High Quality Web Publishing (upgrade)

Description:	The Word Wide Web (WWW) only came into existence about two decades ago, yet it is one of the most important information and communications media today. Publishing on the web allows to cheaply reach a global audience, and thus provides many opportunites for networking and business. This learning module discusses the advantages of the WWW over other media and its business opportunities, discusses quality aspects in web publishing and presents fundamental technologies for web publishing. The last lesson takes a look at the tasks, processes and workflows in a web publishing project.
Objectives:	You will learn about the special capabilities of the WWW as a communications medium, learn about the different types of web sites, their purposes and characteristics, and get to know business opportunities of the web. You will also learn about important quality and usability aspects for websites, get to know a range of technologies and tools for web publishing, and learn about the processes, roles and responsibilities in web publishing projects.
Prerequisites:	You should have basic familiarity with the World Wide Web and access to a web browser.