Certificate in Web Foundations
Your starting point for web training. Learn to create basic yet functional, well designed websites in just 5 months.
Tues/Thurs 6:30 - 9:30pm - Interurban Campus - Ends Feb.15, 2011
New Daytime intake!
November 3 - December 17, 2010
Mon/Wed/Fri - 9am - 4pm
Eligible for Sponsorship.
The Web Foundations program is your starting point for web training. The program is focused on the most critical elements of web design that are the least likely to change over time. You will develop the skills needed to create basic yet functional, well designed websites. By the end of the program you will have designed and developed several small sites as well as a comprehensive project encompassing all the concepts covered in the program.
Attend a Free Information Session! Meet the instructors, ask questions and find out what to expect as a student and a graduate of the Web Foundations program. Attendance is free, however preregistration is required.
The 120 hour, part time Web Foundations program is more integrated, faster and more flexible, and students have more choice about material they want to learn after they complete the Foundations program. The program is short (five months, two nights per week, 120 hours) and focused on the most critical elements of web design that are the least likely to change over time.
At the completion of the program you will be able to:
- Apply Information Architecture principles to actual websites
- Apply basic Graphic Design principles to the creation of Web pages
- Demonstrate proficiency with HTML, XHTML, CSS, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Fireworks
- Deploy websites (registering domains, establishing hosting services)
- Plan for effective web site maintenance
- Demonstrate ability to work and communicate effectively with clients
- Demonstrate ability to research and discern online resources
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Ongoing Professional Development after the Program
Once you complete the foundation program, you will decide what follow-up training you will require and how you will attain it. To a great extent the choice of advanced workshops offered by Camosun will be guided by the requests of learners and the availability of instructional experts. Examples include but are not limited to 18 to 30 hour courses on new and emerging software, programming languages and web related technology.
Available for Fall 2010
- Flash CS5
- PHP/My SQL
- Illustrator CS5 - Level 1
- Joomla Content Management Systems
- Search Engine Optimization
- Social Media - Strategies for Success
- WordPress 3.0 - Installable Content Management System
Explore our site, or download a PDF version of our Fall 2010 brochure outlining the program.
Credential Options:
- Certificate in Web Foundations