This course is designed to start you on a path toward future studies in web development and design, no matter how little experience or technical knowledge you currently have. The web is a very big place, and if you are the typical internet user, you probably visit several websites every day, whether for business, entertainment or education.
Have you ever wondered how these websites actually work? How are they built? How do browsers, computers, and mobile devices interact with the web? What skills are necessary to build a website? With almost 1 billion websites now on the internet, the answers to these questions could be your first step toward a better understanding of the internet and developing a new set of internet skills.
By the end of this course you’ll be able to describe the structure and functionality of the world wide web, create dynamic web pages using a combination of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, apply essential programming language concepts when creating HTML forms, select an appropriate web hosting service, and publish your webpages for the world to see. Finally, you’ll be able to develop a working model for creating your own personal or business websites in the future and be fully prepared to take the next step in a more advanced web development or design course or specialization.
Web Development Foundations: You"ll start with the basics of web development, understanding how web technologies work together.
Local Development Environment: Learn to set up XAMPP or WAMP, tools that provide a local server environment.
HTML Basics: you'll learn the structure and syntax of HTML, which is the foundational language used to create web pages.
HTML Elements: Gain knowledge about different HTML tags and their purposes, like creating text, lists, and forms.
Semantic HTML: Understand the importance of semantic elements for accessibility and search engine optimization (SEO).
CSS Fundamental: Learn how to style web pages using CSS, including text formatting, colors and fonts.
Layout Techniques: Understanding the CSS box model, and how to use display properties and positioning to layout on a page.
JavaScript Essentials: You'll learn JavaScript, a key language for adding interactivity to web pages.
DOM Manipulation: Understand how to use JavaScript to dynamically change the content and appearance of web pages.
jQuery: Get introduced to jQuery, a popular JavaScript library that simplifies DOM manipulation, event handling, and AJAX calls.
PHP programming: Learn PHP for server-side scripting to create dynamic page content, handle forms, and manage sessions.
My SQL Databases: Understanding how to use MySQL, a database system, for storing and retrieving data for your web applications.
Integrating PHP and MySQL: Learn to perform database operations from PHP scripts, an essential skill for building data-driven websites.
Full-Stack Development: Apply all the skills learned to build a complete, dynamic website.
User Authentication: Implement user registration and login systems.
Content Management System (CMS): Create a CMS to manage website content.
Web Security: Learn best practices for securing websites against common vulnerabilities like SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS).
