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FEATURES

The Website Design Program is a nationally recognized program offered in partnership with Gatlin Education Services.

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TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS

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CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

A 70% or better must be achieved in order to receive a Certificate of Completion.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Perform critiques of existing Web sites based on design principles, functionality, and audience needs, and suggest improvements.
• Use Photoshop to select, enhance, distort, color, scale and manipulate scanned images and artwork - or create them from scratch.
• Use Dreamweaver to design sophisticated sites, creating advanced layouts by using tables, colors, style.
• Learn HTML tags, hand-code pages, use templates and troubleshoot the HTML in major Web design applications like Dreamweaver.
• Learn color principles, terminology, and applications, with an emphasis on manipulating color.
• Explore the anatomy of the fonts through interactive lectures and hands-on exercises, classify typefaces and use them creatively.
• Develop page compositional skills a series of artistic workouts applying the principles of effective composition.
• Learn to clearly organize a consistent and functional Web site from both a user and business perspective.
• Learn to plan, design, test, and promote websites.
• Improve graphic design skills and learn navigation design, and page layout.
• Develop a proficiency in Web foundations including HTML, XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Learn Web site project planning, layout, usability, learning different design styles, adding pop-up windows, forms, and CSS.

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PDF BROCHURE

Please click here to download the PDF brochure for the Gatlin online courses offered by OCPE.

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND

There are no specific prerequisite skills for this program. Each course builds on the skills and knowledge gained from the previous course. Students will begin with the Introduction course and work their way through the program. Students will need basic computer skills, access to the Internet, e-mailing capabilities, and to be comfortable navigating the Internet.

The intended audience for this program is anyone seeking a thorough Web design education.

Margaret Penney is a teacher, designer, writer and media artist. Margaret teaches Web, print and motion graphic design, multimedia, and JAVA programming at an independent school outside New York City where she designs the Computer Science department curriculum. As a Web designer and developer, Margaret has created a multi-channel community portal for Hong Kong teenagers; ecommerce for Delias.com girls' clothing; a flash promotional for Nike; and currently she is working on a site for artist Sol Lewitt.

As a new media artist, she has exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London ; the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City ; and around NYC. Her artwork has been reviewed globally online, in print magazines, and included in the book Eye Candy from the Underground: Fresh Styles for Web Designers. She has lectured on new media art at Purchase College , the School of Visual Arts Annual Conference for Educators, and the Pratt Institute. As a writer, she has been published in New York Arts magazine, Rhizome.org, and the Baltimore City paper. Margaret has a BA from Johns Hopkins University and an MFA from Columbia University .

Donald Gambino is a computer artist, consultant, educator, and trainer, since 1983, teaching students of all levels and abilities. Formerly the Chairperson of the Computer Art Department at the School of Visual Arts in New York City , he has taught innovative computer art courses for over 12 years, and created the BFA program in Computer Art.

Piper Nilsson is a graphic designer and information architect. In her four-year career for a leading Web design agency, she blueprinted sites for such global clients as MetLife, Pepsi, ETS, and Citibank.

Her current projects include building an e-learning prototype for children with learning disabilities and teaching technology in New York City public schools. She received a degree in graphic design from Pratt Institute.

Lynn Kyle is a Web developer and author with many years of industry experience with companies including Google, Yahoo!, Amazon, and Palm. Most recently, she was an Interactive Advertising Engineer at Yahoo!, Inc. where she worked on Flash-based interactive advertisements for the front page of Yahoo from Fortune 50 clients. She has written six books and CD-based courses on Flash, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver. The most recent is The Unofficial Guide to Dreamweaver. She is a freelance Web developer and writer, and is currently writing Head First SQL for O'Reilly. She holds a bachelor's degree in education from Texas State and a masters of fine arts from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Bruce Bicknell is a writer, instructor, illustrator, animator, Web designer, video editor, marketing pro, and graphic designer based in Tampa , Florida . In his career he has worked on projects for Adobe Systems, ATI, Photoshop Elements Techniques, MacTribe, Yellow Machine and Mac Design to name a few. Bruce has degrees in computer animation and Web Development from The International Academy of Design and Technology.

Christopher Schmitt is an award-winning Web designer and developer who has been on the Internet since 1992. In 1997 he graduated with a Fine Arts degree with an emphasis on Graphic Design from Florida State University, where he designed the first incarnation of the department's Web site. He has written for Web Techniques, A List Apart, Digital Web, Web Reference, and contributed four chapters to XML, HTML, XHTML Magic.

His latest book, Designing CSS Web Pages, covers contemporary new media design through Cascading Style Sheets, Dynamic HTML, PNG, & SVG.

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1. How do I register for a Gatlin online course?

Gatlin does not offer courses directly to the public. It offers courses through George Mason University and other colleges and universities. Please contact our office at 703-993-2113 or click here for more information or to register for a course.

2. How much do Gatlin online courses cost?

To view the prices for all Gatlin courses that are offered by George Mason University, please click here.

3. Why do I have to take Gatlin courses through a participating school?

That is the only way Gatlin Education Services offers its courses. They do not deal directly with the public.

4. Do I have to travel to register for or to attend a Gatlin online course?

All Gatlin courses are delivered entirely online, so you do not have to go to a class or travel to a school. Please contact our office at 703-993-2113 or click here for more information or to register for a course.

5. How long does it take to complete a Gatlin course?

All of our Gatlin courses are asynchronous. You can start and finish the course at your own pace. Most courses are designed to be completed within 180 days. You may request an extension if you think you will need more time to complete a course. Please contact us at 703-993-2113 or click here if you have any questions or if you would like to register for a course.

6. Do I have to buy additional materials?

Please refer to the green Included Materials box located on the upper right hand side of this page. If materials are included in this course, they will be shipped by Gatlin to you via UPS ground service after you have registered for a course.

7. Can I get financial aid for Gatlin courses?

George Mason University offers financial assistance through the Sallie Mae Training Loan Program for qualifying students. Call 703-993-2113 for more information. GES also provides a loan opportunity for students (www.collegeloanapplication.com).

8. What happens when I complete the course?

If you obtain a final passing grade of 70% or greater in a course, we will award you a George Mason University certificate of completion.

9. Who will be my instructor?

Each student is paired up with a George Mason University, OCPE, Gatlin facilitator for one-on-one interaction. The facilitator will be available (by e-mail or by telephone) to answer any questions you may have and to provide feedback on your performance. All of our facilitators are successful working professionals in the fields in which they teach.

10. What are the system requirements in order to take an online course?

Please see the "PC requirements" section listed for individual courses.

11. When can I start the course?

You can register for a course at any time.

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