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Content Management Systems28499/4114/1819/1/96
Study guide

Content Management Systems

28499/4114/1819/1/96
Academic year 2018-19
Is found in:
  • International Curriculum, programme stage 3
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
Weight: 3,00
Total study time: 75,00 hours
Possible deadlines for learning account: 01.12.2018 () or 15.03.2019 ()

Organisation of education

Teaching Activities, Learning Activities, Assessment Activities
Lecture
Self-study51,00 hours
Seminar24,00 hours
Supervised independent work
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Special admission is required to enrol in this course unit under
  • credit contract.
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Co-ordinator: Mestdagh Barbara
Other teaching staff: Vermeulen Steven
Language course: No
Languages: English
Scheduled for: Semester 1 or Semester 2

Objectives

Student can built a webshop in Joomla

Contents

Language:

English
1
What is Joomla? How does Joomla work? What is a CMS?
Download and install Joomla
Frontend / Backend
Set language
2
A quick tour through joomla
What is a template?
What is a module?
What is a plugin?
What is a component?
General settings of joomla
'Website' tab
Tab 'System'
Tab 'Server'
WYSIWYG editor
3
Sections and categories
Assign sections and categories
Articles in joomla
Add content
The "Read more ..." option
The "New Page" button (Pagebreak)
Add article to Home page
Add images to an article
4
Create a menu
Add menu items
Add a hyperlink within an article
Change order menu items
Change the submenu position
Main Menu
5
Components & Extensions
6
Frontend users
Frontend registration
Edit account details
Change access level
Backend users
Create
Access levels
7
Templates
Download templates
Install templates
Change templates
Use multiple templates
Change logo Joomla template
8
Modules
Module positions
Custom HTML
Crumb trail
Login
Random image
9 PROJECT 'Building a Webshop'
Set up a webshop in Joomla with Virtuemart
Configuration
The store and its products
Add and maintain products
Give a discount on a product

Order of enrolment

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Prerequisites

Computer skills

Final objectives

1. Student can built an e- shop in Joomla [BM3].

Indicators:

  • student has insight into cloud computing;
  • student can make content for a web shop, manage and publish it.

2. Student Works with full autonomy and a high degree of initiative [BM3].

Indicators:

  • student can built a webshop independently and with a high degree of initiative;
  • student shows a lot of creativity in setting up a webshop.

Organisation of education

guided excecises

Study guidance

Coaching
exercises on e-learning platform Chamilo

Evaluation

  • First exam opportunity:
    • non-period bound evaluation: / 
    • period bound evaluation: 100% assessment of the individual shop created
  • Second exam opportunity:
    • 100% assessment of the individual shop created

Study costs

manual and copies at a price determined by University College of Ghent