Web (L2) Wk 1-11
Contacting Derek | Calendar | Aim & Learning Outcomes | Deliverables
Derek Hughes, a Partner at the Ormskirk-based web design firm dynanti, runs this course three times a week at Southport & Waterloo colleges.
All of the resources required for this course can be downloaded by selecting the relevant week number from the Web Design – Level 2 course sub-menu.
Contacting Derek
Derek can be contacted at derek@dynanti.co.uk.
Please note that these courses are run by Derek in his capacity as a part-time lecturer employed by Southport College and not by dynanti – Derek simply hosts these support pages on the dynanti blog as it is his central resource for all things web related. Please remember that Derek is a full-time web designer during the day and well in to the evening on many occasions too. As a result, it is not always possible for Derek to respond to your emails immediately and it may be several days before he replies.
Calendar
The course is designed to be run over 30 hours and is scheduled to take place on 15 x 2-hour sessions. The dates of these sessions are shown below. Please note that the Waterloo course will finish a week earlier than the Southport courses for Christmas and, therefore, finish a week later after Christmas.
Key: SP TUE = Southport on Tuesday @ 19:00, SP THU = Southport on Thursday @ 19:00, WL FRI = Waterloo on Friday @ 10:00
| Wk | SP Tue | SP Thu | WL Fri | Wk | SP Tue | SP Thu | WL Fri | Wk | SP Tue | SP Thu | WL Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15/09/09 | 17/09/09 | 18/09/09 | 6 | 20/10/09 | 22/10/09 | 23/10/09 | 11 | 01/12/09 | 03/12/09 | 11/12/09 |
| 2 | 22/09/09 | 24/09/09 | 25/09/09 | 7 | 03/11/09 | 05/11/09 | 06/11/09 | 12 | 08/12/09 | 10/12/09 | 08/01/10 |
| 3 | 29/09/09 | 01/09/09 | 02/10/09 | 8 | 10/11/09 | 12/11/09 | 20/11/09 | 13 | 15/12/09 | 07/01/10 | 15/01/10 |
| 4 | 06/10/09 | 08/10/09 | 09/10/09 | 9 | 17/11/09 | 19/11/09 | 27/11/09 | 14 | 05/01/10 | 14/01/10 | 22/01/10 |
| 5 | 13/10/09 | 15/10/09 | 16/10/09 | 10 | 24/11/09 | 26/11/09 | 04/12/09 | 15 | 12/01/10 | 21/01/10 | 29/10/10 |
Aim & Learning Outcomes
The aim of this course is to provide the students will the skills neccesary to create a five page web site.
As a result of successfully completing the course, each student will be able to:
1 – Investigate contextual influences relating to web sites. To demonstrate this, students will have to:
- 1.1 – Document current trends in web site design.
- 1.2 – Document the work of three web designers.
- 1.3 – Record research from books, museums, exhibitions, web sites, etc.
2 – Use principles of colour, line, texture, shape and form as relevant, to inform the design of a website. To demonstrate this, students will have to:
- 2.1 – Develop a statement of intent.
- 2.2 – Use source material and colour, line, texture, shape, and form, as relevant, to create visuals and design ideas.
- 2.3 – Create a final design for the website.
3 – Plan and manage the making of the website to the working design. To demonstrate this, students will have to:
- 3.1 – Select, obtain and prepare materials.
- 3.2 – Produce a range of samples of techniques and processes.
- 3.3 – List and describe the characteristics of materials, techniques and processes sampled.
- 3.4 – Estimate the time and cost to make the website.
4 – Work safely and effectively. To demonstrate this, students will have to:
- 4.1 – Name tools, equipment, materials and techniques required to make the website.
- 4.2 – Describe the care and safety requirements of tools, equipment and materials required to make the website.
- 4.3 – Use tools, equipment, materials and techniques safely.
- 4.4 – List related Health and Safety factors and current legislation.
5 – Make a well constructed website to a saleable standard. To demonstrate this, students will have to:
- 5.1 – Handle materials correctly.
- 5.2 – List adjustments made during the making process.
- 5.3 – Make a well constructed website, of saleable quality, to the final design and following specification – the finished website must be published online.
- 5.4 – Store and finish the completed website.
- 5.5 – Produce a cost sheet and order of work including timescale.
- 5.6 – Evaluate and present the completed website including strengths and areas for improvement.
- 5.7 – All work produced for this unit will be collated and stored in an appropriate format.
Deliverables
During the course, students will be expected to deliver:
- An analysis of three web sites.
- A site map and three designs for a five page promotional web site.
- Downloaded, copyright-free, digital images for use in a web site.
- A five page promotional web site created using web site development software packages.
- A published on-line version of the web site using a free web site host.
