A pre-requisite to completing the CIW Professional Site Designer Certification is the CIW Foundations v5 Certification. This can be achieved by studying the CIW Foundations course and the associated study modules (Internet Business Foundations, Site Development Foundations and Network Technology Foundations).
On completion of the CIW Site Designer course, you will be eligible to sit the CIW v5 Site Designer exam (1D0-520). The exam will test the following aspects of internet skills:
Domain 1: Site Development Essentials
1.1 Identify and manage elements of the Web site development process.
1.2 Meet customer expectations with Web site project and design.
1.3 Identify ethical and legal issues relevant to Web development and design.
Domain 2: Web Design Elements
2.1 Use Web design principles to evaluate and develop a site's aesthetic qualities and its ability to enhance viewer experience.
2.2 Use Web design principles to enable navigation, usability and accessibility.
Domain 3: Basic Web Technologies
3.1 Use basic HTML and XHTML (X/HTML) to develop a series of Web pages.
3.2 Use X/HTML and extended technologies to enhance Web page structure, format and usability.
3.3 Create image files, and use images in X/HTML pages and site design.
3.4 Create Web sites using GUI site development applications.
3.5 Publish and maintain a production Web site.
Domain 4: Advanced Web Technologies
4.1 Use multimedia and plug-in technologies to enhance a Web site.
4.2 Use client-side and server-side programming to enhance Web site functionality.
4.3 Connect Web pages to a database
To enable you to hone your skills and assure yourself of the skills being learnt, there are 34 case studies for students to participate in which will present you with real life scenarios that you could encounter in your working life. Along with the case studies, there is also 34 labs so you can practice hands-on skills step by step.
The course is designed in a way that enables you to build on the knowledge gained in the previous sections. On finishing the course you should be able to:
- Manage elements of the website development process
- Use web design principles to evaluate and develop a site's aesthetic qualities
- Use HTML and XHTML to develop web pages
- Use HTML, XHTML and extended technologies to enhance web page structure, format and usability
- Publish and maintain a production website
- Enhance a website using multimedia and plug-in technologies
- Enhance website functionality using client-side and server-side programming
- Connect web pages to a database
The duration of the course should amount to approximately 295 hours of study time.
