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Website Design Training Program

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

This course is designed for people who wish to acquire the knowledge and skills to use the Adobe website development tools (Dreamweaver CS3, Flash CS3, Photoshop CS3 and Fireworks 8) to build industry standard websites for business or personnal use. During the course you will produce a website to specification, and have have an option to dedicate some course time to build a business or personnal website.

This course has been particularly attractive to people who wish to receive a broader indepth coverage of using the software programs together for web development compared to attending short courses. The course provides sufficient time for consolidating skills learnt and covers the total workflow of planning a site, preparing the graphics, including any Flash content and building, managing and uploading the website.

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Prepress Skills Centre is a Certified Adobe Training Provider. Our instructors are Adobe Certified Experts (ACE).

WEBSITE DESIGN TIMETABLE (WD-0708D)

Training in industry standard professional web publishing applications including:-
Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 , Adobe Flash Professional CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Fireworks 8

This 17 week, 120 hour accredited training program is conducted on Wednesday's from 8.30am - 4.00pm

Next day course commences Wednesday, July 2nd and ends on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
LIMIT OF 12 PLACES - SECURE YOUR PLACE NOW!!

Course Fees = $2,490
Payment plan available (4 x $647.50) = $2,590

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FEATURES OF THIS COURSE

  • Completed in 4 months (one day per week, total of 120 hours)
  • Trainers are 'Adobe Certified Developers and Designers'
  • Small class size (limit of 12 students for individual attention)
  • PC or Macintosh computer (modern workstations with the latest software installed)
  • Application workbooks (includes instructional notes and resource files on CD)
  • Nationally recognised 'Statement of Attainment' (upon successful completion)
  • Become a 'Adobe Certified Expert' (Adobe exam required)
  • Central location (close to public transport - trains and buses)
  • Tea and Coffee provided (other amenities include fridge and microwave oven)

What is Supplied

  • Each participant is supplied with a modern industry standard computer workstation (Macintosh or PC) and all the necessary resource materials required to successfully complete the training course.
  • Technical notes and exercises produced at the Prepress - NetMedia Training Centre.
  • Instructional workbooks and resource files.
  • Customised lesson hand-outs and other resource materials used during the training.
  • Tea and coffee facilities provided access to other amenities such as a fridge and microwave oven.

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

I have just finished leading the design and web development of three sites with a collaborative team and a variety of web service providers -one has won an international award. I was able to creatively direct other designers and web developers in detail - thanks for teaching me!!
Katherine

"Rating the lecturers expertise. Very high level of competency in all Adobe products taught during the course. Well done, Keith and Bernard".
Mario Berg

"Both lecturers were easy to understand, key points were explained and I learned new tips and tricks which are relevant to all aspects of web design"
Devan Lim

Course Content

What you will be able to produce from skills learnt in this course

Harness the power of the web with the tools used by web development professionals. During this Training Program, participants will develop skills in web graphics preparation, the development of low-bandwidth animations and applications with Flash and the construction and management of complete web sites. The first section of the course centres on training participants in the use of the Adobe CS3 software applications to develop web pages (graphics, animation and web page layout). The topics covered are very comprehensive.

During the second section of the course participants will construct a full HTML website with graphics included. Participants will also develop small interactive Flash applications.

The computer platforms used during the course will be either Apple Macintosh or PC's. The software applications used will be predominately Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Fireworks 8 and Adobe Flash CS3 Professional.

This Training Program is an accredited course containing units of competence from the Certificate IV in Information Technology – Website Design. Participants will be assessed against industry competency standards and will receive a Certificate of Attainment upon successful completion of each unit of competence.

Use development software and IT tools to build a basic website to specification
  • Website structure developed
  • Build the site
  • Test the site

Develop cascading style sheets (CSS)

  • Prepare mark up pages
  • Apply styles to HTML elements
  • Attach CSS to HTML documents
  • Apply CSS inheritance rules to documents
  • Validate presentation style

Transfer content to a web site using commercial applications (CSS)

  • Configure the File Transfer Protocol client
  • Prepare content for transfer
  • Establish connection to server
  • Transfer files

Select and employ software and hardware multimedia tools

  • Functional requirements are established
  • Tools are selected
  • Tools are installed configured and tested
  • Tools are employed

Apply a web authoring tool to convert client data

  • Identify authoring requirements
  • Create files
  • Create formatting templates
  • Define library items
  • Create simple forms
  • Create simple navigation
Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Fireworks

