Introduction to Web Development
What you'll learn
- Understand the technologies used in web development
- Identify the tools used by web developers
- Apply HTML document structure
- Write HTML allowing you to display a simple web page
- Add images to a web page
- Understand the role of CSS in web development
- Understand the HTML/CSS color model
- Apply colors to web page elements
- Alter CSS text properties
- Understand and apply the basics of the CSS box model
- Know the role of Javascript programming in web development
- Integrate prewritten Javascript code
- Create a basic Javascript program to collect data
- Use Javascript to adjust the appearance of page elements
- Understand the next steps to learning professional web development skills
Requirements
- Mac or PC
- Free Text editor (Brackets Recommended)
- Web Browser (Chrome and Firefox Recommended)
Description
Are you considering web development as a career? Do you simply want to learn to create your own web sites but don't know where to start? Does the world of programming fascinate you? Are you curious about "what it takes" to be a web developer.
Join master instructor Mark Lassoff, for this fast-paced, short course designed to introduce you to the world of web development. You'll be introduced to three of the primary languages used for web development.
Exposure to Three Major Programming Languages
First, Mark will introduce you to HTML5, HyperText Markup Language, used to contain the content elements of web and mobile sites. Next, you'll be introduced to CSS, Cascading StyleSheet Language, used to add design and style to web presentations. Finally, Mark will introduce you to Javascript, one of the most important and fastest-growing languages used today.
Dynamic Course Design
This course is designed to give you a preview of what professional web development work is like. You'll use some of the same languages and techniques used by professional web developers every day. With fascinating, fast-paced lectures, code samples, and challenging lab exercises (solutions provided), you'll gain a sense of what it's like to work in the web development field.
Thousands have learned web development and programming from Mark Lassoff. Join Introduction for Web Development today and start your path toward mastering this exciting and challenging field.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wants to start learning web development
- Beginners
- Students
- Teachers
- Traditional developers who want to learn web
Instructors
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Mark Lassoff 's parents frequently claim that Mark was born to be a programmer. Starting, in the mid-eighties at age 11, Mark was hard at work on his Commodore 64 writing games in the BASIC language. After completing a computer science degree, Mark developed software for several well-known internet startups during the initial internet boom of the mid 1990’s. Five years ago Mark parlayed a two decades of software development experience into his latest entrepreneurial venture, LearnToProgram Media.
LearnToProgram Media publishes online courses that teach mobile, web, and game development. Over 500,000 people have learned programming from Mark through online classes he has either authored or published. In addition to publishing popular courses and books LearnToProgram Media operates an internet video network which produces several programs on software development.
Previously Mark founded PowerPlant Marketing, which created marketing automation software for REALTORS™. After the sale of PowerPlant, Mark went on to found Internet Broadcasting Group which counted among it’s launch clients Nike, Blue Moon Brewing Company and Opubco.
Mark lives in Connecticut and speaks worldwide on software development, entrepreneurship and online learning. He has spoken at TechWeek NY, TechWeek LA, and SXSW, among other large conferences. In his spare time he he enjoys aviation, mentoring new business owners and spending time with life-long friends and family.