HTML course description and outline

 Course Title: HTML Fundamentals: Building Blocks of the Web

Course Description:

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the fundamental language of the web. Understanding HTML is essential for anyone interested in web development or creating web content. In this course, you will learn the core concepts and techniques of HTML to build web pages from scratch. From structuring content to adding multimedia elements and creating interactive forms, you will gain the skills needed to create engaging and accessible web experiences. Whether you are a beginner or have some experience with HTML, this course will provide a solid foundation for your web development journey.

What you’ll learn?

Module 1: Introduction to HTML

1. - Understanding the web and its components
2. - Introduction to HTML tags and attributes
3. - Setting up a basic HTML document structure
4. - Exploring the doctype declaration and meta tags
5. - Creating headings, paragraphs, and line breaks

Module 2: HTML Document Structure

• - Organizing content with HTML elements
• - Working with text formatting tags (bold, italic, etc.)
• - Creating lists (unordered, ordered, and definition lists)
• - Adding hyperlinks and linking to external resources
• - Understanding relative and absolute URLs

Module 3: Working with Images and Multimedia

1. - Inserting images and optimizing their display
2. - Embedding videos and audio files
3. - Controlling media playback with HTML attributes
4. - Adding alternative text and captions for accessibility

Module 4: Tables and Semantic Markup

• - Creating tables to display tabular data
• - Applying table headers, rows, and columns
• - Using semantic HTML tags (header, main, section, etc.)
• - Improving accessibility with semantic markup
• - Understanding the importance of semantic HTML for SEO

Module 5: Forms and User Input

1. - Building interactive forms with HTML elements
2. - Text input, checkboxes, radio buttons, and dropdown menus
3. - Setting form validation and required fields
4. - Capturing user input with form submission
5. - Handling form data on the server-side (brief introduction)

Module 6: HTML5 Features and Advanced Techniques

• - Understanding HTML5 and its new elements
• - Implementing audio and video elements with HTML5
• - Working with the canvas element for graphics and animations
• - Using geolocation and local storage
• - Exploring HTML5 form enhancements (input types, attributes)

Module 7: HTML and CSS Integration

1. - Linking CSS stylesheets to HTML documents
2. - Understanding CSS selectors and properties
3. - Styling HTML elements with CSS
4. - Creating responsive layouts with CSS media queries
5. - Optimizing the performance of HTML and CSS code

Module 8: Best Practices and Optimization

• - HTML coding standards and best practices
• - Writing clean and maintainable HTML code
• - Optimizing web page loading speed
• - Ensuring cross-browser compatibility
• - Testing and debugging HTML code

Module 9: Accessibility and SEO Considerations

1. - Designing accessible web content with HTML
2. - Adding semantic structure and ARIA attributes
3. - Optimizing HTML for search engines
4. - Understanding meta tags and SEO best practices
5. - Analyzing and improving web page accessibility and SEO

Module 10: Project: Building a Multi-Page Website

• - Applying the learned HTML concepts to create a multi-page website
• - Structuring web pages with HTML elements
• - Adding content, images, and multimedia elements
• - Implementing forms and user interactivity
• - Styling the website with CSS and optimizing for accessibility and SEO

By the end of this course, you will have a solid understanding of HTML and be able to create well-structured, visually appealing, and accessible web pages. You will also be prepared to explore more advanced web development topics and frameworks.