  • Digital image types
  • Internet image standards
  • Resolution requirements
  • Cropping and image size preparation requirements
  • Graphic Program Interfaces
  • Menu bar; Toolbars; Tools panel; Panels
  • Property inspector
  • Creating New Images; Creating a document; Opening Existing Documents
  • Importing image files
  • Making and adjusting bitmap selections
  • Using Filters and Live Effects
  • Modifying Bitmap Images
  • Retouching images
  • Working with Bitmap Tools and vector tools
  • Adding Vector Objects; Drawing basic shapes
  • Using the Text tools; Text effects; Converting text to paths
  • Using Layers
  • Drawing Paths; Using the Pen tool; Using other Vector tools; Combining Simple Paths
  • Using Strokes and Fills
  • Applying and using colour with Swatches, Colour Mixer
  • Using Masks; Using Transparency and Blending
  • Image Maps; Creating hotspots; Assigning URLs; Creating slices
  • Web graphics and JavaScript; Different types of behaviours; About rollovers; About frames
  • Creating Buttons and navigation elements
  • GIF animations
  • Graphics Optimisation;
  • Optimizing GIF and JPEG files
  • Exporting Graphics
  • Importing Graphics and HTML into Dreamweaver
Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
  • Static Page Architecture
  • Dreamweaver Interface Basics; Launching Dreamweaver CS3; the Workspace
  • Defining a Local Site; Creating a Root Folder; Creating a
  • Local Site; Advanced Setup; Site Panel
  • Creating a Web Site; Development Process; Creating a New Page; Adding a Page Title; Saving Your Page; Setting
  • Browser Preferences
  • Adding Content; Setting Text Preferences
  • Formatting Document Structure; Paragraphs; Line Breaks; Adding Special Characters; Inserting the Date and Time; Placing Horizontal Rules; Indenting Text; Making Lists
  • Formatting Text; Changing the Font Face, Size and Colour; Changing the Text Style; Changing the Text Alignment
  • Setting Document Properties; Background Colour; Background Images; Default Text Colour
  • Cleaning Microsoft Word HTML
  • Understanding Links; Link Types and Colours
  • Linking to Files in Your Site; File Paths; Site Files Linking; Select File; Updating Links; Linking to Sites; Targeting a Link
  • Linking to Named Anchors; Creating an Anchor; Viewing Invisibles; Linking to the Anchor
  • Adding E-mail links; Create an E-mail Link
  • Graphics on Web Pages; GIFs; JPEGs; PNGs
  • Placing Graphics on the Page; Document Locations; Using the Insert Bar; Using the Site Assets; Site Panel
  • Modifying Image Properties; Aligning Images on the Page; Wrapping Text Around Images; Changing Spacing and
  • Border; Setting Alternative Text; Reset Image Size; Insert Image Placeholder
  • Using Graphic programs for Images; Setting Image Editing
  • Preferences; Replacing an Image Placeholder in Fireworks ; Optimising and Image
  • Linking from Images; Image Maps
  • Adding Flash Objects; Adding a Flash Movie; Flash Buttons and Flash Text
  • Structuring Data with Tables; Table Properties; Selecting
  • Table Element; Cell Properties; Editing Rows; Sorting Tables; Importing Tabular Data; Quick Table Formatting
  • Designing in Layout View; Table Views; Using Layout View; Nested Tables
  • Using Tracing images; Add a Tracing Image; Adjust Position
  • Creating site Templates; Editable and Locked Area; Creating
  • Templates; Using Templates; Modifying Templates; Applying a Template to an Existing Page
  • Site Library items; Creating Library Items; Viewing Library Items; Placing Library Items on a Page; Modifying Library Items
  • Understanding Forms; Creating a Form; Using Form Objects; Form Processing Form Action; Method and Form Data; Setting
  • Focus in a Form Adding JavaScript
  • Understanding Frames and Framesets; Frames and Navigation; Creating Framesets; Populating Frames Frames Panel; Opening a New Page in a Frame
  • Modifying Frame Properties; Specifying Frameset Properties; Linking in Frames; Using Targets in Hyperlinks; NoFrames Content
  • Introducing CSS Styles; Defining CSS Styles; Browser Support
  • Creating a New Style Sheet; Creating Style Rules for Tags; Creating an External Style Sheet
  • Using Custom Styles Creating, Attaching and Removing Custom Styles
  • Using CSS Selector Styles; Using Pseudo-Classes; Creating CSS Selector Styles; Combination Selectors
  • Attaching External Style Sheets; Editing Style Sheets; Using Embedded Styles; Adding Embedded Styles; Cascading Order and Inheritance of Styles; Inheritance Example
  • Using Behaviors; Behavior Types; Browser Compatibility; Under-standing Events; Using Behaviours
  • Creating Button Rollovers; Multiple Actions
  • Creating Disjointed Rollovers; Insert Rollover Image
  • Opening a New Browser Window; Adjusting New Window Placement
  • Creating a Jump Menu
  • Adding Layers for Interactivity; Browser Support; Creating Layers; Modifying Layers; Netscape Resize Layer Fix; The Layers Panel; Adding the Show-Hide Layers Behaviour
  • Testing Your Site; Checking Browser Compatibility; Checking Links in Your Site; Fixing Broken Links; Using the Reports Command to Test a Site; Checking Spelling
  • Maintaining Files; Renaming Files; Moving Files; The Integrated File Browser; Creating a Site Map
  • Connecting to a Remote Site; Adding a Remote Site; FTP Settings; Cloaking Folders and Files; Uploading Files; Synchronizing Files
  • Using Find and Replace; Searching Your Document

