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Master CIW Designer

The Master Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) Designer Certification is recognised worldwide.
Professional Internet organizations including the Association of Internet Professionals (AIP) and the International Webmasters Association (IWA) have come together to endorse CIW certification to meet the IT industry need for a standardized webmaster certification

This course is for those individuals or businesses that are looking to design and construct web sites. The course provides all the fundamental networking knowledge required and teaches students the key web site design principles and how to use design and image management tools to produce and publish well constructed web sites. The student also learns all the fundamentals required to design and manage an E-commerce site.

Stage 1: CIW Foundations

Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) v5 is the newest version of the CIW skills objectives, an industry-standard set of skills required for today's Information Technology (IT) job roles.

CIW v5 Foundations is the world's first skills certification specifically designed to bridge the gap between academia and industry. CIW v5 Foundations teaches the practical skills for every 21st-century job. Fundamental online skills - such as Web browsing, research, e-mail, documentation, project management, networking and Web development - make every employee more valuable.

The CIW v5 Foundations courseware prepares individuals for the CIW Foundations certification exam. Those who pass the CIW Foundations exam earn the highly respected CIW Associate certification, which is recognized throughout the industry as validating essential Internet skills for the workplace.

Network Technology Foundations

Identify various aspects of the evolution of networks.
Identify characteristics of a network.
Identify key aspects of the OSI/RM model.
Identify characteristics of protocol layers in the Internet architecture.
Identify key aspects of routing data through the Internet.
Identify key aspects of IP addressing.
Identify characteristics of common network services.
Identify features of various communication services on the Internet.
Identify key aspects of HTTP servers.
Identify key aspects of general maintenance principles.
Identify key aspects of providing configuration settings.
Identify features of various drive interfaces and drives.
Identify types of network attacks.
Identify security services for protecting a network from virus attacks.
Identify key aspects of authentication principles.

Internet Business Foundations

Identify job roles responsible for managing a website.
Identify job roles responsible for managing a convergent network
Identify key aspects of networks.
Install a Web browser.
Identify characteristics of a Web browser.
Work with a Web browser.
Identify features of various programming languages used for creating Web content.
Identify features of various scripting languages used for creating Web content.
Identify characteristics of plug-in technology.
Identify key aspects of Web databases.
Identify features of database queries.
Identify characteristics of Web search engines.
Identify key aspects of e-mail technology.
Identify features of protocols used for transferring, storing, and accessing e-mail messages.
Identify features of various e-mail services.
Identify characteristics of methods used for accessing resources on the Internet.
Identify methods used for accessing remote computers.
Identify key aspects of File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
Identify key aspects of securing data with the help of encryption.
Identify features of methods used for authenticating users on the Internet.
Identify features of firewalls.
Identify characteristics of project management.
Identify characteristics of different project management phases.
Identify characteristics of various activities related to project management.

Site Development Foundations

Identify benefits of using markup languages.
Identify the stages in the evolution of markup languages.
Identify advantages of using Extensible Markup Language (XML).
Identify the need for branding standards and methods for audience development.
Identify benefits of different portal types.
Identify common file formats and issues with proprietary file formats.
Identify features of various Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) tags.
Identify key aspects of declaring document structure tags.
Identify key aspects of developing Web sites.
Identify key aspects of horizontal rules.
Identify key aspects of using images in Web pages.
Identify functions of different image attributes.
Identify key aspects of creating hyperlinks.
Identify steps to create local hyperlinks.
Identify steps to create external hyperlinks.
Identify uses of Common Gateway Interface (CGI) in Web forms.
Identify key aspects of tags used for creating a Web form.
Identify ways to add various fields in Web pages.
Identify key aspects of Web design programming.
Identify features of server-side programming languages.
Identify features of server-side programming languages.
Identify features of e-commerce.
Identify ways to integrate business and Internet technologies.
Identify features of data formatting methods.

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Stage 2: CIW Designer (35 hours)

This part of the introduces Web design concepts, page layout, usability, navigation, graphics and multimedia. Other topics covered include Web technologies, Web site development tools, basics of using Microsoft FrontPage, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Allaire HomeSite, JASC Paint Shop, in addition to advanced Web design technologies and concepts, including XML, HTTP servers, cookies, plug-ins, Java applets, databases and standards organisation.

Audience

The target audiences for this curriculum are End Users, Application Developers. Additionally, Web authors, marketing and communications professionals, PR professionals, Webmasters, graphic designers, and technical writers. Learners will have completed either the CIW Foundations certification or the i-Net+ certification.

Web Design Concepts and Site Development

Identify the features of the Web, basic Web design concepts, page layout and elements, usability testing, and navigation concepts.
Identify the elements in a Web site include the page layout elements, colours, and the fonts used in a Web site.
Identify the various Web graphics and multimedia concepts of Web site design.
Identify the various phases of the Web development process and the site implementation factors.

Basic Web Technologies

Identify HTML concepts.
Create page structures with tables and frames.
Identify the uses of metadata tags.
Identify how to use CSS for designing a Web site.
Identify the features of CSS2.

