Courses

Webmaster

This program will help you gain the skills and knowledge necessary to develop websites for both Internet content and Web applications. You will learn basic skills in HTML5 and CSS3 coding that allow you to build professional websites.

The course walks through several advanced website-building features. Learn how to use advanced HTML5 codes for embedding multimedia elements such as audio and video clips, advanced CSS3 styling for manipulating images on the Web page, and JavaScript involved in creating dynamic Web pages. 

In this program, you will learn how to do the following:

• Build websites with HTML5
• Use CSS3 styling to change Web pages
• Practice your skills on real websites
• Build your own websites using HTML5 and CSS3
• Incorporate advanced styling in your Web pages
• Create Web forms for handling data
• Manipulate images using advanced CSS3 styling
• Embed video and audio clips using HTML5
• Design dynamic Web applications using JavaScript

Course Requirements

This program can be taken from either a Mac or a PC.  It is compatible with the Windows XP and later operating systems, Internet Explorer 8 or later, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari.  There are no specific computer requirements other than an Internet connection, e-mail account, and Microsoft Word for assignment submissions.  We recommend that you use the latest version of Internet Explorer in place of other Web browsers.

Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Acrobat Reader are required for this program. 

Click here to download the Acrobat Reader.
Click here to download the Flash Player.

ed2go will provide the required textbooks for this program:

• New Perspectives on HTML and CSS

There are no prerequisites for this program.

Instructor Bio

Richard Blum has over 25 years of experience in the computer industry as both a programmer and systems administrator. He has worked on large-scale applications used by thousands of customers, as well as small websites used for personal content. He has supported servers in the Windows, Linux, and Unix environments used for database, Web, and network applications for a large corporation.

He is currently the instructor for several online Web development courses, including courses on website design, PHP, Ruby on Rails, and Ajax technology.

Randy Rolen has been designing and coding websites from the ground up since 1993. He has created over 50 websites, many that comprised more than 240 total webpages, including bulletin board systems and shopping cart online ordering. He has been teaching online courses since 2002.

His professional skills include HTML, XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript.