Award Level 5 Advanced Web Development

TOTAL QUALIFICATION TIME

44 HOURS

EXAM CODE

Pre/Mid and Post Assessment (Local Achievement)

NQF LEVEL

5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This Web Development Skills Course is designed to teach you the essential language skills along with the system of selecting a web host, choosing your niche, building rich content for your website and more. The course also shows you how to promote your website through SEO techniques and backlinks. You will explore the different ways of designing a website. The final section of the course deals with PHP programming and teaches you how to use PHP and MySQL for making dynamic web applications.

Upon completion, you will be able to create a dynamic website and able to do the basic SEO for boosting your website.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

COURSE OUTLINE

Coding for Web Development

• HTML
• CSS
• Web Design & Development: HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript

Web Development

• What Are Niche Website?
• The Role Of Visualization In Education
• Identify Your Best Platform Or Software
• Select A Web Host
• Collect Your Site
• Building A Content Rich Website
• Build Backlinks
• Use SEO, Multimedia And Social Sites
• Use Analytics

Design & Planning

• How to Choose the Best Website Design for Your Business
• What’s in a Domain Suffix?
• Website Design Terminology
• CSS Explained
• Website Designs with Staying Power
• How Can I Build my Website for Free
• Six Steps to Website Design for Beginners
• Dreamweaver or CoffeeCup for Website Design
• Using Dreamweaver to Create your Site Layout
• Three Crucial Steps to Creating Your Website
• Dos and Don’ts of Website Creation
• SEO Basics for Effective Website Design
• Ideas for Your Personal Website Design
• Ideas for Your Internet Business Website Design
• Immediately Applicable Design Tips for a User-Friendly Website
• 6 Reasons to Create a Website
• Common Website Design Mistakes
• Too Much or Too Little
• Why Successful Website Development Does Not Stop at Design
• Ideas for Your Personal Website Design
• How to Create a Social Networking Website to Enhance your Business
• Tips for Designing an Affiliate Website
• How to Use WordPress for your Website
• Top 14 Reasons to Create a Blog
• More Tips for Designing a Successful Blog

PHP Programming

• Welcome to the world of programming!
• Getting Started
• Let’s Start Coding!
• PHP Strings
• PHP Variables
• Useful Variables
• PHP Includes & Problem Solving
• Tip When Creating Inc Pages
• Redirecting Using PHP
• Multiple Conditions
• PHP Arrays
• PHP Loops
• Note on PHP Math Functions:
• Functions
• PHP Sessions
• Cookies
• Introduction to MySQL
• Making The Connection
• Inserting Data
• Deleting / Removing Data

COURSE FORMAT

The taught instructor-led course will be a suitable mix of lectures, tutorials, workshops, case studies, videos and hands on practical exercises. Delegates will be given immediate opportunities to apply what they have learned with real life problems and case studies. A comprehensive course workbook is at the core of this course and delegates will also be guided through additional material in the instructor-led sessions.

PREREQUISITES

Prerequisites for the Award Level 5 Web Development Skills course include proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, knowledge of front-end and back-end frameworks, familiarity with databases and version control systems, experience in responsive design, strong problem-solving skills, and a commitment to continuous learning. Preferably at least a diploma holder in a relevant field and/or equivalent or is planning a career profession related to Web Development. The course requires an intermediate to advance level of proficiency in the English language.

CAREER PROGRESSION AND LEARNING PATHWAY

This course has the below career progressions and learning pathway: