• Level 7
  • 20 Credits
  • 0.1667 EFTS
  • Delivery type:
    Online
  • Course duration: 16 weeks
  • Course cost:
    $890 NZ Domestic
    $2,748 NZ International
  • Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
  • Availability
    Monthly course availability for upcoming periods
    2027

This online course will give you the knowledge and skills needed to design and develop contemporary data-driven web applications. You will gain a broad understanding of web based applications, and develop skill in applying contemporary scripting languages, database and information security technologies and standards.

When you successfully complete this online course you will be able to:

  • Design and create static and dynamic web content using contemporary web technologies and standards.
  • Install and configure software used to support web environments
  • Develop a web application demonstrating best practice and using current standards in client-side and server-side scripting and web interface design
  • Select the foremost technologies for the application development using current scripting, database and information security standards.
  • Utilise a content management system to allow a user to publish, edit and manage web content from a central interface
  • Analyse web application performance on a variety of platforms to test behaviour of scripts and any functional issues resolved

Assessment

This course is 100% internally assessed.

Textbooks

No textbooks are needed for this course.

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access your course material and submit assessments online. Our online courses may include reading, videos, quizzes or activities, and you may need to download content.

For online learning you need:

  • Access to a laptop or desktop computer
  • Reliable internet and data plan.  

If you are unsure if your current computer, Windows or internet access will allow you to study online, please contact us before applying to enrol. 

Find out more about online learning 

How to enrol

Before enrolling in this course you need to:

  • choose the qualification you will study the course under
  • check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.

How to apply

Apply to study a programme

You can study this course as part of any of the programmes listed below.

Click on a tile to go the programme information, including the entry requirements and how many courses you'll need to do to complete the programme.

From there you click 'Apply now' and start your study journey.