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 ]