Web design curriculum

Web design curriculum has been developed by AzNET team to face the scarcity of qualified web-publishing specialists. The course is designed specially for those who want to become familiar with Internet publishing technologies. Curriculum consists of about 140 hours of training and lab works and covers broad set of technological issues, like HTML, CSS and JavaScript coding; graphic formats and software, like Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks; web publishing and animation software, like Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash; Azerbaijani language and Unicode issues.

As a prerequisite, possible students are required to pass a computer-based test, which consists of 40 questions and covers basic Internet concepts and terminology.

Below is the list of modules with brief descriptions on topics covered.

Internet and E-Mail Basics – effective use of Internet resources; search engines and e-mail basics and software overview; Web publishing concepts – an overview of web-publishing technology; web-resource planning and design; Interactivity and the Web – HTML; how to make your web-site interactive with use of CSS, JavaScript, CGI scripts and FORM elements; overview of web-programming languages like PHP, ASP, Perl, JSP and others; Database development – an introduction to database development with SQL; web-interface creation with use of MySQL, MS SQL, PHP and other technologies; Web-graphics for the Web - manipulating graphics with Adobe Photoshop; Web-animation for the Web- animation for the web with Macromedia Flash; Web-resource structure and design – Macromedia Dreamweaver; Multimedia content for the Web – an overview of multimedia formats used on the web and appropriate software; Fonts and Unicode issues – overview of standards of fonts usage on the Web and Azerbaijani language related issues; Online tools for Web-publishers – an overview of useful tools available over the Internet;

Organizations and individuals interested in taking this training should write their request to: wd_train@aznet.org.