Introduction to Web Design Training Course Beginners

Beginners Introduction to Web Design Course Overview

This training course is geared towards absolute beginners, introducing them to the concept of web design. It will take you through the design process through to uploading your site to the world wide web. It will also explain the difference between the World Wide Web and the internet. You will understand various technologies that are employed in making a website. At the end of this course you will have a better understanding as to how to plan and create your website avoiding the various common mistakes that are made in website creation.

Course Duration: 1 Day

Complete Course Outline

The Internet

What is the Internet?
What is the World Wide Web?
Various Technologies and Jargon Words used in designing web sites
Domain names
What is a URL? (Uniform Resource Locator)
What relationship is there between an IP address and a URL?

Web Pages in Web Design

A Web Page, a Website what''s the difference?
Different browsers - what are they are why do we need them?
What is the W3C (World Wide Web consortium)
What tools do I need to design a Web page?
HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) the language of web pages
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) what are they and what place to they have in the creation of web sites?
What pictures can you use on a web site?
Website design and accessibility.

Search Engines and their relation to web design

What is a search engine?
Why different search engines?
How can I get onto the search engines?
What are sitemaps and why use them?

Uploading your Website

Choosing a Hosting provider.
Tools you need to upload your website.
Checking if a www address is available.
How to transfer a domain name

Web Design and Social Media

Facebook - Using in a corporate environment.
Twitter - Tweeting your followers.
Benefits of Google plus
Google Maps getting your business on the map.
Uploading video to YouTube