STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Differentiate characteristics of web servers, web hosts, web & web scripting languages, and database concepts. (1) (2) (3)

 2. Assess open source software license options (4)

 3. Ensure search engine friendliness (5)

 4. Implement web sites using open source e-commerce and content management solutions (6) (7) (8)

 5. Construct open source software implementation project plans (9)

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 1. Web servers, web hosts, and setting up your development environment.

 1. LAMP stack and how it is used to provide a platform for building and serving up static as well as dynamic web sites.

 2. What is a web host and what to look for in choosing one.

 3. Setting up your file structure on local, and/or test, and production environments.

 2. Review HTML and CSS for web design.

 3. Functionality provided through PHP and MySQL for web design.

 1. What is PHP and how it relates to HTML and CSS (and other scripting languages).

 2. What is MySQL and how it relates to HTML, CSS, PHP (and other scripting languages).

 4. Examine concepts of Open Source and open source licensing of software.

 5. Search engine issues to consider when implementing a dynamic web site.

 6. Open Source Basic Content Management Systems

 1. What is a content management system?

 2. What is a blog and how does it relate to content management in general?

 3. Install, configure, and extend a basic content management system application (i.e. Wordpress) for simple web sites.

 7. Open Source E-commerce Systems

 1. Issues surrounding setting up and/or managing e-commerce web sites.

 2. Open Source E-commerce application overview.

 3. Install, configure, and extend an open source application (i.e. Ubercart) for e-commerce web sites.

 8. Open Source Advanced Content Management Systems

 1. What constitutes an advanced content management system?

 2. Comparison of open source advanced content management systems available.

 3. Install, configure, and extend an advanced content management system application (i.e. Drupal) for more complex web sites.

 9. Workflows for setting up an open source driven dynamic content website

 1. Essential web design processes.

 2. Processes unique to launching a dynamic web site.

 3. Processes unique to re-designing a static web site as a dynamic web site.