Online courses directory (49)

Dreamweaver has become one of the industrys leading Web site design editing and management tool. This course is designed for students who wish to evaluate the Dreamweaver Web design tool or who would like to learn to use it. The emphasis is on learning to use Dreamweaver as a tool to create a Web site, rather than on learning the basic concepts of Web design and we move very quickly. However, all questions about basic Web design concepts will be answered.

Are you interested in getting into the BOOMING mobile application market? This course will enable you the skills to build clean and attractive UI designs for iOS Apple and Android products. This class is designed for people who already have a working knowledge of computers and some beginner to intermediate design knowledge. Although this course is focused on the design side of the mobile applications, you will go through some information that will assist you on understanding developmental requirements and specifications. Coders, designers and developers are encouraged to take this course as it will definitely aid your understanding of the entire development process. We will begin by looking into the details of each popular mobile device and how they relate to your designs. You will be encouraged to share your work with your classmates, engage in discussion and learn to utilize constructive criticism. To determine your progress, you will be given a weekly quiz and a practical assignment. You will prepare a working model otherwise known as a proof of concept POC and understand how to properly balance functionality with appeal. Finally, we will be designing an entire five screen mobile application suitable for the iOS and Android that would be ready to implement into coding. After this class, you will be ready to take on the vast UI Mobile Application market with confidence on the road to success! Learn how to design for the fastest growing industry today while it is burning hot and growing! Applicable Job Roles: mobile application UI designer, software UI designer, web UI designer, mobile application developer, icon designer, mobile application developer, UX/UI architect

WordPress is one of the most popular blogging tools on the web, making it easy for anybody to post their ideas, pictures, and audio/video. WordPress can be used for not only blogging posts but also to store static information that can be easily updated like a content management system CMS.

For the past decade, Project Management has consistently been one to Top five 5, high-paying skills in demand for employment and for business. The Project Management Institute PMI is the world’s most recognized body for providing the framework for a Project Management Body of Knowledge. This course covers all the essential concepts from the Project Management Institute PMIs A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK Guide, Fourth and Fifth Editions. In this course, students will become Project Manager while engaging in a hands-on exercise of developing their own personal or business project. Students will learn the art-and-science of the high-paying Project Management field. Upon successful completion, students are prepared to work on projects. Students learn from beginner-thru-advanced level Project Management concepts, including projects versus operations, choosing a team, scheduling, budgeting, controlling cost, measuring and controlling project performance, and much more. Additionally, students who are preparing for the PMI Certification PMP or CAPM can use this course to help fulfill the training requirement. If you already have your PMP certification, you can also use this toward your CCRs Continuing Certification Requirements. It will count as 20 hours of Project Planning and 15 hours of Project Controlling. Applicable Job Roles: project manager, program manager, manager, supervisor, team lead

XHTML is the bridge between HTML and XML. Students with little working knowledge of creating HTML pages will be introduced to the concepts, foundations, syntax and structure of XHTML. The course will include an introduction to Cascading Style Sheets. All pages created in the class will be validated using the W3C validation service.

Dreamweaver has many extras that allow you to add amazing features to your pages. This course will go beyond the basic creation of Web sites with Dreamweaver and show you some of the extra features you can add to your sites.

Move over Photoshop because Illustrator is in demand. This vector based program is an absolute MUST for any prospective designer in today’s industry. Care to learn? This course is designed for people that have absolutely no knowledge of Adobe Illustrator but will also be an excellent refresher for those that are experienced. They will also learn a few new tricks along the way. Learn the difference between vector and raster based designs, how to create stunning 3D objects, creating layers, effects and much more. This course focuses on all methods of learning such as reading materials, interactive practice assignments, video tutorials and weekly quizzes. This ensures that the students get the most of this course and be able to use Adobe Illustrator with confidence upon completion. Illustrator is no longer a supplementary skill in design. It is a necessity, as many non-designers are learning that an .AI file Adobe Illustrator guarantees a vectored source design for use in various media while a .PSD file Photoshop does not. Applicable Job Roles: mobile application UI designer, software UI designer, web UI designer, Illustrator, logo designer, game designer, graphic designer, signage designer, icon designer

Several years ago, cascading style sheets CSS revolutionized Web design. CSS freed Web designers from depending on woefully inadequate HTML tables to create highly stylized Web pages. It provided us with the means to format and reformat multiple pages from one single set of styles, thereby liberatingus from the tedious task of formatting one page at a time. Enter CSS3, the next generation of Web design. Special effects, animations, transitions, gradients - all the content weve traditionally fallen back on graphics and animation software to achieve are now at our fingertips through CSS code. CSS3, the first revision to cascading style sheets since the advent of handheld smartphones and tablets, is here, now, ready for prime time.

Companies, individuals and organizations that ignore the mobile Web user do so at their own peril! Mobile Web users are by far the fastest growing group of Internet users. This course is designed for students who wish to expand access of their company or clients websites to the most modern of Internet users - people who use their mobile phones and tablets to access the Internet. The emphasis is on creating Web content that displays well and plays properly on the vast and ever-growing number of mobile devices available, today and in the future.

This class is presented in a workshop format. After a short review of some basics and coverage of a few new topics, the workshop focus is on real-world CSS issues and applications. Weeks one and two review some material from Intro to CSS H151 and introduce some new material for application during the workshop. Weeks three through six focus on projects from the required text, Eric Meyer on CSS. Students may choose to create a new Web site for the workshop or may use an existing site to apply the concepts learned throughout the class. The final project requires the conversion of an existing Web page and the application of the concepts and techniques learned during the workshop. Valid CSS and XHTML markup are required throughout the entire class.

