The Web is clearly one of the most significant technological advances of the 20th century and we invite you to learn more about it. Students who enroll in Web Development courses may be training for a full or part time career, updating skills for their current job, hoping to start their own Web-based business, or using their skills for personal enrichment. Whatever your educational goals we have courses which will meet your needs.

The courses have been grouped into 3 broad categories: Production, Design, and Programming.

Email the course coordinator at lhemenway@santarosa.edu further information.

Web Production Courses
Most students begin with the production area where they learn HTML - the "lingua franca" of the Web and then move on to a WYSIWYG Editor such as Dreamweaver, or GoLive. Students can also expand on their HTML skills by delving into XML and CSS.

As a capstone to the production courses we offer the "Web Content Practicum " course which allows students to work on a team as a Content Developer or Project Manager to develop a Web site for a local non-profit organization.

Web Design Courses
Photoshop is the core for professional level Web design and we recommend you begin with CIS 73.31 Introduction to Photoshop. Next you will enroll in Web Graphics Projects where you create the layout, color scheme and images for 2 Web sites.

Designing for a computer screen has it's own unique challenges and rewards, we recommend you enroll in APGR 72 "Principles of Screen Design" which deals with designing for the screen. After completing this core you can select from a variety of Graphics courses listed below which will strengthen your graphics skills and improve the look of your site.

A new course is planned for students who are planning on creating a Web based business of making pages for personal enrichment look for CIS 153 "web Graphics Tips and Tricks". This course will use Photoshop Elements, provide templates and patterns for Web page layout, and emphasize a step by step approach for a student with no formal design training.

As a capstone to the design courses we offer CIS 58.55 "Business of web Design " which allows students to work on a team as a Designer to develop a Web site for a local non-profit organization.

Web Programming Courses
Programming is deeply imbedded into the Web. Programming applications include; online banking, tracking a UPS order, shopping for Christmas, or using a search engine.

We recommend you begin with one of our core programming courses CIS 10 Introduction to Computer Programming or CIS 16A Introduction to Programming with Visual BASIC. Next you can enroll in one of the Web Programming languages such as Javascript, Java, Perl, PHP, or ASP.net.

Web programs reside on UNIX or Windows servers and we offer courses in both these operating systems. Finally a Web programmer needs a thorough understanding of database so we encourage you to learn SQL, and one of our database programs: Access, Filemaker or Oracle.

As a capstone to the design courses we offer CIS 58.55 "Business of web Design " which allows students to work on a team as a Programmer to develop a Web site for a local non-profit organization.