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Two courses comprise the Internet Technology Webmaster program. Additional details on these courses can be found by selecting one of the links below.

IT/ITM 461 : Internet Technologies & Web Design
This course will cover how the Internet is organized, addressing, routing, DNS, TCP/IP, the use of Internet applications, and the creation of Web pages using HTML and graphical applications. It will address Internet applications including electronic mail, World Wide Web, FTP, messaging, TCP/IP-specific network troubleshooting tools, and Web page authoring. Addresses basic through advanced Internet applications, protocols, and programming concepts behind creation of Internet applications using SMTP, HTTP, HTML and more. Voice over IP, streaming video and other networked multimedia distribution technologies are also explored. The design of effective Web site including page layout, user interface design, graphic design, content flow and site structure as well as management of Web site resources including intranet management and design considerations are addressed. Students design and create a major Web site with multiple pages and cross-linked structures. (2-2-3) This course covers Web page authoring techniques using both XHTML and WYSIWYG authoring software; XHTML 1.0 including CSS and DHTML will be taught. Hands-on exercises include all aspects of using the Internet; students study, create and refine Web pages online, and learn to create basic Web graphics. Current technologies involved in this course may include Apache, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Nvu. Current material taught in this course includes the knowledge necessary to complete the CompTIA i-Net+ or CIW Foundations examination.

IT/ITM 462-562: Web Site Application Development
Programming the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) for Web pages is introduced with emphasis on creation of interfaces to handle HTML form data. CGI programming is taught in multiple languages. Security of Web sites is covered with an emphasis on controlled access sites. Setup, administration and customization of content management systems including blog and portal sites is introduced. Students design and create a major Web site with including basic CGI programs with Web interfaces and process data flows from online forms with basic database structures. Prerequisite: ITM 561 (2-2-3) (C) Current technologies involved in this course include Perl, PHP and MySQL.

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