The home study course empowers anybody who has an interest in web design to effortlessly build their own web identity while learning how the numerous technologies come together&44; whether they are doing it for business or to merely claim their presence on the World Wide Web where they can store their photos for everyone to see. If you have always wanted to know how HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) works or what FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is&44; this course is for you. Since the Internet exploded into everyones life nearly 20 years ago it is now safe to say that for most if not all peoples lives revolve totally around the information & the use of the web to construct & run their lives. If you don't understand computers or the Internet today you are in serious trouble. Having said that&44; there still are a few people who remain clueless&44; this is why we have created this course. Once the student has this comprehension & understanding&44; they will have a concrete foundation on which to build&44; to take into the office&44; & to participate on a level playing field. Just take a look at the titles of the individual modules shows you just what this excellent course is about. From a simple introduction of what the Internet essentially is&44; its history & the skills you need to accurately use it&44; through e-mail (even going through the basics of setting up an e-mail account) & simple web design. As the course progresses it will move onto more advanced concepts such as CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)&44; image formats&44; & getting your material into a usable form that anyone can access from anywhere in the world. You will receive training & seminars on all the design elements needed to build your own website&44; & the final module deals with choice of domain name&44; buying web space&44; the "black art" of SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)&44; & going live with your site onto the World Wide Web. COURSE MATERIALS As a student on one of our courses you will receive all the course materials in a single pack&44; this has been designed like this to increase the speed at which you can complete the course.