This course introduces students to the basic technologies of front-end web development and guides them through hand-coding various layouts for the web. Students will learn about the technical setup of domain names and web hosting accounts while creating custom websites with HTML5 and CSS3 using standard and up-to-date best practices. Explorations with web code will centre around responsive page layout and grid structure, basic animations, patterns and images. Students will upload their projects to a live web server via FTP software.
Prerequisites
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What you will learn
- Domain names and web hosting
- HTML fundamentals: elements, tags, attributes, nesting, structure
- CSS3 fundamentals: stylesheets, selectors, inheritance, cascade order
- CSS3 layout: box model, positioning, navigation, layout techniques
- CSS3 styling: typography, images, backgrounds, patterns, borders, transitions, transforms, hovers
- File structure, linking, and FTP
- Proper formatting and syntax for HTML5 and CSS3
- Image optimization and file types
- Responsive techniques
- Code editor setups
- Accessibility
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
Additional information
1. Interview with department to discuss previous experience
2. A portfolio assessment of previously completed related work OR
3. The demonstration of skills via the successful completion of 1-4 related projects/assignments similar to those completed in the course, chosen at the discretion of the department
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.