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Web Design for Everybody Capstone

Web Design for Everybody Capstone

This course is part of Web Design for Everybody: Basics of Web Development & Coding Specialization

Instructors: Colleen van Lent, Ph.D.

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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No prior experience required

Flexible schedule

3 weeks at 10 hours a week

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6 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1,777 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

Flexible schedule

3 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

97%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

Create a series of wireframes for your site or portfolio.
Implement concepts from this series that demonstrate the ability to apply web design theory or practice.

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This course is part of the Web Design for Everybody: Basics of Web Development & Coding Specialization

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There are 6 modules in this course

The capstone will develop a higher-quality web portfolio. Students will demonstrate the ability to design and implement a responsive site for a minimum of three platforms. Adherence to validation and accessibility standards will be required. The evolving student implementations will be reviewed each week by capstone peers and teaching assistants to make sure that the student keeps up with the agenda of the course.

Upon completion of this course students will feel comfortable creating and/or updating existing front-end sites, utilizing existing frameworks, and testing sites for accessibility compliance. This course is only open to students who have completed the first four courses in the Web Design for Everybody specialization: Introduction to HTML5, Introduction to CSS3, Interactivity with JavaScript, and Advanced Styling with Responsive Design.

Module details

Welcome to the Web Design for Everyone Capstone!!! It really is my intention to make sure that everyone who completes this capstone will have a product they are proud of. The challenge is that "everyone" is actually a very diverse group of people, each person coming in with different skill sets and interests. So in this course you will pick from one of three portfolio options to complete. The goal of this approach is to help students self-select into appropriate peer groups.

What's included

2 videos11 readings1 peer review2 discussion prompts

2 videosTotal 12 minutes

Welcome6 minutes
Portfolio Options6 minutes

11 readingsTotal 150 minutes

Course Syllabus10 minutes
Important FAQs5 minutes
Pre-Course Survey5 minutes
Portfolio Objectives10 minutes
Portfolio Requirements10 minutes
Portfolio Grading Rubric10 minutes
Option 1: Building your site from scratch10 minutes
Option 2: Building your site from a template10 minutes
Option 3: Building your site using a framework10 minutes
Week one questions and answers60 minutes
Extra Resources10 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 20 minutes

OPTIONAL - Introduce Yourself20 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 10 minutes

Are you thinking of using a template?5 minutes
Are you considering using a framework?5 minutes

Students will submit wireframes for a multi-part online portfolio. The topic of your site is your choice, but you will be expected to fulfill a small checklist of requirements with respect to the amount of proposed content and the variety of HTML5 tags. Emphasis will be on ability to demonstrate mobile-first paradigm design.

What's included

5 readings3 peer reviews1 app item1 discussion prompt

5 readingsTotal 104 minutes

Review wireframes and design sketches14 minutes
Week two questions and answers60 minutes
Create a wireframe10 minutes
Submitting and reviewing the design sketches10 minutes
Notice for auditing learners10 minutes

3 peer reviewsTotal 360 minutes

Option 1: Design Sketch demo for a site coded from scratch120 minutes
Option 2: Design Sketch demo for a site coded from a template120 minutes
Option 3: Design Sketch demo for a site coded using a framework120 minutes

1 app itemTotal 10 minutes

Optional assignment submission for auditing learners10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

What is the topic for your portfolio?10 minutes

This week you will continue to review your fellow students designs. Feedback will be based on layout, proposed content, and accessibility. The goal is that these peer reviews will inspire you to attempt something more on your site (or provide the feedback that lets you know you may want to scale down your own expectations.) You will begin to create the content of your site as you wait for the reviews of your project to be created.

What's included

8 videos6 readings1 discussion prompt

8 videosTotal 53 minutes

Using the W3 Validator7 minutes
Using the WAVE Tool6 minutes
Utilizing Developer Tools5 minutes
Sticky Footers10 minutes
Embedding a Google Calendar5 minutes
Using Bootstrap to Add a Carousel7 minutes
Adding a Lightbox Plugin6 minutes
Font Awesome6 minutes

6 readingsTotal 110 minutes

Preparing your Images10 minutes
Resources10 minutes
WebAIM quick reference10 minutes
The Safari Web Inspector Guide10 minutes
Firefox Developer Tools10 minutes
Week three questions and answers60 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

What "extras" are you thinking about?10 minutes

Using the feedback you received from other capstone participants you will begin to style your portfolio. At the end of Week Five you will have the opportunity to submit your intermediate work for review.

What's included

1 reading1 discussion prompt

This week you will validate and test your site. You will write a summary of the results and explain (if necessary) why you needed to violate any coding conventions.

What's included

5 readings3 peer reviews1 app item1 discussion prompt

5 readingsTotal 92 minutes

Why Validate?10 minutes
Creating a screen capture video (Optional)10 minutes
Week five questions and answers60 minutes
Submitting and reviewing in-progress projects10 minutes
Notice for auditing learners2 minutes

3 peer reviewsTotal 180 minutes

Option 1: Demo your portfolio (coded from scratch)60 minutes
Option 2: Demo your portfolio (designed from a template)60 minutes
Option 3: Demo your portfolio (designed using a framework)60 minutes

1 app itemTotal 10 minutes

Optional assignment submission for auditing learners10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Validation Issues?? Put them here!10 minutes

We will conclude with a period of peer-review and modifications to your site. By the end of this week you will have a unique, responsive, accessible portfolio. Congratulations!!

What's included

1 video4 readings3 peer reviews1 app item

1 videoTotal 3 minutes

Congratulations!3 minutes

4 readingsTotal 82 minutes

Week six questions and answers60 minutes
Portfolio Grading Rubric10 minutes
Notice for auditing learners2 minutes
Post-Course Survey10 minutes

3 peer reviewsTotal 360 minutes

Option 1: Demo you portfolio (designed from scratch)120 minutes
Option 2: Demo your portfolio (designed from a template)120 minutes
Option 3: Demo your portfolio (designed using a framework)120 minutes

1 app itemTotal 10 minutes

Optional assignment submission for auditing learners10 minutes

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Colleen van Lent, Ph.D.

University of Michigan

11 Courses734,058 learners

Charles Russell Severance

University of Michigan

60 Courses4,884,291 learners

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Reviewed on Jul 10, 2020

Thank you so much for providing this course. I feel so confident to know I can design a website and understand other people's code. I am grateful and thank you so much.

Reviewed on Oct 4, 2022

Thank you Dr Colleen van Lent . Learnt a great deal of Javascript from you after struggling to understand in other platform. Thank you for putting this together.

Reviewed on Jun 14, 2024

Of all the courses I've taken to date around web development this one by far is the best. It's the perfect specialization to learn the big 3 front-end coding languages HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

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