Description
The Webmaster: Advanced HTML & CSS – Level 4 Course is aimed at students with a pre-existing knowledge of HTML and CSS and will show how responsive web design (RWD) can be used to build stunning responsive websites which allow an optimal viewing and interaction experience using the very latest HTML5 and CSS technology.
The course is an ideal follow-on programme for our Webmaster – HTML and CSS for Beginners Course or for those students who already have a good working knowledge of these programming languages.
The burgeoning number of users who access the Internet via smartphones and tablet computers means that modern web designers must build pages that are responsive to the screen size, automatically adjusting the content to suit the user’s device. Responsive web design is a methodology which aims at providing an optimal viewing experience – easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling – across a wide range of devices, from computer monitors, laptops and tablets, to smartphones. A responsive website automatically adapts the layout to the viewing environment by using fluid, proportion-based grids, flexible images, and CSS3 media queries, as illustrated in the gallery.
As well as learning important responsive web design techniques, you will also be introduced to all of the important new HTML5 elements and, via the magic of CSS3, you will apply a range of special effects, including transitions, transformations, and animations.
The course will show how the new HTML5 APIs will allow you to incorporate great features into your website such as brilliant drag & drop and geo-location map facilities, as well as the versatile canvas API which allows you to create two and three-dimensional graphics on the fly, right there on your web pages.
On successful completion of the course, students will receive the Distance Learning Centre Webmaster – Responsive Web Design Diploma with comprehensive feedback and analysis of your completed work, as well as the nationally accredited Open Awards Level 4 Certificate Award.
Course Content
The course covers the following lessons:
- Unit 1: Introduction
- Unit 2: Responsive Web Design
- Unit 3: HTML5 Semantic Elements
- Unit 4: Introduction to CSS3
- Unit 5: Styling Content and Layout with CSS3
- Unit 6: Styling Lists and Tables with CSS3
- Unit 7: Stylish HTML5 Forms
- Unit 8: Using CSS3 to Create Special Effects
- Unit 9: Optimising and Organising your CSS3 Code
- Unit 10: The Powerful HTML5 API
The course is in a modern, multimedia, online format, and will be continuously updated as web technology evolves, so it is always up-to-date with the latest developments.
On successful completion of this course students will receive our Webmaster – Advanced HTML & CSS Diploma with comprehensive feedback and providing the assignments have been completed to the required standards students will also receive an Open Awards Level 4 Certificate Award with 9 Open Awards Credits.
Software Requirements
Webmaster: Advanced HTML & CSS – Level 4 Course can be completed on a PC or Apple Mac computer. The course will include links to various software packages and resources so Internet Access is required. The course requires Notepad++ (or an equivalent text editor) and an HTML5-compliant browser and links to suitable options are included. This is an online course and access to the internet is a requirement.
Prerequisites
Students require a good knowledge of HTML Programming. This course assumes you have completed the Webmaster – HTML & CSS Course or have studied HTML to an equivalent level.
Course Duration & Support
Students may register at any time and have a full year to complete their studies. You also have access to a personal tutor by mail or email for a 12-month period. Course extensions can be purchased if you do not complete this course within the 12-month period. As the course is self-study you can complete it in as little or as long time as you prefer.
Assessment
You will be assessed on coursework which is detailed in the course materials. The coursework requires you to create and submit webpages as your assignments. Your work can be sent back to your course tutor by email or by post.
Certification
On successful completion of this course students will receive our Webmaster – Advanced HTML & CSS Diploma with comprehensive feedback and providing the assignments have been completed to the required standards. Students will also receive an Open Awards Level 4 Certificate Award with 9 Open Awards Credits.
The completion of this course alone does not lead to an Ofqual regulated qualification but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills towards regulated qualifications in the future. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of difficulty involved in successful completion by the learner.
The certification is issued through Open Awards in association with DLC which is an approved Open Awards centre. Open Awards are an Awarding Body Organisation approved by Ofqual. Set up in 1981, Open Awards (Previously the North West Region of the National Open College Network – OCNNW) has been in business for over 30 years and is a not-for-profit organisation and a registered charity.
