Website Development & Management: Certificate

Program Mission

The mission of the Website Development and Management Certificate is to prepare students for careers that require a basic foundation in Website development technology such as Web content manager, social media content developer, Web designer, Web front end developer, Web administrator, and graphic designer, through the use of innovative teaching methods, diverse modes of instruction, flexibility of course selections, and the inclusion of 21st century workplace skills.

Program Learning Outcomes

Effective Business Communication
- Graduates of BIT programs will demonstrate the ability to exchange ideas through correct and persuasive written statements, oral presentations, active listening, and the use of communication technologies.
Collaboration
- Graduates of BIT programs will demonstrate the ability to apply the following skills in a project environment: teamwork, time management, creative problem solving, conflict resolution, diversity awareness, customer service, and community engagement.
Information Literacy/Core Technology
- Graduates of BIT programs will demonstrate core competency in information literacy and information technology including file management, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation software, Web tools, information access, evaluation, and application.
Discipline Specific Skills
- Graduates of BIT programs will demonstrate appropriate mastery of discipline specific skills in one of the following areas: office administration, office technology, desktop publishing, or Website development and maintenance.

The Certificate in Website Development & Management combines visual design, marketing savvy and technology skills, enabling students to create attractive and functional websites. The program emphasizes the basic principles of web design, and teaches the techniques that will allow you to use multimedia content for interactive presentations and commercial websites.

Some helpful definitions: Website managers analyze user needs to implement website content, graphics, performance and user capacity. Web graphic designers may develop or convert graphic, audio and video components into compatible Web formats by using software designed to facilitate the creation of Web and multimedia content.

The Certificate in Website Development & Management is designed to prepare graduates for entry-level positions such as:

Web content manager
Social media content developer
Web designer
Web administrator
Graphic designer

Program Notes

Students learn marketable technology skills
Applied learning opportunities available through internships and projects
Innovative and creative learning environment
State of the art technology utilized in courses
Small classes provide individual attention
Courses taught by knowledgeable, subject-matter experts
Students may complete the program in 9 months (two semesters) if they attend full-time, providing course prerequisites have been met.
Program can be completed online
Full and part-time study available
Credits earned transfer directly into the AAS in Business Information Management or the AAS in Website Development & Management