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Web Development

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General Information:

• Prepares students to design, develop and manage organizational web sites.
   

• Students employ industry driven software applications and technologies to complete coursework.

• Contemporary standards and best practices are taught in a comprehensive, yet flexible, program of study which prepares students for the web development jobs of tomorrow.

• Graduates can expect to fill entry-level positions in the web design and development industry upon graduation.

• Students work on “live” web development projects using a variety of industry standard web authoring tools.

The Web Development program is designed to prepare students with the skills to design, develop and manage business web sites. Coursework includes applying the most popular web authoring and data processing tools to web development. Current Internet technologies, web-programming techniques and electronic business practices will be learned. Completers of this program will be able to work in development teams and communicate in the technical area.

This exciting field is dynamically growing as more and more organizations build and enhance their Internet presence. The program is flexible to stay current with emerging Internet technologies. Students will have the opportunity to gain experience in hands on web authoring during their coursework.

 

Employment Outlook:

• Projected to be among the fastest growing and higher paid industries in the U.S. economy with many of the sample jobs on this website predicted to grow 10-35% nationally (until 2014 according to O*Net OnLine) with annual median earnings ranging from $31.50-48.84/ hour nationally.
   
• Major employers include corporations, non-profit service providers, governmental agencies, colleges and universities.
   
• Many graduates are self-employed.

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Web Designer / Web Developer

• Understand visual communication and have the ability to use web application to create pages that contain information with text and graphics.
   
• Create useful, attractive, effective pages.
   
• Blend hypertext with the conventions and etiquette of the web.
  
 
• Create dynamic content for websites.

 
• Program special features.
   
• Select and set up the proper software.
   
• Assess the organization needs.
  
 
• Make sure the entire process runs smoothly.

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Web Content Manager

• Responsible for developing and deploying technical solutions including all internal and external web sites.
   
• Implement web site content, including some custom form creation.
   
• Oversee the deployment of emails.
  
 
• Create complex segmentations from data.
   
• Create detailed technical requirements for projects.
   
• Analyze and report site traffic and email statistics.
   
• Work with and supervise outside consultants on any technical developments.

• Responsible for the content, style, and quality of a web site.
   
• Responsible for maintenance and improvement of existing website.
   
• Develops and enforces the house style.
  
 
• Maintains a structure of easy navigation for web browsers to the site.

 
• Ensures that applicable web standards are met.
   
• Creates web pages for smaller companies.
   
• Should have same skills as web designer.
  
 
• Establishes working relationships between graphic artists, page designers and system administrators.

• Support and enable electronic commerce, effective website design and implementation, and managerial issues.
   
• Planning, design, implementing, controlling electronic commerce on the Internet as well as Intranets and Extranets.
   
• Internet e-marketing.
  
 
• Consumer issues in electronic commerce.

• Converts the storyboard for the site into hypertext markup language (HTML) making a web page change from code to a visual page.
   
• Tests pages to ensure buttons and other features work.

• Coordinate changes to computer databases.
   
• Test and implement the database by applying knowledge of database management systems.
   
• Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.

• Usually part of an executive team of a larger corporation responsible for overall development, maintenance and monitoring of an organization’s website.
   
• Involves oversight of other personnel who maintain the daily functions of the site.
   
• Requires extensive knowledge web technology and systems.
  
 
• Requires management and leadership skills.

 
• Senior leadership position.

• Provide technical assistance to computer system users.
   
• Answer questions or resolve computer problems for clients in person, via telephone or from a remote location.
   
• May provide assistance concerning the use of computer hardware and software, including printing, installation, word processing, electronic mail, and operating systems.

• Computers and computer programs.
   
• Database management systems.
   
• Programming languages.
  
 
• Email and the Internet.

 
• Manuals.

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Sources:
1. Lewis-Clark State College Web Development Department Website,
http://www.lcsc.edu/bts/Programs/webdevelopment.htm.

2. Occupational Outlook Handbook online,
http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/ooh20002001/8.htm

3. O*Net OnLine, http://online.onetcenter.org/