HTML is a markup language that instructs devices how to render information on a screen in a visually appealing manner. This
instructor-led Pearson IT Specialist HTML and CSS (INF-301) course covers the fundamentals of HTML and CSS as well as accessibility principles. Upon completion, the learner should be able to translate a design document into a functional web page with information-gathering functionality (web form).
After taking this course, you will be able to create a basic website. This includes incorporating basic design elements, such as fonts, tables, images, borders, and colors, understanding best practices for accessibility, structural integrity, and scalability (separating content and style elements), and creating web forms. Upon completion, you may choose to pursue an entry-level position in website development or take more advanced courses that would prepare you to design and create web applications.
Course components:
- Lessons
- Video learning
- MeasureUp Practice Test for IT Specialist HTML and CSS (INF-301). Practice mode with remediation and Certification mode to simulate the test day experience.
Duration: Three (3) days of training
Audience:
Designed for any learner interested in obtaining a working-level proficiency with HTML and CSS.
Prerequisites:
Course objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Create well-formatted HTML documents, including metadata elements, and evaluate their structural integrity.
- Create websites that utilize semantic elements, navigation, and form elements.
- Choose and implement an appropriate styling method (inline, embedded, or external style sheets)
- Insert links, images, and other media to a website.
- Implement design elements into a website, including text fonts, tables, and colors.
- Create responsive layouts for a website.
- Implement accessibility best practices when developing web content.
Training outline:
Lesson 1: HTML Fundamentals
- Skill 1.1: Construct well-formed page markup
- Skill 1.2: Construct markup that uses metadata elements
Lesson 2: Document Structure using HTML
- Skill 2.1: Construct and analyze markup to structure and organize data
- Skill 2.2: Construct and analyze markup that uses HTML5 semantic elements
- Skill 2.3: Construct and analyze markup that implements navigation
- Skill 2.4: Construct and analyze markup that implements form elements
Lesson 3: CSS Fundamentals
- Skill 3.1: Analyze and implement inline styles, internal (embedded) style sheets, and external style sheets
- Skill 3.2: Construct and analyze rule sets
Lesson 4: Multimedia Presentation using HTML
- Skill 4.1: Construct and analyze markup that displays images
- Skill 4.2: Construct and analyze markup that plays video and audio
Lesson 5: Webpage Styling using CSS
- Skill 5.1: Construct and analyze styles that position content
- Skill 5.2: Construct and analyze styles that format text
- Skill 5.3: Construct and analyze styles that format backgrounds and borders
- Skill 5.4: Construct and analyze styles that create a simple responsive layout
Lesson 6: Accessibility, Readability, and Testing
- Skill 6.1: Construct well-formatted HTML and CSS markup that conforms to industry best practices
- Skill 6.2: Apply accessibility principles and evaluate content accessibility
- Skill 6.3: Evaluate the structural integrity of HTML and CSS markup
