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Course Overview
Design Methodology and
Technology is a five-day course that teaches students how to create
and manage Web sites with tools such as Macromedia Dreamweaver 4.0
and Flash 5.0, FrontPage 2000, Dynamic HTML, and various multimedia
and CSS standards. Students will also implement the latest
strategies to develop third-generation Web sites, evaluate design
tools, discuss future technology standards, and explore the
incompatibility issues surrounding current browsers. The course
focuses on theory, design and Web construction, along with
information architecture concepts, Web project management, scenario
development and performance evaluations.
Target Audience
Web authors, marketing and communications professionals, PR
professionals, Webmasters, graphic designers, desktop designers,
technical writers, and library scientists.
Job Responsibilities
Implement and maintain hypertext-based Web sites using authoring
and scripting languages; create Web content; use Web management
tools and digital media tools; and apply human-factor principles to
design.
Prerequisites
Students must have CIW Foundations certification or equivalent
experience.
Course Outline
Overview of Design
Concepts
Web Technology
The Nature of the Web
Web Design Concepts
New Technologies
Evaluating Your HTML Skills
Web Page Layout and
Elements
Web Users and Site Design
Effective Web Page Layout
Color and Web Design
Fonts and Web Design
Web Site Usability
Testing
The Importance of Audience Usability
Web Usability Testing
Navigation Concepts
Why Is Navigation Critical?
Browsers and Navigation
Primary and Secondary Navigation
Navigation Hierarchy
Site Structure, URLs and File Names
Familiar Navigation Conventions
Guided Navigation
Navigation Action Plan
Web Graphics
Web Site Images
Digital Imaging Concepts
Bitmap vs. Vector Graphics
Graphic Applications
Image File Formats
Creating Images
Image Optimization
Multimedia and the Web
Multimedia and Web Sites
Current Multimedia Capabilities
Animation and the Web
Audio and the Web
Video and the Web
Goals of a Multimedia
Site
Multimedia Site Design Basics User Interaction
Selecting Multimedia Elements
Copyright Infringement
The Web Development
Process
Web Design Teams
Bottom-up Approach
Web Development Phases
Defining the Web Project Goals
Understanding the Business Process
Defining a Vision
From Vision to Strategy
The Metaphor
Mindmapping
The Mindmapping Process
Mindmapping a Web Site
Web Site
Implementation Factors
Determining Site Implementation Factors
Web Site Characteristics
Calculating Download Times
HTML Standards and
Compliance
What Is HTML?
Web Browser HTML Support
The HTML Standard
HTML 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 3.2
HTML 4.0 and 4.01
Web Page Accessibility
HTML Tables and Web Page
Structure
Creating Page Structures with Tables
Diagramming the Table
Borderless Web Page Structure
HTML Frames
Frames and Framesets
<FRAMESET> and <FRAME> Tags
Targeting Hyperlinks in HTML
Adding a Frameset to a Frameset
Frameset Attributes
The <NOFRAMES> Tag
Metadata and the Web
Metadata
<META> Tags and Document Identification
<META> Tags and Search Engines
<META> Tags and Delayed File Change
Cascading Style Sheets
Style Sheets
Cascading Style Sheets
Defining and Using Styles
Changeable Style Elements
Site Development with
Microsoft FrontPage
Microsoft FrontPage
FrontPage Views, Menus and Toolbars
Opening Webs and Files in FrontPage
FrontPage – Basic
Features
Page Layout Using Tables
Inserting Images, Page Properties, Image Maps and Templates
Importing Formatted Text
Inserting HTML
Creating Text Hyperlinks
FrontPage Shared Borders, Framesets, Styles and Themes
FrontPage – Advanced
FrontPage DHTML Toolbar, Web Forms, Components, Web Reports and
Search Forms
Site Development with
Dreamweaver MX
Dreamweaver MX
Layout Options
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX – Basic Features
Page Layout, Creating Image Maps & Templates
Frames
Multimedia
with Macromedia Flash MX
Macromedia Flash MX
Flash Shapes
Color and Fills in Flash
Timeline and Layers
Saving and Publishing Flash Movies
Symbols and Buttons
Customizing the Flash Library
Flash, Motion and Shape Tweens
Tweening Text in Flash
Flash Movie Clips
Adding Sound
Adding Flash Movies to HTML files
Testing for the Flash Plug-in
Flash Action Scripts
Mask Layers in Flash
JavaScript
Fundamentals
Why Script?
Common Programming Concepts
What Is JavaScript?
JavaScript vs. Other Languages Embedding
JavaScript into HTML
Strengths of JavaScript
Using JavaScript to Communicate with the User
JavaScript Functions
Using JavaScript for Browser Detection
Dynamic HTML
Dynamic HTML
Document Object Model (DOM)
CSS and DHTML
Scripting Language and DHTML
DHTML Implementation
Extensible
Markup Language (XML)
What Is XML?
HTML Goals
Separating Format from Structure
HTML Limitations
XML Goals
What Is an XML Document?
Rules for Well-Formed XML
Simple Well-Formed XML
What Is XHTML?
Macromedia Dreamweaver
MX – Advanced Features
Rollover Images, Web Forms, Behaviors, Modifying Layers, Library
Editing HTML and Jump Menus
Macromedia Dreamweaver Exchange
Web Pages with
Macromedia HomeSite 5
Macromedia HomeSite 5
Templates, Handling Files and Tag Editing Features
Image
Editing with Macromedia Fireworks MX
Macromedia Fireworks MX
Creating and Image
Adding Text to Images
Cropping Images
Image Layers in Fireworks
Image Frames in Fireworks
Transparent Images in Fireworks
Image Slices in Fireworks
HTTP Servers
What Is an HTTP Server?
Ports
Basic HTTP Server Administration
Server-Side Technologies
Cookies
Understanding Cookies
Enabling and Disabling Cookies
Deleting Cookie Files
Downloadables and Plug-Ins
Plug-In Technology
Plug-In Installation
Macromedia Shockwave and Flash
Adobe Acrobat Reader
RealNetworks RealPlayer
Creating a Downloadable File
Java Applets
Why Use Java and Applets?
Introduction to Java
Demystifying Applets
Embedding a Java Applet
Java Applets and Animation
Java Applet Authoring Tools
Applet Resources
Databases
Web Design and Databases
Database Anatomy
Database Queries
Database Management System (DBMS)
Tools, Products and Database Programs
Standards
Organizations
Internet Governing Bodies
Internet Society (ISOC)
Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Requests for Comments (RFCs)
Web Site
Publishing
Web Site Publishing
Web Site Hosting
Web Publishing with FTP
Publishing with FrontPage 2000
Publishing with Dreamweaver 4.0
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