A Look Inside The Web Development Taster Course at CCT

One of the hot topics in the IT world is with out a doubt, creating a web site. The Web Development Taster Course at CCT is designed to give third level students in Ireland an insight to what web development is by giving them a chance to get to grips with developing their own site. Students often think that the learning curve will be a little steep if they have not had any experience with web development, but that is never really the case.

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Starting from the ground up is one of the most important aspects of learning any new subject. The web development taster is no different. A really simple view of the web development cycle is outlined with some traditional HTML (seen above projected on screen!) to get the senior cycle students familiar with how the very fundamentals of web development work.

Some leaving cert students quickly get to grips with this however, waiting eagerly for what is coming next. Within a day or two, it does become time to move on to something a little different and students are introduced to the software available from Microsoft for developing their own web application.

In a world of infinite choice when it comes to web development, some decisions need to be made to get the students thinking about practical web development that can be used in everyday business. Students are introduced to ASP, C# and JavaScript to get the maximum out of their time. The development software provided by Microsoft, Visual Studio provides a quick and fun way to develop and deploy their own web applications.

For students who are more inclined towards making their website look great and not just function well, the fundamentals of style and design when creating a website are covered later in the taster. The Web Development Taster Course at CCT is designed to encourage students to get to grips with the industry standards of technology available to them.