Creative TechnologiesMartin Stanhope – Programme Leader/Senior Lecturer

HND / BSc (Hons)

Computing & Website Development (CWD)

Martin Stanhope

CWD Programme Leader for years 2 and 3

HND / BSc(Hons) Computing courses

•Computing

•Computing & Website Development

•Computer Networks & Security

Computing Courses

Full-time course structure

Course Year 1 (HE4) Year 2 (HE5) Year 3 (HE6)

HND (2 years)

120 120 -

BSc (Hons)(3 years)

120 120 120

1 module = 20 credits6 modules per year = 6x20 = 120 creditsHND = 2 years = 2 x 120 = 240 creditsBSc(Hons) = 3 years = 3 x 120 = 360 credits

Web Designers vs Web Developers

Web designers....

Design the visual style, layout and structure of websites.

SkillsArtistic skills (drawing, layout etc)Adobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesign

BackgroundArts/Graphic Design qualification with some web content skills (HTML/CSS)

(Example 1)

Web developers

Analyse the requirements of clients and develop software solutions for web sites and web applications.

SkillsProgrammingDatabases

BackgroundA technical computing qualification with emphasis on programming for the web.

(Example 1; Example 2)

Computing & Web Development

Development languages & technologies used

HTML & CSS

JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX

PHP

XML and related technologies

SQL

ASP.NET, C#

Adobe Flash ActionScript

Java

Computing & Web Development

Level HE5 modules (2nd year)

Level 2 Project (Dr. Gill Green)

Web Programming (Martin)

Database Theory & Practice (Martin)

UNIX (Dr. Rob Campbell)

Mobile Applications Design (Adam Isherwood)

Internet Applications & Server Systems (Martin)

Computing & Web Development

Level HE6 modules (3rd year of the degree)

Prof. Issues in Computing

Major Project (40 credit module)

Web Application Project Management

+ 2 of the following 3 options

Web & Systems Based Programming

Network Security

Facilitating E-Commerce

Computing & Website Development (CWD)

Career opportunities – Skills required by employers

• Team players who are able to communicate well with designers, developers, customers and end-users.

• Creative individuals who understand the software development process.

• Multi-skilled individuals who are able to create solutions for the web and mobile devices

Computing & Website Development (CWD)

Thank you for attending.

Please meet up for a coffee if

you wish to discuss transferring to

CWD.

Martin Stanhope (ms5@bolton.ac.uk)CWD Programme Leader (Years 2 & 3)