identify the code used to embed JavaScript code in an HTML file.
# Identify the JavaScript code for adding interactivity to a Web page.
# Identify the JavaScript code to detect the browser type being used.
# Identify the code for redirecting a user to a Web page on the basis of the browser.


Unit 4: DHTML 1 - 2 hours
# Match the features of DHTML with the situations in which they can be used.
# Identify the situations in which DOM can be used.
# Match DHTML events with the situations in which they can be used.
# Identify the correct DHTML code that runs in a specified browser for a specified set of requirements.


CIW Site Designer Part 5: Advanced Web Technologies and Web Site Publishing Training CD
Course Overview
This final course in the series continues teaching about advanced Web design technologies and concepts, including XML, HTTP servers, cookies, plug-ins, Java applets, databases and standards organizations. This course also teaches the final step in Web site design - publishing the site.

Learn To
# Identify the various Markup languages such as HTML, XML, and XHTML.
# Identify the HTML limitations, XML advantages and XML rules.
# Identify certain concepts related to HTTP servers and cookies.
# Identify the situations in which various plug-ins are used.
# Identify the steps to create a downloadable file and embed Java applets.
# Identify the features of Java authoring tools.
# Identify the databases, Database Management System (DBMS), and related technologies.
# Identify the methods and techniques to use databases with Web sites.
# Identify he Internet standards organizations involved in various aspects of the Internet.
# Identify how to publish Web sites using various tools.


Audience
The audience for this course includes End Users, Application Developers, Web authors, Marketing and Communications Professionals, PR Professionals, Webmasters, Graphic Designers, Technical Writers, and Library Scientists. Students will have completed either the CIW Foundations certification or the i-Net+ certification. Both of these certifications provide a foundational knowledge about Internet networking, servers and clients, design and development, security, and using the Internet for business. In addition, students should have taken the first 4 parts in this series (87021-87024). This course prepares candidates for exam number 1D0-420.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: Content Creation Technologies 3 hours
# Match Markup languages with the situations in which they are preferred.
# Match the limitations of HTML with the situations that illustrate them.
# Identify the benefits of using XML as compared to HTML in the specified situation.
# Identify the XML code that follows all the rules of XML.
# Identify the situations in which XHTML is preferred to HTML and XML.


Unit 2: Server and Client Technologies 1 - 2 hours
# Match the ports of an HTTP server with the situations in which they are used.
# Match HTTP server administration interfaces with the situations in which they are used.
# Match the various server-side technologies with the situations in which they can be used.
# Identify the situations in which cookies can be used.
# Modify cookie settings by using the Tools menu in Internet Explorer.
# Delete cookie files by using Windows Explorer.
# Identify the effect of incorporating a particular installation type in a given situation.
# Identify the plug-ins that are best suited for a specified situation.
# Identify the code to create a downloadable file.
# Identify the benefits of using Java applets in a specified situation.
# Identify the code to embed a Java applet in an HTML document.
# Match Java authoring tools with the situations in which they can be used.


Unit 3: Databases 1 hour
# Match the database types with the situations in which they are used.
# Identify the type of query that can be used in a specified situation.
# Match DBMS types with the situations in which they are used.
# Match DBMS technologies with the situations in which they are used.
# Match database products with the situations in which they are used.
# Match database tools with the situations in which they are used.


Unit 4: Standards Organizations and Publishing 1 - 2 hours
# Match Internet standards organizations with the roles they perform in a specified situation.
# Identify the benefits of using a Web-hosting method in a specified situation.
# Match the publishing tools with the situation in which they are used.
# Publish a Web site by using the WS_FTP Pro tool.
# Publish a Web site by using FrontPage 2000.
# Publish a Web site by using DreamWeaver 3.0.


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