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Course summary for Web Design and Development III (MGDP2060).

Description

The dynamic needs of modern web applications would not be possible without server-side technologies.

This course explores PHP by developing dynamically driven content, form processing, Content management systems (CMS) and will focus on WordPress.

Topics also include:

• Database setup
• Database queries
• Publishing and syncing to a web host

In this project-based course, students design and develop a dynamic website utilizing WordPress as a CMS.

Concepts include:

• WordPress fundamentals
• Creating custom themes
• Website maintenance
• Using plug-ins to extend WordPress

This course also continues to explore topics from prerequisite courses:

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript
• Asset management
• Design considerations
• Remote hosting
• Live publishing (File Transfer Protocol)