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COMPUTER SPECIALIST – WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT A.A.S.

Prepares students for occupations such as a Web developer in the information technology industry. Graduates will be prepared to participate in the development and support of enterprise-level electronic commerce Web sites using methodologies focused on the development of those sites without the use of pre-packaged software. Students will apply Dynamic HyperText Markup Language (DHTML), JavaScript, Java, Perl, Visual Basic.NET, PHP, and Active Server Pages (ASP.NET) in the development of client-side and server-side scripts.

Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

  • apply critical thinking, team building, and problem solving skills.

  • demonstrate effective communication skills.

  • develop an electronic commerce business plan.

  • apply effective design principles to create attractive, accessible Web site designs.

  • develop dynamic Web sites that interact with enterprise-level Database Management Systems (DBMS) to process business transactions securely.

  • implement a Web site with electronic commerce capabilities using Microsoft products and server technology as well as Unix/Linux server technology.

First Semester

Credits

CIS 105

Introduction to Computers and Applications

3.5

CIS 107

Digital Design I

1

CIS 111

Electronic Commerce

3

BUS 120

Introduction to Business Organizations

3

ENG 105

College English I

3

IDS 105

Thinking, Problem Solving, and Team Building

3

Semester Total

16.5

Second Semester

CIS 141

Client-Side Scripting I

3.5

CIS 145

Systems Analysis and Design

3.5

CIS 143

XML

3.5

ENG 107

Technical Writing

3

Elective*

Mathematics

3

Semester Total

16.5

Third Semester

CIS 142

Client-Side Scripting II

3.5

CIS 172

Java I

3.5

CIS 280

GUI Application Development Tools Practicum

3

CIS 255

The Database Environment

3.5

Elective

Social Science/Humanities

3

Semester Total

16.5

Fourth Semester

CIS 173

Java II

3.5

CIS 206

Microsoft Server-Side Scripting

3.5

CIS 207

Unix Server-Side Scripting

3.5

Elective*

Mathematics

3

Elective

Social Science/Humanities

3

Semester Total

16.5

Credit Total

66

*Except for MAT 105, no mathematics courses numbered below 130 will fulfill the mathematics requirement.