James Ellis wrote:
Hi
This is true, the C4 course in Web Technology or whatever it is called
now at TAFE NSW aims to give everyone a grounding knowledge in the
fundementals of well, web technology. This includes graphic design,
database design, server side coding, project management and many others.
And this is, generally, desirable. Many people don't know what topics
interest them. Others think they know, but then find another area more
appealing. And even those that know exactly what they are interested in
benefit from that area being placed in some kind of context. As you move
up through the AQTF toward higher level qualifications you will find
that the knowledge and skills become more specific and are treated in
increasing depth. For those who feel that they have the necessary skills
to skip a stage there are typically advanced standing provisions to
demonstrate they have the pre-requisite skills. The Cert IV is mostly
front end, with the diploma looking at server-side, although different
campuses will choose a different mix of electives.
Some people find they are good at all, although that's rare, and they
take this knowledge into being a good all rounder. Others find one
topic that interests them. That's the value of a course like that,
although they might not teach everything to top spec (at least they
didn't in 2000).
I think that web design education, like web design, has moved forward
since 2000. At least in the campuses I have worked at there was a focus
on semantics, CSS layout, accessibility and the likes. It is easy to
think back to the days when we were at college and say they didn't even
mention CSS, but its like looking back at old table based sites that you
created back in the day. shudder.
Having said that, it varies between campuses and institutions.
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