Exam Guide for 1D0-525 CIW v5 E-Commerce Designer 

• Credit Toward Certification
• Prerequisites
• Exam Information
• Skills Measured
• Exam Preparation Tools
• Taking CIW Exams
• Exam Retake Policy
• Exam Retirement

CREDIT TOWARD CERTIFICATION

Passing the CIW v5 E-Commerce Designer exam is a requirement for the following CIW certifications:

• Master CIW Designer
• CIW Certified Instructor - for those teaching CIW E-Commerce Designer content

CIW v5 Associates who pass the CIW v5 E-Commerce Designer exam (or any other CIW job role series exam) also earn the following CIW certification:

• CIW Professional

PREREQUISITES

The following are required for candidates taking the CIW E-Commerce Designer exam:

• The CIW Certification Agreement is required for CIW certification eligibility. The candidate must submit this agreement after taking the exam by logging on as a CIW Candidate to the CIW Candidate Information Center. This agreement needs to be completed only once, but no CIW certification will be awarded without it, even if the candidate passes the exam.
• Earning the CIW Associate certificate by passing the CIW Foundations exam 1D0-410 or the CIW v5 Foundations exam 1D0-510 is required for those candidates to achieve CIW Professional, Master CIW Designer, and/or Master CIW Web Site Manager certification designation. Students may take the CIW Site Designer exam prior to the CIW Foundations exam; however, it is recommended that students take (and pass) these exams in sequential order.
• Passing the CIW Site Designer exam 1D0-420 or CIW v5 Site Designer exam 1D0-520 is required for those candidates seeking Master CIW Designer certification designation.

No candidate is restricted from taking the CIW E-Commerce Professional exam. However, it is highly recommended that candidates take (and pass) CIW exams in sequential order.

EXAM INFORMATION

Students who have taken CIW courses are encouraged to continue their studies and apply their new skills before attempting the CIW v5 E-Commerce Designer 1D0-525 examination. Skills taught in the CIW courses are best reinforced with real-world experience. The candidate is responsible for learning the content and achieving a passing score on the CIW v5 E-Commerce Designer exam. Comments regarding course delivery should be referred to the training company or educational institution that delivered the course.

CIW v5 E-Commerce Designer exam 1D0-525 will be subject to the following:

• The examination period will be 75 minutes

To achieve a passing score on the CIW v5 E-Commerce Designer exam 1D0-525, candidates must:

• Correctly answer at least 49 items out of the 72 questions to achieve a total score of 68% or greater

Section	Number of Items
E-Commerce Site Development	25
E-Commerce Technology and Security	33
E-Commerce Business, Marketing and Legal Issues	14
Total Scored Items	72

Each multiple-choice item offers four answer choices (one correct answer and three distracters). Exam candidates must select the one best solution for each item.

SKILLS MEASURED

A CIW E-Commerce Designer focuses on standards, technologies and practices for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-commerce models. This individual understands and facilitates relationships among marketing, promotion, customer service, user interaction, purchasing methods, and secure transactions by using SSL and SET, payment gateways, inventory control, shipping and order information and site performance testing and evaluation. The CIW v5 E-Commerce Designer exam 1D0-525 tests the following common core of Internet skills:

Domain 1: E-Commerce Site Development

• 1.1 Evaluate an e-commerce site to maximize audience usability.
• 1.2 Develop and host an e-commerce site using instant storefront services and stand-alone e-commerce software.
• 1.3 Implement e-commerce-based learning solutions.
• 1.4 Implement inventory and fulfillment strategies for an e-commerce site.
• 1.5 Implement payment-processing services for an e-commerce site.
• 1.6 Develop a knowledge base.

Domain 2: E-Commerce Technology and Security

• 2.1. Define and use standards, initiatives and e-commerce frameworks that support supplier transactions.
• 2.2 Configure Web server software for an e-commerce site.
• 2.3 Analyze and improve e-commerce site performance.
• 2.4 Secure e-commerce transactions.
• 2.5 Secure an e-commerce site.

Domain 3: E-Commerce Business, Marketing and Legal Issues

• 3.1 Identify the effects of e-commerce on business operations and revenue generation.
• 3.2 Identify legal and governmental issues in e-commerce.
• 3.3 Implement effective marketing for an e-commerce site.
• 3.4 Implement strategies for effective customer service and manage customer relationships in e-commerce operations.

EXAM PREPARATION TOOLS

Official Curriculum
Instructor-Led Training: E-Commerce Strategies and Practices

Practice Exam Sites
CIW does not endorse Web sites that list study guides or practice questions for CIW exams. All CIW examinations are copyrighted material. To maintain the security and value of our program, we reserve the right to decertify and/or prohibit from examinations any individuals who republish or distribute our copyrighted certification exam questions.

Official Practice Exams

Official CIW Online Practice Exams allow students and instructors to instantly evaluate the level of IT knowledge achieved. This tool provides students with an additional method of review and assessment to enhance the learning experience. It can also be used as a pre-assessment, practice exam and quiz administration tool to help instructors evaluate their students' knowledge.

Third-Party Books, Web Sites, or Newsgroups
The following resources are suggested as supplements to your studies, and will reinforce the skills and concepts learned with CIW official course materials.

• Fellenstein, Craig, and Ron Wood. Exploring E-Commerce, Global E-Business and E-Solutions. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2000.
• Microsoft Mastering. eCommerce Development: Business to Consumer. Microsoft Press, 1999
• Minoli, Daniel, and Emma Minoli. Web Commerce Technology Handbook. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1998.
• Current Issues in Web Usability
• goodexperience.com
• internet.com's electronic commerce guide
• CommerceNet

TAKING CIW EXAMS

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EXAM RETAKE POLICY

The CIW Exam Retake Policy outlines the conditions under which a candidate may retake a CIW exam. A waiting period between retakes of a single certification exam maintains the security of the exam and strengthens the value of the CIW certification. Each CIW exam is defined by a unique exam ID (e.g., 1D0-525). A retake is any subsequent sitting of an exam with the same CIW exam ID by the same candidate at any authorized testing center.

In the event that a candidate passes a CIW exam, the candidate will not be allowed to retake that CIW exam. If the CIW exam objectives change, the exam ID will change to reflect the new exam version. Candidates who have passed an exam may sit a newer version of the exam that may have the same title but a different ID number.

In the event that a candidate fails a CIW exam on his or her first attempt, a 24-hour waiting period is required between the first and second sittings of that CIW exam. Candidates are required to wait for a period of no less than thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the previous sitting before any third or subsequent sitting of the same CIW exam.

Exams administered in any ways that do not comply with the CIW Exam Retake Policy shall be considered invalid and ineligible for a refund.

In the event that a candidate has violated this Exam Retake Policy, the candidate may be deemed ineligible to register for or schedule any CIW exam for a minimum period of twelve (12) months from the date of such determination.

In addition, any candidate determined to have violated the CIW Exam Retake Policy may be subject to any or all of the following:

• Denial of a specific CIW certification for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of such determination;
• Revocation of a specific CIW certification, if such certification had been previously granted to the candidate;
• Revocation of all CIW certifications previously granted to the candidate;
• Ineligibility to receive any CIW certification for a minimum of twelve (12) months from the date of such determination;
• Any other appropriate actions, including legal remedies, deemed necessary or appropriate to enforce the CIW Exam Retake Policy.

EXAM RETIREMENT

No retirement date has been announced for exam 1D0-525.

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