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Certificate in Web Applications Development
I am currently studying for a Certificate in Web Applications Development with the Open University. This is made-up of the six twelve-week courses described below.
The Certificate covers all aspects of web applications; from the design and coding, to scripts, databases, configuring servers and performance monitoring.
TT280 - Web Basics: Design, Development and Management
Topics covered in this course:
- Web applications and the internet (including the client-server architecture of the World Wide Web)
- Web site design principles (including accessibility and usability)
- Planning the site and its navigation
- XHTML and validating code with the W3C
- Page templates and tables
- Cascading style sheets (including box properties)
- Web typography
- Graphics and colour
- XHTML forms
- Hosting web applications
Please visit the TT280 website for more information.
Course start: Feb 2007
Course result: Distinction (88% pass)
TT281 - The Client-Side of Application Development
Topics covered in this course:
- Client side development languages
- Web development approaches (including the client-server model)
- Basic concepts of scripting
- Images, page styles and accessibility
- Browser frames and windows
- Forms and data validation prior to submission to the server
- Dynamic HTML and the Document Object Model
- Cookies, privacy and security
- Dynamic content and event handling
- Project planning and user interface design
Please visit the TT281 website for more information.
Course start: Feb 2009
Course result: Distinction (81% pass)
TT282 - The Server-Side of Application Development
Topics covered in this course:
- Web server security and vulnerabilities
- A case study: requirements and wireframes
- Web servers and scripting
- Procedures and objects
- Processing form data
- Reading and writing server files
- Cookies, sessions and applications
- Application architectures
- Personal privacy and content rating
Please visit the TT282 website for more information.
Course start: Oct 2009
Course result: N/A
The remaining courses to complete this Certificate are:
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