designed by Web professionalsThe Web Design Certificate
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• CurriculumdevelopedbyprofessionalWebdesigners,managersandprogrammerstotargettheskillsemployersneedtoday
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The Web Design Certificatedesigned by Web professionals
Web Design Certificate Program
RequiRed CouRses 166.5 hours total
Designing Effective Websites 7.5 hoursHTML: Level 1 10 hoursCascading Style Sheets: Level 1 15 hoursHTML: Level 2 16 hoursCascading Style Sheets: Level 2 9 hoursDreamweaver 18 hoursWeb Graphics 12 hoursUser Experience Design 16 hoursSearch Engine Optimization 9 hoursWeb Accessibility 9 hoursScripting for Web Designers 21 hoursjQuery Fundamentals 12 hoursWeb Design Certificate Capstone 12 hours
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Color in the Digital Age 10 hoursGraphic Design Basics 16 hoursFlash 18 hoursIllustrator 14 hoursInDesign 14 hoursPhotoshop: Level 2 15 hoursWordPress 8 hoursDesigning for Mobile Websites 6 hoursWeb Analytics 9 hoursDeveloping Web Content 15 hours
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Certificate requires a total of 169 course hours
Web Design Certificate Program Overview
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Cascading Style Sheets: Level 1Enhancethelook-and-feelofyourwebsiteusingcascadingstylesheetsforformattingwebpages.Studycorrectstylesheetsyntaxandhowtoeffectivelyusethedifferenttypesofstylesheets.Developskillsinusingstylerulestomodifypagetextandlayoutthroughhands-onpracticeintheclassroom.Prerequisites:HTML:Level1orequivalentknowledgeandexperience.
Cascading Style Sheets: Level 2ApplyadvancedCSStechniquestoenhancetheappearanceandusabilityofyourwebsite.Utilizeadvancedselectors,stylecreativebackgroundsandborders;createnavigationbarsandmulti-columnpagelayouts.Gethands-onpracticewithaddingvisualeffectstowebpages.Prerequisites:CascadingStyleSheets:Level1andHTML:Level2orequivalentknowledgeandexperience.
Designing Effective WebsitesEffectivelyplananddesignauser-focusedwebsite.Thiscoursecoversthedesignprinciplesneededtoplanagreatwebsite,includingdefiningthesitepurposeandaudience;outliningthesitestructureandnavigation;anddesigningthelookandfeelofyoursite.Cometoclasswithanideaforawebsiteyouwishtocreateorredesign;leaveclasswithadetailedplanforyoursite.Prerequisites:FamiliaritywiththeWeb,andWindowsorMacfileandfoldermanagement.
DreamweaverInthisproject-basedcourse,youwilluseDreamweaver’stoolstocreateawebsite.Topics:settinguptheDreamweaverenvironment,definingawebsite,creatingpageswithtextandgraphiccontent,buildingnavigation,creatingandapplyingstylesheetsforformattingandpagelayouts,creatingtemplatesandlibrariestomakesitebuildingeasier,workingwithforms,addinginteractivityandmultimedia,andtestinganduploadingthewebsitetoawebserver.Prerequisites:CascadingStyleSheets:Level2orequivalentknowledgeandexperience.
HTML: Level 1HTMLgivesyouthebuildingblockstocreateyourownwebpagesinthishands-oncourse.Usethoseblockstocreateabasicwebpagewithtext,imagesandhyperlinks.Youwillbeintroducedtothecurrentcodingstandardsandhowtomakepagesworkintoday’senvironment.Prerequisites:FamiliaritywiththeWeb,andWindowsorMacfileandfoldermanagement.
HTML: Level 2BuildontheskillslearnedintheHTML:Level1andCascadingStyleSheets:Level1classestodevelopmoreadvancedwebpages.You’llexploreadditionalfeaturesforcreatingwebpages,includingcreatingandmodifyingtables;settingupforms;addingmultimedia;validatingcodeandpublishingyoursite.BringtheHTML:Level1booktoclass.Prerequisites:HTML:Level1andCascadingStyleSheets:Level1orequivalentknowledgeandexperience.
jQuery FundamentalsThisisanintroductiontothejQueryJavaScriptframeworkanddescribeshowtouseittoaddprofessional-qualitycodemodulesandUIwidgets.jQuerypre-packageswell-tested,complexJavaScriptfunctionalitysothatitisrelativelystraightforwardtoemploywithoutrequiringadvancedcodingskills.Topics:buildingacustomslideshow,animatedmenus,custompluginsandadvanceddatatables.Prerequisite:ScriptingforWebDesignersorJavaScriptorequivalent.
