Hooman Tasdighi

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• Presented By
• Hooman Tasdighi

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What is ECDL / ICDL WebStarter?

• Developed by the ECDL Foundation, ECDL / ICDL
  WebStarter is a certification that offers
  Candidates the opportunity to acquire the core
  skills required to design, create and maintain a
  Web site, without having to commit to the time
  and expense of a professional-level Web design
  program.

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Who is ECDL / ICDL WebStarter for?

• ECDL / ICDL WebStarter, an ideal certification
  for
• Small businesses who need a presence on the
  Web
• but do not have the resources to finance a
  large
• scale site.
• Community groups who may need to communicate
• with their members while keeping costs as
  low
• as possible.
• Second-level students who wish to share
  information
• and communicate with each other.
• Individuals who wish to create personal Web
  sites,
• e.g. to stay in touch with friends and
  family
• or to pursue hobbies.

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Benefits

• Designed for the student, home,
  community or small
• business Candidate.
• Simple, easy-to-follow program
  progression.
• Explains the basic concepts behind
  Web site design.
• Applicable to a variety of Web
  publishing software
• A quality certification developed
  with input from
• international Subject Matter
  Experts.
• Certifies best-practice in Web site
  creation.
• Backed by the international
  reputation of the
• ECDL Foundation.

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Benefits (Cont.)

• ROI 8
• OS Dependent Software
• Concepts are not dependent

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ECDL / ICDL WebStarter certifiesthat a Candidate

• Understands key Web publishing concepts.
• Has the core skills necessary to create a Web
  site.
• Understands some of the basic principles of
  HTML.
• Can perform simple HTML coding.
• Can use a Web editor to create Web pages,
  create forms and tables, use frames and format
  text.
• Can save and work with images on a Web site.
• Can publish the site on the World Wide Web
  (WWW).
• Has a good appreciation of security issues and
  laws relating to Web publishing.

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What is covered on the WebStarter Syllabus?

• Web Concepts
• HTML
• HTML Editor
• Images
• The Law Security

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Web Concepts

• Define and understand key terms like WWW,
  browser, web server, URL, protocol and hyperlink.
• Identify the steps involved in uploading Web
  pages.
• Identify the advantages of Web publishing.

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HTML

• Define and understand the fundamentals of HTML.
• Build a simple page.
• Use the common mark-up tags of HTML.
• Add titles, set font styles and text colors.

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HTML Editor

• Create, duplicate and save files.
• Understand and apply text inputting and
  formatting.
• Understand and apply paragraph and page
  formatting.
• Use hyperlinks.
• Insert and edit tables.
• Define, understand and use frames.
• Insert and edit forms.

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Images

• Identify common image formats.
• Understand image size issues.
• Save and manipulate images.

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The Law Security

• Understand ownership rights of images, text and
  audio available on the Web.
• Identify the means by which viruses enter a
  computer system.
• Identify steps to prevent viruses spreading
• Define and understand firewalls, cookies and
  digital certificates.

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Thank You

• Have a nice day!