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*IAI (Illinois Articulation Agreement) - An agreement among participating Illinois colleges and universities to help Illinois college students transfer credit as easily as possible. See an advisor in the Advising and Counseling Center for additional information, or read about the IAI at www.iTransfer.org.

World Wide Web

WWW101 - Overview of The Internet
Course is introductory survey of the Internet, involving hands-on activities and lecture. Content includes types of information available on the Internet; various tools available on the Internet; application of search strategies to locate information on a specific topic available on the Internet. Intended for non-majors of the WWW program.
1 Credit Hours (lecture: 1; lab: 1)
Fee: $15

WWW111 - Fundamentals of the Internet
Course focuses on understanding the structure of the Internet, how it works, and issues surrounding its use. Content includes hands-on activities, examination and application of theoretical concepts, as well as use of Internet basics, Web browsers, URLs, Web pages, search engines, navigation tools, transferring files, electronic mail, discussion lists and newsgroup usage, netiquette, and ethical, legal, security, and societal issues. Recommended: CIS 101.
2 Credit Hours (lecture: 2; lab: 1)
Fee: $25

WWW131 - Building a Web Page
Course introduces processes needed to create customized and interactive Web pages. Involves hands-on activities. Content includes commands (tags) to create, format and link documents; tables, graphics, styles, forms, frames, scripts, multimedia, and other features of the Web page; guidelines of effective Web presentation in designing a Web page, and Web site organization. Recommended: WWW 111, or concurrent enrollment in WWW 111.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 1)
Fee: $25

WWW132 - Cascading Style Sheets
Course expands basic development of Web pages. Content focuses on the use of Cascading Style Sheet to present the content of a well structured XHTML document in a meaningful method.
2 Credit Hours (lecture: 2; lab: 1)
Fee: $15

WWW135 - Introduction to Web-Based Course Development
Course introduces various developmental and implementation models for designing an online instructional course module as well as the tools necessary to maintain such courses. Content includes skills necessary for working with clients and subject matter experts; hands-on experience developing, executing, debugging, and assessing instructional course modules and their components. Recommended: WWW 131 or basic knowledge of HTML.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 1)
Fee: $25

WWW141 - Web Authoring Software
Course introduces a popular HTML editor. Content includes learning how to lay out Web pages using layers, tables, style sheets, frames, rollovers and form; building a Web site and learning how to upload files to a remote server; introduction to the DHTML and animation capabilities of the Web authoring software. Recommended: General knowledge of basic HTML.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 1)
Fee: $25

WWW145 - Introduction to Database Driven Web Sites
Course provides a general introduction to the basic framework of a database-driven web site. Content includes sample databases and a popular, industry standard software tool for creating site definitions; and to plan, develop, and implement a web database application. Recommended: WWW 141 or equivalent knowledge.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 1)
Fee: $25

WWW151 - Web Development Tools
Course introduces Web development tools, including HTML editors and Web site managers as well as graphics manipulation tools. Content includes use of these tools to create interactive Web Sites which integrate style sheets, DHTML components and Javascripts. Recommended: WWW 131 with minimum grade of C.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 2)
Fee: $25

WWW155 - Blogging and Podcasting
Course combines hands-on activities and lectures to increase familiarity with web pages using blogs and podcasts. Content includes creating blog entries using a variety of tools; reading and commenting on blogs; creating, editing, and distributing podcasts; and understanding the RSS file format.Prerequisite, Recommended: WWW 131 - Building a Web Page or basic knowledge of HTML or consent of instructor, coordinator or department chair.
2 Credit Hours (lecture: 2; lab: 0)
Fee: $15

WWW161 - Flash
Course introduces Flash authoring environment and basic features and functions of the Flash application, to create high-impact Web sites. Content includes activities using the programs tools and modifiers, color capabilities, text formatting; sound importing methods; bitmap optimization capabilities. Recommended: WWW 131.
4 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 2)
Fee: $25

