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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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