James Hicks
1600 W. Imperial Hwy, Los Angeles, CA 90047
323-241-5387, hicksje@lasc.edu
Description:
Project Webmaster is a nationally recognized certificate program in
web related technologies. It provides students with training in a
career that is in demand, growing, high wage, and requires only 3
8-week modules to become proficient. Additionally the project is
designed to bridge the digital divide and give students industry
standard marketable skills. It provides students with industry
standard foundations in fundamental internet concepts, webpage
concepts including the design, development, administration, and
support of websites, and networking fundamental concepts. It is
sponsored by the National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies
(NWCET). The program consists of three 3-unit courses and a 1-unit
exam preparation course. These are:
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CSIT 621 – Internet Fundamentals
·
CSIT 622 – Web Page Authoring Fundamentals
·
CSIT 623 – Networking Fundamentals
·
CSIT 699 – CIW Exam Preparation.
For the exam preparation course, state-of-the-art adaptive testing
is used. This testing adapts to a student’s knowledge level by
detecting weaknesses in certain areas based on previous answers, and
automatically reconfiguring to ask more and more questions from
those areas. Students are certified after passing the foundation
exam.
The courses are offered continuously in 8-week modules during day
and evening sessions. Through grant money, students are provided
with all course material and the examination fee is waived. The
college has applied to receive Regional Testing Center status so the
exam can be given on campus.
To market the program, flyers are distributed on campus and to
neighborhood clubs, church groups, and community-based
organizations. The program is presented during high school outreach
visits and career day events. It also coordinates with the Los
Angeles Council of Black Professional Engineers (LACBPE) and the
Society of Mexican American Engineers & Scientists (MAES). There was
also a program rollout launch event. In addition, it is advertised
by participating students through their student homepage.