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Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2011/12


AS10378: Web technologies, applications and development

Click here for further information Credits: 6
Click here for further information Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Click here for further information Period: Academic Year at City of Bath College
Academic Year at Weston College
Academic Year at Wiltshire College (Chippenham Campus)
Academic Year at Wiltshire College (Salisbury Campus)
Academic Year at Wiltshire College (Trowbridge Campus)
Click here for further information Assessment: CW100
Click here for further information Supplementary Assessment: Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly)
Click here for further information Requisites:
Click here for further information Description: Aims:
This unit will equip learners with knowledge and skills about:
* develop an understanding of how to plan, design, promote and organise an easily managed dynamic website that meets the employers' 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 employers' criteria.

Learning Outcomes:
At the completion of the unit, learners should be able to:
* 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.

Skills:
Academic skills
* Research, analyse, compare and contrast, apply, evaluate. (T/A)
Practical skills
* Web and Graphic design skills, development skills, programming and scripting design skills, coding skills, management skills. (T/A)
Personal skills
* Time management, personal organisation, problem solving, and research. (T/A)
Communication skills
* demonstrations.

Content:
Design, promotion and functionality
* Site analysis, design, resolution, browsers, users, web hosts, level of technology available to users.
Plan for and design
* 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, JavaScript, PHP, FTP, PHP, SQL, database connectivity (MYSQL), CMS
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, evaluation techniques, quality control, testing techniques.
Click here for further informationProgramme availability:

AS10378 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Learning Partnerships
  • UDAS-DFF09 : FdSc Applied Computing (Full-time at City of Bath College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-DPF09 : FdSc Applied Computing (Part-time at City of Bath College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-LFF04 : FdSc Applied Computing (Full-time at Weston College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-LPF04 : FdSc Applied Computing (Part-time at Weston College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-WFF12 : FdSc Applied Computing (Full-time at Wiltshire College (Chippenham Campus)) - Year 1
  • UDAS-WFF13 : FdSc Applied Computing (Full-time at Wiltshire College (Salisbury Campus)) - Year 1
  • UDAS-WPF12 : FdSc Applied Computing (Part-time at Wiltshire College (Chippenham Campus)) - Year 1
  • UDAS-WPF13 : FdSc Applied Computing (Part-time at Wiltshire College (Salisbury Campus)) - Year 1
  • UDAS-WPF16 : FdSc Applied Computing (Part-time at Wiltshire College (Trowbridge Campus)) - Year 1

NB. Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.