Drupal is a free and open source Content Management System written in PHP. With Drupal you can create a simple personal homepage, a company website, a blog, an ecommerce site, etc. Hundreds of modules are available for use with Drupal. You can create slide shows, events calendars, a contact form, product catalogs, polls or surveys, guestbook, a forum or blog, or newsletter signup. The possibilities are endless. Basically, there are no limits with Drupal, you really can make any type of website you want.

High rankings in the natural search results of top engines and directories are obtainable for businesses and organizations. In this course youll learn the techniques and tools that top search engine optimization SEO marketers are using today to build an online presence for their clients. While intended for those who are beginners to intermediate with SEO, those more advanced will likely pick up new ideas, and will have the opportunity to discuss challenges they have had, and suggestions for improving their SEO effectiveness. Some advanced optimization strategies will also be taught such as: improving link reputation, return on investment, and conversion. Applicable Job Roles: web designers and those learning to be, website copywriters, programmers and IT staff, web project managers, marketing professionals, and small business owners managing their own websites

This course covers the Strict DTD of HTML 4.01. During the eight weeks, students will develop a web site of their choosing, become familiar with the HTML 4.01 Strict and produce valid markup.

How can businesses best get traffic and business on the Internet? By learning top website promotion strategies. This intense six-week course will show how small business can successfully harness the Internet. Well cut through the clutter with practical, high-impact promotional solutions to building an online presence - including introductions to search engine optimization SEO, pay-per-click advertising PPC, developing online content, and fully utilizing social media. Youll learn how to develop a web strategy for your business or for your clients. Ideally this planning is done prior to launching a website. However, if you already have a website that is not performing well, this course provides fresh concepts for online promotion success. Applicable Job Roles: business owners, web designers or those learning to become, copywriters, and website project managers

Looking for a solid foundation in the industry-standard graphics and image editor, Photoshop? Learn the basics and much more in this instructor-led course. Using Lesa Snider’s The Missing Manual as a reference along with instructor-written lessons, students will obtain a solid foundation that will have even the most novice of user creating with flair and ease! If you are a graphic or web designer, digital artist or a photographer, with little or no working knowledge of Photoshop, or even if you are already familiar with Photoshop, this is the course for you! Take the plunge and sign up today to learn how to master the worlds number one image editing software! You wont be disappointed! Applicable Job Roles: web designers, graphic designers, and webmasters.

Programming systems these days are working on many different machines and using many different technologies and programming languages. XML is a modern effort employed to allow communication between all these different systems.

Designed for the student with little to no working knowledge of creating HTML files by hand. If youre looking to learn HTML from scratch or move beyond using a WYSIWYG what you see is what you get editing tool, this is the class for you. Students will be introduced to the structure of HTML documents, good markup techniques, and the concept of validation. Students will be required to use a plain text editor to write HTML and use an FTP program to upload the pages to the Internet. Functional topics will include text formatting, using lists, tables, and a brief foray into CSS.

This course is designed for website developers who have an interest in incorporating accessible design features into their pages. Web accessibility benefits everyone - those with and those without disabilities, through increased usability and interoperability of web based materials. This class is structured to allow learners to explore the area of web accessibility using a hand-on, project-based approach, with an emphasis on learning by doing, and sharing information and experience with your class mates through online discussions. Students enrolled in this course will be expected to review assigned readings, apply what they have learned through coding projects and participate in class discussions. Evaluation will be based on weekly assignments consisting of 1 or 2 small projects together with review questions, and 1 final project tying it all together. The required course textbook, Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance, has been authored by leading authorities in the field and covers such topics as What is Web Accessibility? Assistive Technology 508 Guidelines Emerging Technology and Using CSS to separate content from presentation. To round out our exploration of web accessibility some online sources will also be consulted.

Need some inspiration and instruction to get your Web graphic design skills up to par with the competition? Want to be able to create instead of wonder how its done? Want your work to stand out from the crowd? This course will show you how and give your creativity and skills a confidence boost! This well-rounded course includes in-depth coverage of must-have skills such as creating eye-catching effects, using color creatively, working with masks, creating custom shapes for interfaces and navigational panels, working with transparency and much more! Ready to take your career to the next level? This class will give help get you there! Applicable Job Roles: web designers, graphic designers, and webmasters.

Until the most recent versions of HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript, Web designers relied on Adobe Flash and other application-development programs for creating animated and interactive Websites. While this approach served us well for many years, it had its share of drawbacks and limitations not the least of them being forcing site visitors to download huge embedded files and rely on various plugins Flash Player, for example to play the content. Now, by combining HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript, we can create much of our animations and interactivity with browser-compatible code, which downloads and processes much faster than embedded animations and applications. The problem with this approach is that, to create sophisticated animations and interactivity, you need to be fairly proficient at composing at least three types of Web programming languages. And that’s where Adobe Edge Animate comes in. Edge Animate provides a what-you-see-is-what-you-get WYSIWIG interface, where you layout your animations and interactivity on a stage and timeline, and Edge Animate in turn creates all the necessary code. Edge Animate eliminates a lot of the trial-and-error and research, making creating the animated and interactive sections of your pages much less time-consuming, easier, and less frustrating.