Using FrontPage, Dreamweaver and HomeSite

Identify FrontPage 2000 and how to create Web pages with tables, images, and image maps by using FrontPage.
Identify how to format Web pages, use style sheets, Web forms, DHTML effects, FrontPage components, and FrontPage Web reports.
Identify how to apply the various Dreamweaver features that are used for effective site development.
Identify how to perform file-related operations by using HomeSite.
Identify the benefits of the Tags menu, inserting HTML tags by using tag chooser.
Identify the benefits of using the tag completion feature of HomeSite.

Using Paint Shop Pro, Flash, JavaScript and DHTML

Identify how to create, convert, modify and enhance image files on a Web page by using Paint Shop Pro.
Create multimedia content for a Web page by using Flash drawing tools.
Identify the concepts of JavaScript and how to use JavaScript for Web development.
Identify the concepts and components of DHTML.
Identify how to create DHTML code.

Advanced Web Technologies and Web Site Publishing

Identify the various Markup languages such as HTML, XML, and XHTML.
Identify the HTML limitations, XML advantages and XML rules.
Identify certain concepts related to HTTP servers and cookies.
Identify the situations in which various plug-ins are used.
Identify the steps to create a downloadable file and embed Java applets.
Identify the features of Java authoring tools.
Identify the databases, Database Management System (DBMS), and related technologies.
Identify the methods and techniques to use databases with Web sites.
Identify he Internet standards organisation. involved in various aspects of the Internet.
Identify how to publish Web sites using various tools.

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Stage 3: CIW E-Commerce Designer

This part of the course presents learners with instruction on e-commerce designer foundations. Topics covered include e-commerce foundations, B2B frameworks and law and the Internet, Web marketing goals and online product marketing. Additionally, the learner will be given an overview of marketing goals and strategies, site usability, consumer service methods, and site management.

Foundations

Identify the factors that drive e-commerce.
Identify the differences between e-commerce and traditional commerce.
Identify the differences between the main e-commerce categories.
Identify the features of business-to-business (B2B) networks.
Identify the features of electronic publishing (EP).
Identify the features of electronic publishing (EP) that raise intellectual property concerns.

Product Marketing

Identify the benefits of Web marketing.
Identify business goals that Web marketing can achieve.
Identify ways to provide online customer service.
Match the types of online promotion with their features.
Identify categories of Web sites that are defined by marketing activities.
Identify the features of banner ads.

Site Usability

Identify the reasons for considering usability in Web site design.
Identify ways to allow customers to search for products or services.
Identify the features of a Web site that inform the customer about a product.
Identify the benefits of e-service.
Identify the guidelines for developing an e-service action plan.
Identify the characteristics of synchronous service.
Identify the e-commerce Web site administration tasks.
Identify the administration functions available in Site Server Content Analyzer.
Locate broken links in an e-commerce Web site by using Site Server Content Analyzer.

Site Implementation

Identify the features of independent online storefront creation packages.
Identify the characteristics of portal storefronts.
Create an e-commerce Web site account by using a portal site.
Identify the features of Web servers.
Identify the features of Internet Information Server (IIS).
Identify the characteristics of a default user account.
Identify the issues to consider when choosing Web site development packages.
Identify the characteristics of the Oracle8 package.
Identify the main capabilities of Microsoft SQL Server.

Transaction Management

Identify usability features of a Web site.
Match the main Site Manager components with their functions.
Identify the guidelines for customizing a Web site.
Identify the entities that participate in e-commerce processes.
Identify the guidelines for choosing payment methods.
Identify the requirements for online credit card processing.
Identify security risks involved in e-commerce.
Identify the purposes of security in e-commerce.
Sequence the steps in the digital signature process.

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Delivery

Computer Based Training (CD-ROM) and Manuals

Content

Interactive, skills-based with project and testing preparation for exams

Qualifications

CIW Associate , CIW Site Designer, CIW E-Commerce Designer (Master CIW Designer)

Duration

Approx 97 hours

Support

Included for 18 months

Size and Credibility of CIW Program

Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) is the largest IT job-role certification program. It is increasingly recognized and accepted as the standard vendor-neutral certification by corporations, academic institutions, commercial training centers and industry publications.
Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) offers four master-level certifications: Master CIW Designer, Master CIW Administrator, Master CIW Web Site Manager and Master CIW Enterprise Developer.
Intel, Novell and iGeneration have all merged their Internet certification programs with CIW.
IBM and Hewlett Packard use CIW in their corporate training programs.
Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) is endorsed the by International Webmasters Association (IWA). It is also endorsed and supported by the National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies (NWCET).

CertCities.com readers picked CIW as the best Web/Internet certification to hold.

Best Web/Internet Certification

Winner: Prosoft Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) Professional
Finalists: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Developer, CompTIA i-Net+

ProsoftTraining.com's CIW remained your pick for the best Web/Internet certification to hold, thanks to its “well rounded and vendor-neutral, focusing on logistics, configuration and skills in the working environment,” as one reader stated.

Even those not in this specialty appear to have respect for this title. Said another reader, “This is not my area, but my colleagues say CIW...”

Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX Developer came in a close second. “I feel that Macromedia is widely used and is probably a bit more user friendly,” said Glenda Simmons, a network systems engineer from Fresno, Calif.

i-Net snagged the second finalist position thanks to its coverage of Web fundamentals. As Harbour explained, “There's more to the Internet and the Web than just programming. You have to know the servers and how the Internet runs. Having a good foundation is vital to anything you do with the Internet.”