Enables the student to demonstrate the mastery of the learning objectives in the Webmaster, Web Designer, or E-Commerce Specialist programs. Guides the student through the process of developing a portfolio. Focuses on demonstration of the knowledge, skills, and techniques required to plan, develop, and implement a website. To be taken in the final semester of the program.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Plan and implement an e-commerce web site using the learning objectives presented in the certificate program from inception to maintenance.
2. Differentiate between business-to-business and business-to- customer transactions.
3. Assess the advantages of site hosting vs. outsourcing and describe the effect of controlling one's Internet site, in-house.
4. Utilize hardware and bandwidth considerations in determining the construction of an e-commerce site.
5. Define Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and how it relates to the hosting of an e-commerce site.
6. Demonstrate the use of catalogs and shopping carts in the construction of an e-commerce site and payment processing systems and tolls (e-cash, smart cards, credit cards and check-based systems).
7. Identify security issues such as cryptography, digital certificates and Secure Electronic Transactions (SET).

Web Design in a Nutshell (Paperback) by Jennifer Niederst Paperback: 704 pages; Publisher: O'reilly; 3 edition (March 7, 2006) - ISBN-10: 160033012

Course grade consists of portfolio and assignments. Since this class meets only once a week, you will be required to forward your saddleback e-mail address to your main e-mail. When sending e-mails, make sure you include cim298 or capstone in subject line. The course grade will be calculated from:

92-100	A		Portfolio	70%
84-91.9	B		Online-Quizzes, Questionnaire, Assignments	30%
65-83.9	C
55-64.9	D
0-54.9	F

It is the student's responsibility to officially withdraw (drop) from the class. However, Instructor may drop students under the following conditions:

1. Students who have not completed at least 1 assignments two days before the drop without W grade.
2. Students who have not completed at least 50% of the work  by two days before the drop with W grade.
3. Students who miss 2 or more class session

Sometimes you get a grade that you don't like, usually for one of the following reasons:

1. There was a clerical error  (i.e., the points were added up wrong).
2. You think you did something right, and I think you did it wrong.

If you discover a clerical error, tell me immediately. The following Statute of Limitations will apply: You have one week from the day any graded assignment or test is returned to you to appeal the grade you received. After one week, I will assume that you believe the grade you got is the correct one. After one week, grades are unchangeable, fixed, and permanent.

Students with disabilities are entitled to appropriate accommodations.  If you have specific disabilities requiring accommodations, let your instructor know the first 10 days of the semester so that your learning needs may be met and for referral to the Special Services office where documentation of your disability will be provided to receive services and accommodations.  The Special Services Office is in Student Services Center, Room 113.

Any exceptions to the above statements will be considered individually & only if you approach me about the proposed exception at least a week in advance.