Web Developer, Associate of Science

This program prepares students who are interested in transferring to a four-year institution. It is designed to present students with the various aspects of web development and give them both an academic and professional perspective. Students learn the theoretical principles of web page and web site development, providing them a conceptual foundation while using the industry standard tools for their development. It also prepares students for employment as web page designers, web developers, and web analysts.

A web developer designs interactive web pages and applications for the World Wide Web and also integrates existing applications as new architectures come online. The web developer must have a comprehensive understanding of how the web operates; know how to incorporate the latest technologies into effective presentation; be able to manage a project and analyze and design systems; and have the skills needed to integrate graphic design components onto the web page. He or she must have knowledge of Internet protocols, HTML editors, interactive design, hardware platforms and operating systems.

Graduates are able to:

• discuss the features of well designed web sites
• describe how storyboards are used in the development of web sites
• design and publish web pages featuring hypertext links, lists, tables, and compressed files (video, audio and graphics)
• develop web pages using appropriate HTML syntax
• connect to remote ftp sites and download files
• link web pages to other pages on the Internet
• interpret current copyright laws concerning multimedia