MS 20480 – Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 with Michigan Technology Services
Michigan Technology Services offers many Microsoft .NET instructor-led courses. This Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 training can take place at our location in Farmington Hills, 20 miles outside of Detroit, where you will sit in a room with one of our instructors, onsite at your office anywhere throughout the United States, or if you prefer, instructor led live online.
About this Course
This course provides an introduction to HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. This course helps students gain basic HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript programming skills. This course is an entry point into web development training paths. The course focuses on using HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript to implement programming logic, define and use variables, perform looping and branching, develop user interfaces, capture and validate user input, store data, and create well-structured application.
The lab scenarios in this course are selected to support and demonstrate the structure of various application scenarios. They are intended to focus on the principles and coding components/structures that are used to establish an HTML5 software application.
This course uses Visual Studio 2012, running on Windows 8
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Who Should Attend
This course is intended for professional developers who have 6-12 months of programming experience and who are interested in developing applications using HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3.
This course is intended for students who 1 – 3 months experience creating Web applications, including writing simple JavaScript code.
Students choosing to attend this course without a developer background should pay special attention to the training prerequisites. Developers who have more than 5 years programming experience may find that portions of this training are fundamental in nature when presenting the syntax associated with certain programming tasks.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have at least three months of professional development experience.
In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should have a combination of practical and conceptual knowledge related to HTML5 programming. This includes the following prerequisites:
- Understand the basic HTML document structure:
- How to use HTML tags to display text content.
- How to use HTML tags to display graphics.
- How to use HTML APIs.
- Understand how to style common HTML elements using CSS, including:
- How to separate presentation from content
- How to manage content flow.
- How to control the position of individual elements.
- How to implement basic CSS styling.
- How to create and use variables
- How to use arithmetic operators to perform arithmetic calculations involving one or more variables
- relational operators to test the relationship between two variables or expressions
- logical operators to combine expressions that contain relational operators
- How to control the program flow by using if … else statements.
- How to implement iterations by using loops.
- How to write simple functions.
- Understand how to write JavaScript code to add functionality to a web page:
Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Explain how to use Visual Studio 2012 to create and run a Web application.
- Describe the new features of HTML5, and create and style HTML5 pages.
- Add interactivity to an HTML5 page by using JavaScript.
- Create HTML5 forms by using different input types, and validate user input by using HTML5 attributes and JavaScript code.
- Send and receive data to and from a remote data source by using XMLHTTPRequest objects and jQuery AJAX operations.
- Style HTML5 pages by using CSS3.
- Create well-structured and easily-maintainable JavaScript code.
- Use common HTML5 APIs in interactive Web applications.
- Create Web applications that support offline operations.
- Create HTML5 Web pages that can adapt to different devices and form factors.
- Add advanced graphics to an HTML5 page by using Canvas elements, and by using and Scalable Vector Graphics.
- Enhance the user experience by adding animations to an HTML5 page.
- Use Web Sockets to send and receive data between a Web application and a server.
- Improve the responsiveness of a Web application that performs long-running operations by using Web Worker processes
Detailed Course Outline
This module provides an overview of HTML and CSS, and describes how to use Visual Studio 2012 to build a Web application.
Lessons
- Overview of HTML
- Overview of CSS
- Creating a Web Application by Using Visual Studio 2012
Lab: Exploring the Contoso Conference Application
- Walkthrough of the Contoso Conference Application
- Examining and Modifying the Contoso Conference Application
This module describes the new features of HTML5, and explains how to create and style HTML5 pages.
Lessons
- Creating an HTML5 Page
- Styling an HTML5 Page
Lab: Creating and Styling HTML5 Pages
- Creating HTML5 Pages
- Styling HTML5 Pages
This module provides an introduction to the JavaScript language, and shows how to use JavaScript to add interactivity to HTML5 pages.
Lessons
- Overview of JavaScript Syntax
- Programming the HTML DOM with JavaScript
- Introduction to jQuery
Lab: Displaying Data and Handling Events by Using JavaScript
- Displaying Data Programmatically
- Handling Events
This module describes the new input types available with HTML5, and explains how to create forms to collect and validate user input by using the new HTML5 attributes and JavaScript code.
