Web site development essentials, including the site development process, customer expectations, and ethical and legal issues in Web development. Web design elements, including aesthetics, the site user's experience, navigation, usability and accessibility. Basic Web technologies, including Hypertext Markup Language [HTML], Extensible HTML [XHTML] and extended technologies, image files, GUI site development applications, and site publishing and maintenance. Advanced Web technologies, including multimedia and plug-in technologies, client-side and server-side technologies, and Web databases. Popular production tools, including Microsoft Expression Web, and Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash. Design and development technologies, including Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Extensible Markup Language (XML), JavaScript, Java applets and Dynamic HTML. Current issues in Web design, including the extensibility of design tools, compatibility of these tools, open-source applications and the functionality of current Web browsers.