Certificate Program in World Wide Web Publishing

The World Wide Web global information system is emerging as a powerful influence on our lives and society. The WWW has evolved from its academic origins into a medium for education, entertainment, finance, business, and commerce. Most organizations currently maintain a WWW site or are actively building one. Effective web pages increasingly employ a range of multimedia including attractive graphics, animations, video and sound clips, and virtual reality scenes. Our Certificate Program in World Wide Web Publishing is designed to train students in the use of modern web page development tools and techniques to enable them to become competent, creative web page design professionals.

• Program Description
• Career Opportunities
• Course Work
• Sample Schedules and Timelines
• Learn More about World Wide Web Publishing

Program Description

The World Wide Web Publishing Certificate is a cooperative program between UW-Parkside's art and computer science departments. Two courses in art provide graphic design skills and instill aesthetic concepts, and two computer science courses provide a basic introduction to computer productivity, graphic, and web page editing tools and a thorough grounding in the HTML language. Students complete the certificate program by electing either the art course in Web Design or the computer science course in Web Programming. This combination prepares individuals with the technical competence to design attractive and innovative Web pages.

The certificate program serves two types of students: traditional students who want to augment their major and improve employability by adding Webmaster skills, and professionals interested in the essentials of Web page design. Individuals may enter the program at any point, depending on their background and experience.

Career Opportunities

• Web Master
• Web Designer
• Internet Developer
• Web Programmer

Course Work

The World Wide Web publishing certificate consists of four core courses and at least one elective course. In cases where students have art and/or computer competencies, courses may be waived with the consent of the program director.

Core Courses

• ART 102 Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design - 3cr Prereq:None. Freq: Fall, Spring
  Exploration of the visual language used in two-dimensional design, emphasizing the fundamental elements and principles of composition and color through lecture and studio problems.
• ART 277 Introduction to Web Design - 3cr Prereq: ART 099, ART 102, CSCI 105 or consent of instructor. Freq: Fall, Spring
  Basic image design and preparation specifically for the interactivity needed for the Internet. The student gains working knowledge of web terminology and concepts.
• CSCI 105 Introduction to Computers - 3cr Prereq: None. Freq:Fall, Spring
  Computer components and principles of operation; the human computer interface; basic networking; the Internet and the World Wide Web; elementary programming concepts. Two hour lecture, two-hour lab.
• CSCI 220 Web Concepts I - 3cr Prereq: Csci 105 or cons instr. Freq: Fall
  Web client programming concepts; web site authoring, dynamic web pages, object usage, events and event driven programming, markup languages, document object model. Two-hour lecture, two-hour lab.

Elective Courses (Select one)

• ART 377 Web Design for Designers - 3cr Prereq: ART 277. Freq: Spring.
  An exploration of the modern field of web design from a graphic designer’s viewpoint comprising the conceptual and aesthetic approach to web design including both static and dynamic forms.
• CSCI 322 Web Programming - 3cr Prereq:Csci 220 or cons instr. Freq: Spring
  Server-side programming concepts; server architectures; relational databases and database connectivity; dynamic web pages; form processing; web services. Two-hour lecture,two-hour lab.

Sample Schedules and Timelines

The following paths should accommodate a variety of service clientele.

Path A: Designed for UW-Parkside students with no previous computer experience, this three-semester path includes all five courses listed below for a total of 15 credits.

Path B: Designed for practicing professionals or UW-Parkside students with some design or computer experience, this one-semester or two semester path consists of 6-12 credits, depending on the entry point.

These two paths are shown schematically below.

Learn More about World Wide Web Publishing

To learn more about World Wide Web publishing certificate, contact:

Department of Computer Science
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
PO Box 2000
Kenosha, WI 53141-2000

Telephone: (262) 595-2314
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Fax: (262) 595-2114