Front-End Web Developer - Austin Peay State University
IT and Software Development

Front-End Web Developer

375 Hours
Beginner
English

Front-end web development, also known as client-side development, is the practice of producing HTML, CSS and JavaScript for a website or Web Application so that a user can see and interact with them directly.
The Front-End Web Developer course introduces students to front-end web development technologies, including JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and jQuery. Participants learn how to make interactive applications that run inside a web browser and can communicate with a web server running remotely. Participants also learn how to use the version control program Git and collaboration website GitHub. Once complete, participants will have the basic skills necessary to work as a front-end web developer.

Lesson 1: Introducing HTML
• Understanding the Basics of HTML
• Choose a Tool for Writing HTML
• Post HTML to a Hosting Service
• Define HTML5
Lesson 2: Building a Basic HTML Document
• Building an HTML Page
• Build a Simple Web Page
• Recognize the Standard HTML Tags
• Add Paragraphs and Line Breaks
• Create HTML Headlines
• Use Semantic Tags
• Write Links to Other Pages
Lesson 3: Introducing CSS
• Using CSS
• Define CSS
• Use Inline Styles
• Write a Basic CSS Style Sheet
• Use Internal and External Style Sheets
• Add CSS Classes and IDs
• Understand the Basics of CSS3
Lesson 4: Building and Styling HTML Text
• Align Text
• Write Ordered and Unordered Text
• Create Definition Lists
• Add Two Types of Quotations
Lesson 5: Understanding HTML5 Semantic Elements
• Adding Meaning with HTML5 Sectioning and Semantic Elements
• Recognize Sectioning Elements
• Add Figures
• Include Document Headers and Footers
• Create HTML5 Outlines
Lesson 6: Adding Images and Multimedia
• Add Images to Web Pages
• Position Images
• Use Background Images
• Link to Documents and PDFs
• Add HTML5 Video and Audio
• Make Multimedia Responsive
Lesson 7: Building and Using HTML Forms
• Create a Basic Form
• Use HTML5 Input
• Add In Other Form Input Fields
• Validate Forms
• Submit Form Data
Lesson 8: Getting Started with JavaScript
• Learn How JavaScript is Used
• Practice Interactively with JavaScript (Simple)
• Practice Interactively with JavaScript (Complex)
• Define, Modify and Access Variables
• Apply Operations
• Define and Call Functions
Lesson 9: JavaScript Basic Syntax – Part I
• Jumping int jQuery and JavaScript Syntax
• Execute Code Conditionally
• Execute Code
• Format Code
• Call Functions form the Math Class
• Embed JavaScript in HTML
• Choose Among HTML Versions
Lesson 10: JavaScript Basic Syntax – Part II
• Regular Expressions
• Define and Access Arrays
• Create, Compare, and Call Methods on Strings
• Recognize Patterns with Regular Expressions
• Call Methods on Arrays
Lesson 11: JavaScript Functions
• Understand How the Use of Functions in JavaScript Differs from Other Language
• Assign Functions to Variables, Arrays, and Other Data Structures
• Pass Functions to Other Functions
• Return Functions from Functions
• Create Anonymous Functions
• Capture Local Variables (Make Closures)
• Use the Apply Method
Lesson 12: JavaScript Objects
• Define, Instantiate, and Access Objects
• Define Methods with the Prototype Property
• Use Namespaces to Avoid Name Conflicts
• Create Anonymous Objects
• Apply Other Object “Tricks”
Lesson 13: HTML Basics
• Differentiate Among HTML Versions
• Define Hypertext Links and Apply Different Types of URLs
• Understand How Block-Level Elements Differ from Other Html Elements
• Use Headings and Basic Paragraphs
• Understand the Difference Between div and span
• Create Bulleted and Numbered Lists
• Understand How Inline Elements Differ from Other HTML Elements
Lesson 14: More HTML
• Use Tables to Present Tabular Information or to Align Sections of Text
• Use Forms to Send Data to Servers
• Collect User Data with Form Input Elements
• Apply a Few Miscellaneous Elements
Lesson 15: CSS for JavaScript Developers
• Load and Apply Styles
• Match Page Elements with CSS Selectors
• Understand the Idea of CSS Properties
• Assign Colors and Fonts with CSS Properties
• Define Spacing with the CSS Box Model
• Explore a Few Examples
Lesson 16: jQuery Installation, Overview and Getting Started
• Getting Started with jQuery
• See What jQuery is All About
• Download jQuery and Use it in Your Pages
• Interactively Practice with jQuery
• Manipulate the DOM with jQuery
• The Use of jQuery Selectors
Lesson 17: Developing Web Applications with Eclipse and Tomcat
• Understand Why You Need to Run on a “Real” Web Server when Applying Ajax
• Install Java, Tomcat, and Eclipse
• Configure and Launch Eclipse
• Create and Deploy Apps in Eclipse
Lesson 18: jQuery Ajax Support – Basics
• Understand What Ajax is all About and How its Use Improves Traditional Web Applications
• Make Ajax Requests with ajax: Basics
• Walk Through a Complete Example that Uses ajax
• Define jQuery Behaviors with Unobtrusive JavaScript
• Insert Ajax Results into the Page
• Implement Content-Centric Ajax with the Load Function
Lesson 19: jQuery Ajax Support – Sending Data to the Server
• Send Data to the Server with ajax: Summary
• Send Data with an Explicit String
• Send Data with a Data Object
• Send Data by Using the Serialize Function
