LA-UR A Program of Study for Web Skills Development at LANL Bill Robertson Team Leader in Advanced Computer Education Los Alamos National Laboratory
LA-UR A Program of Study for Web Skills Development at LANL The well-educated individual is not a certified product but a self acquiring wisdom, with each step along the journey important in its own right. John Goodlad
LA-UR A Program of Study for Web Skills Development at LANL Who’s Involved? Information Architecture Project Develop the framework for computing and communication products and services Includes members from throughout the Laboratory (IM, CCN, HR among others) Web Computing Team Standard approach to building Web sites Developing applications targeted for the Web Managing the content within the LANL intranet
LA-UR A Program of Study for Web Skills Development at LANL Why a Program of Study? Interest of students in classes to have a practical goal for their coursework supported by LANL Responsibility and technical complexity in regard to the Web skills needed by employees Outlined criteria in order to achieve a level of competence working on Web sites at LANL Need to develop a series of Web skills courses for LANL employees to increase their Web skills
LA-UR A Program of Study for Web Skills Development at LANL What makes up the Program of Study? Consists of three tracks Track 1 – Web Site Architect Encompasses planning, HTML code, Web editors, graphics, animation Basic principles of design and function at LANL Track 2 – Dynamic Web Site Architect Practical experience with server interactions, formal design and documentation Effective database integration into Web Sites at the Laboratory Track 3 – Web Site System Administrator Advanced technical experience with complex server interactions Multiple language development with a variety of Web tools Experience developing within complex infrastructures at LANL
LA-UR A Program of Study for Web Skills Development at LANL How does the Program of Study Work for Employees? Complete of a given track of course work from LANL or University Have the verifiable courses entered into the Employee’s Program of Study Complete a peer level demonstration of skills Provide institutional acknowledgement for employee’s Web skills at the specific level
LA-UR A Program of Study for Web Skills Development at LANL Employee Progress Currently have six students enrolled in various programs of study Most are working on Track 1 – Web Site ArchitectTrack 1 – Web Site Architect Two preparing for peer level demonstration of skills
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LA-UR A Program of Study for Web Skills Development at LANL - Track 1 - Web Site Architect CriteriaHoursClasses Basic Web site planning skills4Planning Your Web Site - # (4) Experience writing client-side languages (including HTML and JavaScript) 16 HTML - #18577 (8) Advanced HTML - # (8) Experience with WYSIWYG tools (Dreamweaver, Adobe GoLive, Frontpage, etc.) 12Dreamweaver Fundamentals - # (12) Knowledge of web interface issues (Browser/Platform, Accessibility, etc.) 8Advanced Dreamweaver - # (8) Experience with LANL Web site structure, templates and CSS 8Using LANL Web Resources – #25878 – (8) Experience with Web Graphics8Fireworks Fundamentals – #25879 – (8) Experience with Web Animation8Flash Fundamentals – #25880 – (8) back