Study Guide

Objective

After completing this course, you are able to build a custom website with WordPress for multiple purposes.
More detailed, you:
• know how to install WordPress in a local development environment and get familiar with its dashboard and features
• are able to install and customize themes
• learn to install useful plugins
• learn to use the pages and posts
• learn to customize navigation menus and widgets
• know the difference and the use of a static and a blog website
• get also familiar how to customize additional CSS (and to understand HTML on the way)
NB! You don’t need coding skills for this course – you won’t learn it in this course either!

Content

This course is divided into small sections, where you will be introduced to WordPress step by step. You will work your way through the sections in the order displayed on the course platform.

Each section includes learning material such as videos, lessons and exams which will help you to execute the learning assignments. The learning assignments are hands-on tasks where you will learn to use WordPress features and gradually create a website. The exams are there to make sure you are familiar with the basis of each sections’ content. You can apply this knowledge straight to your workflow.

Opiskelumateriaali

All the study material will be found on a course platform and is accessible to students throughout the course.

Yksilölliset oppimisväylät

This course is a self-study course, which you can carry out independently and at your own pace (within the overall time limits of the course, which is 90 days).

The course is divided into sections by topics, each containing learning assignment and an exam. All sections are visible, and you can complete the learning assignments and exams within the overall duration of the course. The course has a recommended order and schedule for completion, which will be displayed in your calendar.

More detailed instructions will be provided at the beginning of the course.

TKI ja työelämäyhteistyö

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Tentit ja muut määräajat

The course is divided into sections by topics, each containing learning assignment and an exam. All sections are visible, and you can complete the learning assignments and exams within the overall duration of the course. The course has a recommended order and schedule for completion, which will be displayed in your calendar.

Opiskelijan työmäärä

The total workload for the course is approximately 135 hours, depending on your prior knowledge and interest in the subject.

Further information

The course is available only for Open University of Applied Sciences students.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning assignments will be evaluated with points. Scale 0-3 points:
• 3 points (PASS) Excellent work. Instructions followed. Fully meets competency requirement.
• 2 points (PASS) Good work. Instructions followed mostly, but some shortcomings on implementation. Meets enough of the competency requirement to adequately perform the assignment.
• 1 point (PASS) Satisfactory. Instructions partially followed. Deficient implementation and/or doesn't meet enough competency requirements to perform the assignment.
• 0 points (FAILED) Unacceptable. Instructions not followed. Doesn't meet the competency requirement.

Exams will be evaluated in pass/fail scale and must be completed and passed to proceed on the course platform.

To pass this course, you’ll need to submit all the assignments and gather enough points from them.