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\\Web Design and Development: A 16-Week Self-Study Course\\ \\Course Description:\\ \Welcome to the exciting world of Web Design and Development\! This comprehensive 16-week self-study course is designed for motivated beginners and intermediate learners who want to build a strong foundation in creating engaging and functional websites. You’ll go from understanding the basics of how the web works to designing beautiful user interfaces and implementing dynamic web applications. Through practical, hands-on examples and a cumulative final project, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to bring your web ideas to life.\ \\Primary Learning Objectives:\\ \Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:\ \ \Understand the fundamental concepts of how the internet and websites function.\ \Structure web content effectively using HTML5.\ \Style web pages professionally using CSS3, including responsive design principles.\ \Add interactivity and dynamic behavior to websites using JavaScript.\ \Work with essential web development tools and environments.\ \Develop a basic understanding of web accessibility and best practices.\ \Apply learned concepts to build a complete, multi-page website.\ \ \\Necessary Materials:\\ \ \A computer with internet access\ \A modern web browser (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Edge)\ \A text editor or Integrated Development Environment (IDE) like VS Code (highly recommended and free)\ \No prior programming experience is required, but a willingness to learn and experiment is crucial.\ \ \—–\ \\Course Content: 14 Weekly Lessons\\ \\Week 1: Introduction to the Web and HTML Fundamentals\\ \ \\Title:\ The Digital Canvas: Understanding the Web and Your First HTML Page\ \\Learning Objectives:\
\ \Define what the internet and World Wide Web are.\ \Explain the role of browsers and servers.\ \Create a basic HTML document with essential tags.\ \ \ \\Key Vocabulary:\
\ \\Internet:\ A global network of interconnected computer networks.\ \\World Wide Web (WWW):\ A system of interconnected documents and other web resources accessed via the internet.\ \\HTML (HyperText Markup Language):\ The standard markup language for creating web pages.\ \\Browser:\ Software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web.\ \\Server:\ A computer program or device that provides a service to another computer program and its user, also known as the client.\ \\Element:\ A basic building block of HTML, typically consisting of a start tag, content, and an end tag.\ \\Tag:\ Used to mark up the start and end of an HTML element.\ \ \ \\Lesson Content:\
\The internet is a vast network, and the World Wide Web is the part we interact with through websites. Think of the web as a massive library, and your browser (like Chrome or Firefox) is the librarian helping you find and display books (websites). These websites are built using various languages, and HTML is the fundamental language for structuring the content of a web page. Every webpage you see is essentially an HTML document. HTML uses “tags” to define different parts of the content, like headings, paragraphs, images, and links. These tags come in pairs, an opening tag and a closing tag, enclosing the content. For example, \\<p\>\ is the opening tag for a paragraph, and \\</p\>\ is the closing tag. Together, they form an HTML element. The basic structure of an HTML document includes \\<\!DOCTYPE html\>\, \\<html\>\, \\<head\>\, and \\<body\>\ tags. The \\<head\>\ contains meta-information about the page (like its title), and the \\<body\>\ contains all the visible content.\ \ \\Practical Hands-On Example:\
\ \Open your text editor (VS Code recommended).\ \Create a new file and save it as \index.html\.\ \Type the following code:
\\\<\!DOCTYPE html\>
\<html\>
\<head\>
\<title\>My First Webpage\</title\>
\</head\>
\<body\>
\<h1\>Hello, World\!\</h1\>
\<p\>This is my very first paragraph on my new website.\</p\>
\</body\>
\</html\>
\\ \ \Save the file.\ \Open the \index.html\ file in your web browser. You should see “Hello, World\!” as a large heading and “This is my very first paragraph on my new website.” as a regular paragraph.\ \ \ \ \\Week 2: Structuring Content with HTML5\\ \ \\Title:\ Building Blocks: Essential HTML Tags for Content\ \\Learning Objectives:\
\ \Utilize common HTML tags for text formatting (headings, paragraphs, bold, italic).\ \Incorporate lists (ordered and unordered) into web pages.\ \Add images and create hyperlinks.\ \ \ \\Key Vocabulary:\
\ \\Attribute:\ Provides additional information about an HTML element, typically specified within the opening tag.\ \\Heading Tags (h1-h6):\ Used to define different levels of headings on a page.\ \\Paragraph Tag (p):\ Defines a paragraph of text.\ \\Image Tag (img):\ Used to embed an image in an HTML page.\ \\Anchor Tag (a):\ Used to create a hyperlink to another document or to a different section within the same document.\ \\Ordered List (ol):\ Creates a numbered list.\ \\Unordered List (ul):\ Creates a bulleted list.\ \\List Item (li):\ Defines an item in a list.\ \ \ \\Lesson Content:\
\HTML offers a rich set of tags to structure your content semantically. Headings (\\<h1\>\ to \\<h6\>\) are crucial for organizing information and improving readability, with \\<h1\>\ being the most important. Paragraphs are defined with \\<p\>\. You can format text within paragraphs using \\<strong\>\ for bold and \\<em\>\ for italic. Lists are excellent for presenting information clearly. Ordered lists (\\<ol\>\) use numbers, while unordered lists (\\<ul\>\) use bullets. Each item within a list is defined by an \\<li\>\ tag. To add visual appeal, you can embed images using the \\<img\>\ tag. The \src\ attribute specifies the image file path, and the \alt\ attribute provides alternative text for accessibility. Hyperlinks, created with the \\<a\>\ tag, are the backbone of the web, allowing users to navigate between pages. The \href\ attribute specifies the destination URL.\ \ \\Practical Hands-On Example:\
\ \Open your \index.html\ file.\ \Add the following code within your \\<body\>\ tags:
\\\<h2\>About Me\</h2\>
\<p\>I am learning \<strong\>web design\</strong\> and I find it \<em\>fascinating\</em\>\!\</p\>

\My Favorite Hobbies:\ \ \Reading\ \Coding\ \Hiking\ \

\My To-Do List:\ \ \Finish HTML lessons\