Certificate: Web Professional in the Stanford Environment, Level 1

 

The Certificate Program is
currently not offered.

The Web is an ever-changing and evolving medium.

When we put the certificate program together, most people on campus developed web sites using tools like Dreamweaver, Contribute, and hand-coded HTML and CSS.

Today, most departments are opting for content management systems like Drupal and WordPress.

Although there seemed to be quite a bit of interest in the Web Professional Certificate program (often 20-30 people attended our monthly informational sessions), very few people actually ended up signing up for the exam.

Given the amount of time and effort it takes to implement the workshop/exam, a web certificate program for only 1 or 2 people could not be justified.

Many of the courses that covered the material in the certificate still exist, and for those that don't, IT Services Technology Training offers a one-on-one training session option (tba.stanford.edu). For $295 for a 90-minute session or $525 for a 3-hour session, an expert will come to your office to coach and teach you exactly the skills you need to learn.

If you need/wish to learn these skills sooner rather than later, consider setting up a Training By Appointment session.

We will keep the resources sections of this web site available for those who find this useful and of interest.

-- IT Services Technology Training, December 2010

 

Pre-test Exams

Are you unsure of your current skills? If you got most of the questions correct, you can feel assured that you're ready for the certficate. If you get many of them wrong, or feel like you have to guess, you may benefit from taking the appropriate course for that topic (see next section).

There are two exams to help you decide if you're ready for the certificate:

Resources

Related Courses

IT Services Related Courses

http://techtraining.stanford.edu

  • Web Basics 1: Understanding Markup for Web Content Creation, Drupal, and Wikis
  • Web Design: The Top 10 Best Web Sites and How They Did Them
  • Creating and Basic Editing of Video for the Web
  • Creating and Formatting Eye-Catching Email Newsletters
  • Creating Print Collateral with CS5: Illustrator/InDesign/Photoshop
  • Creating Web-Shareable Documents for Internal Use Only
  • CSS1: Styling Your Site with Cascading Style Sheets
  • CSS2: Using Cascading Style Sheets for Page Layout
  • Drupal: Editing a Drupal Site in the Stanford Environment
  • Drupal: Editing a Site in the Stanford Environment
  • Drupal: Preparing Media and Documents for Web Publications
  • Web Tech: Programming 101 - Using PHP on the Stanford Servers
  • Perl Workshop
  • PHP Workshop
  • SQL Workshop
  • JavaScript/JQuery Workshop
  • Writing Queries for MySQL and Drupal
  • MySQL/PHP/SQL: Developing Web Applications Workshop
  • Using Social Media to Promote Your Site at Stanford
  • Photo Editing Basics: Best uses for Photoshop and Other
  • Photoshop 101: Start Here
  • Photoshop Level 1
  • Photoshop Level 2
  • Contribute: Editing a Site in the Stanford Environment
  • Dreamweaver: Creating and Editing a Site in the Stanford Environment
  • Dreamweaver Level 1
  • Dreamweaver Level 2
  • Dreamweaver Level 3

Continuing Studies Related Courses

http://csp.stanford.edu/

  • CS 21, Beginning Web Site Design
  • CS 22, Enhanced Web Site Design
  • CS 38, Using Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Fireworks: Graphics Production for the Web
  • CS 41, Beginning Programming

School of Medicine Web Courses (for updating/creating web pages in the School of Medicine)

School of Education Web Courses (for updating/creating web pages in the School of Education)

Dreamweaver Resources

Image Resources

HTML Resources

Stanford Resources

Central Web Service Resources

  • Stanford Web Forms Service -- Stanford community members can use the Stanford Web Forms Service to make contact forms, short surveys and polls, instructor evaluations, and other forms free of charge. No knowledge of HTML, Javascript, or SQL is required.
    http://webforms.stanford.edu
  • Stanford Web Service is a starting point for understanding all web services at Stanford.
    http://web.stanford.edu
  • The Web Services Wiki is a source for developer resources and a place to collaborate on standards and best practices.
    http://web.stanford.edu/wiki
  • The Stanford Web Guide is a starting point for information about building and maintaining web sites for Stanford offices and departments. It contains style guidelines, design elements, best practices, downloadable artwork and page templates, and a list of additional resources.
    http://webguide.stanford.edu
  • Techcommons is an online hub that brings together dispersed resources and technology groups on campus.
    http://techcommons.stanford.edu
  • At the Web Service FAQ, you can Browse or search in the web services section of the Stanford Answers knowledgebase.
    http://answers.stanford.edu/guest/index.jsp?toolbar=true&TBQueryText=Web%20Services//&T3=37
  • SOAP: The Stanford Online Accessibility Program has been established to provide guidance to the Stanford Community as they use various online means to share information to their respective constituents.
    http://soap.stanford.edu
  • Stanford Webmasters Mailing List: All webmasters and designers of Stanford organizational websites are encouraged to join this list.
    https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/su_webmasters

School Web Resources and Requirements (note that many Schools and Departments have specific guidelines and restrictions on the content and design for their sites -- be sure to contact them to ensure your web pages meet their requirements)

Business Unit/Departmental Web Resources

Web Design and Accessibility Resources