Undergraduate Certificate in Internet Webmaster

Overview

This certificate is a study of web site design, internet concepts, networking, web development fundamentals, Dreamweaver, and Adobe Flash. 

The courses in this certificate program are aligned with the Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) Associate, CIW Associate Design Specialist, CIW Professional industry standard certifications.

It focuses on Web page layout, navigation, typography, Web graphics, color, color theory, web safe colors, HTML, XML, XHTML, structural elements (tables and framesets), cascading style sheets, and metadata. 

It also concentrates on the technical side of the Internet, examining network types, protocols, browsers, search engines, email communication and personal information management, multimedia on the Web, Internet services and tools [newsgroups, telnet, 

File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and instant messaging], internet security (encryption, authentication, firewalls, malware, virus detection and prevention, spyware, updates and patches), and IT project management.

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

• Analyze the architecture, directory structures, document flow, and protocols of the World Wide Web.
• Compare and contrast the functions of network protocols, and describe network transmission media and types and identify network architecture and topologies, and describe the Internet architecture model and Internet protocols.
• Assess the principles for designing web pages, including the: content, typography, colors, images, and page layout; also examine the use of style sheets to enhance reusability and to design consistent interfaces.
• Investigate the principles and concepts of effective design for organizing information, for performing site design, and for determining the navigation structure.
• Examine the features, functions, and settings of E-mail and FTP; also evaluate the risks with using FTP.
• Differentiate between Web search engines, Web directories, and Web metasearch engines; also predict the future of Web search tools.
• Appraise Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and apply this knowledge to develop web page and web site templates.
• Develop X/HTML code to create Web pages with images and image map.

Accreditation

American Public University is part of the American Public University System (APUS), which is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The HLC accredits degree-granting institutions located in a 19-state region, and is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).