Web Design courses

[constrictor]

Has anyone done a good web design course in Dublin recently and what would you recommend? Anyone done the Dublin Business School's evening course in particular? I am looking for a good part time course where I can get a well recognised diploma that will be trusted in respect to getting work doing this. I am already a professional animator and fairly well versed in web design basics, but feel a good thorough course could round off my existing knowledge to a more professional level, especially if I can learn xhtml etc. Any help is appreciated thanks!

 

[Guest128]

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I am also looking for a web design course, does anyone have any thoughts on a good one? The DBS course is €1250

 

[mimmi]

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I am also looking for a web design course, does anyone have any thoughts on a good one? The DBS course is €1250

The cost is probably fairly reasonable,it's hardly a VEC adult ed course.

I think it's like anyhting else, does it deliver what you are looking for - learning outcomes, study methods, covenience.

There's a 10pt course - Web applications: design, development and management - 100 hours of study over 12 weeks, with the OU. This is equivalent to 5 ECTs points at Level 7 on NQF. Cost €500 approx (£410stg) You can build on this towards a Cert in Web Developments. Read the student comments under Review section at the bottom of the course description.

http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C01iTT280http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C01iT183

 

[Guest128]

The cost is probably fairly reasonable,it's hardly a VEC adult ed course.

I think it's like anyhting else, does it deliver what you are looking for - learning outcomes, study methods, covenience.

There's a 10pt course - Web applications: design, development and management - 100 hours of study over 12 weeks, with the OU. This is equivalent to 5 ECTs points at Level 7 on NQF. Cost €500 approx (£410stg) You can build on this towards a Cert in Web Developments. Read the student comments under Review section at the bottom of the course description.

http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C01iTT280

Hey, thanks for the reply,
Hmmm, okay, seemed a little expensive to me anyway! There seems to be very few people who have actually done these courses online here for actual content feedback, which would help. As I already work in IT (mainly back end with Java though I have a good grounding in HTML, XHTML, JSP, Javascript), I dont want a "this is the internet" style course but I would like to learn building sites from a ground up. So its kinda hard to get a balance between being bored and going into an advanced course that is above your head (as i've never used DreamWeaver, FireWorks etc)

Think I would prefer lecture/project based (its what im used to!).....is the OU a home-study sort of a thing, never used it before.....

Any other thoughts?

 

[mimmi]

Think I would prefer lecture/project based (its what im used to!).....is the OU a home-study sort of a thing, never used it before.....

Any other thoughts?

Yes, OU is distance learning - LOL, home study sounds so quaint, it's a tad more than that - virtual learning environment stuff.

I do find it funny that you work in IT but would prefer a classroom based course, I would have thought that OU could be right up your street. I personally couldn't face struggling into town a night a week, guess it's personal preference, and maybe I have been bored rigid by some rambling lecturers in the past and quite like the idea of new ways of learning that cut out the drivel.

Guess it's horses for courses etc.

 

[Guest128]

"Guess it's horses for courses etc."

No pun intended I assume

Actually now that you mention it, it could be a little restrictive (aka downright annoying) having to be there every week at the same time. I'll look into the OU, thanks for the input!

 

[aircobra19]

I've never been impressed with any distance learning course. Its pretty much the same as getting a book, doing the exercises, and then joing any web online forum for support. Thats free.

OU I've heard are a step above the rest but I've not done one of their courses myself.

The only qualification that people respect in terms of getting work is if you have a strong portfolio. The only way to do that is start building sites, codding them an learning as you go. Thats my opinion anyway.

 

[D8Lady]

You could check out the [broken link removed] at DIT Kevin St. You can the the module you are interested in and build up your qualifications as well.

 

[Guest128]

I've never been impressed with any distance learning course. Its pretty much the same as getting a book, doing the exercises, and then joing any web online forum for support. Thats free.

OU I've heard are a step above the rest but I've not done one of their courses myself.

The only qualification that people respect in terms of getting work is if you have a strong portfolio. The only way to do that is start building sites, codding them an learning as you go. Thats my opinion anyway.

I agree on the first point, as I said i'd prefer lectures with the material being explained rather than me doing all the work myself at home!

Im not sure about ploughing in myself though, I would prefer some guidance rather than building a few sites myself and not knowing if what im doing is in any way correct in regards best practice etc....

 

[aircobra19]

From the description of the DIT course...

the student is expected to be able to discover how to use these technologies by implementing solutions independently of the class time.

 

[Guest128]

From the description of the DIT course...
the student is expected to be able to discover how to use these technologies by implementing solutions independently of the class time.

Well that sucks!

 

[rmelly]

Hey, thanks for the reply,
Hmmm, okay, seemed a little expensive to me anyway! There seems to be very few people who have actually done these courses online here for actual content feedback, which would help. As I already work in IT (mainly back end with Java though I have a good grounding in HTML, XHTML, JSP, Javascript), I dont want a "this is the internet" style course but I would like to learn building sites from a ground up. So its kinda hard to get a balance between being bored and going into an advanced course that is above your head (as i've never used DreamWeaver, FireWorks etc)

Think I would prefer lecture/project based (its what im used to!).....is the OU a home-study sort of a thing, never used it before.....

Any other thoughts?

Are you lookin for something Java based e.g. JSF, Struts, Spring MVC, Wicket etc etc or general?

If it is general web development, I don't believe you'll get much benefit given your existing skillset.

 

[Guest128]

Are you lookin for something Java based e.g. JSF, Struts, Spring MVC, Wicket etc etc or general?

If it is general web development, I don't believe you'll get much benefit given your existing skillset.

Hey, thanks for the input!
Well this mainly came from an aunt of mine that is opening a BnB and asked me to do a website for it, nothing too fancy, probably static HTML, links and pictures, rather than a web app (dynamic JSPs etc).

I quickly realised that although I do know the skills, I have never actually done one from scratch and in the end didnt really know how to get started. So I thought some form of primer in web dev would help in that regard. On the other hand, I then thought would it be as benefitical (as aircobra19 http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?p=713639#post713639 already said) to get a good web dev book and plough my own furrow, since I do know how to print Hello, World! in HTML!

I would be interested in furthering my knowledge on web app technologies as well (for my real job ) as you said JSF, Wicket etc (I have done a good bit of Spring before, just not the MVC part unfortunately). If you have an ideas/books on that I would be really grateful (I already have Spring in Action which is a good Spring intro if anyone is interested......in Spring I mean, im not a bookseller as well )

 

[aircobra19]

I think most course only teach you the basics which are found in most books. You quickly move beyond that.