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WordPress Web DevelopmentLaajuus (10 cr)

Code: TT00FD34

Credits

10 op

Teaching language

  • English

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Timing

16.04.2024 - 31.12.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 5000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Janne Salonen

Groups
  • ATX25TV_MAKSULLINEN_JÄRJESTELMÄ
    Open UAS 2025
  • ATX24TV_MAKSULLINEN_JÄRJESTELMÄ
    ATX24TV Open UAS

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 5000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Janne Salonen

Groups
  • VIOPE_2024_MAKSULLINEN_JARJESTELMA
    Viope TiVi (NonStop), year 2024

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Janne Salonen

Groups
  • VIOPE_NonStop6
    VIOPE_NonStop6

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.12.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Janne Salonen

Groups
  • ATX24TV
    NonStop virtual studies year 2024

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Janne Salonen

Groups
  • Viope_nonstop_9
    Viope_nonstop_9

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Janne Salonen

Groups
  • Viope_nonstop_11
    Viope_nonstop_11

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Janne Salonen

Groups
  • Viope_nonstop_12
    Viope_nonstop_12

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Janne Salonen

Groups
  • Viope_nonstop_13
    Viope_nonstop_13

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Janne Salonen

Groups
  • ATX23TV_SYKSY
    Open UAS TestOut and Moodle courses

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

15.06.2023 - 10.07.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Janne Salonen

Groups
  • ATX23TV_KESÄLOMA
    Kesälomatuuraajan toteutukset

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

01.01.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Janne Salonen

Groups
  • ATX23TV_KEVÄT
    ATX23TV_KEVÄT

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

01.08.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Virve Prami

Groups
  • VIOPE_NonStop4
    VIOPE_NonStop4

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Further information

ENROLMENTS

Open UAS Students via https://hakija.oma.metropolia.fi

Metropolia's Degree Students direct in Moodle environment
Course link: https://moodle.metropolia.fi/course/view.php?id=5834
Enrolment key: wordpress

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

01.08.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Virve Prami

Groups
  • VIOPE_NonStop5
    VIOPE_NonStop5

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Further information

ENROLMENTS

Open UAS Students via https://hakija.oma.metropolia.fi

Metropolia's Degree Students direct in Moodle environment
Course link: https://moodle.metropolia.fi/course/view.php?id=5834
Enrolment key: wordpress

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

01.08.2022 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Janne Salonen

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

01.08.2022 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Janne Salonen

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

01.08.2022 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Janne Salonen

Groups
  • VIOPE_NonStop7
    VIOPE_NonStop7

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

01.08.2022 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Janne Salonen

Groups
  • VIOPE_NonStop7
    VIOPE_NonStop7

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.

Timing

01.08.2022 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Virtual portion

10 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

School of ICT

Campus

Karaportti 2

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 1000

Degree programmes
  • Information and Communication Technology
Teachers
  • Virve Prami
Teacher in charge

Janne Salonen

Groups
  • VIOPE_NonStop7
    VIOPE_NonStop7

Objective

The goal of this course is for the student to be familiar with WordPress as a web development environment. After passing this course, the student will have sufficient skills to implement simple WordPress themes and plugins.

Content

• Installing and using WordPress.
• The basics of themes, plugins and widgets.
• The most common WordPress functions.
• Creating own functions and attaching them to hooks.
• Displaying posts and pages in a theme.
• Adding menus and sidebars to a theme.
• Creating custom queries for posts / pages and categories.
• Basics of responsiveness with CSS media queries and jQuery.
• Creating a custom plugin.
• Adding a custom post type and taxonomy.
• Implementing shortcodes.
• Creating a widget.

Location and time

Course can be done in own pace in Metropolia's Moodle environment.

Materials

Online

Teaching methods

Course is 100% online (self-study) course.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

Online.

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Depends on the student's baseline.

Content scheduling

Depends on the student's baseline.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student understands how WordPress works as a web development environment and puts everything they have learned to practice in the course projects. Both projects and exams have been completed successfully.

Prerequisites

The basics of HTML/CSS and PHP programming.