WaSP InterACT

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Foundations

Focus on the basic principles and fundamental competencies that form a solid grounding for any aspiring web professional.

• Internet Fundamentals F-100 | Foundations

  This course gives students a basic understanding of the Internet, who uses it, and how it is used. Skill building topics will include: email, blogs, browsers, search, feeds, ftp, downloads, rich media, and social media. The course will explore a variety of communication methods on the Web.

• Writing for the Web F-200 | Foundations

  This course will introduce students to the essentials of writing and editing text for the web. Topics covered include writing for efficient reading; editing print content for web use; optimizing web content for search-engines and their users; finding the appropriate voice and tone for each project; writing good page titles, headlines, “alt” text, and link text; and writing “interface copy.” Students will draft and edit a variety of content pages and revise previously written print copy for use on the web.

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