Certified Internet Webmaster - CIW

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JeremyWatts

2002-09-24, 9:26 am

Hey got some questions new to web page design. Signing up for courses for CIW here are the courses. Is this good for a beginner who wants to learn web page dev at the basic level and have something to tattoo on the rez. I got tons of Networking experience and telecom experience just need to add more to the rez. going for mcsa and ccna after this all courses also that way no one says paper cert I got the cert from hands on and good course instruction and every bit of it is college credits 4 credits per class. I already go 93 creditsa and with all the course work will be at 121 credit hours and still don't have a bach degree because I refuse to take biz management.
"CIW Foundations this course has the
INet+

attached which I know is good
Are these two also certs??
"CIW Site Designer
"CIW E-Commerce

RobSchrip

2002-10-01, 10:01 am

Jeremy,

I can't help but reply to your post -- please take my comments in the spirit of genuine concern in which they were written.

Take a break from looking for things to "tattoo on the rez." At this point, it strikes me that you'd be better off working on your writing skills -- grammar, spelling, clarity.

No doubt you're a pure genius when it comes to technology; unfortunately, your communication style would scare off many folks. You come across as one who pays no attention to details -- not a good character trait in one handling a network.

Again, this isn't meant as a putdown; take it instead as an encouragement to excel in many areas of life, not just in your technical skills. It comes from an IT employer; and while I don't claim to speak for everybody, I think many employers and/or colleagues would feel the same way....

JeremyWatts

2002-10-01, 10:15 am

If your looking for proper english in a forum your in the wrong spot. People shorten language to make simplify things. Sometimes people are in a hurry when typing in here and they just don't care about all the periods and paragraph structure this isn't an English quiz. As for communication skills I was a Pro Disc Jockey for 2 years at a mid market station writing commercials and announcing over air. I finally left because of pay.
Oh and paying attention to details well lets put it this way 4 years in the Army and an Honor Graduate from AIT not paying attention to details isn't one of the traits.
Also my resume is perfect also the last two employers I interviewed with could only find one error on the resume and that error depended on who you talked to whether the comma should be there or not. Guess you shouldn't jump to conclusions on a post in a forum.
The reason I'm needing to up my skills a bit is because of the fact that the market in Madison WI is terrible. Once again communication skills aren't lacking 3 years in customer service also and my customers are giving me references because they thought the work I did was great never a complaint on communication skills from them.

namrak

2002-10-01, 11:23 am

I have to agree with Jeremy here in the fact that many people will shorthand their writing. I try not to do that since I'm still learning to type.

Try not to let grammatical issues affect the overall purpose of this forum, helping others with their questions.

Okay, to answer quickly. CIW Foundations will be one certification. Once you've chosen your track such as Designer. All you need to do is pass any exam within the Designer track to receive CIW Professional designation. After becoming Professional, you need to finish off the rest of the track before obtaining Master CIW Designer status.

Couple of comments Jeremy. When it comes to web development, classes definitely help and I think it can only ramp you up quicker into this vast part of the industry. However, I will say that depending on how the class is structured, you're more than likely only to get the specific information you need to pass the exams. To actually put yourself on the path of becoming a good web developer, you'll need to familiarize yourself intimately with Photoshop (or Paint Shot Pro for the others) and Flash in addition to JavaScript and others. It will be a long road, but this is one facet of the industry where you can either concern yourself with the graphical frontend or the less subjective backend (tying into databases). Good luck.

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