Cerro Coso Offering Digital Media Arts Online

Monday, July 22, 2013

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Ridgecrest, California: Technology is a pervasive and growing force that continues to make an indelible impact on our world today. This fall, Cerro Coso Community College is offering a variety of digital media arts classes online designed to prepare students for employment or self-employment in the web industry.

DMA C111 (70121) – Fundamentals of Web Development is an entry-level course designed to provide students with the skills they need to create web pages in XHTML and CSS using a text editor. This course emphasizes current web standards which include code validation, semantics, and separating content from style. Microformats and modern web trends are also discussed.

DMA C201 (70124) – E-Commerce will provide students with a foundation for market analysis, business administration, sales and marketing, management, customer service development, and financial planning. The course also provides students with and understanding of legal, tax, regulatory, and security issues that apply to e-commerce. Students in this course will develop a business concept and create a functioning e-commerce Web site. Completion of DMA C111 with a grade of C or better is required to take this course.

DMA C213 (70125) – Web Development w/PHP and MySQL. This class will provide students with the skills they need to create dynamic web pages with PHP and MySQL. Students will explore practical applications of PHP including Web form data processing, work with MySQL databases, and read and write text files.

Fall 2013 classes begin August 24, 2013. Complete registration and class information is available on the web at www.cerrocoso.edu. Or call the campus nearest you.

For further information, please contact Natalie Dorrell, Public Information (760) 384-6260