What’s New
with
CIW
Stephen Schneiter
Certification Specialist
Carlotta Eaton
Professor of IT, New River Community College
Agenda
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What is CIW?
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How does CIW fit in the VCCS?
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CIW Virginia Statewide Partnership
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Industry Certification Requirements
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How to get prepared to teach CIW?
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What curriculum is available?
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How do I get students certified?
What is CIW?
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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
See certification handout
Certification Tracks
Available Through the
CIW Program
CIW Foundations
exam
is pre-requisite
to all certifications
Internet Business
Foundations
Certification Tracks
Available Through the
CIW Program
Site Development
Foundations
Network Tech
Foundations
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
See articulation handout
How can we teach CIW skills in VCCS IT
courses and high schools?
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Statewide articulation agreement (see proposal handout)
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CIW Foundations maps to the following courses:
Internet Business
Foundations
ITE 130 Intro to Internet Services or
ITE 131 Survey of Internet Services
Site Development
Foundations
ITD 110 Web Page Design I
Network Technology
Foundations
ITN 100 Intro to Telecommunications
or
ITN 101 Intro to Network Concepts
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 DESIGN
METHODOLOGY AND
TECHNOLOGY
CIW Associate Design Specialist Course
Contents
CIW SITE
DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATIONS
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 DESIGN
METHODOLOGY AND
TECHNOLOGY
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 Designer Tracks
Traditional Master
Designer Track
CIW FOUNDATIONS:
•INTERNET BUSINESS FOUNDATIONS
•SITE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONS
•NETWORK TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATIONS
CIW SITE DESIGNER:
•DESIGN METHODOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
CIW E-COMMERCE DESIGNER:
•E-COMMERCE STRATEGIES & PRACTICES
Associate Design
Specialist
Certification Track
SITE DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATIONS
DESIGN METHODOLOGY
AND TECHNOLOGY
See AAP handout
What is Available for CIW Classes?
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Faculty Training
Textbooks – student and instructor
Movie CD
AssessPrep – Test Prep and Assessment
CIW Materials Pricing
Certification Exams
See Faculty training handout
CIW Faculty Training
• Training delivered using official CIW courseware
– instructor manuals
– e-learning and assessment (individual AssessPREP license)
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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
Official CIW Curriculum by Prosoft
Student CD-ROM Features
• Student Guides
• Instructor Guides
• Certification preparation
software
• And Movies!
• Lab Files
• Appendixes
• Exam-to-Courseware Mapping
Instructor CD-ROM Features
• Lab Files
• Appendixes
• Handouts (Activities, Optional Labs, Quizzes)
• Answer Keys
• Syllabi (Academic version only)
•Instructor Slide Show
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
See Parternship for VA handout
Pricing (before bookstore markup)
Order through Course Technology
• Textbooks - $75.00 Set (complete Foundations course)
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$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 testing handout
CIW Certified Testing Center
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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 Parternship for VA 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)
Thank You
for your time!
Contact Information
Dara Titus
Director of Market Development
Prosoft Learning
Dtitus@prosofttraining.com
888-603-9300
Carlotta Eaton
Professor of Information Technology
New River Community College
nreatoc@nr.edu
540-674-3600 x4250