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Mobile Web Developer

Are you looking for a career in one of the fastest growing occupations available? Are you focused on professional growth by acquiring the latest on-demand technical skill set?

Mobile Web Development is growing exponentially, largely driven by growth in mobile Internet usage in the United States and across the globe. Latest industry publications report that every day more Internet users use mobile devices to access the web.

In this online course, you will learn skills to become a Mobile Web Developer and a valuable asset in a growing industry.

Learn the basics of Web Development and HTML.

  • Differentiate between HTML and XHTML
  • Create links in documents
  • Add images to documents
  • Create tables
  • Create forms
  • Create dynamic web applications and visual effects using Dynamic HTML

Start building HTML5 pages today.

  • Recognize the major benefits of HTML5
  • Understand the difference between HTML5 and HTML4
  • Familiarize yourself with new elements and attributes
  • Work with audio and video
  • Work with the new Canvas element to create code-based drawings
  • Use Web Storage for offline applications
  • Use all the new form elements
  • Know about the current state of browser support and how to make sites degrade gracefully
  • Leverage capabilities to present mobile-friendly sites

Learn the benefits of CSS

  • Avoid using deprecated tags and attributes
  • Use CSS Syntax, organize code, and useand tags appropriately
  • Know the common properties and their values
  • Create custom CSS cursors
  • Style links to create “CSS Buttons”
  • Work with borders, margin, and padding (the box model)
  • Style tables and position elements
  • Use advanced page layout techniques
  • Use shorthand properties
  • Create effects with background images
  • Lay out forms with tables
  • Use CSS with lists to create hierarchical navigation
  • Know about browser support
  • Understand how to use Media Queries to display content modified to fit the client device

Learn how JavaScript is used.

  • Use JavaScript Syntax and review basics
  • Know about objects, methods, and properties
  • Work with JavaScript variables and create functions
  • Write flow control logic
  • Validate forms
  • Create roll-over images
  • Open and work with new windows
  • Work with timers and intervals
  • Use the navigator history and location objects
  • Review JavaScript functions and the DOM
  • Create dynamic forms and web applications
  • Review XmlHttpRequest and JSON
  • Use advanced techniques, such as anonymous function
  • Use regular expressions for advanced form validation
  • Create dynamic menus and modify content

Get started with jQuery

  • Work with the jQuery Core
  • Handle events
  • Create effects
  • Build Ajax applications
  • Write and use plugins
  • Write high-performing applications
  • Organize code
  • Know how to use jQuery Mobile framework to add support for touch and other gestures
  • Know about jQuery Mobile’s capabilities, supported devices, and support for accessibility
  • Use jQuery Mobile to make calls, send SMS text message, send emails, and display video
  • Extend jQuery Mobile’s capabilities with ThemeRoller framework

Take further steps in becoming a Mobile Web Developer.

  • Know how one website can respond to the specific needs of the environment on which it is being viewed, presenting a layout appropriate for mobile
  • Understand the varying levels of support for some features among different devices
  • Understand the GeoLocation API and use it to integrate the user's location into websites.
  • Integrate video and other media appropriately for mobile devices
  • Use the Foundation framework to abstract low-level responsive coding and to create grid-based layouts
  • Create page transitions, dialogs, and buttons optimized for mobile
  • Incorporate phone-friendly forms, sliders, dialogs, and other widgets
  • Handle touch, phone-orientation, scrolling and other phone events
  • Create plugins and incorporate others' plugins into your code

Fee $2295
Location Online
Course type Online - Self Paced
Start dates TBD

Course Requirements

This program is compatible with both the Windows and Mac operating systems.

Full setup instructions and technical requirements are provided after accessing each module in the course.

The following are the minimum system requirements necessary to access the modules included in the Mobile Web Developer course. All of these items can be downloaded for free:

  1. A Web browser. You will need the latest version of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari.
  2. Any text or HTML editor.  Suggested editors for each platform are as follows:
    • Windows
      • Notepad (included in Windows) or Textpad 
      • Adobe Dreamweaver
      • Crimson Editor (free)
    • Mac OS X
      • Adobe Dreamweaver
      • TextMate, TextEdit (included in Mac OS X) or TextWrangler 

Manuals are included as downloadable PDFs throughout the program.

There are no specific prerequisites for this program, but students should be reasonably knowledgeable about computers and using the internet.

Instructor Bio

Nat Dunn founded Webucator in 2003 to combine his passion for web development with his business expertise in order to help companies benefit from both. Nat began programming games in Basic on a TRS-80 at age 14. He has been developing websites and providing web development training since 1998. Nat is President and Chief Executive Officer of Webucator, is a Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+), and holds a BA (Pomona College) and an MBA (Harvard Business School).

Brian Hoke is Principal of Bentley Hoke, a web consulting firm in Syracuse, New York. The firm serves the professional services, education, government, nonprofit, and retail sectors with a variety of development, design, and marketing services. Core technologies for the firm include PHP and Wordpress, JavaScript and jQuery, Ruby on Rails, and HTML5/CSS3. Previously, Brian served as Director of Technology, Chair of the Computer and Information Science Department, and Dean of Students at Manlius Pebble Hill School, an independent day school in DeWitt, NY. Before that, Brian taught at Insitut auf dem Rosenberg, an international boarding school in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Brian holds degrees from Hamilton and Dartmouth colleges.

Note: This course is supported by multiple instructors at Webucator, a national training and courseware development company, all of whom are experts in their fields.

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