Full overview
In addition to learning about HTML5 and CSS coding, you will learn how to use HTML5 and JavaScript Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to extend the functionality of Web pages, such as geolocation, drag-and-drop, canvas and offline Web applications. Other topics include validating your HTML and CSS code, employing search engine optimization (SEO), using style sheets extensively to format Web page content, and implementing fundamental design concepts. Throughout the course, you will learn how Web sites are developed as managed projects. You will also identify e-commerce solutions and relate Web site development to business goals.
Once certified, you have proven that you have foundational knowledge to develop basic Web sites. This certification is ideal for students and professionals who want a career in Web site design or marketing.
Topics include:
Web site development using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Extensible HTML (XHTML) Manual code writing, graphical user interface (GUI) authoring tools, and XHTML code validation Web page development using images, hyperlinks, tables, forms and frames CGI and connecting Web pages to databases Internet marketing and search engine optimization (SEO) Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for formatting Web page content, and fundamental Web design concepts Development of Web sites as managed projects Introductory e-commerce solutions, and the relationship of Web site development to business goals
Certification
IT professionals Marketing professionals Graphic artists Web site designers The CIW Site Development Associate course prepares candidates to take the CIW Site Development Associate exam, which, if passed, earns the individual the CIW Site Development Associate certification.
Materials
All necessary materials (online eBook) are included.
System requirements
Minimum technical expectations for the online learning environment. Your IT team can use this as a checklist.
Internet connectivity
Cable, Fiber, DSL, or LEO Satellite (i.e. Starlink) internet with speeds of at least 10mb/sec download and 5mb/sec upload are recommended for the best experience.
While cellular hotspots may allow access to our courses, users may experience connectivity issues by trying to access our learning management system. This is due to the potential high download and upload latency of cellular connections. Therefore, it is not recommended that students use a cellular hotspot as their primary way of accessing their courses.
Hardware
- CPU: 1 GHz or higher
- RAM: 4 GB or higher
- Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher. 1920x1080 resolution is recommended for the best experience.
Speakers / Headphones Microphone for Webinar or Live Online sessions.
Operating system
Windows 7 or higher. Mac OSX 10 or higher. Latest Chrome OS Latest Linux Distributions.
While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.
Web browser
Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience. Latest Mozilla FireFox Latest Microsoft Edge Latest Apple Safari.
Recommended software
Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice) PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt) Courses may require other software that is described in the above course outline.
Additional details
Average Salary - $65,556 for Site Development Associate
The 2015 annual mean salary of an IT professional who has been awarded the CIW Site Development Associate certification is $65,556. This salary was calculated based on the 14,000+ IT professionals who responded to the 2016 IT Skills and Salary survey that was conducted by Global Knowledge in September of 2015.
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