Web Development and Internet Marketing Certificate
one-of-a-kind Job-Ready Web Training only at VSBT
Full-time AM or Full-time PM and Part-time classes available
During this 11 Week Intensive course you will learn how to build professional web sites with experts in a Busy Design and Development school/Studio! Our unique school is located in the heart of a fully operation web development and small business solutions provider, our parent company: northStudio.com Inc.
The Web Design Certificate Program provides a complete set of essential skills for Web Site Designers, using the most up-to-date techniques and software available. The program is available
Full Time or Part Time.
Use Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Photoshop and Illustrator CS3 products to produce industry standard web sites, including Flash, Video and Audio, Animation and more. Earn a Diploma in Web Site Design.
We have now partnered with Victoria Internet Marketing firm Stikky Media to offer the Internet Marketing portion of the course.
Once you have completed this program you can continue on to our Drupal Open Source Development Certificate
VSBT Student Financial Aid now available
> Take Web Design Courses Online: Website Design Online
| Price Comparison - Same Program Lower Price! Save over $2,000.00 at VSBT |
| School | Program | Cost | Total |
| VSBT | Web Design Certificate | $6,300.00 + GST | $6,678.00 + fees |
| Camosun College | Web Design Certificate | $8,150.00 + GST | $8,639.00 + fees |
The Web Design Certificate Program - now available on a Mac or PC
This program is taught from a design perspective, is project-driven, and is updated frequently to meet the demands of today's employers. Why wait until September 2009 when you can be finished your schooling and employed before others even start their program at other schools?
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I just recently graduated from the WDD program at Victoria School of Business and Technology. Small class sizes, highly knowledgeable instructors and a super friendly /professional atmosphere makes this course stand out from the others. I was most impressed by the wide range of course content. The instructors would show you the basic starting points of learning each new software or task. Then an opportunity to explore ideas and create (kinda feels like just sitting around playing on the computer!). After getting familiar and comfortable with how things worked, skills would then be applied as needed in the Web Design industry. Overall the WDC course was more than I ever expected! Thank you VSBT and NorthStudio.com! Haimish McPherson |
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A one-of-a-kind program taught by professionals in the industry.
There is no better way to gain job-ready industry standard skills than to learn from the people who design and develop web sites every day, for literally hundreds of clients.
This Web Design Certificate Program is perfect for students to get up-to-date job ready skills in web design, using industry standard programs such as Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop and Illustrator CS3, and best of all using Flash to build interaction and animation right into your web site.
Our design and development team and school are located side by side, so you will be able to interact with our team of designers and developers while they are at work. You will gain valuable experience with access to a real design studio.
This is a 100% instructor led program taught by our own web development team. Instructors are in the class with students at all times, either instructing or helping with assignments. Help can also be found from all members of the northStudio.com team including interns, co-op students, faculty and other staff members throughout the buildings. It's a busy place, so there is always someone to help with whatever you are working on.
The course curriculum is continuous and each module flows perfectly into the next so that you understand the process and development techniques needed to build functional web sites for all types of clients, as we do every day.
Web Design and Internet Marketing Program Outline:
Objective
During this 11 Week Intensive course you will learn how to build professional web sites
with experts in a Busy Design and Development school/Studio! Our unique school is
located in the heart of a fully operational web development and small business
solutions provider, our parent company: northStudio.com Inc.
The Web Design Certificate Program provides a complete set of essential skills for Web
Site Designers, using the most up-to-date techniques and software available.
Use Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Photoshop and Illustrator CS3 products to
produce industry standard web sites, including Flash, Video, Audio, Spry and more.
Content
Week 1:
• Computer Fundamentals. Learn the fundamentals of computers. We’ll look at
hardware requirements, expansion options, storage, backup techniques, open
source software, and other topics such as desktop versus laptop. We’ll also discuss
hardware issues and requirements along with various accessories such as track
balls and graphic tablets.
• Project File Management. Nothing builds up faster then project files. A small web
site may have 20 - 30 pages. To create those pages may involve over 100 support
files including image formats, authoring files, text content and research
information. File management is essential from the beginning. If proper file
management techniques are not started from the beginning of the project than
problems arise, always at a time when you don’t need them!
• Project Organization. Where do you start? How do you develop a project plan?
Storyboards are just one of the tools that are examined to help and assist in project
development and organization.
• Web Design Issues and Web Standards. We’ll examine the current web standards
that you’ll need to know and how they impact your site design. We’ll also look at
design issues that you will encounter when considering web standards and the
Windows and Mac browsers.
Week 2:
• Adobe Photoshop. The professional standard in desktop digital imaging and
leader of the Photoshop digital imaging line, this program allows you to not only
manipulate images but enhance vector illustrations created in Illustrator. Use this
powerful tool for creating and designing web page mock ups and layouts.
Week 3:
• Vector Graphics / Web Graphics. Use Photoshop to create vector based graphics
for print and web. Wrap photographs around 3D objects and use them in layout,
photographs and web projects.
Week 4:
• Domain Names, Hosting Plans & Adobe Fireworks. Review the process of
buying a domain name and getting a hosting plan for your website. Fireworks
takes all of your original Photoshop creations and prepares them for use on web
pages. Fireworks is also a powerful tool for creating page layouts and such web
standards as animated GIF files. Vector based layouts and artwork straight from
Fireworks to your web page.
Week 5 & 6:
• Flash. With Flash Professional, design and author interactive content rich with
video, graphics, and animation for truly unique, engaging websites, presentations
or mobile content. Learn how design not only animations but complex interactive
menus but how to incorporate audio and video to enrich your site.
Week 7:
• Flash Audio and Video. Use Flash to create custom audio and video players for
your clients site. Using Flash and Fireworks. Expanding on what is covered in the
initial Flash course, this segment deals with using Flash to deliver streaming audio
and video files. Learn why Adobe spent 3.4 billion dollars to get their hands on the
Flash technology.
• Dreamweaver. This is where we start to piece it all together. With Dreamweaver,
web developers go from start to finish, creating and maintaining basic websites to
advanced applications that support best practices and the latest technologies. This
is the industry standard. Create XHTML based web pages using CSS to control the
layout and look. Insert Flash files, use Javascript and Spry for drop-down menus,
forms and interactivity. Create templates, library items and more. Do it all with
Dreamweaver.
Week 8:
• Dreamweaver and Fireworks Mockups. Understanding Dreamweaver then
prepares you for the creation of mockups and visual graphic-based layouts created
in Fireworks. Take your graphic creations and prepare them for use and display in
web pages.
Week 9:
• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Explore the wide design and interactive options of
CSS based web pages. Using CSS you can take your visual concepts from
Photoshop and Fireworks and transfer them to reality using CSS and
Dreamweaver. Completing the CSS portion we revisit Fireworks to explore page
layouts and how to translate them to a working web page.
Week 10:
• Search Engine Optimization and Drupal. You’ll be introduced to Search Engine
Optimization and how it impacts your CSS and file management. Drupal? You’ll
have an introduction to the Web’s most powerful, Open Source Content
Management System.
• Internet Business and Marketing. No longer a tool for socializing and sharing
files, the Internet is big business. It is a powerful medium to reach a global
audience. This week we examine how people perceive and retain information,
what’s involved in purchasing domain names and what options you have with
hosting plans. We’ll also delve into the business side of the internet.
Week 11:
• Project Week. This is where you start to put it all together. This time is spent on
working on your own project. The instructor is in class for the entire period but all
the time is dedicated to project work and development.
If you have any questions or comments please vist our contact section. We look forward to having you in our program.
