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NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY
ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET
Mark Heil
NorthCentral University
Nicolas Pologeorgis
Jauary 8, 2009
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Introduction
Most people use various forms of web pages on the Internet for their
personal life and in the business workplace. The increase usage of Internet
for business has changed the business model and more web applications and
website features continue to change this model. Many people use a word
better prepare for the future, more integration and instruction of web
only the web and technology division of a company. Instead, all sectors of
business either are or will use variations of web publishing that is integrated
Purpose
technology and society shifts. The job market in the business field continues
to become more competitive with higher skills and degrees required for
quality entry level job positions. The need for more strategic marketing
the business work place but the preparation needs to be focused on at the
is that web design and management is only needed for web designers. The
Internet has changed the way business is conducted and the usage of
jobs in these business sectors would highly benefit with prior knowledge of
necessity of web publishing skills among students to better prepare them for
the 21st century business work place. The secondary goal is to show how
these web skills can help market the student in their business career. The
types of web applications that will be explored are the following web
beginning with a personal blog on the content area of their study. The
student could then take various projects created and design an online
portfolio to help in their individual marketing purposes. With the portfolio the
Finally, a job offer could result and the student would continue to use and
Research and business trends prove that these web applications enhance
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learning through application and web design helps to facilitate the end. For
example, Keenen Geter from Baltimore, Maryland used his basic web design
Keenen started a business and created websites for small businesses in the
1995, creating and publishing a website quickly, easily, and at a low cost was
unthinkable but over the years web publishing has become more accessible
with less barriers to entry. Today, web pages are the content of the message
for individuals and businesses that are published and read around the world
(Ruthfield, 1995).
Unemployment Trends
effects of the job market have changed the business culture and the method
the interactions between people using the Internet. The Internet has evolved
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students is needed to help them succeed and also for companies and
putting more of their information on the web on both their intranet and the
slowly phasing out and being substituted with cloud computing. Employees
with more knowledge on web publishing can be more effective in their job
progressing in the today’s society. Today, creating and using web content is
part of everyday life and a used for social, academic, and job related means.
schools should integrate web management and design into the curriculum
for students. There are three levels of web site design from adoption to
(Tjahjadi, 2009).
career. The learning curve among students has decreased as students begin
using technology more often. The process of learning web design and
high school where there is more of a focus and higher retention for learning.
apply them to practical ways that would be beneficial to the student and
prepare them for the workplace. There are a variety of ways to apply web
publishing principals to prepare for the future. High school students are a
valuable resource for schools to use to help their school’s web publishing
needs. School web sites have become one of the top ways for schools to use
for marketing purposes. Many school organizations are not using the web
to both the organization and the student’s future career as it gives them
If levels one and two are completed effectively, the last level of
basic knowledge and various experiences to allow them to put into practice.
The application stage can begin as early as the high school level and as late
as post college in the workplace. Senior students in high school often work
part-time jobs to save money for a car, college, and other needed expenses.
opportunities in various fields that require them the use of web publishing. A
Both of these functions will be substituted more and more with web
There is high importance for the reason of this study with its primary
students for the workplace through web publishing skills. There has been a
transcribe digitally although the business shift to the web through Internet
integration has increased the need for basic web publishing to transcribe
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digitally online. Both high school and colleges as a whole are not addressing
the shift and preparing their students with the skills necessary to not only
survive but thrive in the workplace through diversifying via web publishing.
There are a few topic related questions that would immediately surface
about this topic. First, is web publishing essential in all or most business
related jobs? Second, what are the future trends and requirements of
business functions related to Internet and web activity? Third, what is the
process to best prepare students in web publishing and which web skills are
most essential and applicable to learn? Much research is needed for this
world are used to compare research results and methods as well as using
professionals. The study will not include preparation for a web design job
only but instead, all positions are from a variety of business positions
(Tjahjadi, 2009).
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