What: Front End Code

When: August 13th, 20th, 27th & September 3rd and 10th // from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Become a web developer in 5 weeks

Through this intensive 5-week course you will learn the building blocks of web design. You will cover all bases, from coding sessions to design and user experience! Take the first steps to your career in web development.

This course is a focus on front end web development. You will learn the basics of HTML, CSS and Javascript and by the end of the course you will be able to use these skills to build a responsive portfolio website.

EARLY BIRD AVAILABLE UNTIL 21st OF JULY

After the course, you will be able to

• Build a one page website
• Code with HTML, CSS and Javascript
• Select and integrate different image formats
• Upload your website to a live serverUse basic UX and UI principles
• Understand the design to development workflow
• Test your website on different browsers and devices

SESSION 1

In this session you’ll get to know your tutor and classmates and get straight into coding. You’ll install common web development tools and use them to create your very first website. By the end of the session you’ll be able to create a short profile of yourself with text, colours and images. You’ll also learn how to upload your website to a server via FTP.

SESSION 2

In this session you'll learn how to use cascading style sheets (CSS) to control the layout and design of web pages. We'll cover positioning elements on the page, web fonts, colours, gradients and more, and then put it all together to create a responsive portfolio page.

SESSION 3

In this session we take a break from coding and look at the design workflow for front end development. We’ll cover approaches to designing for the responsive web, web typography, accessibility, and user interface design (UI). In the second half of the session, you’ll have a chance to practice designing for the web by making style tiles and wireframe layouts.

SESSION 4

In this session we’ll add animations and interactivity to our web pages with Javascript. You’ll learn about variables, functions and control statements, and use them to write simple Javascript programs. We’ll also take a look at the popular jQuery library. At the end of the day you’ll be building an image slider and a slide out menu.

SESSION 5

In our final session we will cover the use of professional development frameworks. You'll learn how to rapidly prototype a website with Bootstrap and about the role of CSS pre-compilers and Javascript libraries. Depending on class demand, we'll also look at more sophisticated HTML elements including audio, video and forms. Finally, you'll learn how to test your website in a range of browsers and devices so you can be confident sharing it with the world. By now, you'll be able to combine your new skills to create a multi-page website with a navigation menu, image slider and more.

INSTRUCTOR: Melanie Thewlis

Melanie Thewlis is an Australian web developer living in Berlin. As co-founder of Little Web Giants, an online marketing and web development agency, she has worked with businesses and non-profit organisations on four continents. She's worked as lead developer on a diverse range of web projects, from fashion, media and environmental startups to data visualizations of climate change and gentrification.

REQUIREMENTS:
Please bring your laptop to every session.

CERTIFICATE:
After completing this course you will only receive a certificate from betahaus | Academy.

QUESTIONS:

Drop us a line at academy@betahaus.de

BETAHAUS ACADEMY TERMS OF CANCELLATION

A free cancellation of your order is possible until 7 days before the workshop/ course starts.

A cancellation within 7-0 days before the workshop/ course will be charged with 100% of the ticket price.

In case of illness you have to hand in a doctors certificate. Then we can refund you 100%

Please note: In the event of a refund (for any reason) the booking fee for the relevant event will not be refunded by Billetto.