Undergraduate Certificate in Internet Webmaster

This course introduces students to the concepts of Web site design, including Web project management, the Web site development process, and ethical and legal issues in Web development. The course provides hands-on experience with Web page layout, navigation, typography, Web graphics, color, color theory, web safe colors, HTML, XML, XHTML, structural elements (tables and framesets), cascading style sheets, and metadata. It also explores readability, interactivity, navigation, usability and accessibility, browsers and design considerations, audio, motion, multimedia, and the impact of these design elements on the performance of the web site. Students will need access to Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 (or higher) and Firefox 2.0 (or higher). This software is not provided by the course material grant and must be purchased/provided by the student. This course covers lessons 1-16 of the Design Methodology and Technology curriculum of the CIW Site Designer certification.

Pre Reqs: Web Development Fundamentals(WEBD121)

This course examines the process of designing, developing, and deploying text and graphics in motion in order to create a dynamic and interactive experience for the web user. Students will develop storyboards, perform interaction design, animate type, and set illustrations in motion. Students will examine and apply the theories and concepts behind developing illustrations, character animations, layers, frames, masks, symbols, libraries, motion tweens, shape tweens, nested objects, and animated shows. They will add audio and video to enhance the quality of the visual experience. Adobe Fireworks will also be introduced. Students must have access to Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 (or higher), Adobe Fireworks CS3 (or higher), Firefox 2.0 (or higher), and Adobe Flash CS3 (or higher) software. This software is not provided by the course material grant and must be purchased/provided by the student. This course covers lessons 24–29 of the Design methodology and Technology curriculum of the CIW Site Designer certification.

Pre Reqs: Web Development Fundamentals(WEBD121)

This course is a study of the evolution, the concepts, and the principles of local, distributed and enterprise networking. This course examines Network design, topologies, architecture, media, interface cards, protocols, problem resolution, communications, administration, operations, and resources. It introduces the student to the concepts of wireless networking, and web-based networks. This course also explores the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and the Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Packet (TCP/IP) reference models. This course also examines internetworking servers, and hardware and operating systems maintenance. Students will need access to Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 (or higher) with Outlook Express, MS Visio 2000 or higher, Java 2 Runtime, Phex 3.0.2.100, and FineCrypt 9.1. This software is not provided by the course material grant and must be purchased/provided by the student.

This course introduces students to Web site development through a combination of readings and hands-on development exercises. This course emphasizes XHTML, including hyperlinks, tables, Web forms, frames, images, colors, and other graphical elements. Image techniques, such as image maps, image transparency, image interlacing, and animation are examined. GUI editors, e-commerce practices, and advanced Web technologies, such as server-side and client-side languages, DHTML, and DOM are also addressed in this course. Fundamentals of JavaScript programming are also introduced in this course. Students will need access to Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 (or higher) and Firefox 2.0 (or higher). This software is not provided by the course material grant and must be purchased/provided by the student. This course covers the Site Developer Foundations curriculum of the CIW Foundations certification. It also covers lessons 30-34 of the Design Methodology and Technology curriculum of the CIW Site Designer certification.

This course is a study of the design and development of web sites using Dreamweaver. Students will use professionally designed templates to develop coordinated and sophisticated layouts for a multi-page website. They will work with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), graphics (enhance, optimize, embed, and edit image properties), tables, templates, frames, forms, and snippets. They will also perform site management and use the extensibility feature of Dreamweaver. Microsoft Expression Web will also be introduced. Students must have access to Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 (or higher), Firefox 2.0 (or higher), Microsoft Expression Web, Adobe and Dreamweaver CS3 (or higher), and Opensource software. This course covers lessons 17-23 of the Design Methodology and Technology curriculum of the CIW Site Designer certification. Students must obtain their own software for the course.

This course concentrates on the technical side of the Internet, examining network types, protocols, browsers, search engines, email communication and personal information management, multimedia on the Web, Internet services and tools [newsgroups, telnet, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and instant messaging], Internet security (encryption, authentication, firewalls, malware, virus detection and prevention, spyware, updates and patches), and IT project management. This course also explores emergent Web 2.0 technologies such as social networking (MySpace), user created content (YouTube), Wikis, Virtual Worlds (Second Life), and online gaming. Students will need access to Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 (or higher) with Outlook Express. This software is not provided by the course material grant and must be purchased/provided by the student. This course covers the Internet Business Foundations curriculum of the CIW Foundations certification.