Students who have taken CIW courses are encouraged to continue their studies and apply their new skills before attempting the CIW v5 Site Designer 1D0-520 examination. Skills taught in the CIW courses are best reinforced with real-world experience.
The candidate is responsible for learning the content and achieving a passing score on the CIW v5 Site Designer exam. Comments regarding course delivery should be referred to the training company or educational institution that delivered the course.
CIW v5 Site Designer exam 1D0-520 will be subject to the following:
The examination period will be 75 minutes
To achieve a passing score on the CIW v5 Site Designer exam 1D0-520, candidates must:
Correctly answer at least 49 of the 70 questions to achieve a total score of 70% or greater
SKILLS MEASURED
CIW Site Designer skills objectives are not product-specific or system-specific. The skills objectives are a combination of basic technical and non-technical skills and knowledge required for those interested in Web site development and design. The CIW v5 Site Designer exam 1D0-520 tests the following common core of Internet skills:
Domain 1: Site Development Essentials
1.1 Identify and manage elements of the Web site development process.
1.2 Meet customer expectations with Web site project and design.
1.3 Identify ethical and legal issues relevant to Web development and design.
Domain 2: Web Design Elements
2.1. Use Web design principles to evaluate and develop a site's aesthetic qualities and its ability to enhance viewer experience.
2.2 Use Web design principles to enable navigation, usability and accessibility.
Domain 3: Basic Web Technologies
3.1 Use basic HTML and XHTML (X/HTML) to develop a series of Web pages.
3.2 Use X/HTML and extended technologies to enhance Web page structure, format and usability.
3.3 Create image files, and use images in X/HTML pages and site design.
3.4 Create Web sites using GUI site development applications.
3.5 Publish and maintain a production Web site.
Domain 4: Advanced Web Technologies
4.1 Use multimedia and plug-in technologies to enhance a Web site.
4.2 Use client-side and server-side programming to enhance Web site functionality.
4.3 Connect Web pages to a database
