This document summarizes information about web design and development careers and programs offered by Aurora Computer Studies. It outlines the major technologies involved in web development like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and databases. The Aurora program covers these technologies over a 4 month, 60 hour course costing Rs. 20,000. The target audience includes those looking to start a career in software/web engineering or develop their own websites for personal or business purposes.

1. Web Design and
Development
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2. Agenda
• Overview of Web design &
Development
• Career opportunities
• Study @ Aurora
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3. Introduction
• We are now in the
information/knowledge era
• Internet is connecting people all
over the world
• About 25% of Sri Lankans have
access to the internet
• In developed countries it is more
than 90%
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4. Major trends
• E-business
o Doing more & more business using internet
• On-line shopping/booking
• On-line services
• E-banking
• Social media
o People use more & more social media for
social interactions
• Communication
• Share contents
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5. Main architectures of the
internet based applications
• Client-Server architecture
o World Wide Web (WWW) / Web
application
o E-mails
o Remote computing
• Peer-to-peer architecture
o Chatting
o VOIP
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6. How Web applications work?
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1. Client (Web browser) send a request for a
resource/page
2. Server generate content (may need to
talk to the database) and send the
response
3. Web browser display the received page in
a user friendly way

7. Web applications technology stack
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HTML
CSS
JavaScript/Jquery
Bootstrap
PHP /
JSP /
ASP
MYSQL /
MS-SQL /
Oracle
AJAX

8. Web applications technology stack
• Client side technologies
o HTML (Markup the content)
o CSS (Styles the content)
o JavaScript (Add programmatic features at client
side)
o JQuery (The most popular Javascript library with
useful features)
o Bootstrap – Facilitate your website to adapt to Mobile
phones
• Server side technologies
o PHP / JSP / ASP (Only a selected technology will be
used)
o SQL (To communicate with the database)
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9. Web development - Other areas
• Responsive web development
o Developing web sites that are mobile/tab
friendly
• User Interface (UI) design
concepts
o Make web sites attractive and user friendly
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Business/commercial aspects
o Make web application fulfill business objectives
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10. Qualities required for being a web
developer
• Passion for interne and WWW
• Like programming
o Analysis
o Design
o Coding
• Have a esthetic mindset
• Awareness of business concepts
• Soft skills to communicate &
collaborate with the clients
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11. Aurora course content
1. Introduction to Internet & WWW
2. Designing and developing web pages using
HTML5/CSS & Bootstrap
3. Client side web programming using JavaScript
and JQuery
4. Server side web programming with PHP
5. Database designing using MySQL
6. Server side integration of PHP & MySQL
7. Introduction to AJAX based rich client
interaction
8. Fundamentals of search engine optimization
(SEO)
9. Hosting & domain management
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12. Course Details
• Duration
o 60 hours (4 Months)
• Full course fee
o Rs.20,000/= (Can be paid in installments of Rs
5000/= + 7500/= x 2)
• More details
o Visit - auroracs.lk/web-development
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13. Target audience
• Looking for career in Software/Web
Engineering
• Looking to develop/coordinate their
own personal/business web sites and
content for different purposes
• Supplementary for students following
degree/professional courses in
Computing/IT/Engineering, especially
to help their projects
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14. Useful Resources
• http://www.auroracs.lk/web-
development
• http://auroracs.lk/vle
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15. "We are what we repeatedly
do. Excellence, then, is not
an act, but a habit."
~ Aristotle.
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16. Thank You !
Presented by
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17. Contact Information
Premier Study Center
Aurora Computer Studies,
Summerset College,
# 135, 3rd Floor,
DFCC Building,
High Level Road,
Maharagama.
City Study Center
Aurora Computer Studies,
Summerset College,
# 88/2, 2nd Floor,
BOC Building,
High Level Road,
Kirulapone, Colombo 06
For further details and enquiries :
Call - 0719 842030
E-mail – info@auroracs.lk
Web - www.auroracs.lk/bit
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