See how a Course Works: Intro to Online Learning
Description
This online Dreamweaver course is designed for those who have mastered the fundamentals of this dynamic Web site design software.
If you love designing Web sites using Dreamweaver and are ready to take your skills to the next level, this online Dreamweaver course is the one for you.
Dreamweaver provides a host of powerful features including precision layouts using CSS, templates and asset management tools, and the ability to create interactive JavaScript and Ajax features.
Our online Dreamweaver course consists of hands-on lesson and exercises to help develop your upper-level Dreamweaver and visual Web design knowledge and skills.
In this rigorous, 6-lesson, online Dreamweaver course, you'll take your existing knowledge of this powerful Web design platform the next level.
You'll learn from renowned Dreamweaver expert Piper Nilson who will walk you through a variety of advanced tips and techniques designed to take your skills to new heights.
Get ready for an intensive and fun study of Dreamweaver with the online Dreamweaver course from Gatlin International. Simply click on the registration button to get started today!
Outline
LESSON 1 CSS Web Site Design
Thought you knew CSS? In Lesson One, you'll refresh your memory on the basics of CSS layout formatting, then takes what you know about CSS layouts to the next level. You'll explore fixed, liquid, elastic, and hybrid page designs using floats and container divs. Designer typography tips are explored, and you'll use CSS to make data, lists, nav bars, and other content look great. You'll test out what you've learned in the exercise where you'll design a complete travel Web site with only CSS formatting.
LESSON 2 Extending CSS
In Lesson Two, you'll learn how to create precision layouts with absolute positioning and some tricks on extending your CSS-based design. You'll learn how to apply backgrounds and borders as elements on your page, as well as how to customize your page for the iPhone and mobile devices. You'll try out these advanced layout techniques by creating a video gamer's Web site in the exercise.
Ajax can be messy to code by hand but they add so much functionality and interactivity to a Web page. In Lesson Three you'll learn to create many special features without touching a stitch of code using the Behaviors panel and Dreamweaver's Spry framework for Ajax. This lesson will have you creating complex image swaps, pop-up windows, and interactive navigational menus in no time, and you'll use Ajax widgets for interactive menu bars, collapsible panels, and tooltips. You'll also explore the Adobe Exchange to find additional behaviors and code written by other developers. In the exercise for this lesson, you'll add lots of interactivity to a Web site using several key behaviors.
LESSON 4 Templates and Libraries
As you build your Dreamweaver skills, you'll take on bigger and bigger client projects. With Dreamweaver templates, large projects will go lots faster, enabling you to save and reuse content for a consistent and easy-to-build design. You'll learn how to create .dwt template files with editable regions, how to link child files to a parent template, and how to plan template-based sites. Libraries will also be covered, which allow you to reuse common features and edit them with just a click. You'll create a large, template-based site for a winery in the exercise.
LESSON 6 Workflow and Project Management
Web designers these days must wear many hats to get the job done. You guessed it, Dreamweaver can help with that too. In Lesson Six, you'll explore preferences that can streamline your workflow and help you use code more efficiently. You'll also learn easy ways to access your files and frequently used code "Snippets" while you work. This lesson finishes up with a look at Dreamweaver's collaboration tools, like check-in/check-out and Contribute, that make group work go more smoothly. In the final exercise, you'll put everything you've learned to the test in designing a complete Web site.
Additional Info
- Languages
- English
- Course Length
- 60.00 hours
- Duration of Access
Enrolled students have access to the class for six months. During this period, questions or assignments may be submitted at any time to the instructor. Each course lesson requires an average of 10 hours of study time.
- Instructor
Piper Nilsson is a graphic designer and information architect. In her four-year career for a leading Web design agency, she blueprinted sites for such global clients as MetLife, Pepsi, ETS, and Citibank. Her current projects include building an e-learning prototype for children with learning disabilities and teaching technology in New York City public schools. Piper holds an Associate's degree in Graphic Design from the Pratt Institute.
- Prerequisites/Audience
Courses are designed for adult learners interested in building skills and portfolio for a design career. To take the course, students simply require a computer (PC or Mac), an Internet connection (56 Kbps modem or faster), and any required software. For courses with software requirements, computers must meet software manufacturers' system requirements.
- Requirements/Materials Included
To take this course you'll need Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 or CS5, familiarity with Dreamweaver's primary features and publishing, an account with a Web hosting service. Free services are available. Check with your Web host to make sure it supports Dreamweaver's FTP protocol. Adobe Photoshop or Fireworks or equivalent digital imaging program is recommended but not required.
- Certification
3 CEU’s
Sessions College is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). Certificate programs are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools.
