Locations:

Berrien Springs High School
Bridgman High School
Buchanan High School
St. Joseph High School

Career Opportunities Include:

· Web Site Designer
· Web Site Administrator
· Webmaster

GRADES: 11-12

Class Description

The Web Design course provides students with the basic hands-on skills and knowledge that an Internet professional is expected to understand and use. Students will evaluate web site design, generate web site icons and graphics, and create and maintain web sites. Students will have the opportunity to pursue the Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) designation, which is the industry-leading certification program for the Internet.

Content Areas

· Internet
· Networking
· Employability Skills
· Web Site Evaluation
· Web Site Needs Assessment
· Web Page Authoring
· Web Site Design

Career Outlook

The growth of the Internet and the expansion of the World Wide Web (the graphical portion of the Internet) have generated a variety of occupations related to the design, development, and maintenance of web sites and their servers. Internet developers or web developers, also called web designers, are responsible for day-to-day site design and creation.

Employment is expected to increase much faster than the average as organizations continue to adopt increasingly sophisticated technologies.

Job prospects are favorable.

All production or nonsupervisory workers in the industry averaged $1,401 a week in 2008, significantly higher than the average of $608 for all industries.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook 2007-2008 Edition.http://bls.gov/oco/