Locations:

Bridgman High School
Buchanan High School
Lake Michigan College
Niles 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.

Median annual earnings of all other computer specialists were $54,070 in 2002.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook 2004-2005 Edition.http://bls.gov/oco/