#IT-03-15 Learn to Code for the Web
About Course
University of LeedsDescription
Experiment with coding in different programming languages
Ever thought about learning how to code? Now’s your chance to learn the languages of the future.
On this course, you’ll be introduced to the basics of code types. You’ll explore the role that the coding languages of HTML, CSS and JavaScript play in making web pages and sites.
You’ll also have the opportunity to try it for yourself by applying your new coding skills to a project of your own.
Who will you learn with?
I’m a technologist and designer. I make things out of hardware, software, and the internet. When not making technology and art, I also write music and build instruments. I originally studied English.
Who developed the course?
As one of the UK’s largest research-based universities, the University of Leeds is a member of the prestigious Russell Group and a centre of excellence for teaching.
What Will I Learn?
- Summarise the structure and terminology of the internet.
- Define the roles of HTML, CSS and JavaScript in making web pages and sites.
- Experiment with the code of existing web pages using browser developer tools.
- Produce basic HTML (with guidance) using browser-based tools.
- Produce basic CSS (with guidance) using browser-based tools.
- Describe how real-world sites and apps build upon the basics.
Topics for this course
Welcome
Welcome to the course00:02:22
Introduce yourself
What is the internet and how does it work?
Do you speak code?
Investigating source code
Styling web pages
Summary
Lecturer Tom Armitage did a great job on the course. I loved it. It was great.
In this course, I learned to innovate and apply my new coding skills to my own projects to try it by myself. It was so interesting and I enjoyed it very much.
In this course I learned the basics of code types. Explore the role that coding languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript play in creating Web pages and sites. The course is really great.
I have always been interested in programming. This course has given me a lot of details about programming, which is a very good course.