Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
AS10103 Web technologies, application and development |
| Credits: 10 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Academic Year at Cirencester College |
| Academic Year at City of Bath College |
| Academic Year at Weston College |
| Academic Year at Wiltshire College |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
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Aims: This unit will equip learners with knowledge and skills about:
* Develop an understanding of the technical, organisational and creative skills required to develop a dynamic and interactive website, by learning how to measure the effectiveness of currently established websites. * Develop an understanding of how to plan, design, promote and organise an easily managed dynamic website that meets the employer's criteria. * Gain sufficient knowledge of the principles and concepts required in the use of a range web programming languages and protocols. * Develop the understanding of how to develop and publish an easily managed dynamic website securely on a web server. * Develop an understanding of how to critically evaluate, problem solve and test a dynamic website that meets the employer's criteria. Learning Outcomes: At the completion of the unit, learners should be able to: * Critically evaluate the effectiveness of currently established websites. * Working from an employers brief, plan, design, promote and organise, an easily managed dynamic website which clearly identifies users' needs. * Develop and publish an easily managed dynamic website securely on a web server. * Critically evaluate, problem solve and test, a dynamic website that meets the employers criteria. Skills: Academic skills - Research, analyse, compare and contrast, apply, evaluate. (Taught and Assessed) Practical skills - web and graphic design skills, development skills, programming and scripting design skills, coding skills, management skills. (Taught and Assessed) Personal skills - time management, personal organisation, problem solving, and research. (Taught and Assessed) Communication skills - demonstrations, working with an employer. (Taught and Assessed) Content: Design, promotion and functionality * Site analysis, design, environment, resolution, browsers, users, marketing, web hosts, level of technology available to users. Plan for and design * Employers brief, identifying user's needs, planning and organisation, design plans, testing schedules, version control, legal aspects, accessibility. Range web programming languages and protocols * Development tools, software, mark-up and scripting languages, programming languages - Html, Xhtml, Dhtml, Xml, JavaScript, Action Script, PHP, FTP ASP, PHP, ODBC, SQL, database connectivity, (Access, SQL, and MYSQL), CMS, data driven applications and back end systems. Develop, and publish * Working and communicating with employer, web graphics and animation, image handling, the embedding and streaming of video and audio elements, the use of web programming languages and protocols. Critically evaluate, problem solve and test * Review with the employer, evaluation techniques, assessment toolkits, quality control, testing techniques and error reporting systems. |