• Learn the fundamentals of programming in Javascript and PHP
• Learn how to design and build effective databases in mySQL
• Learn how to design and build dynamic, database driven web sites
• Learn how to implement online transactions and payment systems.
• Understand web server architectures
• Get up to speed on current technologies in web technology
  
  ... and much more

Strong web applications users with a keen aptitude for programming.

Advanced ability with XHTML is assumed and assessed as part of a pre-course assessment. Access to a PC or Macintosh is required, and broadband Internet access would be advantageous.

Students attending this course must achieve over 70% in their examinations and complete ongoing coursework, a site development project and a short research project to the required level in order to obtain their Web Diploma.

Attendees should expect to spend at least 1-2 days per week completing course work, projects and assignments in addition to attendance of the course.

This course follows on from IACT's hugely successful Webmaster Level 1 Diploma course. The course explores a range of state of the art technologies and current best practices used in order to build and maintain database driven websites and facilitate e-Commerce. This course will teach you how to program client side JavaScript, and server side PHP.

The course will teach you how to develop fully fledged, three tier, eCommerce enabled websites using Javascript, PHP and mySQL tools. The course will provide a solid overview of current web technologies to give you the skills to keep up with rapidly changing web technologies.

This course requires extensive project work and research on behalf of each student and requires examinations for each core section. On completion attendees will be competent in building secure and robust e-commerce solutions and extending or designing scalable data driven web sites using a wide range of different technologies.

View the certification path.

To be able to create and maintain database driven web sites using PHP and mySQL. To have a good understanding of the fundamentals or programming and Database design. To be able to implement online secure eCommerce. To have a good general understanding of emerging web technologies and an ability to keep up with rapidly changing technology.