This document summarizes two certificate programs offered by the University of Washington's Professional & Continuing Education department: the Certificate in Web Technology Solutions and the Certificate in Professional Open Source Web Development. Both programs consist of three courses delivered online or in the classroom over three quarters, focusing on technologies like JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, and frameworks. Graduates will gain skills to build dynamic, database-driven websites. The programs provide benefits like access to software downloads and discounts on Adobe Creative Suite. Instructors and staff are available to answer any questions.

1. Certificate Programs in
Web Technology Solutions
and
Professional
Open Source Web Development
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3. UW Certificate Programs in
Web Technology Solutions
and
Professional Open Source
Web Development
http://www.pce.uw.edu/certificates/web-technology-solutions.html
http://www.pce.uw.edu/certificates/open-source-web-development.html
D.A. Clements

4. Agenda
– Who are we?
– What is happening in this field?
– What and how will I learn in this program?
– How will I benefit from this program?
– Is this program right for me?

5. Who are we?
• Professional & Continuing Education (PCE)
• Instructors and PCE Staff
• Prospective student introductions
• Typical students enrolled in program

6. Professional & Continuing
Education
• University of Washington—150 years!
• Educational Outreach—100 years!
• Certificate programs

7. Introductions
Course or Program Instructors
Introduction to Zoe Holbrooks
Web Publishing*
Web Technology Solutions Jeff Witzel
Lincoln Mongillo
Daniel Parshall
Professional Open Source Niek Sanders
Web Development Jay Zeng
Catalin Teodorescu
• D.A. Clements, Program Manager
• And you!
*Soon to be renamed Foundations of Web Design & Development

8. Typical Students
Broadening Skill Base
Career Advancement
Career Change
Start a New Career

9. A Recent Cohort
• Software Engineers • Company Principal
• System Developer • Web Developers
• Real Time Software Engineer • QA Manager
• Manager, Business Systems • Web-QA Engineers
• Director of Information • Maintenance & Support Specialist
• Program Director at a radio station • Joint Venture Accountant
• Product Managers (Director, Assoc.) • Project Supervisor
• Web Builder • Web, Events & Information Specialist
• Web Content Specialists • Web & Graphic Developer
• Web Manager, Webmaster • IT Director, Web, CRM & Group Products
• Web Channel • CMS Site Builders (Drupal, WordPress)
• Business Systems Analyst II Manager • Principal Software Designer
• Outreach Specialist • Programmer Analyst
• Benefits Coordinator • Applications Development Team
• Graphic Design/Web Developer • Web Designers
• Editor, SharePoint Developer Documentation • Senior Interactive Media Designer

10. What is happening in the field?
• Latest technologies and strategies
• Trends shaping and reshaping the field
• Job outlook

11. Technologies for Websites
Sites in millions
PHP, 25 Million
ASP.NET, 7 million
Frontpage Extensions, 4
million
Dreamweaver, 3 million
Perl, 1 million
DAV, 1 million

12. Jobs in Seattle

13. What and how will I learn?
• Critical knowledge, key skills and
competencies
• Learning experience
• Program format and delivery
• Enrollment options

14. Critical Knowledge, Key Skills &
Competencies
• Learn how back-end server and database technologies work
with front-end Web interfaces to create seamless
e-commerce experiences for clients.
• Add user interaction to Web pages with JavaScript.
• Explore the server environment and architecture of
database-driven Web applications.
• Learn how to use PHP to create website templates, connect
to databases and update data over the Web.
• Design efficient MySQL databases to reduce data
redundancy.

15. On completion of the certificate,
you will be able to . . .
• You will be ready to build and maintain
customized, dynamic, database-driven and
business-friendly Web sites using open source
software.

16. Program Format and Delivery
Online format
• Weekly due dates
• Hands-on experience
• Web hosting is provided

17. Program Courses and Schedule
Quarter Course Dates
Winter Front End Scripting with Jan 7 - Mar 22, 2013
JavaScript
Spring Server-Side Programming Using Apr 1 - Jun 14, 2013
PHP
Summer SQL, Data Storage Technologies, Jun 24 - Aug 23, 2013
and Web-Data Integration

18. First Course:
Front End Scripting with JavaScript
• Respond to user actions
• Fundamental concepts common to all
programming languages
• DOM (Document Object Model) and
its relationship to content on the web
page
• Overview of jQuery and AJAX

19. Second Course:
Server-Side Programming Using PHP
• Server-side programming with SQL databases
• Development of data-driven Web applications
• PHP includes
• File handling
• Validating user input
• Accessing MySQL databases through PHP scripting.
• Data-driven websites.

20. Third Course:
SQL, Data Storage Technologies, and
Web-Data Integration
• Designing and creating your own efficient databases
• Accessing databases online using PHP
• Storing information so that it can be searched, browsed and
used to make informed decisions
• SQL basics
• Creating queries
• Retrieving and writing data with MySQL and PHP
• User sessions and cookies.
• MySQL's storage engines, data types, administration
utilities, security features and data import/export facilities

21. How will I benefit from this program?
• You will be ready to build and maintain customized,
dynamic, database-driven and business-friendly Web sites
using open source software.
• Program Benefits
– Program cohort and access to instructor
– Coherent curriculum created with local advisory board input
– Link to leading research university
– Access to Microsoft DreamSpark®: free software downloads for Microsoft Visual
Studio, Visio, Project, Office and Windows
– Substantial discount (80%) on Adobe Creative Suite® for educational use

22. Professional Open
Source Web
Development
For graduates of Web Technology Solutions

23. Typical Students
• Alumni from Web Technology
Solutions
• Someone with a year or two of
experience with JavaScript, PHP and
MySQL
– Often self taught and wants to fill in the
gaps, learn best practices

24. Seattle Jobs

25. Seattle Jobs
• jQuery ranks #8 on national
job trends
(Source: indeed.com)

26. What and how will I learn?
• Critical knowledge, key skills and
competencies
• Learning experience
• Program format and delivery
• Enrollment options

27. Critical Knowledge, Key Skills &
Competencies
• Best open source front-end and back-end tools, frameworks
and libraries.
• Object-oriented PHP, authentication, security and MySQL
Stored Procedures
• AJAX, JSON and jQuery – the most popular JavaScript
library – for responsive Web design
• Troubleshooting, debugging, quality assurance and unit
testing
• Strategies for high traffic and high availability websites
• Database and cloud storage solutions to support enterprise-
level websites.

