Information Technology, Web Development, Associate in Applied Science (ITWD)
The Associate in Applied Sciences in the Information Technology (IT) Career Degrees at Delaware County Community College blends the theoretical with the practical. Students are offered a choice of specializations: Computer Programming, Game Development, Help Desk/Technical Support, Interactive Multimedia, Network Engineering, Mobile Computing and Web Development. The Web Development degree is designed for students interested in pursuing a career as a web professional. Completion of this program option will provide students with the skills needed for entry-level positions as web designers/developers. Concepts covered include information design, network administration, database management, interface design and programming. Students learn to create websites using current industry standard software and technologies. In addition, students learn how to incorporate media technologies such as sound, video and animation into websites.
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Develop a professional website including graphics design, structural analysis and data gathering.
- Design and create intuitive, usable interfaces for desktop and mobile devices.
- Create websites using current HTML and CSS standards.
- Create responsive web applications that display appropriately on a variety of mobile, tablet, laptop and desktop screens.
- Upload files to a web server and update and maintain websites.
- Incorporate scripting languages into web documents to add control and interactive elements.
- Support current Unix systems.
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 100 | English Composition I | 3 |
| DPR 100 | Introduction to Information Technology | 3 |
| DPR 101 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Modern College Mathematics | ||
| Introduction to Probability and Statistics | ||
| Business Precalculus | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| Any Diversity and Social Justice and Global Understanding designated course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 112 | English Composition II: Writing About Literature | 3 |
| IMM 120 | Web Page Design and Development | 3 |
| IMM 110 | Multimedia Graphics & Design | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Modern College Mathematics | ||
| Introduction to Probability and Statistics | ||
| Business Calculus | ||
| Precalculus | ||
| Any Scientific Inquiry (SI) designated Science course | 4 | |
| Hours | 16-17 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| DPR 207 | Intro to Oracle:SQL | 4 |
| DPR 241 | Mobile Web Development | 3 |
| NET 110 | Network Communications | 3 |
| DPR 141 | UNIX Operating Systems | 3 |
| DPR 214 | jQuery/JavaScript | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| NET 230 | Network Operating Systems Concepts | 4 |
| DPR 206 | PHP/MySQL | 3 |
| IMM 200 | UX Design | 3 |
| Any Oral Communication designated course | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 60-62 | |