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Web Design & Development Course Information

Overview:	The Web Design and Development course is a self-paced program. Depending upon prior computer experience, students may enroll in the class to learn specific software applications or they may choose to complete the entire course curriculum. Students may also opt to attend class full-time or part-time depending on their scheduling needs. Students who enroll in the Web development program may attend training for a maximum of 720 hours.
Times & Duration:	12:15 - 4:15 p.m. Monday - Friday (students may attend up to four nine-week sessions or 36 weeks to complete the entire course curriculum) 4:15-6:15 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 4:15-6:15 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday Some students may opt to attend six hours per day (12:15-6:15 p.m.) to complete the course in 27 weeks. Note: Due to state funding requirements, classroom attendance is mandatory. This course is only available during the afternoon classes.
Session Dates:	2008-2009 Session Dates April 7, 2008 - June 12, 2008 June 23, 2008 - August 15, 2008 Note: Students may also enroll in the course after a session has started if space is available. Students who register after the start of a session will be charged a pro-rated fee of $5.00 per week. No refunds or credits will be issued.
Cost:	$45.00 lab fee per nine-week session + books. Books are purchased as you progress through the training and are available in class. For a complete list of books, click here.
Prerequisites:	Suggested, but not required: Typing 25 wpm.
Instructor:	Robin Wood
Class resources/lecture notes: http://www.robinsblog.com
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Additional Recommended Books via Amazon.com

Course Description:

This self-paced course is designed to provide the necessary skills and training for an entry-level position in the field of Web Design. Learn to develop and maintain Web sites for a corporation or your own small business.

The class focuses on Web page planning, basic design, layout and construction, and setup and maintenance of a Web site. HTML/XHTML, Cascading Style Sheets, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, PHP, MySQL and various other Web page and image creation tools are taught in the course. This course is taught in a PC environment, but all skills are transferable to the Macintosh and a Mac is available for testing student Web sites. Students will also develop a portfolio of sites during the training.

While extensive computer experience is not required to attend the class, it is important to be able to type, and to be familiar with Windows, word processing, and the Internet prior to attending. The course is self-paced allowing students to progress at their own speed. It is our hope that students will complete all of the objectives for the course, however, some of the advanced objectives may not be completed in 27 weeks.

Extras

Your instructor provides extensive additional resources for the Web design course. You should familiarize yourself with and bookmark the following sites:

Lecture notes are available at: http://www.robinsblog.com - This site is updated several times per week. Students should check this site daily for important class announcements and updates.
A class forum is available for students to discuss Web development. Students should check this resource daily for new tutorials, tips, and resources.
Detailed Web design tutorials are available at: http://www.tinkertech.net. - Spend some time getting familiar with this site, it is a collection of topics discussed in class over the last several years.

What You Can Learn

Web Design and Development	Other
HTML & XHTML	Windows XP, File Management, and the Internet
CSS - Cascading Style Sheets	Word
Design Concepts	Excel
Dreamweaver	Access
Fireworks	PowerPoint
Flash	Publisher
Dreamweaver with PHP	Adobe Acrobat
Photoshop and ImageReady	Illustrator
Intro to PHP and MySQL	InDesign
Coldfusion	Paint Shop Pro
FrontPage
A list of all available software applications, their costs, and the number of hours it takes to complete each program is available here.

Student Objectives:

Upon completion of this course students will be able to:

Define terms associated with the World Wide Web and the hypertext markup language.
Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the Internet and the various tools utilized including: Browsers, e-mail clients, FTP clients, compression utilities, newsreaders and search utilities.
Demonstrate an understanding of basic Web design principles.
Demonstrate awareness of design considerations that affect Web page construction including audience, browser version and cross platform issues.
Demonstrate knowledge of how to design and create effective and structured Web pages using XHTML, CSS and and other emerging Web technologies.
Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate use of color and typography on the Web.
Demonstrate knowledge of the various tools used to create XHTML documents including: HomeSite and Dreamweaver.
Demonstrate knowledge of how to create raster and vector images (including animation) for the Web and print utilizing Photoshop, Fireworks, Illustrator, and Flash.
Demonstrate knowledge of how to edit digital images from scanners and digital cameras.
Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of image compression; utilize various tools and techniques.
Demonstrate a basic knowledge scripting languages including: JavaScript and PHP.
Demonstrate an understanding of Web database technologies including: MySQL and Coldfusion.
Demonstrate knowledge of effective Web site promotion.
Demonstrate an understanding of the client/server relationship and various protocols used on the Internet.
Demonstrate a knowledge of emerging technologies including: content management systems, blogging, wikis, and podcasts.

Certificates and Project Information

Certificates are awarded for each software application. In order to receive a certificates, a student must complete the required unit project. Projects should be completed as the student progresses through the course, not at the end of the course. Here is an outline of a project submission timeline for the 27 week course:

Complete and submit XHTML/CSS Project	Weeks 4-6
Complete and submit Macromedia Project	Weeks 10-12
Complete and submit Photoshop Project	Week 16
Complete any other unit project and final projects	Weeks 16-25
Make Final Project Corrections	Week 26-27

Of course the above is just an outline. While there is no required homework the course curriculum is quite comprehensive and you will need to spend some time at home working on projects.

The final project must be submitted one week (7 class days) prior to the student's class completion date. This gives the instructor time to review the final project and for the student to make any necessary corrections. The instructor will not accept projects on the last day of class or after a student has exited class.

Extra Resources

Note: All required textbooks are available for purchase in the classroom. Any recommended texts can be purchased from the Amazon store.

Additional Web resources: Students should read the instructor's blog at http://www.robinsblog.com and the class forum on a regular basis. http://www.tinkertech.net has a variety of Web development resources.
http://discuss.robinsblog.com/modules.php?name=Forums is a forum devoted to learning resources for students.

Employment

Visit the job search page or the class discussion forum for additional job search engines.

http://www.salary.com Use this search engine to find salary ranges for in the Web design field and search for jobs.

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