Intermediate Web Design

  Anyone wanting to find out how to create effective and dynamic websites/applications will want to take this course. You may be a webmaster or a graphic designer already creating static websites wishing to take your skills to the next level.

  You will acquire the fundamentals of the most popular Web 2.0 technologies.

You will take away a functioning web application hosted on a web server that is both accessible and Search Engine Optimized.

Agenda

Unit 1
JavaScript

•        Expressions and Control Flow

•        Functions, Objects, and Arrays

•        Form Validation and Error Handling

•        Accessing CSS from JavaScript

Unit 2
MySQL

•        Install a local testing server

•        Use phpMyAdmin to create MySQL databases and manage users

•        Create MySQL database tables with common field types and options

•        Gain a working knowledge of most common MySQL statements

Unit 3
PHP

•        Structure

•        Expressions and functions

•        Objects and arrays

•        Practical use

Unit 4
Accessibility and Search Engine Optimization

•        Accessibility Guidelines

•        Accessibility Conformance

•        Search Engine Optimization

Next offering(s):

Advanced Web Design
August 5 - 30
November 4 - 29

Intermediate Web Design
October 7 - November 1

Introduction to Web Design
September 3 - 27

$595.00 USD

Marcus Lander has been building web applications since 1996 and has been a technical trainer since 1999. He has facilitated many software courses, programs and manuals over the years and his preferences tend to lean towards web application development and design.

Course Objectives

•        To provide you with a solid understanding of JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL in conjunction with your existing HTML and CSS skills.

•        To address the relationship between HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL and your chosen web server.

•        To have the skills to leverage Web 2.0 technologies to create industry standard web applications.

•        To provide you with Search Engine Optimization techniques and document accessibility standards.

Course Outcomes
   At the end of successfully completing this course you will:

·        Understand JavaScript and how to accessing CSS from JavaScript.

·        Gain a working knowledge of most common MySQL statements.

·        Be familiar with PHP, including objects and arrays.

·        Know accessibility guidelines and accessibility performance.