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web master/web design classes
May. 11th, 2007 04:27 pmso aru and i went to the First Academy of Computer Arts to attend an orientation/workshop for the courses they are offering.
they have pretty good facilities, i must say. air-con rooms and good computers.. and each of their classes only accommodate a maximum of 8 people, which means the instructor can really focus on each student.
their web master/web design program looks promising, as well:
The Webmaster Training Program
(174 Total Number of Hours)
The Webmaster Training Program is designed to train students to design, develop, maintain, and manage web sites using current and upcoming web technologies. The aim of the program is to enable students to specialize in web design and layout.
Each student, at the end of the course, is given the task of designing and creating a fully functional website using the various skills and technologies learned throughout the program.
Subjects:
1. HTML
2. Basic Web Interface Creation
3. Advance Web Interface Creation
4. Web Animation
5. Flash MX 2004 Interactivity
6. Web Integration and Authoring
when i asked questions, they said that the program not only teaches designing a website, but maintaining, developing, and troubleshooting. i'm not sure how far that goes, though. i forgot to ask about php and all that jazz, because i guess that's more on programming. the few samples of sites designed by their graduates look pretty, though.
they have sunday classes, which is really convenient for me. with the sunday schedule, the program lasts for 6 months.
aru got hooked with the digital arts program, and to be honest, since that course is the main focus of the school, their program is very extensive. it's really tempting to take that instead. XD they cover advanced photo editing and vector graphics, page layouting, character illustration, and 2D animation. this course lasts for 8 months.
both of us really really want to enroll, me in web and him in digital arts - but it's pretty expensive. the web master program in monthly payments add up to a total of php40k, while the digital arts program is php50k.
some people might say it's better (and definitely cheaper) to self-study, as there are a lot of tutorials out on the net, but i fear i lack the discipline to study these concepts on a when-the-mood-strikes or when-i-have-time basis. i'm all for the schedule, the structured step-by-step classes, the quizzes, the homework (or maybe not the homework, i hate homework), the projects, the "miss may i go out?" excuses.
also, i feel i will be able to build a network, because the people at that school said they get calls from companies asking for graduates' portfolios, etc.
with all these things considered, the question that still remains in my mind is: is it worth it?
they have pretty good facilities, i must say. air-con rooms and good computers.. and each of their classes only accommodate a maximum of 8 people, which means the instructor can really focus on each student.
their web master/web design program looks promising, as well:
The Webmaster Training Program
(174 Total Number of Hours)
The Webmaster Training Program is designed to train students to design, develop, maintain, and manage web sites using current and upcoming web technologies. The aim of the program is to enable students to specialize in web design and layout.
Each student, at the end of the course, is given the task of designing and creating a fully functional website using the various skills and technologies learned throughout the program.
Subjects:
1. HTML
2. Basic Web Interface Creation
3. Advance Web Interface Creation
4. Web Animation
5. Flash MX 2004 Interactivity
6. Web Integration and Authoring
when i asked questions, they said that the program not only teaches designing a website, but maintaining, developing, and troubleshooting. i'm not sure how far that goes, though. i forgot to ask about php and all that jazz, because i guess that's more on programming. the few samples of sites designed by their graduates look pretty, though.
they have sunday classes, which is really convenient for me. with the sunday schedule, the program lasts for 6 months.
aru got hooked with the digital arts program, and to be honest, since that course is the main focus of the school, their program is very extensive. it's really tempting to take that instead. XD they cover advanced photo editing and vector graphics, page layouting, character illustration, and 2D animation. this course lasts for 8 months.
both of us really really want to enroll, me in web and him in digital arts - but it's pretty expensive. the web master program in monthly payments add up to a total of php40k, while the digital arts program is php50k.
some people might say it's better (and definitely cheaper) to self-study, as there are a lot of tutorials out on the net, but i fear i lack the discipline to study these concepts on a when-the-mood-strikes or when-i-have-time basis. i'm all for the schedule, the structured step-by-step classes, the quizzes, the homework (or maybe not the homework, i hate homework), the projects, the "miss may i go out?" excuses.
also, i feel i will be able to build a network, because the people at that school said they get calls from companies asking for graduates' portfolios, etc.
with all these things considered, the question that still remains in my mind is: is it worth it?
