The Front-End Web Developer content introduces students to front-end, or client-side, web development technologies, including, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Participants learn how to make interactive applications that run inside a web browser and can communicate with a web server running remotely. Once complete, participants will have the basic skills necessary to work as a front-end web developer.

The Front-End Web Developer program is designed to prepare students to function as web developers in multiple technical, business, and healthcare settings. Web developers serve roles with job titles such as Web Site Developers, Web Designers, and Web Masters. Students are eligible for an optional externship with a local employer after successful course completion.

Program Objectives

After completing this program, learners will be able to:

• Applying understanding of the World Wide Web, web content creation, and web content delivery
• Selecting a Web hosting provider and the good practice of testing web content on multiple browsers
• Creating a basic website using HTML, CSS, styles, HTML elements, and links, video, and images
• Working with fonts, text blocks, lists, and tables to create desired elements in a basic website
• Working with internal and external links to customize a website
• Working with colors, images, and multimedia to customize a basic website
• Installing and configuring JavaScript
• Applying an understanding of dynamic websites and HTML5 applications
• Using basic JavaScript syntax including conditional statements and loops to develop web applications
• Using basic JavaScript syntax including arrays array methods, strings, and expressions
• Using functions and function programming in JavaScript
• Using JavaScript object, prototype properties, and use of objects as namespaces to avoid name conflicts, and creating anonymous objects
• Use HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript to develop client applications

Certification Opportunities

After completing this program, learners will have the opportunity to take the leading national/industry-recognized certification exam(s) essential to entry-level employment in this fast-growing field.

National Workforce Career Association (NWCA) Front-End Web Developer (FEWD)

Optional Volunteer Externship Opportunity

Learners who complete this program are eligible to participate in an optional volunteer externship opportunity with a local company/agency/organization whose work aligns with this area of study in order to gain valuable hands-on experience.  As learners progress through their eLearning program, an Externship Coordinator will reach out to coordinate placement.

Note: Additional documentation including health records, immunizations, drug-screening, criminal background checks, etc. may be required by the externship facility.