West Virginia University, through a partnership with Gatlin Education Services, offers online career training services for adults who want to attain skills in Website Design.

Computer Requirements
Software Required:

• Adobe Photoshop CS, CS2, or CS3
• Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 or Macromedia Dreamweaver 8
• Adobe Fireworks CS3 or Macromedia Fireworks 8
• Adobe Flash CS3 or Macromedia Flash 8 or MX 2004
• An account with an ad-free Web hosting service (free services are available).  An ad-free Web space allows students to upload assignments without interference from forced ads like pop-ups or banners.
• When purchasing any software, especially bundled software such as the Adobe Web Collection, the student should check that their computer meets the manufacturer’s listed system requirements.

Materials
No textbooks are required.

Background
This online training program focuses on developing the visual graphic and information design skills required to create compelling Web sites. 

Course Goal
The student will gain proficiency in the software programs that the Web designer needs to know:  Adobe Photoshop, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, and Flash.  The student will learn how to create digital images and animations, and build standards-compliant Web sites using either HTML/CSS hand-coding or Web editing programs.

Course Objectives

Students who complete the program can expect to learn to:

• Prepare bitmap images for print or the Web using basic Photoshop retouching and correction techniques, collage, and compositing.
• Create standards-compliant Web page layouts by hand-coding using HTML and CSS.
• Publish Web pages to a Web server using Dreamweaver FTP.
• Develop Web page and site layouts using Adobe Dreamweaver and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
• Gain a basic understanding of creative and career options in the Web design field (optional elective).
• Utilize the fundamentals of color, typography, and composition in developing page layouts.
• Design Web layouts, graphics, navigation buttons, and banner ads using Adobe Fireworks.
• Design basic Flash page graphics, animations, ads, and promotional sites.
• Develop a systematic approach to Web design projects using site maps, wireframes, usability, and competitive analysis.
• Develop a creative approach to Web design projects using mood boards and design comps.
• Transform comp layouts into valid HTML/CSS Web pages using hand-coding.
• Design Web page layouts for a range of different types of business clients.

Course Structure and Schedule
This is a non-credit course offered for 225 hours. The student can register at any time during the year. Cost is $5,595 per student. A certificate for course completion will be issued.

Prerequisite(s)

• Computer with Internet connection (56.6 Kbps modem or faster is recommended).
• Basic computer skills are necessary but no prior design knowledge is required.
• Students who wish to enroll in a certificate program must be at least 18 years old and able to provide documentation of attaining a high school diploma or equivalent or higher level of education (such as a college degree).

Overview/Subject Matter

This program consists of eight required courses.  An optional introductory theory course is available for beginner students.

1. Photoshop Basics
2. XHTML and CSS Essentials
3. Dreamweaver I
4. Color Theory
5. Fundamentals of Typography
6. Web Graphics Using Fireworks
7. Flash Basics
8. Web Design

Registration

Register online through our secure server or fill out this form and fax or mail it to Extended Learning. You will be given class access by email within five working days. Call 1-800-2Learn2, or email WVUEnrich@mail.wvu.edu if you have any questions. Major credit cards and electronic checks are accepted.

Refund Policy
Any cancellation and refund request must be submitted in writing by the student to WVU Extended Learning. A $50 processing fee will be charged to the student for a cancellation requested before materials (books) are mailed to the student. If the student cancels within ten days after the materials are mailed to the student, then a $100 processing fee will be charged, provided the student returns the materials, within five days of the written request, in their original condition. If the materials are not returned within the specified period of time or are not in their original condition, then a $500 processing fee will be charged to the student. If the student cancels any time between eleven and thirty days after the materials ae mailed to the student, then a $300 processing fee will be charged, provided the student returns the materials, within 5 days of the written request, in their original condition. If the materials are not returned within the specified period of time or are not in their original condition, then a $500 processing fee will be charged to the student. No other refunds will be considered.