CIW Associate Design Specialist Certification

The new CIW Associate Design Specialist Certification teaches students the basics of Web design along with today's most current information such as XHTML coding, image editing, validation, CSS, GUI editors, server-side and client-side languages, e-commerce models and much more!
To become a CIW Associate Design Specialist, the student must pass the Site Development Foundations exam, pass the Site Designer exam and complete the CIW Certification Agreement.

CIW courses include:

Introduction to Web Site Development

• Marup Language and Site Development Essentials
• XHTML Coding
• Hyperlinks
• Web Forms
• GUI HTML Editors
• Tables and Frames
• E‐Commerce Practices

Site Designer

• Web Page Layout and Elements
• Web Site Usability Testing
• Navigation Concepts
• Web Graphics
• Cascading Style Sheets
• Site Development with Microsoft Front Page
• Site Development with Macromedia Dreamweaver
• Site Development with Macromedia Homesite

Microsoft Certified Professional Developer

When you earn the Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) credential, you demonstrate your ability to use Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft .NET Framework to excel in a specific, real-world job role. An MCPD credential validates a comprehensive set of skills required to be successful on the job, and gives hiring managers and potential customers a reliable indicator of your job performance. This credential offers a simple, targeted framework that makes the certification paths easier to understand and allows you to stand out from the crowd.

MCPD: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

If you plan to develop applications by using Visual Studio 2008 and the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, you can earn an MCPD on Visual Studio 2008 to validate your skills and abilities on those platforms. There are three MCPD certification paths. Choose the path that is right for you:

• MCPD: Windows Developer 3.5
• MCPD: ASP.NET Developer 3.5
• MCPD: Enterprise Applications Developer 3.5
• Learn more about the MCPD on Visual Studio 2008 certification