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University of Winnipeg Continuing Education

DIT Web Design Certificate

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Description

Whether you are looking to upgrade your current Web design skills or to change careers to this exciting field, the part-time evening Web Design Certificate can help you achieve your goals. With a focus on the front-end aesthetics, you will learn theory and hands-on skill on topics like graphics, markup, and client-side scripting.

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Objectives

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Required Courses

Completion of all of the following:

Application Programming Technologies
15969 Programming Technologies Level 1.1: Introduction to Programming
This is intended for use as an introduction to programming concepts for students who have no prior experience. It is required knowledge for several other topics, such as JavaScript, PERL, PHP, Visual Basic, Java and more. While code examples for several different languages will be shown, this course is language-neutral, and can be used as a basis of learning many different programming languages.
Web Design Certificate
15519 Web Design Level 1: Photoshop (Introduction)
When it comes to creating and editing graphics for both print and Web, many professionals use Adobe Photoshop, one of the most popular software applications for working with digital graphics. Students will learn about digital graphics in general, how to use the program interface and tools, and save files for display for Web pages.
15521 Web Design Level 2: Web Design Principles

This design course is covered in 18 hours of class time. It will provide students with a solid foundation in web design, as well as web site layout.

The course will cover topics like colour theory, alignment, visual appeal, and layout techniques for creating sites with not only intelligent structure, but good visual impact.

15517 Web Design Level 3: XHTML (Introduction)
HTML and XHTML are the building block of Web pages. This course will teach the student how to create and edit Web pages by hand, using the current industry standard of XHTML (eXtensible HyperText Markup Language) 1.0 Transitional markup.
31000 Web Design Level 4: XHTML (Advanced)
This course will build on the basics already introduced by teaching how to use XHTML 1.0 Strict markup with Cascading Style Sheets to create Web pages that are faster and easier to create, maintain, and implement across a wider variety of user agents. CSS for layout and XHTML for markup will be explored.
15522 Web Design Level 5: DHTML (Introduction)
This course introduces the student to JavaScript, the primary client-side scripting tool used on the Web. Robust in nature and easy on syntax, scripting languages like this allow you to add versatility and interactivity into your Web presentations. The focus will be on learning core-programming and skills using JavaScript.
15523 Web Design Level 6: DHTML (Advanced)
The students will learn how to use JavaScript and CSS together to create DHTML (Dynamic HTML) enabled pages. Cross platform solutions will be emphasized.
15915 Web Design Level 7: XML
This course introduces the student to XML and its related technologies, such as XML DTDs, namespaces, schemas, and XSLT. XML is a very popular and extremely versatile markup language, used in everything from Web services to describing content for a database. XML is gaining popularity due to related topics like AJAX, so a thorough understanding of it can only be an asset to any Web developer.
15524 Web Design Level 8: Flash (Introduction)
Flash is an application for creating online multimedia content. Students will learn how to navigate the Flash interface, use the drawing and text tools, create animations, import sounds and graphics, optimize Flash movies, and publish the necessary files for display on the Web.
16065 Web Design Level 9: Flash (Advanced)
This advanced course will introduce more dynamic Flash capabilities, like ActionScript, that will allow for creation of online games and other interactive Web sites.
15831 Web Design Level 10: Dreamweaver
Dreamweaver is an industry standard "What You See Is What You Get" (WYSIWYG) Web page editor used to quickly create and edit entire Web sites either by using a visual editor or a code editor. This powerful tool can help create sites faster and easier than other methods. The course will cover everything from basic skills like text formatting and tables, to Dreamweaver's CSS and JavaScript capabilities. Students will learn how to create and manage entire Web sites using Dreamweaver, as well as create templates for better site management.
Cutting Edge Topics
15572 e-Business
The New Knowledge Economy
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Optional Courses

These courses are not required, but are related and could be helpful for some career opportunities.

UNIX Administration
15544 Linux Level 1: Power User Skills
Students will then be introduced to Linux shell commands and common utilities. The file hierarchy, process and process manipulation, user permissions and security, and text manipulation will also be studied.
Web Development Diploma
31001 Web Development Level 1: Apache (Introduction)
Apache is a free open-source HTTP server software package developed and provided by the Apache Software Foundation. Apache has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April 1996 and runs on nearly every operating system available, including Linux, Windows, Mac OS X and many more. Apache's robustness, features, stability and freely-available source code has shaped the Internet and the World Wide Web into how we know it today. Students will learn how to utilize the Apache server technology to implement and maintain enterprise-class web sites.
15528 Web Development Level 2: Perl (Introduction)
Perl is a robust programming language frequently used for creating CGI (Common Gateway Interface) programs on Web servers. It is fast, can read and write binary and text files, and can process very large files quickly. It is used extensively on Web servers all over the world.
15529 Web Development Level 3: PHP (Introduction)
PHP is a free, open-source, server-side scripting language that can be embedded in Web pages for developing Web based software applications, often with MySQL or other databases. This is the first step in creating feature rich sites that include shopping carts or other e-commerce abilities.
15530 Web Development Level 4: MySQL (Introduction)
MySQL (pronounced "my ess cue el") is a popular cross-platform, free, open source relational database management system that uses Structured Query Language (SQL). MySQL is noted for its speed, reliability, and flexibility and is used for content management (CMS) systems, shopping carts, product databases, and other applications all over the Web.
31002 Web Development Level 5: PHP (Advanced)
The advanced PHP course builds on the basics from the introduction to PHP material by more deeply exploring the abilities of PHP and making Web pages become more functional and secure.
31003 Web Development Level 6: MySQL (Advanced)

The advanced MySQL course expands on basic concepts by giving the student more practical experience to complement the theory already gained. Students will focus on more technical aspects of MySQL as well as analyzing and designing more complex database solutions for common RDBMS applications and creating Web pages that interact with the database via PHP

31004 Web Development Level 7: E-Commerce Portfolio Project
This is the course that puts it all together. Between a combination of lectures and lab times, the student will use all of the knowledge gained from the previous courses and create an entire e-commerce project that includes a shopping cart and a content/inventory management system. The end result is a project that will enhance your portfolio.

Career Opportunities For Graduates

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Seating is limited. Call The University of Winnipeg Continuing Education Front Desk to register: (204) 982-6633.

Location and Hours:

Classes for Information Technology are at Main Campus, 480 Ellice Avenue on the 2nd floor of Lockhart Hall (rooms 2L13A & 2L13B) and the 3rd floor of Manitoba Hall (room 3M58). Proceed to room 2L13 in Lockhart Hall to find out which room your class will be in.

Stevi Dram's office is on the 2nd floor, Lockhart Hall: 2L13C

The DCE Registration Office is located at 275 Portage Avenue on the 14th floor. Their phone number is (204) 982-6633.

Registration Office Hours:

  • Monday through Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • Fridays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  • Offices closed on Saturday of long weekends.

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