Homework #4

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Elder Ballards “Sharing the Gospel Using the Internet”

I read this talk and it helped me to better understand how truly important  it is to share the gospel in as many ways as we can. We have been blessed with technology and we are now able to share the gospel with more people then ever before. We can all help this work to continue going forth. We can also help the internet to be used for more positive things then negative.  By doing this we will help and bless the lives of other people.

Homework #3

Visit http://beta.byui.edu/
•Comment on what you observe

I can see that they are still in a pre launch stage and the are changing the whole layout of the site. It is really nice to be able to comment and let them know what can be done to improve the site. It takes a ton of work to switch from an old site into a new one.

A. (10 points) Go to any online job search website and search for web design and development positions. Review at least 5 job postings that you think you might be interested in.
On your blog, list the job qualifications required for each position you reviewed.
Note: The following are just a few job search websites. There are many others.
a. Monster.com b. Careerbuilder.com c. Yahoo HotJobs d. USAJobs

Web Designer / Developer

WestHost / UK2Group - Logan, UT 84321

Review- You need to be able to communicate well with people and will be working with other brands to build web sites that meet the business objectives. Will be working with Marketing executives.
Qualifications- -Extensive understanding of Web site development, and web design maintenance.
-Solid understanding of user interface and overall user experience. This includes overall navigation flow, layout, creation of graphic elements, conversions, etc.
-Extensive skills and knowledge of HTML, CSS, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver.
-Ability to program in JavaScript and PHP are also preferred.
http://www.jobhost.org/jobs/viewjob/web-designer-developer-7dca227128e615cc?source=indeed&medium=sponsored


Zions Bank
Web/HTML Developer - Investments Department
Review- Working with others to produce web sites and will be responsible to make regular changes, including site redesign. Responsible to create new stylesheets, design, and edit web page content.
Qualifications- basic knowledge of internet/intranet web sites, web site design, and web technologies. Working knowledge and experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Search Engine Optimization, CMS, Adobe Flash, Web 2.0 layout, Etc
http://jobview.monster.com/Web-HTML-Developer-Investments-Department-Job-Salt-Lake-City-UT-US-99252220.aspx

Web Developer-CyberSource

Review- CyberSource is a Visa company, it is a global leader in eCommerce payment management.​ it was one of the world's first payment gateways, connecting online merchants to payment networks, including Visa.​
Qualifications- BS or MS degree in Business, Computer Science or MIS discipline with 4+​ years of work experience.Overflowing energy and enthusiasm for being part of a team and working tremendously hard.Delivers quality and thorough solutions that add value to the company.Excellent verbal and written English language skills.Excellent analytical andbinvestigative skills to uncover potential solutions to complex business problems.Strong skills in SQL are required.bSkills in Perl, PHP, Ruby, HTML/​XML, Java, JavaScript and Unix are required.​
http://jobview.monster.com/Web-Developer-CyberSource-Job-Provo-UT-US-98968143.aspx

Sr. Web Developer

 WestHost / UK2Group - Lindon, UT 84042

Review- UK2 Group is a large global web hosting company, with headquarters in London England, and U.S. operations based in Utah. They will work with existing team members under direction to develop internal web-based tools and to develop and maintain web hosting products. They are looking for candidates with minimum of 4-5 years of web development experience.
Requirements- Strong experience with the web (protocols, domain registration, DNS, mail, etc).
- Experience with PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, MySQL.
- Experience with Linux; CentOS/RedHat experience preferred.
- Experience with BASH scripting a plus.
http://www.jobhost.org/jobs/viewjob/sr-web-developer-f02b6204271fe225?source=indeed&medium=sponsored


Web Graphic Designer / Developer (American Fork, Utah)
Review- The designer must be able to create ad campaigns for major companies on web sites. Your creativity, understanding of user behavior and strong visual design sense will contribute to developing cutting edge web pages with a great user experience.
Requirements-
• 3-5 years experience preferred

• Application interface and/or website design experience
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Communication, Marketing or Graphic Design Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Photoshop and Illustrator proficiency expected
http://saltlakecity.craigslist.org/web/2372740481.html

Homework #2

Chapter 6

A. (12 points) Read chapter 6 and answer the following questions. Post the responses on your blog.

1. Why is it important to create a high level plan for your web site? 
   Because if we don’t then we might make it how we want it, or we might make it how the client wants it and not the costumers, or we might make it how the costumers want it and not the client. We need to have it balanced. Making a plan can help us to accomplish this.

2. What are the 7 steps of the web site planning process? 
   1. Define project requirements
   2. Conduct research and analysis
   3. Develop design
   4. Build
   5. Test
   6. Deploy
   7. Maintain

3. What is an information architect? 
   They are the foundation of good web design and development. They help contribute to the plan. They structure the design of shared information, help emerge the principles of design and architecture to the digital landscape.

List the 10 major roles of an information architect.

1. Primary audience goals

2. Persons

3. Current content inventory

4. Competitive analysis

5. Content strategy

6. Content outline

7. Content gap analysis

8. Site diagram

9. Page description diagrams

10. Wireframes

A big portion of their roles are taken part in the planning stages.

B. (12 points) Develop a graduation plan and post it on your Blog

My Graduation plan A.A.S. Degree Program Web Development

 

Spring 11	Fall 11	Spring 12	Fall 12	Spring 13
Wdd (1) Comm 130 (3) Foundation (11)	Art 130 (3) Cit 203 (3) Cit 320 (3) Foundation(3)	Cit 210 (3) Art 230 (3) Cit 313 (3) Foundation (3)	Cit 230 (3) B250 (3) CS 371 (3) Foundation (3)	Eng 321 (3) Cit 336 (3) Cit 356 (3) Cit 436 (3)

 

I have the plan to get my A.A.S. Degree in web Development I need to take 28 Core Course credits and 15 WDD Emphasis credits And 19 Foundation credits But if I change my mind and plan to get a B.S. Degree I will need to take these additional classes.

Foundations (20)

Core Courses WDD 398 (3)

WDD Emphasis: 9 credits CIT 320 – Database Design & Devel (3) CIT 370 – Computer Security (3) CIT 410 – Systems Analysis (3) CS 308 – Technical Comm (2) CS 313 – Web Engineering II (3) CS 371 – Human Computer Interaction (3)