Introduction to Web Applications

Introduction to Web Applications

This course is part of Akamai Customer Consulting and Support Professional Certificate

Instructor: Shadow Farrell

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8 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks to complete

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8 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

25 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Learners will master basic HTML coding (HTML5) and basic and advanced skills in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS3).

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23 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 8 modules in this course

In Introduction to Web Applications, you’ll learn about HyperText Markup Language (HTML), the fundamental language of the web. You’ll gain foundational knowledge of the ground rules for creating compliant HTML tags and learn to create engaging web pages.

Upon completing this course, you’ll be able to: ● Embed images, video, and audio in web pages ● Structure information tables across web pages ● Create hyperlinks using both text and images ● Use CSS to creatively format web pages changing colors, and adding elements like borders, drop-shadows, and external style sheets Throughout this course, hands-on labs will guide you in creating a multi-page website with a consistent theme, encompassing tables, forms, and animated elements. At the end of this course, you’ll complete a capstone project, allowing you to showcase the knowledge and skills you learned throughout the course.

In this module, you will learn about markup languages in general and HTML in particular. You will learn which tools are appropriate for creating HTML code. After that, you will learn about some of the elements that must be present on an HTML page and some elements used for organizing HTML pages. In the last lesson, you will be introduced to elements that can control how text looks on the screen.

What's included

13 videos6 readings4 assignments

13 videos Total 73 minutes

Introduction to the ATA Track 5 minutes
Overview of ATA Track 1 minute
Advice for Completing the ATA 6 minutes
Web Apps Course Syllabus 5 minutes
Web Communication 5 minutes
Elements 6 minutes
Beginning an HTML Page 8 minutes
Page Elements 8 minutes
Controlling Text 8 minutes
Lists 5 minutes
HTML Attributes 6 minutes
Quotation Marks 3 minutes
Authoring Content in HTML Review 6 minutes

6 readings Total 62 minutes

README 5 minutes
Markup Languages 6 minutes
Evolution of Web and Mobile Content Standards 6 minutes
Guidelines for Compliant HTML 2 minutes
Development Tools 3 minutes
Creating a Web Page 40 minutes

4 assignments Total 60 minutes

Web Development Standards Practice Assessment 15 minutes
Create an HTML Page Practice Assessment 15 minutes
Controlling Text and Using HTML Attributes Practice Assessment 15 minutes
Authoring Content in HTML Graded Assessment 15 minutes

In this module, you will learn how to embed content in HTML web pages and create hyperlinks. You will also learn how to create and format tables , image maps and forms.

What's included

14 videos3 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt

14 videos Total 98 minutes

Images 9 minutes
Videos 6 minutes
Audio 3 minutes
Basic Tables 8 minutes
Stylish Tables 8 minutes
Anchors 11 minutes
Meta Element 5 minutes
Refreshing and Redirecting Web Pages 5 minutes
Image Maps 6 minutes
Forms 5 minutes
Form Fields 11 minutes
Formatting Forms 9 minutes
Validating Input 9 minutes
Embedding and Linking Content Review 5 minutes

3 readings Total 70 minutes

Linking and Embedding Content 40 minutes
Creating and Formatting Tables 20 minutes
Creating a Form 10 minutes

4 assignments Total 60 minutes

Embed Content Practice Assessment 15 minutes
Link HTML Pages Practice Assessment 15 minutes
Construct Forms Practice Assessment 15 minutes
Embedding and Linking Content Graded Assessment 15 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

How is your web site coming along? 10 minutes

In this module, you will learn how to work with styles including the differences between inline, embedded stylesheets and linked stylesheets and how they cascade. You will learn to create style rules, control text and page elements, manage block and inline elements and use the aside element and the float property.

What's included

11 videos3 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt

11 videos Total 79 minutes

Cascading Style Sheets 9 minutes
Style Rules 8 minutes
Class Selectors 5 minutes
Fonts 9 minutes
Text Properties 8 minutes
Color Codes 8 minutes
Formatting Page Elements - Part 1 8 minutes
Formatting Page Elements - Part 2 7 minutes
Block vs Inline 4 minutes
Aside Element 5 minutes
Apply Style Sheets to HTML Review 8 minutes

3 readings Total 40 minutes

Formatting Using Embedded Style Sheets 0 minutes
Formatting the Navigation Bar Using Styles 20 minutes
Creating a Multiple-Column Layout 20 minutes

4 assignments Total 55 minutes

Apply Style Sheets to HTML Practice Assessment 15 minutes
Formatting Text and Page Elements Practice Assessment 15 minutes
Use CSS To Create Multiple-Column Layouts Practice Assessment 10 minutes
Working with Text Files Graded Assessment 15 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Extra! Extra! Write all about it! 10 minutes

What's included

4 videos5 readings3 assignments

4 videos Total 28 minutes

The Overflow Property 5 minutes
Position and z-index Properties 13 minutes
Float and Clear Properties 5 minutes
Creating Web Page Layouts Review 5 minutes

5 readings Total 80 minutes

How to Group Content 5 minutes
The Box Layout 2 minutes
How to Create Box Layouts 3 minutes
Grouping Content 40 minutes
Working with Position 30 minutes

3 assignments Total 40 minutes

Group Content Practice Assessment 10 minutes
Create Box Layouts Practice Assessment 15 minutes
Creating Web Page Layouts Graded Assessment 15 minutes

In this module, you will learn quite a number of ways to identify items for formatting with CSS including attribute , pseudo-class , structural element and pseudo-element selectors. Then you will learn about responsive web design. You will gain a deeper understanding of the box model layout, and learn how to provide alternative layouts including newspaper columns and flexible box layouts.

What's included

6 videos9 readings3 assignments

6 videos Total 38 minutes

Combinators 8 minutes
Attribute Selectors 7 minutes
Structural Selectors 4 minutes
Pseudo-Element Selectors 3 minutes
Newspaper Style Columns 4 minutes
Using Advanced Techniques to Select and Apply Styles Review 12 minutes

9 readings Total 157 minutes

Responsive Web Design 16 minutes
General Box Model Layout 7 minutes
Display Property 4 minutes
Flexible Box Layout 10 minutes
Using Combinators 60 minutes
Using Attribute Selectors 20 minutes
Formatting Every Nth Element 10 minutes
Using Pseudo-Element Selectors 20 minutes
Applying a Flexible Box Layout 10 minutes

3 assignments Total 45 minutes

Advanced CSS Selectors Practice Assessment 15 minutes
Provide Alternate Layouts Practice Assessment 15 minutes
Using Advanced Techniques to Select and Apply Styles Graded Assessment 15 minutes

In this module, you will learn how to use advanced techniques to create backgrounds including using background images, changing the opacity of objects, and creating gradients. You will also learn how to use images for borders, create rounded corners on boxes, and add shadows to boxes and text.