Scripting for Web DesignersTobecomeeffectivewebdesignersabasicunderstandingofwebprogrammingisneeded.Thiscourseisanintroductiontowebpagescriptingforthedesigner.Studentswilllearnhowandwhenwebpagescriptingisused,howscriptingaffectsthebehaviorandpresentationofawebpage,andhowtocommunicateprogrammingrequirementstowebdevelopers.Studentswillperformhands-onexercisesusingJavaScript.Prerequisites:HTML:Level2,andCascadingStyleSheets:Level1.
Search Engine OptimizationIfyoubuildit,willtheycome?Discoverthestepsyoucantaketoincreaseyourchancesofbeinginthetopofthesearchengineresults.Createandapplyeffectivekeywordstositecontent,setupapropersitestructureandunderstandtheimportanceoflinking.Youwilldevelopastrategyforimprovingyourwebsitetoworkbetterwiththesearchengines.Prerequisites:DesigningEffectiveWebsitesandCascadingStyleSheets:Level1orequivalentknowledgeandexperience.
User Experience DesignThisboot-campstyle,project-basedclasssimulatestheworkofthedesignteaminimplementinguserexperiencedesignprincipleswhenplanningawebsite.Topicsincludeincorporatingbusinessandmarketinggoalswhilecateringtotheuser,improvingtheusabilityofthesiteanditsacceptancebycustomersandcreatingdesigndocumentsusingdetailedproceduresandguidelines.Studentswillcreateuserpersonasandscenarios;siteorganizationandtaskflows;storyboards,wireframesandprototypes;andusabilitytests.Prerequisites:DesigningEffectiveWebsitesandHTML:Level1orequivalentknowledgeandexperience.
Web AccessibilityStudythecurrentguidelinesandrequirementsformakingawebsiteaccessibletouserswithdisabilities.Section508oftheRehabilitationActestablishesguidelinesforgovernmentagenciesandtheW3Chaspublishedspecificationsforwebdesigners.Studentswilllearnwaysinwhichuserswithdisabilitiesaccesswebsitesandreceivehands-ontipsandtechniquesformakingwebsitesaccessible.Prerequisites:HTML:Level2andDesigningEffectiveWebsitesorequivalentknowledgeandexperience.
Web Design Certificate CapstoneThislastrequiredclassintheWebDesignCertificateProgramhelpspreparestudentsfortheirfinalpresentation.Eachsessionhasafocusinthedevelopmentofyoursite.Pleasereviewthecompletecoursedescriptiononlinebeforeenrollingtoprepareforthefirstsession.Finalsessionisyoursitepresentation.Prerequisite:Successfulcompletionofallrequiredclasses.Registrationisbypermissiononly.
Web GraphicsThisclassfocusesonoptimizinggraphicsforeffectiveandefficientpresentationonawebsite.Optimizationtechniquesincludeselectingappropriatefileformats,filesizes,andcolors.Youwillthenusetheoptimizedgraphicstomock-upawebsiteinDreamweaver.UsingFireworks’webgraphictoolsforimplementinglayersandslices,applytheprinciplesofeffectivesitedesign.Theclasswillalsodiscussissuesrelatedtoprocuringandusingexistingclipartandphotographs.Prerequisites:Dreamweaverandexperiencewithaprofessionallevelcomputergraphicsprogram.
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Color in the Digital AgeThiscourseisdesignedforartistsinterestedincolortheoryfundamentalsandthepracticalapplicationofcoloringraphicdesign.Learnaboutthecolorwheelandcolorharmonyandexploretheemotionalmessagesofcolor.Receiveanintroductiontohowcoloriscreatedinthemostcommongraphicdesignsoftwareapplications.Classincludeslectures,discussions,andgroupexercises.CompletionofPhotoshopLevel1stronglyrecommended.
