A Web Development Crash Course in HTML5 and CSS3
What you'll learn
- Program using HTML5 and CSS3
- Create your own website
Requirements
- No prior knowledge or experience is necessary!
- We will get you set up in early lessons using only free resources.
Description
HTML and CSS may seem intimidating, but there is a method to the madness. This course will show you everything that you need to know in order to make a functional and elegant website that suits your individual needs.
You do not need to have any programming experience to take this course. I will show you the basics, demonstrate examples, list common uses, and walk you through the development process step-by-step.
This course will cover:
- Laying out your HTML environment
- Styling your website
- HTML tags and elements
- Linking pages together
- Images and media content
- HTML organization with classes and IDs
- The "box model" of block elements
- Tables and lists
- Character entities and symbols
- Pseudo-classes and pseudo-elements
You will also learn good web programming practice and debugging skills through practice and observation. This will make your projects easier for another developer to read and easier for you to read if you take a break.
Click Take This Course and learn how to make a website of your very own!
Who this course is for:
- This course is great for anyone interested in learning HTML5 and CSS from the ground up. The course is designed to teach the fundamentals of web development, but delves into advanced HTML5 and CSS3 techniques by the end of the course.
Instructor
Derek has been a freelance Web Programmer for 8 years and is well-versed in HTML, CSS, JavaScript/jQuery, PHP, SQL, Java, and C# with a working understanding of C++ and ActionScript. He stays informed about current events and advancements in web technology and challenges himself to continue to use new advancements to drive creativity and user experience in his projects.
In his free time, Derek creates websites and web/mobile games. He is also beginning to use his understanding of programming to design functional microprocessors for small electrical devices and gadgets.