Preparing students for the rapidly expanding opportunities in web design and development is the focus of this program. Students will learn and apply proper design principles while developing solid coding skills in web technologies such as, HTML 5, JavaScript, and CSS3. They will learn to create, manipulate and optimize images and multimedia content for the web. Students use industry standard web design software from the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. Qualified students will be eligible to sit for industry recognized certifiation exams from CIW, Adobe, and Microsoft.
Students in this advanced web design course will apply strong knowledge of current web technologies in a variety of design projects. The focus is more advanced web design technologies and Responsive Web Design. Using the virtual Enterprise model of learning, students will start a simulated web design business within the classroom. While continuing to develop strong technical skills, the students provide web design services to potentially hundreds of "virtual" businesses around the world. Students will leverage their technical skills to provide website for various client needs and devices including browsers, various mobile platforms and tablets. This unique approach enables not only the application of students' skills in a real world environment, but it also develops an excellent foundation in project management and customer relationship skills. Industry leading software from Adobe and Microsoft is used throughout the course. Students will prepare for industry recognized advanced certifications from CIW, Adobe, and Microsoft
