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The Structure and Style (HTML & CSS)

Introduction & Web Technologies

  • How the Web Works: The Client-Server model explained simply.
  • The Browser as a Computer: Interpreting code.
  • HTML: The skeleton of the web. Structure, hierarchy, and semantic tags.
  • CSS: The styling of the web. Colors, fonts, and the Box Model.
  • Lab 1: Setting up the container environment and building a static "About Me" profile page.

Working with HTML & CSS (Deep Dive)

  • HTML: Lists, Links, Images, and Forms (essential for user interaction).
  • CSS: Styling text and background. Introduction to Flexbox and Grid for modern layouts.
  • Responsive Design: Making the site work on mobile and desktop.
  • Lab 2: Refining the static page with professional styling and mobile responsiveness.

Working with the DOM (Document Object Model)

  • Concept: Understanding how code relates to the visual page.
  • Selecting Elements: How to target specific parts of a webpage.
  • Manipulation: Changing content and attributes via code.
  • Lab 3: Modifying the static page elements via code (e.g., changing a title or image dynamically).

The Brains (JavaScript)

Programming in JavaScript (The Basics)

  • Variables & Data Types: Storing information (text, numbers, true/false).
  • Logic: If/else statements (making decisions).
  • Loops: Repeating actions efficiently.
  • Functions: Creating reusable blocks of code (The "Recipe" concept).
  • Lab 4: Creating a basic calculator or logic game using JavaScript.

Interactivity & Events

  • Event Listeners: Responding to clicks, keystrokes, and page loads.
  • Form Handling: Validating user input (e.g., checking if an email is real).
  • DOM Manipulation: Adding and removing elements dynamically (e.g., a To-Do list).
  • Lab 5: Turning the calculator into an interactive web app with UI feedback.

Fetching Data (APIs)

  • Concept: How web apps talk to other servers (e.g., getting weather data or stock prices).
  • JSON: The language of data exchange.
  • Async Programming: Understanding "Wait, then do" logic without freezing the browser.
  • Lab 6: Building a feature that pulls live data from a public API to display on the page.

The Professional Toolkit (Frameworks & Capstone)

Using Programming Frameworks

  • Why use frameworks? (React, Vue, or Svelte concepts).
  • Components: Building modular, reusable pieces of the UI.
  • State Management: Keeping track of changing data.
  • The Ecosystem: Understanding packages, dependencies, and version control (Git).
  • Lab 7: Refactoring a simple feature using a component-based approach.

The Capstone Project: Building a Web Application

  • Requirement: Participants must build a functional web application (e.g., a budget tracker, a product dashboard, or a portfolio site).
  • Planning: Defining the "User Story" and technical scope.
  • Implementation: Combining HTML/CSS structure with JavaScript logic.
  • Debugging: How to read error messages and fix broken logic.
  • Presentation: Presenting the final application to the group.

Closing Remarks & Next Steps

  • Technical Vocabulary: A cheat sheet for communicating with engineers (API, Backend, Frontend, Git, Deployment).
  • Resource Guide: Where to learn more (Documentation, StackOverflow, MDN).
  • Career Integration: How these skills help in Product Management and Design roles.
  • Q&A and Course Evaluation.

Requirements

  • Basic computer usage skills
  • No previous programming experience is needed
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