This course will introduce students to Web Design using HTML 5, the UTF-8 character set, and the basics of Cascading Style Sheets. Students will learn to manually code Web pages and style them with CSS. Students will learn to analyze commercial websites in order to gain insight into the design and storyboarding of their own pages. The course will also deal with publishing, marketing, and maintaining an Internet or intranet site. This course is offered entirely on the Internet. Students must have access to the Internet, a personal e-mail account, and a PC Pentium/Dual Core or Macintosh PPC/Intel with 1gb or more of RAM. Also required is an FTP Client for PC or Macintosh. Links to available FTP software will be provided from within the course documentation. Prerequisite: Computer keyboard experience; Familiarity with the World Wide Web; Ability to download, install, and maintain the necessary software; Ability to use e-mail (including attachments).

This course is an extension of MDIA 1205 (manually coding Web pages with HTML5). It introduces the more advanced HTML functions involved in creating interactive forms and processing those forms online using a CGI script. It includes an introduction to Search Engine Optimization (SEO) including keyword research and basic optimization techniques as well as incorporating some new CSS concepts and routines for Web page layout as a continuation of the CSS learned in 1205. A short introduction to designing Web pages for mobile devices is included. Prerequisites: MDIA 1205

This course is a continuation of the CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) concepts introduced in MDIA 1205 and MDIA 2205. MDIA 3201 will begin with a review of the basic concepts and then move into more complex topics. Page layout, vertical, horizontal and multi-level CSS menus, CSS3 concepts, and practical CSS techniques will be covered. Advanced topics will be covered in a subsequent course. Prerequisites: MDIA 1205 and MDIA 2205

This course provides a basic introduction to the Adobe Photoshop interface and tools. Topics covered will include the basics of colour and images, painting and editing tools, selections, layers, working with type, paths, channels and masks, colour correction, and filters. Also covered are, image file formats, creating low bandwidth graphics, using colour, browser-safe colours, imaging transparency, creating graphical navigation tools, scanning techniques, creating small animations, image mapping, and graphical layout as well as alignment. The course will end with the process of optimizing images for delivery on the Internet. Prerequisites: MDIA 1205 and MDIA 2205

With over two hours of video notes, spread between twenty-one movies, this course covers every aspect of audio and video for use on the Web. You will learn how to resample and edit your audio and video clips, apply audio filters, use masks and poster images with your movies, and combine multiple audio and/or video tracks into a single presentation. We will also look at different options for mounting your content on a website for delivery. Prerequisites: MDIA 1205 and MDIA 2205

This course concentrates on using and modifying commercial and/or freeware JavaScript routines to enhance the content of Web pages. To fully understand how JavaScript scripts work and how they may be modified, students will be asked to create short JavaScript routines using manual coding. Prerequisites: MDIA 1205 and MDIA 2205

Using 49 custom video tutorials, this course covers all of the skills necessary to create Flash animations. Starting with the basic drawing tools, we work our way through motion, classic, and shape tweens, to guided animations and masks. You will learn how to create animated buttons and apply simple button and frame actions, and add sound effects, music, and bitmap imagery to your animations. By the end of the course, you will be able to quickly and efficiently work with the Flash timeline, and create dynamic animations to make your websites fully interactive. Prerequisites: MDIA 1205 and MDIA 2205

This course is the culmination of the Associate Certificate program. As a major task in this course, learners will be required to locate a person or organization desiring a website and design and develop a pro bono (i.e., free) website for them. Other related tasks will include storyboarding the site, costing and contracting issues, and designing the client site (including creating a domain name for the client, mounting the site using a commercial ISP, and registering the site with search services). Other topics in the course include creating a business plan (including a strategic marketing plan), setting up a company in British Columbia, and site maintenance and related topics. Prerequisites: Successful completion of all courses in the Associate Certificate Program or equivalent.