NZ Diploma In Web Development And Design

This programme teaches students how to develop great websites in just one year. It is designed for those wishing to start their own web design business,

Wanting to work within an established organisation or up-skill their level of understanding of web design. It will give students the development and design skills they need to make their mark in this exciting industry.

It takes them from determining client needs to choosing a CMS, utilizing databases, designing the user experience, and configuring a website.

The programme focuses on the languages used behind most websites today; PHP, SQL and Javascript, developed within a responsive framework, which can render to all devices.

Everything is taught with a hands-on approach, where the final project requires students to design a fully functional website that integrates a database for collecting and outputting information, with front-end and back-end capabilities. This includes a user to log in and out with different access rights per user and have all forms validated for errors.

This programme with the additional option of one-on-one tutorials available when needed. No University Entrance is required to enter this programme.

Graduates of the New Zealand Diploma in Web Development and Design (Level 5) can move into employment within the industry. Graduates can choose to move on to the New Zealand Diploma in Software Development (Level 6) starting in the second year, however, they will need to complete a bridging paper.

Web Design

• Design a visual website solution that incorporates usability and accessibility concepts to increase the UX.
• Identify and apply relevant design principles to enhance the UI of a web application.
• Analyse and identify client requirements through the application of IT concepts and practices such as design thinking.
• Explain the nature and significance of New Zealand’s bi-cultural society, including the Treaty of Waitangi, and its relevance within the IT industry.                                                       

Web Development

• Create and test a cross-platform responsive website using relevant HCI principles to enhance user experience and functionality.
• Apply a web scripting language, including use of libraries and frameworks to create a software solution.
• Apply interactive design concepts to enhance UX to meet a given situation including consideration of plug-in solutions.
• Research and summarise how legal and ethical principles apply to the Information Technology sector such as copyright, security legislation, privacy act, intellectual property and IT codes of practice.