Web Content Management

By Prof. Uma Kanjilal | Indira Gandhi National Open University

Learners enrolled: 1672

The Web Content Management is an elective course basically meant for the Master of the Library and Information Science (MLIS). However, the course has been designed in a manner which is also relevant for the Computer Science and Engineering students interested to learn about content development and content management system (CMS).

The objective of the course is to introduce the learners with the following aspects:

a) content development basics;

b) tools for multimedia content development for audio/ video, graphics, animations, presentations, screencasting;

c) hosting websites and developing content for social media platforms such as wiki and blog;

d) e-publications and virtual reality;

e) e-learning platform Moodle and CMS applications Drupal and Joomla.

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Library and Information Sciences
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Postgraduate
Start Date :	14 Sep 2020
End Date :	14 Mar 2021
Enrollment Ends :	14 Oct 2020
Exam Date :	15 Nov 2020 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

	Modules Covered
Week 1	Module 1: Web Content Development and Management Module 2: Content Types and Formats Module 3: Norms and Guidelines of Content Development
Week 2	Module 4: Creating Digital Graphics Module 5: Audio Production and Editing
Week 3	Module 6: Web Hosting and Managing Multimedia Content Module 7: Creating and Maintaining a Wiki Site
Week 4	Module 8: Presentation Software Part I Module 9: Presentation Software Part II
Week 5	Module10: Screen casting Tools and Techniques Module 11: Multilingual Content Development
Week 6	Module 12: Planning and Developing Dynamic Web Content Sites Module 13: Website Design Using CSS
Week 7	Module 14: Creating and Maintaining a WIKI Site Module 15: Creating and Managing a Blog Site
Week 8	Module 16: E- Publication Concept Module 17: E- Pub Tools
Week 9	Module 18: Simulation and Virtual Reality Applications Module 19: Creating 2D and 3 D Animations
Week 10	Module 21: Introduction to Moodle Module 22: Creating a New Course and Uploading Module 23: Create and Add Assessment Module 24: Add and Enroll User and Discussion Forum
Week 11	Module 25: Content Management System: Joomla
Week 12	Module 26: Content Management System: Drupal

Instructor bio

Prof. Uma Kanjilal

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Prof. Uma Kanjilal is a Professor of Library and Information Science in the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Director, Centre for Online Education. She has 30 years of teaching experience in IGNOU.

Prof. Kanjilal was Fulbright scholar in the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA in 1999-2000 where she worked on multimedia and web based courseware development. Her area of specialization includes: e- learning, multimedia courseware development, and digital libraries.