IT and Web Design Level 5

This IT and Web Design Level 5 course is ideal for individuals who have completed high school education (GCSEs or equivalent) and are considering working towards university. During this level 5 course, you will explore network security, system administration, web design, and much more. This course provides you with the equivalent skills and education of the first two years of an undergraduate degree, at a pace that suits you. What next? The level 5 course is equivalent to the first year of a degree course, so upon successfully completing this course, you can move on to the level 5 course before topping up your qualifications with a full undergraduate degree through an accredited UK university. We recommend making sure your chosen university accepts these qualifications. Awarding body Qualifi are recognised as an Awarding Organisation (AO) by Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual). Their qualifications meet the demands of employers and learners both vocationally and academically. Qualifi allow learners to achieve degrees and masters degrees through their progression routes with universities. Meanwhile, Online Business School offer learning pathways for you with a fast track through to a UK university qualification, either on campus or online learning. They work with OFQUAL-recognised awarding organisations for the verification of our programmes. These standards ensure that people who study an Online Business School course receive a high-level quality education alongside a certificate that is recognised universally by universities and employers.

Course Content

Technopreneurship

• This unit aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to establish a new techno business.
• The characteristics of entrepreneurs.
• Planning.
• Marketing.
• Finance.

Network security

• You will gain the knowledge of network security in issues in a networked environment and the process of preventing and detection common security incidents.

C#.NET programming

• This unit will provide you with the basic concepts and principles of ASP.NET programming using C#.
• You will learn to understand how to create dynamic web pages using server-side programming techniques.

System administration

• You will gain the knowledge to administer a system in Linux and Windows.
• User and group management.
• File system management.
• Task automation.
• Shell scripting.
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers.
• Mail servers.
• Domain name servers.
• Files and printers sharing.
• Basic utilities and tools.
• Application management.
• Registry.
• Local and group policices.
• Backup policies.
• Restore policies.
• Performance tuning.

Content management system

• This unit will teach you the knowledge and skills needed to use content management systems (CMS) as a tool for the creation of digital content.
• CMS roles.
• Content modelling.
• Content aggregation.
• Publication management.
• Content migration.

Web design

• This unit will provide you with the skills and knowledge of client side programming.
• How to create a dynamic web page using JavaScript (JS) programming language and Adobe Dreamweaver.
• Dynamic web pages that use form validation.
• Validate user input.
• Process user input at a client side.
• Dynamic navigation menu.
• Web client application.