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Webmaster Certificate Program (WCP)

The world wide web is "still in its infancy", the web's inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has told BBC News April 30th, 2008. So, get on board with the Webmaster Certificate program...

The Webmaster Certification Program is a series of continuing education courses in website design, development, and programming. Classes are offered in a classroom environment. This program brings together an outstanding faculty, flexible and diverse course offerings, powerful computing resources, and affordable tuition.

There are 3 steps to complete this course.
Duration: 90-126 contact hours

Design Track
Developer Track
$3,299 public rate
$4,999 public rate
$2,999 government
$4,499 government rate
Webmaster Certificate
Foundation Track
STEP 1: Foundation Track

This involves completing the seven core classes. The learning objective here is to achieve solid fundamentals of scripting tools, e-commerce concepts, accessibility standards, and the overall functioning of a website. Suggested prerequisites: It is suggested that you should have knowledge of a word processing package, Internet browsing, and the PC concepts before signing up for this level.

  • XHTML Level I
  • XHTML Level II
  • JavaScript Level I
  • E-commerce
  • Design /Usability /Accessibility (DUA)
  • Preparing Web Graphics
Specialization Track
STEP 2: Specialization Track

You can choose to specialize in the design media track or the developer’s track. Suggested prerequisites: It is suggested you complete all the classes from Step 1 (foundation track) before taking any classes from Step 2 (specialization track).

Design Media Track: In the design media track you will learn web design principles, using style sheets to simplify the presentation, Dreamweaver as web editor to create web sites, and Flash to provide animation effects. You will learn the following technologies:

  • Web Design Level I
  • Web Technologies
  • Cascading Style Sheets I
  • Dreamweaver Level I
  • Flash Level I

Developer Track: The developer track involves extensive client side and server side programming using JavaScript, ASP and Perl/CGI and data processing using SQL server. You will learn following tools and technologies:

  • JavaScript Level II
  • Web Designer Tools
  • SQL for Web Developers
  • ASP using VBScript Level I
  • Introduction to .Net
  • Developing Microsoft ASP.Net Web Applications
  • PHP My SQL
  • CMS (Content Management Systems)
Capstone Project
STEP 3: Capstone Project

This is a project summarization of everything that you have learned in the program so far. The project scope and the project deliverables are left to your discretion. The project should be completed in the time frame specified by the program manager and should be according to the specifications discussed before commencing the project. Please contact the CTU staff at tech_advisor@ncsu.edu for more information or call us at 919.515.8163.

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