Web development workshops

These workshops are typically taught consecutively over two full days.

If you have the appropriate facilities, the workshops can be run in–house.

Alternatively, they can be taught under the auspices of the
Centre for Continuing Education and Executive Development, Victoria University of Wellington
Rutherford House, Lampton Quay, Wellington
To book, please contact Victoria Continuing Education directly
PHONE 04 463 6556     EMAIL ceed@vuw.ac.nz     WEB http:/ceed.vuw.ac.nz/

HTML and CSS workshop

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the base language of most webpages. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are the recommended way of formatting HTML pages for browser display. This workshop teaches valid HTML and CSS to the current W3C standards. It provides guidance on compliance with the NZ Government Web Guidelines.

Competence in the use of web browsers, text editors, and the computer's operating system is assumed.

Tutor: Deb Shepherd

Full workshop outline

Javascript workshop

Javascript is a license free, client–side scripting language designed to complement HTML and allow the creation of dynamic websites. This workshop covers the basics of scripting in a web environment, understanding the document object model, and using the Javascript language to write dynamic webpages.

Writing static webpages in HTML and CSS (or a sound knowledge of HTML 4.01 plus a basic knowledge of CSS 2.0) is a prerequisite for this course. Competence in the use of web browsers, text editors, and the computer's operating system is assumed.

Tutor: Deb Shepherd

Full workshop outline

PHP workshop

PHP is an open source, server–side programming language designed to complement HTML and allow the creation of dynamic websites. This workshop covers the basics of computer programming, programming in a web environment, and programming in the PHP language to write dynamic webpages.

Writing static webpages in HTML and CSS (or a sound knowledge of HTML 4.01 plus a basic knowledge of CSS 2.0) is a prerequisite for this course. Competence in the use of web browsers, text editors, and the computer's operating system is assumed.

Tutor: Deb Shepherd

Full workshop outline

XML workshop

Extensible Markup Language is a data description language used to structure information. This workshop covers writing and validating XML documents to the current W3C standards, followed by an introduction to displaying well formed and valid XML in a world wide web environment. The XML, DTD, XSD, CSS, XHTML and XSL/XSLT languages are taught.

Writing static webpages in HTML and CSS (or a basic knowledge of both HTML 4.01 and CSS 2.0) is a prerequisite for this course. Competence in the use of web browsers, text editors, and the computer's operating system is assumed.

Tutor: Deb Shepherd

Full workshop outline