Web Foundations Extension Certificate

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E-mail: cetech@mtroyal.ca
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Location: Lincoln Park Campus, 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW

Fast Track | Required Courses

Interested in optimizing your web development and web design effectiveness? This program addresses both technical and design aspects, as well as content and marketing features of web development, making the program appropriate for web designers, marketers and anyone with an interest in publishing web pages on the Internet. Acquire important skills that will help you market your website.

Online delivery gives you the flexibility to complete the courses at the location of your choice on your own schedule. There are no special software requirements.

Not sure if online learning is for you? Please visit the Virtual Learning Centre to find out how courses are structured and what computer requirements are involved.

Earning Your Extension Certificate
Complete the eight required courses (132 hours).

Fast Track Schedule

Fast Track program may be completed in under three months! Save 20% on the cost of individual courses.

Note: Web registration is not available for Block Codes. Course materials cost extra. Please note that you are registering in 8 separate courses. Please see Withdrawal Policy FAQ on website.

Required Courses

HTML/XHTML
Create websites with basic tags and advance to HTML/XHTML. Incorporate backgrounds and colours, as well as graphics, hyperlinks, frames and style sheets. Use cascading style sheets (CSS) and explore browser workarounds and sound development. Identify style sheets, customize styles and apply positioning properties. Make your page interactive with mouse-overs and forms and add Flash and Java. Subject code: XCIW 10005.
Note: We strongly recommend that you have a solid understanding of Windows file management and the Internet before registering in this course.

 Web Content Writing
This course provides everyone from web designers and public relations professionals to bloggers and other online writers with best practices for improving readability online. Engage your online audience by creating text that can be easily scanned. Use links effectively for your blog or web page and learn to convert print material to effective online styles.

Cascading Style Sheets
Add dynamic content to your web pages quickly and easily with cascading style sheets, reducing the hours spent generating HTML code. In minutes, a style sheet can be written that controls every element in every page of your website. CSS enables you to change those properties with a simple click and few key strokes.

Web Analytics     
Need to understand the audience you are attracting to your website? Learn how reporting tools work, understand basic traffic measures, analyze data from referring sites, measure the quality of visitors and define your performance indicators. Understand web analytics terminology, add a web analytics tool to your website and analyze data to achieve site objectives.

Introduction to JavaScript
Get a hands-on introduction to the fundamentals of JavaScript as a web programming language. Create web page interactivity using JavaScript with text and graphics. Apply many techniques including pop-up windows, image rollovers, slide shows, navigation menus and date functions. Enhance web page interactivity, speed and usability using AJAX web development techniques.
Note: We strongly recommend that you have a solid understanding of Windows file management and HTML coding before registering in this course.

Search Engine Optimization     
Develop and define your web marketing strategy and attract more visitors to your website by improving search engine optimization. Learn how search engines work and the factors that affect ranking. Effectively select and place keywords and use appropriate linking strategies to attract people to your site.

Web Consulting Skills  
If you are a proficient web developer, you can step into a consulting role by balancing your technical, creative, marketing, accounting and executive skills with the ability to analyze and problem solve. Acquire important interpersonal, communication and networking skills to help you attract clients and manage your web development projects.

Web Design Fundamentals
This course combines theory with hands-on practice to illustrate the principles of information design and their application to the Internet. Discover the fundamentals of interface design, information architecture, and the do’s and don’ts of web page layout to create a professional-looking site that attracts repeat visits. Subject code: XCIW 10003.
Note: We strongly recommend that you have a solid understanding of Windows file management and web design software before registering in this course.

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