Web Communications Development Fast Track

(B948 - Internet Applications and Web Development)

Campus:

Windsor Campus

Program Length:

B948 - Three year Ontario College Advanced Diploma
  (delivered in 23 months)

Starts:

September 2010

Contact:

Phil Aylesworth
(519) 972-2727 ext. 4113
email:

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS


OSSD with the majority of courses at the College (C), University (U), University/College (M) or Open (O) level qualify for admission to this program.

PROGRAM GOAL


The Web Communications Development program produces a graduate with strong technical IT skills and understands business practices and operations. The graduate will have the skills to communicate clearly and concisely about business technologies and present, implement, and maintain new web-based solutions to help organizations stay abreast of change and maintain their competitive edge.

This program will be delivered in a FAST TRACK format providing the opportunity for students to earn a three year diploma in just two years.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES


Local, national and global opportunities exist for graduates of this program with all size and types of corporations, including self-employment.

PROGRAM COSTS (FALL 2010)


Fees are subject to adjustment each year. The standard tuition and compulsory fees for 2010 are as follows:

Standard Tuition
$1,095 per semester
Books & expendable supplies approx.
$600 average per semester

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

The following equipment is required for each students:

  • Semester 1: Turning Technologies ResponseCard or ResponseWare license (AKA Clicker)
  • Semester 4: Portable USB powered harddrive (160GB or larger)

SUGGESTED EQUIPMENT

The following equipment is very nice to have:

  • Laptop computer (Windows or Mac)
  • Digital Camera

Diploma Requirements

The following courses are required to graduate from the program. To see a course description, click on the course code or go to the Course Description page.

Semester 1(Fall, 15 weeks) Credits
COM210G Technical Communications 3
MIT153 Introductory Programming Logic 4
MIT160 Business Driven Information Systems I 4
MRK225 Web Marketing 3
WEB110 XHTML/CSS 4
WEB190 Visual Communications I (Photoshop) 4
Semester 2 (Winter, 15 weeks)
MIT215 Working with Data 4
MIT260 Business Driven Information Systems II 3
WEB210 Web Design/CSS 4
WEB220 Web Usability 3
WEB230 JavaScript I 4
WEB290 Visual Communications II (Photoshop) 4
Semester 3(Spring, 12 weeks)
WEB330 JavaScript II (AJAX) 3
WEB351 Introduction to PHP and MySQL 3
WEB352 Introduction to ASP.NET (C#) 3
WEB380 Web Site Design Communications (Dreamweaver) - 6wks 2
WEB300 Web Communications Project I - 6wks 2
ELEC1030 Open Elective 3
Semester 4(Fall, 15 weeks)
COM401 Communications in a Changing World 3
WEB451 Developing Web Applications with PHP 4
WEB452 Developing Web Applications using ASP.NET (C#) 4
MIT455 Windows Web Server Administration 3
WEB495 Rich Media Communications I (Flash) 4
WEB490 Visual Communications III (Illustrator) 4
Semester 5(Winter, 15 weeks)
COM501 Writing for the Web 3
MIT456 Linux Web Server Administration 4
WEB551 Advanced Web Applications with PHP 4
WEB552 Advanced Web Applications using ASP.NET (C#) 4
WEB595 Rich Media Communications II (Flash) 4
ELEC1030 Open Elective 3
Semester 6(Spring, 12 weeks)
MIT600 Project Management 3
WEB600 Web Communications Project II 5
WEB691 Developing Multimedia Communications (Audio/Video) 3
WEB699 New Technologies and Trends 3
ELEC1030 Open Elective 3