Web Page Designer

Your at-home learning program includes eight Instruction Sets designed to take you step-by-step through the techniques and skills you’ll employ in your new career.

Your first Instruction Set will be sent to you as soon as your enrollment has been accepted. Other Instruction Sets will follow as you complete your exams, so that you will always have training materials to work with.

You will need access to a computer to complete this program. Penn Foster recommends the following computer specifications: IBM® Compatible PC with Pentium® IV or better processor, Microsoft® Windows® XP or later as the operating system with 512MB of memory. You must also have access to Microsoft® Office 2003, the Internet, and have an email account.

Instruction Set 1

• Learning Strategies
  • The advantages of learning at home; types of study materials; types of examinations; accessing and using the features of our website; determining what kind of learner you are; establishing a study schedule; using study tips; preparing for and taking examinations.
• Introduction to the Internet
  • Getting online; selecting an Internet Service Provider (ISP); Internet tools and services: electronic mail (e-mail), newsgroups, bulletin boards, Internet Relay Chats (IRCs), Telnet, World Wide Web (WWW); shopping safely online.

Instruction Set 2

• Internet Basics
  • Where to find browsers online; how to use a browser, including loading URLs, moving to other pages, saving pages and graphics, bookmarking, downloading, using e-mail and search engines, setting preferences, plug-ins.
• Practical Exercise: Using the Internet
  • Multiple “hands-on” exercises designed to give you experience using resources on the Internet.

Instruction Set 3

• Managing and Supporting Windows®
  • Modifying the Windows® desktop and program menu; customizing the Windows® operating system.
• Advanced Windows®
  • Performing and prescribing system maintenance; resolving resource conflicts; creating a disaster plan.
• Practical Exercise: Troubleshooting Windows®
  • “Hands-on” exercises in identifying and addressing system problems; gathering system information using the Windows® operating system.

Instruction Set 4

• Essential Web Publishing Skills
  • The fundamentals of good writing; using document stylesheets and other common references.
• Elements of Design
  • Design elements that make or break the “look” of a web page; selecting an appropriate typeface.
• Computer Graphics
  • The role of computer graphics in document layout; creating new or manipulating existing artwork, graphics, and photographs; multimedia, virtual reality, and animation.
• Practical Exercise: Designing Electronic Documents
  • Answering questions regarding initial layout and graphic components of web documents.

Instruction Set 5

• Introduction to HTML
  • Planning and developing HTML documents to build web sites; enhancing documents using HTML codes and stylesheets.
• Introduction to Web Page Design Software
  • Major features of web-authoring software; elements of a web page; functions of a web page editor; templates and wizards; themes; languages.
• Practical Exercise: Web Page Fundamentals
  • Exercise in working with HTML and publishing on the Web.
• Textbook: Programming Concepts

Instruction Set 6

• Using Macromedia® Dreamweaver®MX, Part 1
  • Lessons designed to give “hands-on” experience with Dreamweaver®MX, including planning and creating a site, working with navigational structures and hyperlinks, editing text, and displaying links and images.
• Software: Dreamweaver®
• Textbook: Dreamweaver® Introductory Concepts and Techniques

Instruction Set 7

• Using Macromedia® Dreamweaver® MX, Part 2
  • “Hands-on” lessons using Dreamweaver® Help, Accessibility,
    and publishing to a remote site.
• Graded Projects 1-3

Instruction Set 8

• Internet Security
  • Fortifying a secure web site; firewalls; secure forms; encryption; user profiles.
• E-Commerce
  • Planning an online business; legal concerns; determining costs; storefront set-up; processing credit cards.
• Introduction to Internet Programming
  • Overview of current programming languages and strategies, including CGI, DHTML, XML, Java^TM, and more.
• Uploading Web Pages
  • Uploading a web site to a local or remote server; features of RJ-45, T-1, and coaxial connections; quantifying upload times for single and multiple page sites.
• Graded Project: Security and E-Commerce
  • Applying knowledge about securing and administering
    e-commerce web sites.

Instruction Set 9

• Final Graded Project
  • Applying Color Schemes; Image Manipulation; Alt text; Meta tags; keywords; descriptions.

Online Library and Librarian
Students in ICS Canada have access to an online library for use during their studies. Students can use this library to do the required research in the courses they complete or can use it for general reference and links to valuable resources. The library contains helpful research assistance, articles, databases, books, and Web links. A librarian is available to answer questions on general research-related topics via email and assist students in research activities during their studies with ICS Canada.

We reserve the right to change program content and materials when it becomes necessary.

Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions.

Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc. in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions.

IBM is a trademark of IBM Corporation registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions.

Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions

Macromedia and Dreamweaver are trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions.