CIW Certifications - CIW Associate Design Specialist

CIW Associate Design Specialist Certification 

This is the next certification after the foundation level CIW Certification that is required that builds further on it and includes various skills that are essential for a web professional who is involved in website management and website design using various modern and standard compliant technologies such as XHTML and CSS as well as the various tools used in editing. Additionally. Server side development is also covered.

The CIW Associate Design Specialist certification creates a certification pathway for individuals by combining two of our most popular CIW courses from our Master Designer track.
The following is part of the Curriculum of this CIW Certification:

Site Development Foundations* Module

• Introduction to Web Site Development
• Markup Language and Site Development Essentials
• XHTML Coding
• Hyperlinks
• Web Forms
• GUI HTML Editors
• Tables and Frames
• E-Commerce Practices
• And more!
  
  

Site Designer

 

• Web Page Layout and Elements
• Web Site Usability Testing
• Navigation Concepts
• Web Graphics
• Cascading Style Sheets
• Site Development with Microsoft Front Page
• Site Development with Macromedia Dreamweaver
• Site Development with Macromedia Homesite
• And more!
  
  

The following skills are covered by this CIW Certification:

• XHTML coding
• image editing
• validation
• CSS
• GUI editors
• server-side and client-side languages
• e-commerce models
  
  

What are the Pre-requisites of this CIW Certification?

There are no pre-requisites mentioned by CIW other than passing the two required exams.

However we recommend full preparation for the exam and familiarity with the aforementioned technologies. Additionally, any and all candidates should have used the Internet for some time and be familiar with it. Furthermore, working knowledge of web design technologies and skills is essential.

 

Who is this CIW Certification for?

 

This certification is for all web professionals who would like to work as web designers and webmasters for a company or on their own. It is highly recognized credential.

 

Why should I get certified? What benefits are there?

 

CIW Certification Exams in General

What Do They Cost?

Each CIW Certification is composed of one or more exams. The fees for each of the exams is listed below:

 

CIW Exam Title	CIW Exam ID	Testing Center Exam Fee in U.S. Dollars
CIW v5 Foundations	1D0-510	$150
CIW v5 Foundations - Site Development Module	1D0-51B	$150
CIW v5 Site Designer	1D0-520	$150
CIW v5 E-Commerce Designer	1D0-525	$150
CIW Application Developer	1D0-430	$150
CIW JavaScript Fundamentals	1D0-435	$150
CIW Perl Fundamentals	1D0-437	$150
CIW Database Design Specialist	1D0-541	$150
CIW Enterprise Specialist	1D0-442	$150
CIW Server Administrator	1D0-450	$150
CIW Internetworking Professional	1D0-460	$150
CIW Security Professional	1D0-470	$150

 

How do I take the exams?

Exams are carried out by both Pearson VUE and Prometric in a number of Test Centers around the world.

Follow the links below for the websites of Pearson VUE and Prometric:

 

• Prometric:

      http://www.prometric.com/

• Pearson VUE:

      http://www.pearsonvue.com/

 

How do I prepare for the exams?

There are various methods of preparing for the CIW Certification. Self study options using the resources provided by CIW and ComputerPrep are available and so is training through CIW Authorized Training Partners (ATP) and Authoriized Academic Partners (AAP).

 

1. CIW Learning Resources - CIW offers a variety of learning methods that suit help you prepare for your exam. These are:

• Official CIW Self-Study Exam Preparation Kits
• Official CIW e-Learning and Online Test Preparation http://www.ciwcertified.com/training/default.asp

2. Exam Guides and Curriculums - For each CIW exam, there is an Exam Guide present as well as a Curriculum that guides you with your studies. The links are available in the Resources section
3. Practice Exam – When you think you're ready to take the exam you can find out by using the CIW Certification Practice Exams.
4. Self Study Books – CompuPrep offers several self study books that are very useful when preparing for CIW Exams

What certifications and exams come under the CIW Associate Design Specialist Certification?

 

	Required Associate Design Specialist Exams	CIW Exam Topics	CIW Certificate Award
	CIW Site Development Foundations Module	CIW Exam 1D0-510B
	CIW Site Designer	CIW Exam 1D0-520
Pass both exams >>			CIW Associate Design Specialist

 

Resources for the Exams

General Resources
1. Practice Exams
http://www.ciwcertified.com/training/
2. Exam Guides by Certificate
http://www.ciwcertified.com/exams/general.asp
3. Exam Policies
http://www.ciwcertified.com/exams/policies.asp
4. Training Options
http://www.ciwcertified.com/program/training-options.asp
5. Training Resources

http://www.ciwcertified.com/training/default.asp

 

 

Recommended Resources for this CIW Certification

 

Official CIW educational programs and materials are available for CIW exam candidates.

 

• CIW Authorized Academic Partners (CIW AAPs) or CIW Authorized Training Partners (CIW ATPs)
• Official CIW assessment and exam prep

Official CIW Curriculums for the examinations:

 

• Internet Business Foundations (PDF)
• Site Development Foundations (PDF)
• Network Technology Foundations (PDF)

CIW Certification Renewal Policy

 

CIW has no such policy as opposed to several other Certification Providers. However, CIW routinely retires several exams and replaces them. For updated information visit the CIW Website.

 

Link to Official CIW Certification Website

http://www.ciwcertified.com/certifications/associate-design-specialist.asp

 

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