Computer/Web Design

These sessions promote awareness, creativity and education through IT and WWW workshops. We offer these workshops primarily to older people who are unused to this area of technology and may be fearful of using computers and have now yet realised the opportunities that the Internet provides for shopping, communication, research etc.

The Programme would directly reduce health issues such as depression, isolation and increase mental stimulation

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Offering older people ICT allows the opportunities for shopping, intellectual pursuits etc, all which assist in breaking down barriers of isolation and marginalisation.

All workshops are provided by professional trainers, and all necessary equipment is provided. Full monitoring and evaluation processes will be integrated into the programmes.

Our training enables older people to meet others, learn new skills and provide access to a vastly changing environment.



The programme will include topics such as:

Office Skills: To type letters, store information, make presentations, send e-mails, plan budgets with excel,draw pictures, etc.

Search the Internet: Look for information and research, shopping and ordering online, chat with friends, get recipes, learn and explore safe e-commerce.

Media Skills: Learn to use MP3 players, organise & play film and music, record own video & music compilations, use web cams, digital cameras, digital video cameras.

Web design Courses : Participants on our course in Web Design will learn the basic skills of a web designer. The course is divided into two sections.

In Section one, you will learn all about Hyper Text Mark-up Language – HTML. Topics range from using the internet and e-mail, creating web pages, forms and feedback, tables, creating images, frames, multimedia and more besides.

Section two brings you up to date with the latest web technology and the use of cascading style sheets. Amongst the comprehensive range of topics covered you’ll find out about: using HTML editors, preparing, publishing and promoting your website, web development software, successful search engine optimisation, as well as web accessibility and usability issues. And at the very end of the course, you’ll publish your very own professional standard website!

Course Contents

Section 1 – concentrating on HTML – giving the student a thorough grounding in HTML mark-up.

Unit 1: The Internet 

Unit 2: Organising files and folders

Unit 3: Email communications

Unit 4: Create your first web page

Unit 5: Hypertext links

Unit 6: The use of lists

Unit 7: Advanced HTML formatting

Unit 8: Forms and feedback

Unit 9: Tables

Unit 10: More about images Unit 11: Frames

Unit 12: Image maps

Unit 13: Multimedia

Unit 14: More creative techniques

Section 2 – bringing the student up to date with the latest web standards and the use of cascading style sheets. Includes an introduction to the 2 main types of web development software; a clear explanation of search engine optimisation methods that work, and information on web accessibility and usability issues. Culminates in the student building and publishing a complete web site.

Unit 15: HTML editors – introduction to TSW WebCoder 2005

Unit 16: WYSIWYG web editors – introduction to Dreamweaver 8

Unit 17: Preparing your website for the Internet

Unit 18: Publishing your website

Unit 19: Promoting your website – SEO/SEM (search engine optimisation/marketing)

Unit 20: Aesthetics

Unit 21: Web accessibility guidelines

Unit 22: Web usability basics



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