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This Certificate of Achievement is designed for those who wish to become proficient in the fundamentals of Web Technology. It can be taken as a stand-alone certificate program or as an addition to the standard A.A.S. Degree in Computer Information Technology.
It is intended for those students seeking the necessary education to find employment as an entry-level Web Applications developer, Web Support Specialist, WebManager, or Administrator. It is also intended to satisfy the training needs of those entering the workforce for the first time, those re-entering the job market, and those who are currently employed and seeking a career change.
Graduates will be able to:
Depending upon a student's placement or for transfer purposes, this program may have pre-requisite(s). See a pathway coordinator or student development specialist for advisement.
This course introduces students to a current Linux operating system distribution. Topics include customization, managing user accounts, using operating system utilities, managing files, multitasking, installing and running applications, installing device drivers and new hardware, setting up a network, installing Linux, security, and performing basic system maintenance and troubleshooting.
- General Education Course
CIS 101 - Computer Concepts and Applications
OR
CIS 107 - Information Technology Fundamentals and Applications
OR
CIS 108 - Programming Fundamentals
Fall, Spring
Cross listed as GD 170.
This course provides a hands-on experience for students interested in learning how to develop websites. Students gain an understanding of terminology, web design, and web operation functions, and they explore a variety of methods available for building a website. Both HTML5 and CSS3 will be introduced. Students use a high-level, web-authoring tool to build web pages for a website that can utilize a database and is published onto a network server.
CIS 101 - Computer Concepts and Applications
OR
CIS 107 - Information Technology Fundamentals and Applications
OR
CIS 108 - Programming Fundamentals
Fall Day, Spring Evening
Students will learn to develop platform-independent applications for mobile devices by integrating software and Web skills with cross-platform open source tools. Students will use Swift and open course development software to create and layout mobile applications. Students will apply CSS, JavaScript, native phone functionality, and AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) to an app developed in the course.
CIS 160 or CIS 165
OR
CIS 108 and CIS 170 or GD 170
Fall Evening
This course introduces students to client-side, web-application development. The emphasis is on using a variety of web technologies. A fully functional client-side application will be developed using XHTML, XML, and scripting (e.g., JavaScript). The web application also requires the student to utilize publicly available web resources and services.
CIS 108 - Programming Fundamentals
GD 170 - Website Design and Tools
Fall Evening
This course introduces students to the principals and practices of User Experience (UX) Design. It covers the design process, user research, prototyping, usability testing and user-centered design principal. Students will learn to create user-friendly digital interfaces for websites, applications, and digial products. Students will also be exposed to prototyping applications.
CIS 170 - Website Design & Tools
or
GD 170 - Website Design & Tools (Cross listed course)
Fall, Spring
This course introduces students to server-side, web-application development. The emphasis is on developing platform solutions utilizing XHTML, a scripting programming language (e.g., PHP) and SQL. Students are required to complete multiple scripting modules that perform specific processes. These process modules will be either used intact or modified to implement a functional web application. The server-side web application will include forms for data entry, which will update and retrieve data from MySQL or another DBMS.
CIS 108 - Programming Fundamentals
GD 170 - Website Design and Tools
Spring Evening
