Web Page Design - Unit Assignments and Projects

Students can earn individual certificates in the following applications: XHTML & CSS, PhotoShop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Dreamweaver with PHP and PHP/MySQL (optional units are also available).

Students must complete all required assignments and the unit project in order to earn a certificate. The assignment sheets and unit projects are available below. The assignment sheets include: General unit completion and submission information, helpful notes, errors in the text, and the unit project information. It is your responsibility to read the assignment sheets carefully and ask questions if you do not understand a requirement.

If students have satisfactorily completed all assignments, unit projects, and the final class project they will also earn an overall certificate in Web Page Design.

Required textbooks are available in class. It is recommended that you purchase additional text/reference books on each subject to further enhance your knowledge and meet your individual learning style. Visit the instructor's blog and the class forum for daily class lecture notes and additional resources.

Units should be completed in the order below. When you complete a unit/book it is recommended that you also complete the unit project before you move on to the next application. All unit projects and the final project must be submitted prior to the student's class completion date. The instructor will not accept projects after a student has exited class.

Assignment Sheets and Project Information

Course	Certificate	Book Cost	Hours	Weeks	Project
Web Design Class Lab Fee	no	$135	Students may attend up to three nine-week sessions or 27 weeks. There is a lab fee of $60 per nine-week session. $240 is the total cost if students elect to attend the course for the entire 36 weeks. $60.00 is payable at the beginning of each nine-week session.
General Coursework
Introduction to Windows (required)	yes	All students must complete a short overview of Windows and file management.
Web Page Design (Required Units)
Head First with HTML with CSS and XHTML	yes	26.00 Order new or used online	120	6	Introduction to HTML, XHTML, and CSS XHTML/CSS Project
CSS The Missing Manual	Part of XHTML/CSS unit certificate program	$26.00 Order new or used online	60	3	Introduction to HTML, XHTML, and CSS XHTML/CSS Project
Graphic Design Basics	no	$28.00 Order new or used online	Reading/Homework - no project
The Unusually Useful Web Book ISBN: 0-7357-1206-9 Author: June Cohen	no	32.00 Order new or used online	Reading/Homework - no project
Photoshop CS3	yes	50.00 Order new or used online	60	3	Photoshop Project
Dreamweaver CS3	yes	31.00 Order new or used online	120	6	Adobe Project

Program Certificate			90	3	Final Project
Note: An additional two weeks has been factored into each application timeline to allow for time to complete required projects. Once student have completed the core curriculum they may elect to complete the additional "elective" units below. Total hours and weeks are estimates; most students will complete each unit in less time.
TOTAL PROGRAM COST (Cost does not include optional units below)		$345.00	This is the cost (including books) if a student were to attend the maximum 36 weeks. Total costs will vary depending on the units that the individual student studies.

Optional/Elective Units - Additional Web design units are available for students who complete the required curriculum units (additional book costs may apply).
Exploring Illustrator	yes	33.00 Order new or used online	90	3
Exploring InDesign	yes	33.00 Order new or used online	90	3
The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers	no	45.00	90	3
Graphic Design Basics	no	68.00			Recommended
Non-Designers Web Book	no	32.00			Recommended
Robin Williams Web Design Workshop	no	36.00			Recommended
The CSS Anthology	no	28.00			Supplement
Web Design Course Description and Student Objectives

Be sure to read the instructor's Web site at http://www.robinsblog.com and the class forum; these sites contain class lecture notes and a variety of Web development resources.

Note: All required textbooks are available for purchase in the classroom. Some books can be purchased through http://www.amazon.com for discounted prices because they purchase books in large quantities. All recommended texts can be purchased from Barnes and Noble (http://www.barnesandnoble.com), Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com), or BookPool (http://www.bookpool.com).