What’s Newwith CIW

Carlotta EatonProfessor of IT, New River Community

College

Stephen SchneiterCertification Specialist

• What is CIW?

• How does CIW fit in the VCCS?

• CIW Virginia Statewide Partnership

• Industry Certification Requirements

– How to get prepared to teach CIW?

– What curriculum is available?

– How do I get students certified?

Agenda

What is CIW?

• CIW = Certified Internet Web Professional• Popular Internet skills certification• Vendor neutral based on job roles• IT Career Clusters• Design, develop, administer, secure and support Internet or

intranet-related services• Administered through Prosoft Learning a VCampus Company

Certification Tracks Available Through the

CIW Program

See certification handout

Internet Business Foundations

Site Development Foundations

Network Tech Foundations

Certification Tracks Available Through the

CIW Program

CIW Foundations exam

is pre-requisite to all certifications

CIW Certifications Available Through the

CIW Program

• Associate

• Professional

• Master (next slide)

Associate Certification

Professional Certification:

CIW Foundations plus one exam

CIW Master Certification Tracks Available Through the

CIW Program

• Designer

• Administrator

• Web Site Manager

• Enterprise Developer

How can we teach CIW skills in VCCS IT courses and high schools?

• Statewide articulation agreement (see proposal handout)

• CIW Foundations maps to the following courses:

Internet Business Foundations

ITE 130 Intro to Internet Services orITE 131 Survey of Internet Services

Site Development Foundations

ITD 110 Web Page Design I

Network Technology Foundations

ITN 100 Intro to Telecommunications orITN 101 Intro to Network Concepts

See articulation handout

CIW Associate Design Specialist Certification

• New CIW Certification– The CIW Associate Design Specialist

certification creates a certification track for your design students by combining two of our most popular CIW courses from our Master

Designer track. • Certification Path

– CIW Site Development Foundations

– CIW Design Methodology and Technology

CIW SITE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONS

CIW SITE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONS

CIW DESIGN METHODOLOGY AND

TECHNOLOGY

CIW DESIGN METHODOLOGY AND

TECHNOLOGY

CIW Associate Design Specialist Course Contents

Site Development Foundations• Introduction to Web Site

Development• Markup Language and Site

Development Essentials• XHTML Coding• Hyperlinks• Web Forms• GUI HTML Editors• Tables and Frames• E-Commerce Practices• And more!

CIW SITE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONS

CIW SITE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONS

Design Methodology and Technology

• 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

• And more!

CIW DESIGN METHODOLOGY AND

TECHNOLOGY

CIW DESIGN METHODOLOGY AND

TECHNOLOGY

CIW Designer Tracks

SITE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONS

SITE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONS

DESIGN METHODOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

DESIGN METHODOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

CIW FOUNDATIONS: •INTERNET BUSINESS FOUNDATIONS•SITE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONS•NETWORK TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATIONS

CIW FOUNDATIONS: •INTERNET BUSINESS FOUNDATIONS•SITE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONS•NETWORK TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATIONS

CIW SITE DESIGNER: •DESIGN METHODOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

CIW SITE DESIGNER: •DESIGN METHODOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

CIW E-COMMERCE DESIGNER: •E-COMMERCE STRATEGIES & PRACTICES

CIW E-COMMERCE DESIGNER: •E-COMMERCE STRATEGIES & PRACTICES

Traditional Master Designer Track

Associate Design Specialist

Certification Track

What is Available for CIW Classes?

• Faculty Training• Textbooks – student and instructor• Movie CD• AssessPrep – Test Prep and Assessment• CIW Materials Pricing • Certification Exams

See AAP handout

CIW Faculty Training

• Training delivered using official CIW courseware – instructor manuals

– e-learning and assessment (individual AssessPREP license)

• Instruction by experienced CIW Certified Instructors• Preparation for faculty to take CIW Exams• Includes CIW exam voucher ($125 value) • Preparation for faculty to teach using official CIW curriculum• Share experiences and best practices with other educators

See Faculty training handout

Official CIW Curriculum by Prosoft

• Student Guides• Instructor Guides • Certification preparation

software• And Movies!

• Lab Files• Appendixes• Handouts (Activities, Optional Labs, Quizzes)• Answer Keys• Syllabi (Academic version only)•Instructor Slide Show

Instructor CD-ROM Features

• Lab Files• Appendixes• Exam-to-Courseware Mapping

Student CD-ROM Features

CIW Movie CD

Optional CD with movie clips that discuss selected technology topics

• CIW Foundations (optional)

• CIW Site Designer

• CIW Ecommerce

AssessPREP Software

• Aligns with CIW Instructor Led Curriculum

• Certification Exam Preparation

– Works in certification mode and has exam

– certification objectives

Pricing (before bookstore markup)Order through Course Technology• Textbooks - $75.00 Set (complete Foundations course)

– $15 Network Technology Foundations– $30 Internet Business Foundations– $30 Site Development Foundations– $99 Blackboard bundle (complete course)– $109 Blackboard, movie and textbooks (complete course)

• Movies - $200.00 Classroom– or $10.00 with textbook

Order through Prosoft Learning• AssessPrep - $300.00 classroom annual license

– $49 individual license (consider for Distance Education)

See Parternship for VA handout

CIW Certified Testing Center

• Normally $750 annual fee per campus – covered under Virginia statewide contract with VCCS & DOE

• VUE and Prometric - CIW exams $125 each– Module testing not applicable

• Certified CIW Proctor administer exams– Test in classroom with an Internet connection

Exam Discounts– CIW Foundations $65

• Internet Business Foundations $25• Site Development Foundations $25• Network Tech Foundations$25

– CIW Professional Exams $75

See testing handout

How do we start at my campus?

• VCCS has signed Prosoft agreement (do not need to sign up your campus)– CIW Authorized Academic Partner

• Attend a faculty training (optional)• Take a CIW certification exam• Complete CIW instructor application• Complete CIW proctor application

(need at least 1 proctor per school;do not need to be CIW certified)

See Parternship for VA handout

ThankThank You You for your timefor your time!

Contact Information

Dara TitusDirector of Market DevelopmentProsoft LearningDtitus@prosofttraining.com888-603-9300

Carlotta EatonProfessor of Information TechnologyNew River Community Collegenreatoc@nr.edu540-674-3600 x4250