Table of Contents

• Top Tech Jobs
• Welcome
• About
• Degrees & Certificates
  • Apply for Apprentice Certificate
• Microsoft Certifications
• Roadmap

Top Tech Jobs

U.S. News and World Report ranked Software Developers as their #1 technology job for 2023 citing a median salary of $120,730 per year. Their rankings are based in part on a U.S. Labor Department report touting Software Developers as one of the fastest growing jobs of the decade citing the projected number of jobs to be 370,000. Information Security Analysts have a projected median salary of $102,000 and 56,500 jobs. Web developers median salary is projected to be $77,030 with 28,900 projected jobs. One other perk, a large portion of these jobs will be located in the Golden State.

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Email the IA Program Coordinator
Bill Bennett
bbennett@msjc.edu

Welcome to the Internet Authoring Program

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Internet Authoring (IA) is a cutting-edge career for the 21st century and there is a considerable amount of industry demand for skilled workers. As a Web/mobile/desktop application developer you will experience an exciting and rewarding career that is beyond compare. IA combines creative inspiration with technical know-how giving scholars the opportunity to develop high-paying skills and the ability to excel in a plethora of exhilarating work environments.

A Web/Mobile/Desktop application developer needs to have a wealth of knowledge and skills to be successful in today's very competitive job market. MSJC's IA program is designed for student success. The IA program is one of the school's most technical as well as challenging programs, but it keeps students engaged and on track by utilizing empirically tested learning and instructional strategies combined with cutting-edge technologies. The program creates real world scenarios and real world challenges for scholars to accomplish and learn from. The IA program is organized into sequential layers beginning with courses that build foundational skills and ending with courses which give scholars the expertise they need to tackle today's sophisticated Web/mobile/desktop development environments.

About the Internet Authoring Program

MSJC's Internet Authoring program is organized into 5 layers.

1. The Foundation Layer
2. The Presentation Layer
3. The Interactive Layer
4. The Business Logic Layer
5. The Database Layer

These five layers are the same five layers used by the Internet community to define each of the functions of a modern-day professional Web site. By learning the skills at each of the five layers you will be prepared to tackle any Internet Authoring job you encounter.

Internet Authoring Program Learning Outcomes

How to Earn an A.S. Degree, State Certificate, or Employment Concentration

Scholar's will be able to achieve industry recognition almost immediately by achieving an Apprentice Employment Concentration certificate from MSJC after completing only 9 units of coursework (3 required courses, one from each of the first three IA Roadmap levels). Scholar's can then build upon that achievement by adding a Journeyman's certificate from the state of California which demonstrates your mastery of the Internet Authoring world. To earn the Journeyman's you only have to complete an additional 9 units of coursework (2 required courses + 1 elective course). From there you are just one step away from earning your Associate's degree in Internet Authoring.

Let MSJC's Internet Authoring program help you master the skills needed to develop rich interactive solutions for desktops, mobile devices, and the World Wide Web.

Apply for the Apprentice Employment Concentration Certificate

Once you have completed the required courses for the Internet Authoring Apprentice employment concentration certificate, use this link to apply for your completion certificate.

Microsoft MTA Certification

By completing the CSIS 103 Introduction to the Internet course, combined with the CSIS 115a Web Development - Level 1 and the CSIS 111b Fundamentals of Computer Programming courses will prepare you to complete the Microsoft MTA Software Development Fundamentals exam which will earn you an industry certificate from Microsoft. The Microsoft certificates are extremely valuable when applying for work in the fields of Web Development or Information Technology.

The Internet Authoring Program Roadmap

In order to receive an employment concentration certificate in Internet Authoring you must complete a required courses from each of the Apprentice layers of the Internet Authoring program totaling 9 units of coursework.

In order to receive a state certificate in Internet Authoring you must have completed the required courses for the Apprentice employment concentration (9 units) + a required course from each of the Journeyman layers (6 units) + 1 elective course (3 units) totaling 18 units of coursework.

In order to receive an A.S. degree in Internet Authoring you must have completed: all course requirements for the Journeyman certificate, plus all course requirements which make up one of MSJC's general education options for an A.S. degree (Option A - Local Non-transfer, Option B - Transfer Emphasis, or Option C - Transfer Emphasis). See the MSJC Catalog for more information about general education course requirements for earning an A.S. degree and/or talk to a MSJC counselor.

Click on a layer name in the table below for more information about the courses, technologies, and certifications you'll be learning about as you proceed through the Internet Authoring program.

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