Web Ministry 102: Design, Build, and Launch

In this 6-week course, you will learn about web design that is user-centered. You’ll come to understand how to anticipate users’ needs and navigation patterns as they visit your website. This understanding will help you optimize your website for visitors.

Course overview

• 6-week course
• Students can expect to log about 20 total hours in the course. Students access the course anytime they want, 24/7.
• Cost: $119*
• Start Date: July 5 - August 15, 2012 Register
• A certificate of completion and 1 SACEM CEU are awarded to those meeting the requirements.

Who should participate?

This course is ideal for anyone wanting to develop a web presence to support the ministry of a church, district, conference, or other organization. Web Ministry 101 or equivalent knowledge and skills are prerequisites for this course.

What will I learn?

At the end of Web Ministry 102, you will be able to:

• Create or select an engaging design that is user-centered.
• Develop a site map to organize the various sections and subpages of your website.
• Understand and implement a user-centered website navigation strategy.
• Gather and prepare content, graphics, and photographs to present a dynamic, user-centered website.
• Develop content protocols.
• Protect users’ and members’ privacy.

You will also be ready to:

• Establish a plan for marketing and launching your website.
• Prepare to take the next steps toward maintaining and evaluating your website in part three (WM103: Maintain and Evaluate).

Click here for the course syllabus

Facilitators
   WM102 is facilitated by UMCom Certified Trainers. 

How to Register

Pre-registration is required, and no participants will be admitted once the course begins.  Pre-registration ends the day before each course session begins.

*Note: The fee requested for this course reflects only part of its development and production. The balance of the expense comes from the World Service dollars faithfully remitted by local churches and conferences across our United Methodist Connection.