Web Page Authoring Technical Certificate

Contact Information: David Weilmuenster 615-353-3415,
E-mail: david.weilmuenster@nscc.edu

General Information
Course Requirements
Program Website
Course Descriptions

General Information

Web Page Authoring is a one-year certificate designed to qualify students for an entry-level job in Web Page Authoring. All courses are available via the Web, requiring students to attend campus only occasionally to take proctored exams. If it is not possible for you to travel, you must contact your instructor to make arrangements for proctored exams. Some courses are also available on-site in a traditional classroom.

Online courses offer an asynchronous learning environment; students participate in class activities such as bulletin board discussions at different times of day and different days of the week. However, please note that the courses are not "self-paced." Weekly participation is required to avoid being dropped from the course.

Graduates of the program should be able to:
• Write HTML code to create a Web page with graphics and styled text.
• Create and incorporate graphics which have been optimized for speedy transmission.
• Design Web pages for ease of use and navigation.
• Upload Web site pages to a server.
• Understand legal issues as they apply to the Web.

Admission Requirements
Web Page Authoring is an online degree program and students must have a computer and Internet access. Students are expected to have a basic familiarity with computers and the Web. Visit http://www.nscc.edu/orient/web.html for additional information about hardware and software standards and to determine whether online learning is right for you.

Career Opportunities
• Web Production Artist
• Web Graphics Artist
• Continuing in the program via the other participating colleges will qualify students for higher-level jobs in the field of Web Design.

Transfer/Continuation
Students who are interested in this field may wish to consider a Visual Communications Associate's degree from NSCC with a concentration in Web Design. Students may also apply all of the courses in this certificate toward NSCC's A.A.S. degree in General Technology.

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR TWO TERMS

RUBRIC	COURSE			CREDITS
FALL SEMESTER
ENGL 2116	Writing for the Web			3
COM 1000	Beginning HTML			3
AIS 1181	Business Software Applications			3
COM 1010	Basic Web Design			3
SPRING SEMESTER
COM 1300	Site Building I - Dreamweaver			3
COM 1020	Basic Web Graphics			3
BUS 1050	Legal Issues for the Web			3
COM 1305	Multimedia I - Flash			3
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS				24

* Students desiring to continue their education are encouraged to take ENGL 1010 English Composition I, MATH 1530 Probability/Statistics, and a Humanities Elective in addition to the required courses listed above.

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