I am a trainee web developer at a company but wanted to enhance my skills. A course is available but costs 500 pounds for 2 days training. Has anyone been on these courses?
2007-03-12 21:55:59 · 10 answers · asked by Mike L 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Hmm, personally going for a CSS course which teaches you how to hack CSS codes(advance CSS) to display nicely on all browsers would be totally worth it. As we all know there are so many different browsers and making the CSS look correctly on them is a pain.
It's like what you see that looks good on Firefox, might not look the same on IE 5.5 or 6.0. So if this CSS course covers this topic, I say go for it.
If not you can give the online tutorials a try and experiment yourself.
http://www.csszengarden.com/
http://www.webreference.com/authoring/style/sheets/layout/advanced/
http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=CssHack
Hope this helps :)
2007-03-12 22:17:48 · answer #1 · answered by Johnny Tan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd do some research on that course, ask other students if they thought it was value for money and what they learned.
Take loads of notes (at that price I'd expect printed handouts) and get a list from the tutor of whats covered on the course.
If I had the money I'd do a course, I've tried learning css myself and its a slog. I'd prefer someone else to demonstrate the basics, then watch while I do it. Its just that for me its the easiest way to learn. Once I've got the groundwork I can go on to learn more myself.
I don't see anything wrong with doing a basic, intermediate then advanced course, if thats the best way for you to learn. Just make sure its a well run course and you're getting your moneys worth because its a bit pricey.
Check out the local adult education courses and compare the length and price of those. Plus at the end you get a recognised qualification.
2007-03-12 22:47:07 · answer #2 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the price is ok, and you will cover quite a lot (although you probably will not remember it) - with web design you are better off using website such as w3scools and doing a project this will make it easier to learn and you will have a website to show other people. The down side it takes longer and you will have to do it in your spare time.
2007-03-12 22:02:31 · answer #3 · answered by cool321steve 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't for a 2 day course as it seems quite expensive and will not give you a very formal qualification. Instead you could buy a lot of books for that price and teach yourself from the guides in the book or do a course at a university/technical college.
2007-03-12 21:59:50 · answer #4 · answered by Johnny 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My personal opinion is depends on the specific subject you want to learn...
If it is related to programming, there a lot of free tutorials or guidelines over the Internet.
However, if your purpose is for professional certification, then you have to go through the paid courses or else register the exam yourself at www.prometric.com
2007-03-12 22:50:38 · answer #5 · answered by Liviawarty J 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you would be better off looking online and reading the documentation, then you will learn everything rather than what you will learn on this course, because after one course you will often be told that you can now do an intermediate course, and then an advanced course. there is a lot that can be done with CSS. Its a good thing to know, but its all available for free online all you have to do is be self-motivated and get on with some basic CSS programming and work your way up.
If you get firefox and get the web developer plug-in it enables you to view the CSS from webpages so you can get an idea of what CSS is all about here is some from this page :-
input, textarea, button { color:#333; font-size:105%; font-weight:normal; padding:3px; font-family:arial; }
textarea { font-size:125%; font-weight:normal; padding:3px; }
input.button, .alt-button, label:hover, input.radio:hover { cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; } /* elements that require a the hand / pointer cursor */
input.button, input.active, button.default {color:#fff; font-weight:bold; background-color:#4384f0; padding:1px 10px;
background-image:url('http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/cmty/ab_active.gif'); background-repeat:no-repeat; border:1px solid #1e5fc7!important; *overflow: visible; *padding/**/: 2px 10px 0 10px; }
.alt-button, input.inactive { color: #404040; padding:1px 10px; background-image: url(http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/cmty/ab_inactive.gif);
background-repeat: no-repeat; background-color: #e5e5e5; border: 1px solid #a6a6a6; *overflow: hidden; *padding/**/: 2px 1px 0 1px; }
button.alt-button {padding: 1px 10px 1px 10px;*padding/**/: 2px 1px 2px 1px;}
input.disabled-button { color: #999; background-image: url(http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/cmty/ab_inactive.gif);
background-repeat: no-repeat; background-color: #e5e5e5; border: 1px solid #a6a6a6; *overflow: visible; padding:1px 10px; padding/**/: 2px 10px 0 10px;}
it all looks a bit daunting but it can be broken down easily to give you a better understanding
I was looking for the Zen Garden link which has been given down below.... look at that its a great site for understanding how CSS is used.
2007-03-12 22:01:45 · answer #6 · answered by Shane 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if a lab exists in the course then i think it is better
else i dont recommend IT courses, cos u always need practise in such courses...
2007-03-12 22:50:49 · answer #7 · answered by abd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
believe me it is waste of money.
just search for free css tutorial,(e.g. w3schools.com) do some freelance work
you will be a better expert
2007-03-12 22:01:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I.T. certifications are required and desirable if your going to work with computers and networks.
Here's all you need to know...
Good Luck
http://www.seeklearning.com.au/course/IT.asp
2007-03-12 22:00:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
plenty of free courses and tutorials available around the web.
http://www.w3schools.com/
2007-03-12 21:59:24 · answer #10 · answered by beni_gabor 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