Online Class: Introduction to CSS

This course shows you how to design web pages and create CSS classes from a beginner's level to a more intermediate level.

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Course Description

Unveiling the Secrets of Modern Web Design: Dive Deep with CSS3 & HTML5

Ever gazed upon a stunning website and wondered about the magic behind its flawless design? Welcome to the dynamic universe of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), the lifeblood of contemporary web design. At the forefront of this evolving domain stands CSS3, the most recent advancement in styling standards. It offers a plethora of innovative properties and declarations, equipping you with the tools to sculpt cutting-edge, interactive, and responsive website designs.

"Mastering Modern Web Design: CSS3 & HTML5 Explained" is your golden ticket to the realm of web design excellence. This comprehensive course gently eases you into the intricate dance of design and coding, making it perfectly suited for both novices and those looking to upgrade their skills.

Course Features and Highlights:

From Basics to Brilliance: Venture from understanding elementary HTML declarations to mastering the art of styling using the nuances of CSS3. Whether you're deciphering your first line of code or elevating your foundational knowledge, our course ensures a seamless learning curve.
Interactive, Step-by-Step Guidance: We don't just tell; we show. Experience hands-on learning as we walk you through the process of crafting a CSS file, integrating it seamlessly with your HTML code—even if your website resides on a cloud server.
Positioning and Layout Perfection: Dive deep into the techniques of element positioning. Learn the art of orchestrating elements in relation to your documents, ensuring your designs resonate with aesthetic coherence and functional finesse.
Styling Mastery: Grasp the essence of styling your HTML structures using a rich palette of predefined CSS values. Be it subtle shadows or vibrant animations, let your web pages narrate stories that captivate.
Up-to-Date Coding Standards: Stay ahead of the curve. Our curriculum emphasizes the most contemporary practices, focusing predominantly on the advancements of CSS3 and HTML5. Bid adieu to obsolete methodologies and embrace the future of web design.
For Everyone and Anyone: Designed with inclusivity in mind, our course caters to a wide audience. Whether you've never encountered a line of CSS code or are simply seeking a refresher, we've got you covered.

Why This Course?

In today's digital age, websites are more than just digital real estate—they are experiences. The confluence of CSS3 and HTML5 has revolutionized how these experiences are crafted and consumed. By embarking on this course, you're not just learning; you're investing in a skill that's invaluable in the modern world.

Enroll in "Mastering Modern Web Design: CSS3 & HTML5 Explained" and set forth on a journey that promises creativity, innovation, and excellence. Unlock the doors to the enchanting realm of web design, and let your creations redefine digital brilliance.

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Course Motivation

Whether you're a simple HTML coder or an advanced backend coder that provides dynamic web pages, you need CSS. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) provide these web pages with a look and feel for the web page that displays to the user. In general, CSS files are the layout and design for a web page. From the placement of images and text to the font size and background color, CSS controls the way these HTML elements display in a browser.

What is CSS?

You know that CSS files contain styles in a web page, but what are web element styles and how do they fit in with HTML? CSS is designed to solve a problem of styling.

When HTML and websites began to be more public in the 1990s, old style web pages used HTML to change the font size and color, the background of a page, or display images. HTML was never intended to format pages, but technology evolved and developers needed a way to make HTML pages prettier. Not only did developers need a way to style pages, but they also needed a way to make code cleaner and dynamic. After initial versions of HTML, newer versions introduced styling elements such as the paragraph element <p> or the font element <font>. These elements formatted text a bit for better layouts.

As HTML became more advanced, these elements began to grow and create bulky, hard-to-read code that wasn't easily managed. When a company decided to change its website styling, developers had to go from page to page to change the style HTML tags. You can imagine how time consuming and difficult this can be when you have thousands or even just a few dozen pages.

The answer to the impending code problem was CSS styling. CSS files allowed coders to create style classes and dynamic layouts. These styles are stored in one file, and they can be applied to all pages. One CSS file can provide styles and layouts for thousands of pages.

Why Use CSS?

CSS solves many of the styling problems coders faced in the early days of HTML. CSS has become much more advanced, but initially CSS made life easier for website designers.

There are three main advantages of using CSS.

You can stop using duplicate HTML tags and repetitive HTML code.

Changing styles and redesigning pages is much more efficient since you only need to change these styles in one file instead of all your HTML files.

Maintaining changes are easier since you have one style file instead of multiple

Imagine you have 10 files for your web pages. You only use HTML tags and no CSS. When you want to make changes to your fonts, you simply change the class in the CSS file instead of going to each of your font tags and change the layouts. When you make a change in the CSS class file, the changes propagate to each of your 10 HTML pages without you changing any of them manually. When you back up your files, you only need to back up one file for all of your styles.

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Course Lessons

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Lesson 1: Introduction to CSS: Why Use CSS?

CSS files are the layout and design for a web page. From the placement of images and text to the font size and background color, CSS controls the way these HTML elements display in a browser. Additional lesson topics: HTML5 and CSS: Introductory; HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites 12 Total Points

Lesson 1 Video
Lesson discussions: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete Assignment: Motives for Taking this Course
Assessment: Exam 1

Lesson 2: CSS Syntax

This lesson focuses on CSS selectors, properties, values and different basic declarations you need to make basic CSS classes and styles. Additional lesson topics: CSS Syntax; The Several CSS Selectors you Must Memorize 10 Total Points

Lesson 2 Video
Assessment: Exam 2

Lesson 3: HTML 5 and CSS

The latest version of HTML is HTML 5, which has changed the face of web page design. The latest version of CSS is CSS 3. Both of these versions work together to create interactive desktop applications that work on both a desktop browser and a mobile brows Additional lesson topics: CSS Tricks-box- shadow; Using CSS gradients 9 Total Points

Lesson 3 Video
Assessment: Exam 3

Lesson 4: Setting Up Web Pages with CSS

This lesson will cover some basics of inserting CSS classes in your coding projects. Additional lesson topics: Three Ways to Insert CSS 10 Total Points

Lesson 4 Video
Assessment: Exam 4

Lesson 5: Styling Text, Font, and Properties

Having some knowledge in font layouts and design and knowing how to work with these designs in CSS will help you when you design your pages. Additional lesson topics: Font Properties; CSS Properties 10 Total Points

Lesson 5 Video
Assessment: Exam 5

Lesson 6: Styling Page Backgrounds

You can use a color, a gradient, or even an image for your background. When you set your background, the entire page is set with the color or image and any layers or elements overlap the background. Additional lesson topics: Perfect Full Page Background Image CSS-Tricks 10 Total Points

Lesson 6 Video
Assessment: Exam 6

Lesson 7: Styling Lists in CSS

Lists (both bullet points and numbered) have been a part of HTML code for ages. What’s new about lists is the way you can stylize them for your users in CSS. Additional lesson topics: 5 Simple and Practical CSS List Styles You Can Copy and Paste; Multiple Class / ID and Class Selectors CSS Tricks 10 Total Points

Lesson 7 Video
Assessment: Exam 7

Lesson 8: Using CSS Classes and IDs

CSS lets you use inheritance, which means that objects or styles can “inherit” or take from their parent classes. Additional lesson topics: CSS Classes vs ID Tutorial 9 Total Points

Lesson 8 Video
Assessment: Exam 8

Lesson 9: Using Borders and Height and Width CSS Properties

When newer styles of CSS and HTML were introduced, the hassle of borders was remedied and now designers can use premade CSS classes to create a border around an HTML element. Additional lesson topics: Box Sizing CSS Trick; CSS Box Model 10 Total Points

Lesson 9 Video
Assessment: Exam 9

Lesson 10: CSS Pseudo Elements

CSS not only lets you control styles of an element, but it also lets you control styles for parts of an element. Additional lesson topics: CSS Pseudo-elements; A Whole Bunch of Amazing Stuff Pseudo Elements Can Do- CSS Tricks 10 Total Points

Lesson 10 Video
Assessment: Exam 10

Lesson 11: Positioning Elements

In this lesson, we’ll learn how to work with tableless designs, position elements, floating styles, margins and padding, and other aspects of creating layouts that fit a page width and height. Additional lesson topics: CSS Positioning; Learn CSS Positioning in Ten Steps 10 Total Points

Lesson 11 Video
Assessment: Exam 11

Lesson 12: Validating CSS and HTML

After you finish your CSS and HTML design, you need to validate it in some way. There are several validation tools on the market across the web. 67 Total Points

Lesson 12 Video
Lesson discussions: What is your opinion of this course?; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Course Comments
Assessment: Exam 12
Assessment: Final Exam

177

Total Course Points

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

Define CSS.
Demonstrate using basic CSS syntax.
Demonstrate set up web pages with CSS.
Demonstrate using CSS for styling text, font, and properties.
Demonstrate using CSS for styling page backgrounds.
Demonstrate styling lists in CSS.
Demonstrate using CSS classes and IDs.
Demonstrate using borders and height and width CSS properties.
Demonstrate using CSS pseudo elements.
Demonstrate positioning elements with CSS.
Demonstrate validating CSS and HTML.
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

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Course Title: Introduction to CSS

Course Number: 8900324

Lessons Rating: 4.6 / 5 Stars (747 votes)

Languages: English - United States, Canada and other English speaking countries

Availability: This course is online and available in all 50 states including: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Texas.

Last Updated: September 2023

Course Type: Self-Paced, Online Class

CEU Value: 1.1 IACET CEUs (Continuing Education Units)

CE Accreditation: Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).

Grading Policy: Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive an online/downloadable CEU Certification documenting CEUs earned.

Assessment Method: Lesson assignments and review exams

Instructor: UniversalClass Instructional Team

Syllabus: View Syllabus

Course Fee: $120.00 U.S. dollars