BEIJING WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT CLASS AT THE EXPAT LEARNING CENTER BEIJING

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Web Design and Development
Intensive Introduction (suitable for beginner to intermediate students)

Quality Web design is about more than just laying out objects on the page. Every design decision you make depends on the overall goals of the site, encompassing an understanding of how people use online environments to fulfill a broad range of needs. Approach your designs from a comprehensive viewpoint, learning to employ aspects of interface design, content strategy, multimedia production, marketing, and basic graphic-design principles to create unique and effective projects which fulfill your online goals. Create visual design and navigation systems that are intuitive and easy to use, and learn how to develop a professional, industry-standard strategy and style for every Web site that you produce. Learn innovative design and management solutions while balancing technical and aesthetic issues. This is an intensive hands-on course covering:

FrontPage and Dreamweaver: Web sites from design to launch

Graphics creation and Flash for animation and motion graphics

HTML and CSS (cascading style sheet)

Creating and implementing Java scripts

Web-site publishing and management

Domain name and hosting (i.e. how does a Web address actually "work")

Online tools and other useful software

Security related issues when using JAVA and VB Scripts

Browser compatibility/incompatibility

Troubleshooting in HTML

Develop attractive, easy-to-use Web interfaces utilizing a variety of applications. Discover the secrets of managing successful Web sites while developing extraordinary design projects for your portfolio.

Course structure:

Week 1: Internet and copyright (WWW consortium)
Browsers and compatibility
Software for Web Design
What is design?
First look at the Dreamweaver 8 interface
Creating your first basic page

Week 2: Design Guidelines part 1.
What is Homepage Architecture?
Why is design more than just the looks?
What are tags?
Creating a basic page in Notepad

Week 3: Design Guidelines part 2.
Creating a page using Frames
Introduction to CSS

Week 4: Design Guidelines part 3.
Picture formats for the internet
Creating a page using Tables

Week 5: Design Guidelines part 4.
What is a web-server and how to upload?
What is a Domain and how can a browser find it?
Creating a design combining CSS and Tables

Week 6: Design Guidelines part 5.
What is backup and why?
Creating an advanced design using CSS and Tables

Week 7: Creating animations in Flash 8

Week 8: Troubleshooting flaws in the coding
Don’t reinvent the wheel!
Working on your own homepage

Week 9: What is a Site Map and what tools are available?
Introduction to Java Scripting
Working on your own homepage

Week 10: Java Scripting
Security Issues
Securing your homepage
Working on your own homepage

Throughout the entire course you will receive a lot of links to related topics and tools. You will also have a temporary folder on a server in Europe so that you can practice and maybe have your friends evaluate your design(s).

Course Title: Web Design and Development
Tuition fee: RMB 3200

Classes Available:
Tuesday Afternoons
2:00pm to 4:30pm
Dates: October 6, 2010 to December 8, 2010
Location: SOHO - XianDaiCheng
Course Code: WEB901
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Sunday Afternoons
2:00pm to 4:30pm
Dates: October 9, 2010 to December 11, 2010
Location: SOHO - XianDaiCheng
Course Code: WEB902
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Tuesday Evenings
6:45pm to 9:15pm
Dates: October 5, 2010 to December 7, 2010
Location: SOHO - XianDaiCheng
Course Code: WEB901
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Registration Procedure:
Please register online first to reserve your place. You will then receive a confirmation email. Next, payment must be made on site at the ELC Learning Annex during the payment dates (you can come in person or send someone).

Please note:
Our classes are kept small for the students' benefit (generally between 5 and 10 people), so please register early to reserve your place. Your place in the class cannot be guaranteed until payment has been received. Any course that does not meet sufficient enrollment may be cancelled and a full refund provided upon presentation of your original receipt.