AIM Code School Foundations of Web Development

This class is held IN PERSON two days a week on Mondays and Wednesdays at AIM Code School, 1902 Howard St. This is a 13 week course that runs through 8/4/25.

Students are taught the value of design, how to extract details from an Adobe Photoshop design file, and some core concepts of UI (User Interface), UX (User Experience), and UCD (User-Centered Design).

For the final project, students will build a modern, single-page web application that utilizes industry best practices. By the end of this course, you will learn:

• How to work with JavaScript, jQuery, the browser, and the DOM

• The fundamentals of JavaScript, such that you can more easily learn how to work with JavaScript frameworks and libraries

•How to build a modern, single-page website using common design patterns

IDEAL PARTICIPANTS

Career Transitioners: Have you been looking to break into the field of web development and need to learn the skills necessary to build websites from scratch and program for the web? This course is for you!

Novices/Newbies: The Foundations of Web Development course gives students with no prior coding experience the skills needed to design and build your first website using HTML/CSS and JavaScript.

Students MUST be 18 years of age or older in order to participate in this program or a senior in high school (a waiver for high school seniors will need to be signed and approved before entry into class).

COURSE PREREQUISITES

• No prior coding experience required

• A Mac or PC laptop that is 3 years old or newer.

Host or Publisher AIM Code School