This track is designed to establish a strong foundation in HTML for structuring web content and CSS for styling and responsive design. These foundational skills are indispensable, serving as the bedrock for all subsequent web development disciplines.
Module 1: HTML Fundamentals
This module introduces the core concepts of HTML, starting with its basic document structure, including the Head and Body sections. Students will learn about fundamental HTML tags such as headings, paragraphs, hyperlinks, lists, and various text formatting tags (e.g., bold, italic). The module covers the use of grouping elements like div and span, and how to embed images, captions, and other media elements (audio, video).
Objective: Students will understand HTML document structure, create well-formed web content, and utilize semantic HTML for improved structure and accessibility.
Module 2: CSS Styling & Layout
This module introduces Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), explaining its importance and how it is used to style web pages. It covers different types of style sheets: inline, internal, and external. Students will learn about various CSS selectors, including element, class, ID, pseudo-classes, and pseudo-elements. Fundamental CSS properties such as backgrounds, colors, and text styling and formatting (e.g., font-family, font-size, color, text-align) are taught.
Objective: Students will be able to apply CSS to style web pages, understand the box model, and implement basic page layouts effectively.
Module 3: Responsive Design & Advanced CSS
Building on basic CSS, this module focuses on creating responsive web designs that adapt to various screen sizes. It covers media types and media queries, essential for responsive layouts. Advanced CSS layout techniques like Flexbox for flexible one-dimensional layouts and CSS Grid for two-dimensional layouts are taught.
Objective: Students will be able to create responsive web designs that adapt to various screen sizes, utilize advanced CSS layout techniques, and implement basic animations.