Web Dev: Environment Setup and Basic Page Creation
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Web Dev: Environment Setup and Basic Page Creation
This course is part of Web Development with HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript Specialization
Instructor: Bill Rosenthal
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What you'll learn
Explore fundamental web architecture, local hosting environments, and how the request-response cycle powers front-end and back-end interactions.
Write well-formed HTML using semantic markup, section divisions, and text-level elements to build accessible web page structures.
Implement keyboard-friendly navigation links, manage web addresses, and apply accessibility guidelines to optimize layout design.
Learn by doing. Perform guided, step-by-step hands-on activities on your own computer.
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January 2026
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There are 3 modules in this course
This course will be useful for anyone who wants to gain a firm technical understanding of the core languages and tools used in web development. You will begin by preparing your web platform, preparing your development tools and processes, and monitoring the web requestβresponse cycle. Then, you'll create a basic web page, provide navigation links between pages, and improve web-page structure and navigation.
This is the first course in a multi-course Specialization. All of the courses in this Specialization require that you run a XAMPP web server on localhost. The course setup instructions provided in the first module of this course go into more detail about the hardware and software requirements.
To be able to test web content as you develop it, you need to have a web platform where you can host your work in progress. You also must have tools you can use to create the various files that comprise your websites, and processes for taking your web projects from ideas to deliverables.
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1 reading6 plugins
1 readingβ’Total 5 minutes
- Course Introductionβ’5 minutes
6 pluginsβ’Total 190 minutes
- Getting Started with This Courseβ’45 minutes
- Lesson Introductionβ’5 minutes
- Prepare Your Web Platformβ’45 minutes
- Prepare Your Web Development Tools and Processesβ’45 minutes
- Monitor the Web Request-Response Cycleβ’45 minutes
- Lesson Summaryβ’5 minutes
HTML provides the foundation for all web development. Whether you are creating a simple website with static, unchanging content or a complex, interactive web application, you will undoubtedly need to work with HTML.
What's included
5 plugins
5 pluginsβ’Total 220 minutes
- Lesson Introductionβ’5 minutes
- Create a Basic Web Pageβ’70 minutes
- Provide Navigation Links Between Web Pagesβ’70 minutes
- Improve Web Page Structure and Navigationβ’70 minutes
- Lesson Summaryβ’5 minutes
You'll wrap things up and then validate what you've learned in this course by taking an assessment.
What's included
1 reading1 assignment
1 readingβ’Total 5 minutes
- Course Summaryβ’5 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 10 minutes
- Course Assessmentβ’10 minutes
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