• Send Data when Using the Load Function
Lesson 20: jQuery Ajax Support – Advanced Capabilities
• Display Temporary Messages During Ajax Request
• Handle JSON Data
• Walk Through an Example of Handling JSON Data
• Understand and Apply ajax Options
• Use Shortcut Functions
Lesson 21: jQuery Ajax Support – Promises and Deferred Objects
• Using Promises and Deferred Objects for Ajax
• Highlight Ajax Results
• Display Temporary Messages During Ajax Requests
• Check Multiple Promises with when
• Create and Apply Your Own Deferred Objects
Lesson 22: jQuery: Selectors and DOM Manipulations
• Review the Basics of CSS
• Recall the Basics of jQuery DOM Manipulation
• Find Sets of Page Elements with Basic Selectors
• Operate on Sets of Page Elements with Basic Operators
• Respond to User Events
• Walk Through an Example that Combines Selectors, Operators, and Event Handlers
Lesson 23: Unit Testing with JsUnit
• Understand the Purpose of JsUnit and the Basic Steps in Applying It
• Install JsUnit and Begin Using It
• Use Available Assertion Functions
• Walk Through a More Realistic Example
• Apply Unit Testing to Functions that Use jQuery
Lesson 24: Rich Interfaces with jQuery UI Setup and Basic Widgets
• First Steps Toward Creating Rich Interactions with jQuery UI
• Understand What jQuery UI is All About and How to Set Up Your Page to Use It
• Use Styled Buttons: Basics
• Use Styled Buttons: Options
• Collect Dates Using a Date Picker (Popup Calendar)
• Collect Numbers Using a Number Spinner
• Collect Numbers Using a Slider
• Show Updates Using a Progress Bar
Lesson 25: jQuery UI Dialog Boxes
• Understand What Dialog Boxes Are For
• Create and Pop Up Basic Dialogs
• Animate the Opening and Closing of Dialogs
• Make Dialogs Be Modal
• Use Modal Dialogs that Have Buttons Inserted Automatically
• Display Ajax Content in Dialogs
Lesson 26: jQuery UI Tabbed Panels and Accordion Panels
• Display Static Content in Tabbed Panels
• Display Dynamic (Ajax) Content in Tabbed Panels
• Animate the Opening or Closing of Tabs
• Display Content in Accordion Panels
Lesson 27: jQuery UI Autocompleters
• See How the Page is Set Up for the Lesson Examples
• Understand What Autocompleters are For and the Basic Alternatives in the Source of the suggestions
• Get Suggestions from Local (Client-Side) Data
• Get Suggestions from Remote (Server-Side) Data
• Get Suggestions from a Custom Matching Function
• Apply Custom CSS Styles to the Suggestion Menu
• Use an Array of Objects to Differentiate between Display Values and Insert Values
• Perform Side Effects in Addition to Inserting Value into Textfield
Lesson 28: jQuery UI Animation Effects and Themes
• Understand What Animation Effects Are All About and What the Available Effects Are
• Walk Through an Example That Applies Each of the Animation Effects
• Understand How Themes Let You Update the Look of Your Pages with Little Change to the Code
• Change Themes at Runtime
• Design Your Pages So That They Adapt Well When the Theme Changes
Lesson 29: Configuring Git
• Three Levels of Configuration
• Basic Configuration Settings
• Configuring Line Endings
• Configuring Aliases
Lesson 30: Getting Started with Git
• Saving your Code Properly Through Versioning
• Creating Your First Git Repository
• Committing in Git
• Understanding a Git Commit
• The Benefits of the Staging Area
• Git Log for Viewing History
Lesson 31: Getting Started with GitHub
• Creating a Repository in GitHub
• Uploading your Repo to GitHub
• Creating a Repository After Starting to Code
Lesson 32: Files in Git – Renaming, Deleting, and Ignoring
• How to Rename a File in Git
• Deleting a File in Git
• Ignoring Files Using a .gitignore File
• Global gitexcludes and Other Git Ignore Options
• Git Ignore Precedence
• Git commit -a
Lesson 33: Branching, Merging, and Rebasing
• Introducing Branching
• Merging a Branch
• Creating a Fast Forward Merge
• Introducing Recursive Merges
• “No Fast Forward” Recursive Merges
• Resolving Merge Conflicts
• Another Merge Conflict Example
• Git Diff
• Introducing Rebasing
• Rebasing a Branch
• Handling Rebase Conflicts
Lesson 34: Reviewing a Project on GitHub
• Getting an Overview of a Project on GitHub using the README
• Getting More Information About A Project
• Introducing Issues
• Viewing Project State through Pulse and Graphs
Lesson 35: Configuring a Project on GitHub
• Basic Configuration Options and Renaming a Repo
• GitHub Pages
• Adding Collaborators and Integrations
• Configuring Deploy Keys

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Front-end web development, also known as client-side development, is the practice of producing HTML, CSS and JavaScript for a website or Web Application so that a user can see and interact with them directly.
The Front-End Web Developer course introduces students to front-end web development technologies, including JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and jQuery. Participants learn how to make interactive applications that run inside a web browser and can communicate with a web server running remotely. Participants also learn how to use the version control program Git and collaboration website GitHub. Once complete, participants will have the basic skills necessary to work as a front-end web developer.

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