Lessons
- Overview of Forms and Input Types
- Validating User Input by Using HTML5 Attributes
- Validating User Input by Using JavaScript
Lab: Creating a Form and Validating User Input
- Creating a Form and Validating User Input by Using HTML5 Attributes
- Validating User Input by Using JavaScript
This module describes how to send and receive data to and from a remote data source by using an XMLHTTPRequest object and by performing jQuery AJAX operations.
Lessons
- Sending and Receiving Data by Using XMLHTTPRequest
- Sending and Receiving Data by Using jQuery AJAX operations
Lab: Communicating with a Remote Data Source
- Retrieving Data
- Serializing and Transmitting Data
- Refactoring the Code by Using jQuery ajax method
This module describes how to style HTML5 pages and elements by using the new features available in CSS3.
Lessons
- Styling Text
- Styling Block Elements
- CSS3 Selectors
- Enhancing Graphical Effects by Using CSS3
Lab: Styling Text and Block Elements using CSS3
- Styling the Navigation Bar
- Styling the Page Header
- Styling the About Page
This module explains how to write well-structured and easily-maintainable JavaScript code, and how to apply object-oriented principles to JavaScript code in a Web application.
Lessons
- Writing Well-Structured JavaScript
- Creating Custom Objects
- Extending Objects
Lab: Refining Code for Maintainability and Extensibility
- Inheriting From Objects
- Refactoring Code to Use Objects
This module describes how to use some common HTML5 APIs to add interactive features to a Web application. This module also explains how to debug and profile a Web application.
Lessons
- Interacting with Files
- Incorporating Multimedia
- Reacting to Browser Location and Context
- Debugging and Profiling a Web Application
Lab: Creating Interactive Pages by Using HTML5 APIs
- Incorporating Video
- Incorporating Images
- Using the Geolocation API
This module describes how to add offline support to a Web application, to enable the application to continue functioning in a user's browser even if the browser is disconnected from the network.
Lessons
- Reading and Writing Data Locally
- Adding Offline Support by Using the Application Cache
Lab: Adding Offline Support to a Web Application
- Implementing the Application Cache
- Implementing Local Storage
This module describes how to create HTML5 pages that can dynamically detect and adapt to different devices and form factors.
Lessons
- Supporting Multiple Form Factors
- Creating an Adaptive User Interface
Lab: Implementing an Adaptive User Interface
- Creating a Print-Friendly Stylesheet
- Adapting Page Layout To Fit a Different Form Factor
This module describes how to create advanced graphics for an HTML5 Web application by using a Canvas element, and by using Scalable Vector Graphics.
Lessons
- Creating Interactive Graphics by Using Scalable Vector Graphics
- Programmatically Drawing Graphics by Using a Canvas
Lab: Creating Advanced Graphics
- Creating an Interactive Venue Map by Using Scalable Vector Graphics
- Creating a Speaker Badge by Using a Canvas Element
This module describes how to enhance the user experience in an HTML5 Web application by adding animations.
Lessons
- Applying CSS Transitions
- Transforming Elements
- Applying CSS Key-frame Animations
Lab: Animating User Interface Elements
- Applying Transitions to User Interface Elements
- Applying Key-Frame Animations
This module explains how to use Web Sockets to transmit and receive data between an HTML5 Web application and a server.
Lessons
- Introduction to Web Sockets
- Sending and Receiving Data by Using Web Sockets
Lab: Implementing Real-Time Communications by Using Web Sockets
- Receiving Data from Web Socket
- Sending Data to a Web Socket
- Sending Multiple Types of Messages To or From a Web Socket
This module describes how to use Web Worker Processes to perform long-running operations asynchronously and improve the responsiveness of an HTML5 Web application.
Lessons
- Introduction to Web Workers
- Performing Asynchronous Processing by Using a Web Worker
Lab: Creating a Web Worker Process
- Improving Responsiveness by Using a Web Worker