WordPress and web design (5 cr)

Objective

After completing this course, you are able to build a custom website with WordPress for multiple purposes.
More detailed, you:
• are able to install WordPress and get familiar to 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 quizzes 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 quizzes are there to make sure you are familiar with the basis of each sections’ content. You can apply this knowledge straight to your workflow.

Course material

Material on Learn.

Study forms and methods

Learning route based on a working week
You will attend teaching and guidance sessions as specified in the schedule. Your study routine is determined by the scheduled group sessions and by the self-study assignments.

Learning route that accelerates the studies
If you have acquired prior learning in the subject (fully/partially), contact the teacher in charge prior the course to discuss whether you have the competence required and what are the methods of demonstrating that competence. If you are unable to attend all the classes due to other courses, you are required to complete the learning assignments independently.

Work-based learning route
You need to contact the course teacher prior the course to agree on development assignments that you will perform at your work place. You are required to prove your learning both in theory and practice by giving a presentation at Game Design show and tell day.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Possible to make a website for a client.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

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 get a pass grade of this course, you’ll need to submit all the assignments and gather enough points out of them.

Assessment methods and criteria

The website made, exercises and their documentation.

Qualifications

You need a basic computer skills, a working computer and an internet connection