Adobe Flash CS3

  • The Adobe Flash interface.
  • Creating a new Adobe Flash document.
  • Developing in Adobe Flash.
  • Using graphics; Importing graphics.
  • Using text.
  • Masking.
  • Working with symbols; libraries; and instances.
  • Creating frame-by-frame animation; Motion tweening; Shape tweening.
  • Using motion guides.
  • Graphic symbols; Button symbols; Movie clip symbols.
  • The structure of a Adobe Flash document.
  • Working with libraries.
  • Creating interactive buttons
  • Linking to a URL.
  • Create more efficient documents.
  • Using shared libraries to create smaller Adobe Flash documents.
  • Adding Sound; Modifying sound and deploying sound in different ways.
  • Adding video; using FLV files
  • Using Components.
  • Building navigation systems; Tabbed and Popup menus
  • Using preloaders
  • The Bandwidth Profiler; Factors to consider before publishing.
    Techniques for optimizing movies; Publishing.
  • Using ActionScript; ActionScript Concepts; Adding Actions to Timeline Frames and Instances; Moving Code to the Main Timeline; ActionScript Best Practice
  • Dynamically loading external content into Flash; Referencing Movie Clip Timelines
  • Using Paths with Nested Movie Clips; Implementing Button Movie Clips; Applying an Event to a Movie Clips;
  • Building small Flash applications.

Learning Outcomes

This Training Program is an accredited course containing units of competence from the ICA40305 Certificate IV in Information Technology — Websites (full certificate is 24 Units).

The units of Competence from the Nationally Endorsed Information and Communication Technology Training Package ICA05 are:

ICAU4205A Select and employ software and hardware tools
ICAB4135A Create a simple mark-up language document
ICAB4137A Produce basic client side scripts for dynamic web pages
ICAU4207A Apply a web authoring tool to convert client data for websites
ICAB4171A Develop cascading style sheets (CSS)
ICAS4201A Transfer content to a website using commercial packages

Participants will be assessed against industry competency standards and will receive a Certificate of Attainment upon successful completion of each unit of competence. This Certificate is for "part completion" of the Certificate IV ICA40305 stated above.

Training Method

Prepress Skills Centre is a specialist training centre (since 1995) with many years experience in providing specialist training to both the print and web publishing industries.

Our computer labs are very spacious and utilise ergonomically designed computer benches and chairs. Training techniques used at the training centre include the use of a computer projection screen for clear vision of demonstrations.

During the course participants will develop the skills required to complete structured exercises and workplace related projects. All techniques and skills will be demonstrated and each participant will be provided with feedback on their progress and personal attention when required.

Prepress Skills Centre is a ‘Registered Training Organisation’ (RTO) for the delivery of training, assessment of skills and issuance of certification.

Meet the Trainers

The trainers used for this Training program are Bernard O’Hara and Keith Bowley.

Bernard has been working in the Printing and Graphic Arts industry many years and has been training people in the use of the current web software applications since 1996. While working in the industry Bernard has produce many web sites for local and overseas companies.

Keith has been working in the Printing and Graphic Arts industry for many years and has been training people in the development of web graphics since 1999. Keith has been a graphic arts trainer for more than 20 years. Keith’s knowledge and skills are not just limited to the software applications, but also on colour reproduction and image scanning.

Feel free to email Bernard or Keith with any enquires you may have at training@psc.wa.edu.au

Prerequisites

No persons are excluded from this course based on their sex, age, social background or ethnic origin. To undertake this course participants require basic computer skills (Macintosh or PC) with the ability to manage files and folders. Participants are also required to have some basic knowledge of computer graphics. Photoshop and Fireworks will be used for the graphics component of the course and although these programs can be very complex and take many hours to learn fully, there is only limited time during the course for web graphics development. Having completed an introduction to graphics (Photoshop) short course or having prior graphics work experience would be an advantage. Prior website development experience is not a prerequisite.

Cost

$2,490 (payment plan is available). Payment is accepted by cash, money order, cheque or credit card (VISA, Mastercard or Bankcard only).

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