WWW171 - Advanced Web Page Development
Course expands basic development of Web pages to build additional inter- action and functionality into them. Content includes style sheets, data-base queries, basic scripting, applets, and Dynamic HTML as incorporated into the Web page code; Web site organization and navigation strategies. Recommended: knowledge of basic programming concepts, WWW 131.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 1)
Fee: $15

WWW181 - Web Scripting
Course combines hands-on activities and lectures to increase familiarity with developing web applications with JavaScript, PHP, XML, or another contemporary web language. Content includes enhancing web pages using interactive features; manipulating built-in objects; and validating and processing forms. Course can be repeated on different topics up to three times for up to 12 twelve credits. Recommended: CIS 155 or CSC156 and WWW 171, each with minimum grade of C or consent of instructor, coordinator or department chair
4 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 2)
Fee: $15

WWW185 - Web Development Using Ruby on Rails
Course combines hands-on activities and lectures to increase familiarity with web development using the Ruby language and the Rails platform.Recommendation: WWW 171 Advanced Web Page Development or consent of instructor, coordinator or department chair
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 2; lab: 2)
Fee: $15

WWW195 - E-Learning Development
Course applies a set of ideas and methods for planning, creating and managing a web-based e-learning instructional system. Content of capstone course reflects upon and implements skills, methods and technologies learned in previous e-learning courses to research, analyze, plan and develop an e-learning instructional system project. Recommended: Completion of certificate core courses with minimum of C in those courses or comparable experience.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 1)
Fee: $25

WWW205 - Web Database Management
Course introduces Web database technologies. Content includes hands-on activities and lectures to increase familiarity with methods used to create dynamic Web applications that interact with a data source, such as a relational database. Elective for majors of World Wide Web program. Recommended: WWW 171 and CAB 140, with minimum grade of C.
4 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 2)
Fee: $45

WWW210 - Web Site Maintenance and Management
Course presents technical and people management skills needed to set up and maintain a Web site. Content includes hands-on activities and lectures to increase familiarity with technical and Web development skills required to setup and maintain both Internet and Intranet Web sites. Involves team work in Web site development, to create, plan, implement, test and evaluate Web sites. Prerequisite: WWW 171, with minimum grade of C.
4 Credit Hours (lecture: 3; lab: 2)
Fee: $45

WWW220 - Active Server Pages
Course introduces Active Server Pages (ASP+). Content includes hands-on activities and lectures to increase familiarity with developing advanced Web applications using Active Server Pages (ASP+); advanced Internet architecture, using advanced Web development tools; the Active Server Page model, processing forms, integrating Web applications with data; and other server-based applications, configuring Web applications, and using Web services to integrate Web applications. Recommended: WWW 181 and WWW 205, with minimum grade of C.
4 Credit Hours (lecture: 2; lab: 3)
Fee: $25

WWW221 - AJAX Using ASP.NET
Course combines hands-on activities and lectures to increase familiarity with developing web applications using Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) with ASP.NET. Content includes creating dynamic web pages using AJAX; client-side and server-side controls; data binding and validation; and integration with other web development technologies.Prerequisute, Recommended: WWW 220 - Active Server Pages, or knowledge of basic programming concepts, or consent of instructor, coordinator or department chair.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 2; lab: 2)
Fee: $15

WWW251 - Internship Experience
Course involves direct work experience for at least ten hours per week in a computer-related environment. Content includes applying previously learned skills and knowledge to daily work activities; close work with discipline-related instructor; weekly classroom meetings to integrate work experience with classroom activities. Prerequisite: Completion of a minimum of 15 (fifteen) credits in WWW with minimum grade of C for all courses and consent of instructor or department coordinator.
3 Credit Hours (lecture: 2; lab: 10)

WWW290 - Topics in World Wide Web
Course covers a variety of different topics current with technology advances on the Internet and the World Wide Web. Topics will be identified for each section of the course. Can be repeated on different topics up to three times for up to nine credits. Prerequisite may vary by topic.
1-4 Credit Hours (lecture: 1-4; lab: 1-4)


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