Course Overview
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.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in MDIA 1205† († may be taken concurrently)
Credits
3.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Apply the steps necessary to locate a client
- Prepare a detailed storyboard for a website in consultation with the client
- Outline a plan for negotiating a contract
- Calculate an appropriate hourly fee for Web design
- Prepare a scale of fees for service
- Establish a job cost for a project
- Describe the steps to take in forming a company in B.C.
- Create a business plan (including marketing)
- Articulate a complete site as negotiated with the client
- Create a domain name for the client
- Mount the site using a commercial ISP
- Register the site with search services
Effective as of Fall 2013
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