The College of Computing and Digital Media established the Institute for Professional Development in 1985 to offer certificate programs designed to meet the needs of both individuals and businesses in the Chicagoland area. These non-degree offerings provide intensive training in a wide variety of areas, with each standalone certificate program addressing a different set of theoretical concepts and practical skills. Emphasis is placed on gaining practical experience through a combination of lectures and demonstrations complemented by laboratory exercises and homework assignments. Certificate programs are typically taught by a team of instructors, that includes both full-time faculty and part-time instructors from industry. The programs require a substantial commitment of time, as most meet two nights per week and in the morning on approximately half of the Saturdays during the program.
Current certificate program offerings include:
IPD 352/IPD 452 IPV6 PROGRAM
A 10-week online program providing comprehensive coverage of IPv6 technologies and strategies for transitioning enterprise to IPv6.
IPD 353 CLOUD COMPUTING WITH AMAZON WEB SERVICES PROGRAM
A 5-week program covering cloud computing with the Amazon Web Services platform.
IPD 354 CLOUD COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS PROGRAM
A 6-week program in the architectures, infrastructure, and operations of Cloud Computing
IPD 355 CLOUD COMPUTING FUNDAMENTALS PROGRAM
An 11-week program in the principles, methods, and technologies of Cloud Computing
IPD 356 WEB DEVELOPMENT WITH AJAX TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM
A 8-week program covering Web development with Ajax technologies
IPD 357 WIRELESS LAN SECURITY PROGRAM
An 8-week program covering the latest solutions in wireless LAN security
IPD 358 SHAREPOINT DEVELOPER PROGRAM
A 10-week comprehensive program covering Microsoft SharePoint development
IPD 359 WEB DEVELOPMENT WITH PYTHON PROGRAM
A 5-week program covering Web development with the Python programming language.
IPD 360/IPD 460 SQL SERVER BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM
An 11-week in-depth program covering SQL Server analysis services, integration services, and reporting services
IPD 363 SQL SERVER DATABASE ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM
An 11-week in-depth program covering database administration using SQL Server
IPD 364 LIGHTWEIGHT JAVA WEB DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
An 8-week comprehensive program covering open-source, lightweight Java enterprise Web development using POJOs (Plain Old Java Objects)
IPD 365 RUBY ON RAILS PROGRAM
A 8-week in-depth program covering Web development using Ruby on Rails
IPD 366 JAVA WEB SERVICES PROGRAM
A 7-week concentrated program covering service-oriented architecture and the development of Web services using Java
IPD 370 ADVANCED SQL PROGRAM
A 2-week program covering advanced Structured Query Language (SQL) features
IPD 380 IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
A 10-week comprehensive program covering best practices in IT project management
IPD 382 JAVA DEVELOPER PROGRAM
A 10-week comprehensive program covering object-oriented applications development using Java
IPD 389 .NET DEVELOPER PROGRAM
A 10-week comprehensive program covering .NET technologies
IPD 352
IPV6 PROGRAM
A 10-week online program providing comprehensive coverage of IPv6 technologies and strategies for transitioning enterprise networks to IPv6
IPD 452
IPV6 PROGRAM
A 10-week online program providing comprehensive coverage of IPv6 technologies and strategies for transitioning enterprise networks to IPv6
IPD 353
CLOUD COMPUTING WITH AMAZON WEB SERVICES PROGRAM
A 10-week program in cloud computing using the Amazon Web Services platform
IPD 354
CLOUD COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS PROGRAM
A 6-week program in the architectures, infrastructure, and operations of Cloud Computing
IPD 355
CLOUD COMPUTING FUNDAMENTALS PROGRAM
An 11-week program in the principles, methods, and technologies of Cloud Computing
IPD 356
WEB DEVELOPMENT WITH AJAX TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM
A 7-week program covering Web development with Ajax technologies
IPD 357
WIRELESS LAN SECURITY PROGRAM
An 8-week program covering the lastest solutions to wireless LAN security issues.
IPD 358
SHAREPOINT DEVELOPER PROGRAM
A 10-week program covering Microsoft SharePoint development.
IPD 359
WEB DEVELOPMENT WITH PYTHON PROGRAM
A 6-week program covering Web development with the Python programming language.
IPD 360
SQL SERVER BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM
An 11-week in-depth program covering SQL Server 2005 analysis services, integration services, and reporting services.
IPD 460
SQL SERVER BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM
An 11-week in-depth program covering SQL Server 2005 analysis services, integration services, and reporting services.
IPD 363
SQL SERVER DATABASE ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM
An 11-week in-depth certificate program covering database administration using SQL Server
IPD 364
LIGHTWEIGHT JAVA WEB DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
A 7-week comprehensive certificate program covering open-source, lightweight Java enterprise Web development using POJOs (Plain Old Java Objects)
IPD 365
RUBY ON RAILS PROGRAM
A 7-week in-depth certificate program covering Web development using Ruby on Rails.
IPD 366
JAVA WEB SERVICES PROGRAM
A 7-week program covering program covering service-oriented architecture and the development of Web services using Java
IPD 370
ADVANCED SQL PROGRAM
A two-week program covering advanced SQL.
IPD 380
IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
A 10-week comprehensive program covering best practices in IT project management
IPD 382
JAVA DEVELOPER PROGRAM
A ten-week comprehensive certificate program covering object-oriented applications development using java for programmers. Program offered through the Institute for Professional Development; enrollment is restricted.
IPD 389
.NET DEVELOPER PROGRAM
A ten-week comprehensive program covering VB.NET and .NET technologies