Multimedia: Front End Development/User Experience Web Design

The field of User Experience Design (UX) is rapidly growing and demand for skilled UX designers and front-end developers has steadily increased. UX designers create interfaces that feel natural to users and build seamless movement between webpages and/or tasks within an application or program. The courses in this certificate introduce students to concepts, digital tools and platforms including ideation techniques, prototyping, HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and application development. Students learn how to design vibrant and innovative digital interfaces that communicate with audiences and enhance user experiences. Upon completion, students will have acquired the necessary skills for entry-level positions including front-end developer, JavaScript Developer, UX Designer, UserExperience Researcher and others.

It is estimated that on average 10 students will complete the Certificate annually.

		Year 1
Course Department Number	Course Title	Annual # Section	Annual enrollment
MM 101	Visual and Interaction Design (new course, no data)	1	10
MM-102A	Introduction to Multimedia	2	15-20 per section
MM-105	Web design	2	25
MM-106	Adv. Interaction Design for Web & Mobile	1	12-15
MM-107	Wordpress	2	12-15
CS-175	JavaScript for Web Development	1	20-25
MM-113	Mobile Application Development	2	15-20 per section

The field of User Experience Design (UX) is rapidly growing and demand for skilled UX designers and front-end developers has steadily increased. UX designers create interfaces that feel natural to users and build seamless movement between webpages and/or tasks within an application or program. The courses in this certificate introduce students to concepts, digital tools and platforms including ideation techniques, prototyping, HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and application development.  Students learn how to design vibrant and innovative digital interfaces that communicate with audiences and enhance user experiences. Upon completion, students will have acquired the necessary skills for entry-level positions including front-end developer, Mobile Application designer, JavaScript Developer, UX Designer, User Experience Researcher and others.

 

This certificate connects to the following Ohlone college goals: "Ohlone College responds to the educational needs of our diverse community and economy by offering high-quality instruction supporting basic skills, career development, university transfer, and personal enrichment and by awarding associate degrees and certificates to eligible students in an innovative, multicultural environment where successful learning and achievements are highly valued, supported, and continually assessed."

 

A Labor Market information report on Web and User Experience Design Occupations prepared by the San Francisco Bay Center of Excellence in March of 2019 states that “Based on all available data, there appears to be an undersupply of Web and User Experience Design workers compared to the demand for this cluster of occupations in the Bay region and in the EastBay sub-region (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.)”  According to the report, occupational demand in the Bay Region will grow 18% by 2022 (much faster than average). The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that job opportunities in the web development field (Web programmers, Web designers) are expected to increase by 13% through2020. According to Glassdoor, the average UX Design salary nationwide is $90,000.

Dept. Name/#	Name	Units	Sequence
MM -101 MM-102A MM 105 MM-106 MM-107 MM-113 CS 175	Visual and Interaction Design Introduction to Multimedia Web design Adv. Interaction Design for Web & Mobile Wordpress Mobile Application Development  JavaScript for Web Development	3 3 4 3 .5 3 4	Yr 1, Fall Yr 1, Fall or Spring Yr 1, Fall Yr 1, Spring Yr 1, Fall or Spring Yr 1, Spring Yr 1, Fall

Requirements for Certificate of Achievement:

a)        Complete satisfactorily the courses listed for the particular certificate.

b)        Complete at least 50% of the required units at OhloneCollege.

c)         Maintain a 2.0 grade point average.

Dept. Name/#	Name	Units	Sequence
MM -101 MM-102A  MM 105  MM-106  MM-107 MM-113 CS  175	Visual and Interaction Design  Introduction to Multimedia  Web design  Adv. Interaction Design for Web & Mobile Wordpress  Mobile Application Development  JavaScript for Web Development	3  3  4  3  .5  3  4	Yr 1, Fall  Yr 1, Fall or Spring  Yr 1, Fall Yr 1, Spring  Yr 1, Fall or Spring Yr 1, Spring Yr 1, Fall

No additional information is available.

This is a modification of an already existing certificate (web design certificate of accomplishment) which we have offered for 8 years. The only change is that we are adding two new courses and with the reduced threshold from 18 to 16 units, the certificate is now a certificate of achievement rather than a certificate of accomplishment.