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Course #: CIW v5 Design Methodology and Technology
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Course Description:
Design Methodology and Technology teaches students how to design and publish Web
sites. General topics include Web Site Development Essentials (such as the site
development process, customer expectations, and ethical and legal issues in Web
development), Web Design Elements (such as aesthetics, the site user's experience,
navigation, usability and accessibility), Basic Web Technologies (such as basic Hypertext
Markup Language [HTML], Extensible HTML [XHTML] and extended technologies, image
files, GUI site development applications, site publishing and maintenance) and Advanced
Web Technologies (such as multimedia and plug-in technologies, client-side and serverside technologies, and Web databases).
In this course, students will work with popular production tools such as Microsoft
FrontPage, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash. They will study design and
development technologies such as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Extensible Markup
Language (XML), JavaScript, Java applets, Dynamic HTML, plug-ins, multimedia and
databases. They will also explore the extensibility of design tools, incompatibility issues
surrounding these tools, and the functionality of current Web browsers.
Design Methodology and Technology will also teach students to manage the Web site
development process, including new technologies and traditional strategies involving the
Web designer job role. Throughout this course, students will learn how Web sites are
developed as managed projects, relate Web site development to business goals, and
apply guidelines for user accessibility to Web site development. Hands-on labs include
real-world scenarios based on the Habitat for Humanity site (www.habitat.org).
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Prerequisites:
Required Text: Design Methodology and Technology
Published by: ComputerPREP/Prosoft Learning Corporation
Certifications: To earn the CIW Professional designation, students must pass
the CIW Foundations 1D0-510 certification exam and the CIW
Site Designer 1D0-420 or 1D0-520 certification exam.
To earn the Master CIW Designer designation, students must
pass the CIW Foundations 1D0-510, the CIW Site Designer
1D0-420 or 1D0-520, and the CIW E-Commerce Designer 1D0425 or 1D0-525 exams. All CIW exams are administered by
Prometric Inc. or VUE.
To register for a CIW exam online, visit Prometric at
www.2test.com/ or VUE at www.vue.com/.
For more information about CIW exams, visit
www.CIWcertified.com/.
Practice Exams: Official CIW AssessPREP Tool:
Students and instructors can instantly evaluate the level of IT
knowledge achieved using ComputerPREP's official CIW
AssessPREP tool. AssessPREP provides students with an
additional method of review and assessment to enhance the
learning experience. AssessPREP can also be used as a preassessment, practice exam and quiz administration tool to
help instructors evaluate their students’ knowledge.
AssessPREP allows students and instructors to:
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Pre-assess aptitudes, then tailor courses accordingly.
Prepare for certification exams.
Instantly evaluate course knowledge.
Review materials in testing or study environments.
AssessPREP does more than provide questions and answers.
Some unique features of AssessPREP include:
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Multiple study modes for adaptive learning.
Personalized study plans and progress reports.
Study questions and reference tools.
Simulations of actual testing environments.
References to ComputerPREP course content.
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Visit www.ComputerPREP.com/catalog/assessprep.asp or call
(602) 275-7700 for product and purchase information about
currently available CIW AssessPREP tools.
Official Practice Exams (through CIW authorized partners only)
The Master CIW Designer Exam Study Bundle is available to
help candidates prepare for the CIW E-Commerce Designer and
CIW Site Designer exams. Contact your ComputerPREP sales
representative at (602) 275-7700. This official Study Bundle,
available from CIW Authorized Training Partners (ATPs),
consists of a Study Guide and a CD-ROM that contains digital
videos, simulations and a test-prep engine with practice CIW Site
Designer and CIW E-Commerce Designer questions to assist
students in preparing for these CIW exams.
Web Sites
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practice questions for CIW certification exams. All CIW exams
are copyrighted material. To maintain the security and value of
our program, we reserve the right to decertify and/or prohibit
from exams any individuals who republish or distribute our
copyrighted CIW certification exam questions.
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Disability Statement: In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 and
section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, COLLEGE NAME
provides services and accommodations to students who
experience barriers in the educational setting due to learning,
emotional, physical, mobility, visual or hearing disabilities.
Academic Honesty:
Plagiarism, cheating and other forms of academic dishonesty are
prohibited. In addition to other possible disciplinary sanctions,
which may be imposed through institutional procedures as a
result of academic misconduct, your instructor will assign an “F”
on the first offense for any activity or exam that evidences
academic misconduct, and he or she will assign an “F” for the
course for repeated offenses.
Grading Scale:
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99-95 %
94-90 %
B+ =
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COURSE SCHEDULE:
Design Methodology and Technology
10-Week Class Schedule
Weekly
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Activity
Design Methodology
and Technology
Lesson 1: Overview of Web Design Concepts
Lesson 2: Web Development Teams
Lesson 3: Web Project Management Fundamentals
Lesson 4: Web Site Development Process
Lesson 5: Web Page Layout and Elements
Lesson 6: Web Site Usability and Accessibility
Design Methodology
and Technology
Lesson 7: Browsers
Lesson 8: Navigation Concepts
Lesson 9: Web Graphics
Lesson 10: Multimedia and the Web
Lesson 11: Ethical and Legal Issues in Web
Development
Design Methodology
and Technology
Lesson 12: HTML and the Evolution of Markup
Lesson 13: XML and XHTML
Lesson 14: Web Page Structure — Tables and
Framesets
Lesson 15: Cascading Style Sheets
Lesson 16: Site Content and Metadata
Week 4
Design Methodology
and Technology
Lesson 17: Site Development with Microsoft
FrontPage 2003 — Introduction
Lesson 18: Site Development with FrontPage 2003
Lesson 19: Site Development with FrontPage 2003
— Advanced Features
Week 5
Midterm
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Midterm can consist of the quizzes from Week 1
through Week 4
Week 6
Design Methodology
and Technology
Lesson 20: Site Development with Dreamweaver MX
2004 — Introduction
Lesson 21: Site Development with Dreamweaver MX
2004 — Basic Features
Lesson 22: Site Development with Dreamweaver MX
2004 — Advanced Features
Week 7
Design Methodology
and Technology
Lesson 23: Web Pages with HomeSite 5.5
Lesson 24: Image Editing with Fireworks MX 2004
Lesson 25: Multimedia with Flash MX 2004
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Design Methodology
and Technology
Lesson 26: Multimedia with Flash MX 2004 —
Timeline, Layers, Symbols and Buttons Lesson 27:
Multimedia with Flash MX 2004 — Tweens
Lesson 28: Multimedia with Flash MX 2004 — Movie
Clips
Lesson 29: Multimedia with Flash MX 2004 —
ActionScript, Masks and Practical Uses
Week 9
Design Methodology
and Technology
Lesson 30: JavaScript and DHTML Fundamentals
Lesson 31: Plug-Ins and Java Applets
Lesson 32: HTTP Servers and Web Applications
Lesson 33: Databases
Lesson 34: Web Site Publishing and Maintenance
Week 10
Final
Week 8
Course Assessment Project and/or Test,
and/or quizzes from Week 6 through Week 9
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