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You'll need to focus on learning the "client side of computing", that displays web pages: HTML, CSS (cascading style sheets), and JavaScript.

Employers will expect you to know the most popular tool to generate HTML, Dreamweaver, plus know how to use the most popular tool to manage photos and graphics, Adobe Photoshop. It would help to know Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) to create animations as well.

Depending on where you live, there can be a glut of web designers, so you need to create web sites for non-profits, charities, etc so you have a portfolio to show prospective employers.

You should also learn as much as you can about databases, and languages/protocols that can bridge between web pages and databases, so that you're aware of the "server side" of web sites (the part of the site that bridges between the browser, the web server, and the data/database): SQL (Sequential Query Language) Java Server Pages (JSP) or Active Server Pages (ASP), or Cold Fusion.

Many employers want you to also know an object oriented type language like Java or C++ as well, which are also used on the "server side".

You really have to be good at grammar, writing and organizing information, since web sites are made up of lots of info, not just graphics and links. Many people want assistance with their forms and e-commerce sites, so you'll have to learn something about internet security as well.

There is a Certified Internet Web Professional Program that you can get at least the Foundation certification at, so you can lend yourself credibility when first starting out:

http://www.ciwcertified.com/certifications/program...

I use to be a mainframe programmer, and took classes and taught myself html, css, javascript, java, jsp..as well as taught myself how to use html generators and photoshop..I already had been programming with databases, so I was already familiar with SQL. I got a bunch of certifications, mainly because I was teaching about products that were used with web servers and application web servers...

You have to at least be very good at web programming (sites need to work correctly all the time), or web design (sites need to look great and be easy to navigate) or graphic design (graphics need to look great and be web optimized to upload quickly) if you want to do well in the field.

I work at a community college and we now offer an internet technology associate degree that covers many of the things I said above. But I'd get a bachelors degree like you're aiming for if possible, since the more you learn about writing and business, the better.

not likely. The whole computer degree field is pretty dry, and hard to get a career in right now. There are too many unemployed IT people with TONS of experience, who are more qualified than you, and who will get the job over you. Trust me, I have an IT degree, and I cant even get an interview scheduled.

I have a M.S degree in IT but hard to find a job. I am planning to take a CCIE certification in the future. On the otherhand, if you are planning to go to a top flight schools such as MCGill or Waterloo chances are u can get a decent job

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