Foundations of Web Development
Course Overview
This course is designed to take students through the basic web development technologies. At the end of this course, a student will be in a position to create and deploy and publish responsive web pages. In this foundational course, the student will be presented with the information and skills needed to use HTML5, CSS and JavaScript for responsive web development. Beginning with web basics and ending with JavaScript & jQuery, students will leave the course with the necessary skills and knowledge to jump start their career in web development.
Course Objectives
By the end of this program, the student will be able to:
- Appreciate the need of web development
- Understand the difference between front-end and back-end development
- Understand and use the front-end technologies
- Design and implement website
- Deploy a website and make it accessible to the public
Teaching Strategies
Each student will have a CodePamoja canvas account where the course syllabus, teaching materials and assignments will be shared by the instructor. This program will include both class room sessions and lab sessions led by the instructor. Each student will be attached to a team of industry engineers operating in Kenya.