CIW WEB DESIGN PROFESSIONAL COURSE


Category: CIW (Certified Internet Webmaster) Courses

Course Format
Course Books, CD ROMs, Online Movies, Exercises & Practice Exams

Approximate Study Time
320 Hours (Self Study)
Payment Options
You can spread the payments for this course over 4 monthly payments.

Initial payment of £450.00

Followed by 3 monthly
payments of
£150.00
Price: £900.00
VAT Exempt

Approximate Delivery Time
3-4 Working Days (Courier Service)
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The CIW Web Design Professional Course consists of 2 separate CIW syllabus exam courses, the CIW Web Design Specialist and the CIW E-Commerce Specialist. When students pass both exams they also earn CIW Web Design Professional Certification.

CIW Web Design Professional must prove their understanding in the areas of Web site design and e-commerce.

They must be able to develop and maintain Web sites using authoring and scripting languages, create content and digital media, and employ standards and technologies for business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-commerce Web sites.

To earn the CIW Web Design Professional certification, you must take and pass two certification examinations, the CIW Site Design Specialist 1D0-520 examination and the CIW E-Commerce Specialist 1D0-525 examination. 

Distance Learning Centre is proud to be a partner of the Official Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) v5 Certification Courses.

The Official CIW Self Study courses are a convenient learning tool for individuals who do not have the flexibility to attend traditional classroom training.
 
CIW Official Training Provider
The CIW Web Design Professional Course includes the following items:
  • 2 Official CIW course books covering the complete CIW Site Design Specialist 1D0-520 syllabus.
  • 2 Official CIW course books covering the complete CIW E-Commerce Specialist 1D0-525 syllabus.
  • Additional CIW Exam Study Guides for both syllabuses.
  • Convenient online access to official practice exams (Over 800 questions).
  • Over 7 hours of interactive movie clips for the CIW Site Design Specialist syllabus and Online course review questions and exercises (1490+ questions).
  • Supplemental CD ROMs containing appendix files, files for hands-on labs, and other resources.
 
PLEASE NOTE: When ordering online you can purchase 2 Prometric Exam Vouchers for £190.00 Inc. VAT (Valid for 12 months from purchase). This offer is only available when ordering with a course and the usual price for 2 examinations is £90.00 + VAT each (£211.50 in total).

The CIW Web Design Professional Course consists of the individual Web Design Specialist & E-Commerce Specialist Courses.

Passing each of the associated exams earns you the related individual certification. If you pass both exams, you will be awarded the advanced Web Design Professional certification in addition to the individual certifications.
 

Target Audience:

  • Web and graphic designers
  • Web marketing professionals
  • Creative directors
  • Art directors
  • Advertising professionals

CIW Web Design Professional Series

  • CIW WEB DESIGN SPECIALIST COURSE BOOKS

The CIW Web Design Specialist course is for the individual who wants to develop the skills necessary to specialize in Web site design. In this course, you will build upon your basic Web authoring skills to learn the essentials and best practices of Web design, including design theory, tools and technologies.

Students with little or no background in Web design should consider starting with the CIW Foundations Associate Course or CIW Site Development Foundations Course to learn the basics of Web site authoring and development.

Skills Taught:

  • Web site development essentials, including the site development process, customer expectations, and ethical and legal issues in Web development.
  • Web design elements, including aesthetics, the site user's experience, navigation, usability and accessibility.
  • Basic Web technologies, including Hypertext Markup Language [HTML], Extensible HTML [XHTML] and extended technologies, image files, GUI site development applications, and site publishing and maintenance.
  • Advanced Web technologies, including multimedia and plug-in technologies, client-side and server-side technologies, and Web databases.
  • Popular production tools, including Microsoft Expression Web, and Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash
  • Design and development technologies, including Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Extensible Markup Language (XML), JavaScript, Java applets and Dynamic HTML.
  • Current issues in Web design, including the extensibility of design tools, compatibility of these tools, open-source applications and the functionality of current Web browsers.

Please Note: The course does cover the use of various software packages. To successfully complete the course you will need versions of the following software packages: Microsoft Expression Web, and Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash.

