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Boston University: Web Designer Certificate Program

At The Boston University Computer Career Program I learned the skills essential to designing, developing and supporting Web Pages. The Web Designer Certificate program prepared me for the challenging role of designing and developing corporate web sites. The instructors were "real world" professionals who delivered an intensive program incorporating challenging labs and exercises required to develop skills for client-side and server-side technologies used in a web page. Ultimately, this program exposed me to all the elements necessary to develop a strong skill set – from web design software and mark up language to labs and exercises focused on one primary goal – designing and developing effective web pages.

DES1250 – Planning Web Sites (HyC)

During this course, I learned the concepts and processes required to plan an Internet, Intranet, or Extranet site. The course privided an overview of the technologies used in planning web sites and the business and design issues that determine the use of those technologies. Through demonstrations and hands-on activity, I explored how to navigate the World Wide Web, discuss how information travels across the Internet and basic networking concepts.

• Topics included:
  • Using A Browser To Search The World Wide Web
  • Domains And Addresses
  • Search Engines And Navigation
  • Web Protocols: HTTP, URL, FTP, Telnet, TCP/IP
  • Web Site Development Process
  • Discovery And Definition: Understanding Client Needs
  • Design: Constructing A Requirements Definition Document
  • Design And Architecture

DES4510 – Information & Media Design For The Web (HyC)

During this course I learned the conceptual tools necessary for transitioning from print to web design. This course addresses important issues as "Understanding The Medium" and discusses the components of bandwidth, cross-platform consistency, and optimal graphic and multimedia files for the web. It helped me gain a set of tools likely to keep me on the edge in web design, such as a knowledge of how to design with cascading style sheets, dynamic HTML layers, and streaming multimedia.

• Topics included:
  • Design Stage And Decisions Of Web Development
  • Delivery Medium
  • Cross Platform, Browser, Bandwidth And Computer Monitor Issues
  • How To Translate Client Need And Materials
  • Design For Interactivity
  • How To Organize Information
  • Key Conceptual Navigational Issues
  • Supplemental Navigational Tools And Design
  • Site Design Tools And Tips
  • Create Navigational Flow Charts
  • Create And Critique Design Grids And Color Schemes
  • Illustrations And Photos
  • Optimize Still Images For Cross-Platform And Cross Browser Distribution
  • Use And Create Progressive JPEGs, Image Transparency And Background Tiles

DES1592 – Creating And Managing Web Solutions Using Microsoft FrontPage 2000 (MOC)

This course taught me the skills necessary to create and manage a web application using Microsoft FrontPage 2000. I learned to identify the client and server features of FrontPage, design a user interface for the web and publish a web site.

• Topics included:
  • Client Features Of FrontPage 2000
  • Server Features Of FrontPage 2000
  • Navigation Structures
  • Hyperlinks
  • Working With Graphics
  • Working With Frames
  • DataBase Connections
  • Creating And Administering A Web Solution