Designing for Mobile WebsitesApplyeffectivewebdesignprinciplestomobilewebsites.Topicsincludehowusersapproachmobilewebsites,designingforsmallscreensizes,creatingpagelayoutsandanavigationssystemthatworksonmobiledevices,selectingappropriatecontenttoincludeonamobilesite,creatinghandheldstylesheetsandmethodstotestmobilewebsites.Prerequisite:CascadingStyleSheets:Level1orequivalentknowledgeandexperience.Dreamweaverisrecommended
Developing Web ContentWhatkeepsreadersonawebpage?Whatfrustrationscausethemtoleave?Discoverhowtowriteandorganizewebcontentthatmeetstheneedsofyourreaders.Usingin-classexercisesandtake-homeassignments,you’lllearnwaystofocusyourmessage,enhancethereadabilityofyourcontent,andhelpreadersfindwhattheyneed.You’llalsolearnhowtouseillustrationseffectively.
FlashDiscoverthebasicconceptsofFlashfordesignanddevelopmentofmedia.Learnhowtousedrawingtools,importimages,createvectorgraphics,workwithlayers,producemaskeffects,addmotiontweens,buildinteractivebuttons,andcreatenavigationsystems.CoursealsoincludesintroductiontoActionScripting.Prerequisites:Familiaritywithdesignapplications,suchasFireworksorPhotoshop.
Graphic Design BasicsAllformsofvisualartarebasedonfundamentalprinciplesofaestheticdesign.Learnbasicdesignterminologyandconceptsandcreatetwo-dimensionalabstractcompositionsusingtheelementsofline,shape,space,valueandcolor.Explorepageandimagemanagementmethodssuchasscaling,croppingandoverlapping.Learnaboutinformationarchitectureandcontenthierarchyandhowtoassembletypeandimagesusingagrid.
IllustratorIllustratorisapowerfulvectorillustrationtoolusedtocreateartworkforthewebandprintmedia.Topicsincludecreatingandeditingshapes,drawingwiththepentool,usinglivetraceandlivepaint,creatingandmanipulatingcolorandfillswatches,andworkingwithbrushes.Prerequisites:Strongworkingknowledgeofyourcomputer’soperatingsystemwiththeabilitytocreateandrenamefilesandfoldersandnavigatethroughmultipledrivesanddirectories.Prerequisite:FamiliaritywithMacorWindowsfolderandfilemanagement.
InDesignInDesignisthebenchmarktoolforproducingprint-basedbrochures,flyers,businesscards,ornewslettersatyourhomeoroffice.Topicsincludesettingupnewdocuments,importingandmanipulatingtextandgraphics,workingwithmasterpagesandtypography.Prerequisites:Familiaritywithyourcomputer’soperatingsystem,andfileandfoldermanagement.
Photoshop: Level 2ThiscoursebuildsonthebasicskillscoveredinthePhotoshop:Level1class.TopicsincludeusingAdobeBridge,processingimageswithcameraraw,resizingandcroppingimages,colormanagement,colorcorrection,andexploringpowerfuleditingtechniquesusedbyprofessionals.ThisclassfocusesspecificallyontheuseofPhotoshopwithdigitalphotography.Prerequisite:Photoshop:Level1orequivalentexperience.
Web AnalyticsUseprovenmethodstoevaluatethesuccessofyourwebsiteandidentifyitsstrengthsandweaknesses.Applyrelevantdatatostreamlineyoursitetocreateabetteruserexperience.LearntomeasureKPIs(KeyPerformanceIndicators)suchasdefiningcustomerintent,completionrates,visitortrends,andpageviews.Prerequisite:HTML:Level1orequivalent.
WordPressWordPressisafreeandopensourceonlineapplicationusedbyprofessionaldesignerstocreatewebsites.Thoughitiscommonlyusedtowriteandpublishblogs,itisalsousedtodesigntraditionallookingwebsites.Topics:wordpress.com,wordpress.org,blogs,traditionalsites,templates,themes,plugins,widgets,WordPressasaContentManagementSystem(CMS).Prerequisites:HTML:Level2orequivalentknowledge.
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