Business, Information Systems Technology 
and Public Services  

Web Design and Maintenance Certificate

(May be incorporated into a 2-year A.O.T. degree)

The Web Design and Maintenance certificate provides the student a knowledge base for supporting a Web site. The student should gain the fundamentals of good Web design, the fundamentals of connecting to a database and the fundamentals of programming for interactive Web pages. Moreover, the student should be able to work cooperatively in a team to maintain an enterprise web site and assist in keeping the content of the Web site current.

Students may want to work with their advisors to incorporate this certificate's requirements into an associate degree in Occupational Technology (A.O.T.). The 2-year A.O.T. degree, after being tailored to meet a students needs, would carry approximately the same total credit hour requirement as other Computer Technology degrees (about 72 credit hours). (To receive financial assistance, veterans must have prior approval of their programs by a VA counselor.)

Certificate:		Web Design and Maintenance (30 credit hours)
			Credit Hours
	CPT 172	Microcomputer Database	3.0
	CPT 185	Event-Driven Programming
	OR
	CPT 212	Visual Basic Programming	3.0
	CPT 263	Advanced Multimedia for Web Pages	3.0
	CPT 290	Microcomputer Multimedia Concepts and Applications	3.0
	IST 225	Internet Communications	3.0
	IST 226	Internet Programming	3.0
	IST 237	Intermediate Web site Design	3.0
	IST 238	Advanced Tools Web site Design	3.0
		Approved Departmental Electives**	6.0
		Total Credit Hours:	30.0
**Departmental electives are three-credit hour courses taken within the Information Systems Technology department. Information Systems Technology course prefixes include OST, IST, and CPT. CPT 101-Introduction to Computers and OST 105-Keyboarding cannot be used as departmental electives.