  • CIW E-COMMERCE SPECIALIST COURSE BOOKS

To stand out as an increasingly valuable member of a Web or marketing team, you need a working knowledge of e-commerce standards.

The E-Commerce Strategies and Practices course is for the individual who already understands the foundations of Web technologies and wants to become proficient in e-commerce practices and site design.

Skills Taught:

  • E-commerce site development, including ways to conduct business online and manage the technical issues associated with constructing an e-commerce Web site.
  • E-commerce technology and security, including e-commerce technologies at various levels of sophistication, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, and practices for securing your online transactions as well as your customers' personal information.
  • E-commerce business, marketing and legal issues, including Web marketing strategies, online product promotion, and legal topics such as taxation and international shipping.

CIW EXAM STUDY GUIDES

The CIW Site Design Specialist and CIW E-Commerce Specialist course books each come with an additional Exam Study Guide which prepares students for the CIW examinations.

This guide include overviews and information on how to take the exams, a table of all exam domains, objectives and sub-objectives, summarised content sections on what you need to know for the exam and sample exam questions.

  • CIW V-CAMPUS WEB DESIGN & E-COMMERCE PRACTICE EXAMS (12 Months Access)

The CIW Certification Practice Exams help measure proficiency on specific topics or the full range of CIW skills objectives. With over 400 exam questions per examination, this powerful tool can be used to pre-assess certification aptitude, to prepare for the high-stakes exam environment, and to identify skills gaps and additional study needs.

The practice exam features include: A broad selection of practice tests, from comprehensive exams to brief quizzes; Practice exams covering each CIW lesson; Performance records, e-mail reports and personalised study plans; Options for instant feedback on each question; Simulation of the high-stakes testing environment; and References to the official CIW books and exam objectives.

  • CIW WEB DESIGN & E-COMMERCE COURSE REVIEWS & EXERCISES (12 Months Access)

The CIW Course Review modules are designed to assess knowledge of the concepts, skills and best practices taught in the Official CIW books. With more than 1490 review questions, each online module contains multiple-choice reviews and quizzes that cover book content lesson by lesson. Once you have mastered the CIW Course Review modules, you are better prepared to take the CIW Examinations.

CIW Exercises are online instructional supplements designed to offer a blended-learning approach. Mapped directly to the Official CIW books, these interactive online exercises help you review important concepts and measure your proficiency on content relevant to CIW certification exams.

  • CIW WEB DESIGNER SPECIALIST MOVIES

Official CIW movies accessed online with over 7 hours of interactive movie clips relevant to studying the CIW Web Design Specialist syllabus.

  • CIW COURSE CD

A supplemental CD is included, containing exercise files for the hands-on labs.

Pre-Requirements:

We recommend a good knowledge of IT, computers and Internet/Email use.

The course does not have any pre-requisites although we do recommend completing the CIW Foundations Associate Course or CIW Site Development Foundations Course to learn the basics of Web site authoring and development.

Course Duration & Support:

Students may register at any time. The course is designed as a self-study course but if you have any problems you can email our support team.

As the course is self study you can complete in as little or as long a time as you prefer, and we do not impose a cut-off date for study.
 
CIW Examinations:
 
On Completion of this curriculum, you can apply for the internationally recognised CIW Web Design Specialist 1D0-520 and CIW E-Commerce Specialist 1D0-525 Examinations, which are currently £90.00 + VAT each.

Once both Certificates have been gained then the student will become a CIW Web Design Professional. If you purchase exam vouchers with your course then this will cover the examination costs for the 2 examinations.

 
Exams must be sat at a registered Prometric or Pearson VUE testing centre.

The Web Design Specialist exam consists of 70 multiple choice/multiple answer questions over 75 minutes and the passing score is 70%.

The E-Commerce Specialist exam consists of 72 multiple choice/multiple answer questions over 75 minutes and the passing score is 68%.
 
You can locate testing centres and schedule examinations on their Websites:
 
Prometric - Prometric 
 
Pearson Vue - Pearson Vue

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