28. Benefits
• Upon successful completion, you will
be ready to build feature-rich,
scalable websites using open source
technologies including php, jQuery
and advanced MySQL tools.

29. Program Format and Delivery
• Choice of classroom or online
• Held weekly in downtown Seattle
– 4th Avenue between Union and University
• Hands-on experience
• Guidance of an instructor

30. Program Courses and Schedule
Quarter Course Dates
Autumn Query and AJAX for Responsive Oct. to Dec., 2013
Web Sites
Winter Object-Oriented PHP for High- Jan. to Mar, 2013
Traffic Websites
Spring MySQL Design, Development & Apr to Jun, 2013
Administration

31. Autumn quarter:
jQuery and AJAX for Responsive Web Sites
• Use jQuery
• Write AJAX and implement it in your web page
• Use the jQuery widget library and the jQuery UI
• Build your own plugin
• Get up and running using jQuery mobile, a mobile-specific
implementation of jQuery
• extend jQuery and even build your own jQuery UI plugins
using jQuery's UI widget factory

32. Winter quarter:
Object-Oriented PHP
for High-Traffic Websites
• Objects and collections, and object-relation mapping
• UML and explore design patterns
• Efficiency and productivity with PHP frameworks
• Login systems
• Unit testing and quality assurance practices to increase
reliability
• High traffic and high availability issues
• Database abstraction with PDO
• Event-driven programming
• Logging and debugging
• Writing and using Web services
• Users, sessions and authentication

33. Spring quarter:
MySQL Design, Development &
Administration
• Stored procedures
• Cursors
• Triggers
• Functions
• Security
• Backup and restoration
• Replication
• Cluster
• Troubleshooting
• NoSQL and where it fits
• Hadoop, if there’s time

34. How will I benefit from this program?
• Program Benefits
– Program cohort and access to instructor
– Choice of online or classroom
• Choose online if there is any possibility that you may need to participate online
more than twice during the course
– Coherent curriculum created with local advisory board input
– Access to Microsoft DreamSpark®: free software downloads for
Microsoft Visual Studio, Visio, Project, Office and Windows
– Substantial discount (80%) on Adobe Creative Suite® for educational
use

35. Logistics
• Expectations for Successful Completion
• Admissions Requirements
• Application letter and process
http://www.pce.uw.edu/certificates/web-technology-solutions/uw-seattle-autumn-
2012/?tab=Apply%20Now

36. Expectations for Successful Completion
The more you Be in class on time
80% of sessions
practice,
Turn in
the more assignments
you
Participate actively
learn!

37. Admissions Requirements
• General Experience
– Familiarity with basic internet applications (email, Web
browsers, FTP, news groups, etc.)
– Experience using the Windows, Linux, or Mac operating
system and standard office productivity tools
– Ability to download and install Internet applications
– Experience with uploading content to the Web server
– A computer and modem to access UW computing
resources and class website, participate in discussion
groups and communicate with course instructors and
other program participants

38. Admissions Requirements
• Specific experience
– Experience with hand-coding of standards-compliant
HTML
• Can be satisfied by completion of the optional preparatory course,
Foundations of Web Design & Development, (formerly,
Introduction to Web Publishing), or equivalent coursework or
experience
• Take HTML self test, Report score and date taken on application

39. Preparatory course:
Foundations of Web Design & Development
(Formerly, Introduction to Web Publishing)
• Online
• Begin any time, self-paced, complete within 3 months!
• Instructor: Zoe Holbrooks, award-winning instructor
– Standards-compliant HTML and CSS
– Accessibility
– Aspects of information architecture and usability
– UNIX commands, SFTP, Web hosting at UW
– Addresses admission requirements for Web Design with
Adobe® Creative Suite

40. Technology Requirements
• Internet access is required for completing homework. A high-
speed broadband connection is recommended.
• You must have access to a computer for homework. This
computer must have a Windows, Mac, or Linux operating
system.
– Windows OS is not required to complete coursework, but please be
aware that technical support for non-Windows systems may not be
available. All of our online materials are tested for Windows, and your
results may differ.
• The most current version of the Firefox Web browser

41. Application Process
• Application Review: rolling review process
• Admission Decision: notification within two weeks
following application
• Enrollment:
– Enrollment information sent following acceptance
– Program enrollment on a first-come, first-served basis
– Seat reserved in program until enrollment deadline:
December 24, 2012
UW Professional &

42. Program Delivery & Cost
Program or course Web Technology Professional Open Source
Solutions Web Development
Application fee $50 $50
(non-refundable)
First course
Tuition $825 $875
Quarterly Registration fee $42 $42
Second course
Tuition $825 $875
Quarterly Registration fee $42 $42
Third course
Tuition $825 $875
Quarterly Registration fee $42 $42
UW Professional &

43. QUESTIONS?
• D.A. Clements, Program Manager, UW Professional & Continuing
Education [ dclements@pce.uw.edu; 206-221-0229 ]
• Bettina Katz, Program Coordinator, UW Professional & Continuing
Education [ bkatz@pce.uw.edu; 206-685-6518 ]