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Thanks to a growing number of software programs, it seems that anyone can create a web page. But what if you really want to understand how the page was created? There are great textbooks and online resources for learning web design, but most of those resources require some background knowledge. This course is designed to help the beginner who wants to gain confidence and knowledge. We'll explore the theory (what actually happens when you click a link on a web page?), the practice (what do I do on
Thanks to a growing number of software programs, it seems that anyone can create a web page.
But what if you really want to understand how the page was created? There are great textbooks and online resources for learning web design, but most of those resources require some background knowledge.
This course is designed to help the beginner who wants to gain confidence and knowledge.
We'll explore the theory (what actually happens when you click a link on a web page?), the practice (what do I need to know to create my own page?), and the overlooked (I have a page, what should I do?) Do now?).
Throughout the course there will be a strong emphasis on adhering to syntactic standards for validation and semantic standards to promote broad accessibility for users with disabilities.
The textbook we use is available online, “The Missing Link: An Introduction to Web Programming and Development” by Michael Mendez from www.opensuny.org.
This course will appeal to a wide variety of people, but specifically those who want a step-by-step overview of the basics.
There are no prerequisites for this course and it is assumed that students have no prior programming skills or IT experience.
The course will culminate with a small final project that will require the creation of a very simple page with links and images.
The focus of this course is on the basics, not on appearance.
You can see a sample final page at http://intro-webdesign.com/html5-plain.html.
This is the first course in the Web Design for Everyone specialization.
Subsequent courses focus on the business skills of styling the page with CSS3, adding interactivity with JavaScript, and enhancing styling with responsive design.
You can see a sample site for the final course at http://intro-webdesign.com/
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This week we will discover the "mystery" behind the Internet. What happens when you type a URL into your browser for a web page to magically appear? What is HTML3 and what happened to HTML 3 - 5? We'll also cover some practical concepts you should master before you start coding your own pages.
This week you will have to take a deep breath and start programming. I'll be covering a lot of HTML tags, but it's important that you do more than just listen to these videos and read the textbook material. You need to practice (and fail!) to learn. Believe it or not, once you master the basic idea of using tags and attributes, you'll know everything you need to use any HTML3 tag. The page may not yet look the way you want, but you'll be able to use text, links, images, tables, and even music and videos. If you'd like to refer to a textbook this week to reinforce concepts, we'll use Shay Howe's online textbook as a reference. I will include links after the lectures, but some students prefer to read before the videos. (My preferred method is read/watch/read again.)
Ok, you created a file... now what? This week we will start by covering the important but often overlooked concepts of validation and accessibility. Did you follow the DOM structure when you created your page? Did you use semantic tags to ensure that page visitors can access all the information, even if they have physical or cognitive disabilities? This is knowledge that you can use if you want to pursue a career as a web accessibility specialist. Finally, I'll briefly cover the steps involved in getting your site published on the web. There are many free and paid services you can use to get your work off your computer and onto the Internet.
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