Web Skills Training Guide
The charts below suggest paths for training to take you to your professional development goals – Web Novice, Website Maintainer, Website Developer, Web Master.
To get specific information on the instructor-led courses listed – what's covered, who is teaching, duration, schedule, cost – go to the STARS catalog, available at the Axess Portal. Go to http://axess.stanford.edu and click on the Training tab.
To sign up for a Training by Appointment session, see http://one-on-one.stanford.edu.
For information about TechPort online computer training courses, go to http://techport.stanford.edu/. These courses are available 24/7 (SUNet ID and computer running Windows required).
Click on the training path you're interested in.
- WEB NOVICE – someone who can edit existing web pages and build a simple personal website
- WEBSITE MAINTAINER – a more experienced web person who can edit and create simple pages for a department or group
- WEBSITE DEVELOPER – someone savvy enough to build and edit sophistical web pages and forms for a department or group
- WEB MASTER – an expert who can design, build, maintain, and enhance pages, forms, and sites for a department or group
| WEB NOVICE Edit Existing Pages and Build a Simple Personal Website | ||
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| REQUIRED COURSES | Similar Courses from TechPort | |
| Sequence: |
Internet and Intranet Skills: Basic Concepts, Searching the Internet Internet Explorer 5.0: Getting Started, Up and Running Netscape Communicator 4.0: Getting Started with Navigator, Up and Running with Navigator Dreamweaver MX: Foundation I |
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| Work through the online tutorial Essential Computer Skills for Web-Based Administrative Applications | ||
| ITSS-2601 | 2. Dreamweaver Lite | |
| ITSS- 2621 | 3.Photos, Graphics, and the Web: The Basics | |
| Training by Appointment sessions to have questions answered and get additional training working with your web pages | ||
| WEBSITE MAINTAINER Edit and Create Simple Pages for a Department or Group | ||
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| REQUIRED COURSES (or Equivalent Experience) | Similar Courses from TechPort | |
| Sequence: |
Dreamweaver MX: Foundation I |
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| ITSS-2601 | 1. Dreamweaver Lite | |
| ITSS 2603 | 2. Mastering Dreamweaver, Levels 1 & 2 | |
| ITSS 2621 | 3. Photos, Graphics, and the Web: The Basics | |
| STRONGLY RECOMMENDED COURSES |
Fireworks MX: Foundation I |
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| ITSS-1461 |
Photoshop, Levels 1 & 2 |
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| ITSS-2502 | Web Design, Level 2 – Data presentation and page layout using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Tables |
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| OPTIONAL, RELATED COURSES |
Flash MX: Foundation |
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| ITSS-2503 | Web Design, Level 3 – In-depth
lecture on design, accessibility, and compliance issues |
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| ITSS 2631 | Macromedia Flash, Levels 1 & 2 | |
| ITSS-2504 | Web Design, Level 4 – Forms and basic CGI programming | |
| ITSS-2505 | Web Design, Level 5 – Protecting
documents on the Web with a
Bonus Lesson on JavaScript |
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| Training by Appointment sessions to have questions answered and get additional training working with your web pages | ||
| WEBSITE DEVELOPER Build and Edit Sophisticated Web Pages and Forms for a Department or Group | ||
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| REQUIRED COURSES (or Equivalent Experience) | Similar Courses from TechPort | |
| Sequence: |
Web Authoring and Publishing: Building Fill-in Forms, HTML Documents, Website Presentation, Web Tools Internet and Intranet Skills: Setting up a Website, Website Administration, Website Security Dreamweaver MX: Foundation I |
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| ITSS-2501 | 1. Web Design, Level 1 – The
basics of creating and publishing web pages |
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| ITSS-2502 | 2. Mastering Dreamweaver, Levels 1 & 2 | |
| ITSS-1461 | 3.Photoshop, Levels 1 & 2 | |
| ITSS-2502 |
Web Design, Level 2 – Data presentation and page layout using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Tables |
|
| ITSS-2503 | Web Design, Level 3 – In-depth
lecture on design, accessibility, and compliance issues |
|
| STRONGLY RECOMMENDED COURSES |
Dreamweaver 4: Experienced |
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| ITSS-2504 | Web Design, Level 4 – Forms and basic CGI programming | |
| ITSS-2505 | Web Design, Level 5 – Protecting documents on the Web with a Bonus Lesson on JavaScript | |
| ITSS-2631 | Macromedia Flash, Levels 1 & 2 | |
| OPTIONAL, RELATED COURSES | ||
| Training by Appointment sessions to have questions answered and get additional training working with your web pages | ||
| WEB MASTER Design, Build, Maintain, and Enhance Pages and Sites for a Department or Group | ||
|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED COURSES (or Equivalent Experience) | Similar Courses from TechPort | |
| Sequence: |
Web Authoring and Publishing: Building Fill-in Forms, HTML Documents, Website Presentation, Web Tools Internet and Intranet Skills: Setting up a Website, Website Administration, Website Security Dreamweaver MX: Foundation I Fireworks MX: Foundation |
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| ITSS-2501 | 1.Web Design, Level 1 – The basics of creating and publishing web pages |
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| ITSS-2603 | 2. Mastering Dreamweaver, Levels 1 & 2 | |
| ITSS 2605 | 3. Mastering Dreamweaver, Level 3 | |
| ITSS-2502 | Web Design, Level 2 – Data presentation
and page layout using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Tables |
|
| ITSS-2503 | Web Design, Level 3 – In-depth lecture on design, accessibility, and compliance issues |
|
| ITSS-2504 | Web Design, Level 4 – Forms and basic CGI programming | |
| ITSS-2505 | Web Design, Level 5 – Protecting documents on the Web with a Bonus Lesson on JavaScript |
|
| ITSS-1461 | Photoshop, Level 1 & 2 | |
| STRONGLY RECOMMENDED COURSES |
Flash MX: Foundation |
|
| ITSS-2631 | Macromedia Flash, Levels 1 & 2 | |
| ITSS-2511 | PHP Workshop | |
| Training by Appointment sessions to have questions answered and get additional training working with your web pages | ||
OTHER SOURCES OF WEB SKILLS TRAINING include:
Tech Express. Geared towards the average office user of technology, they are held during the lunch hour. More information at http://techexpress.stanford.edu/.
Tech Briefings. Targeting the more savvy computer user or computer professional, they are held in Turing Auditorium on Fridays from 2:00 - 3:30. More information at http://techbriefings.stanford.edu/.
These informal sessions are for staff, faculty, and students. No fee or registration is required. To help you better use technology to do your job at Stanford, topics include: Internet security, viruses, the Web, email, operating systems, and new applications.
