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About the Course

Thanks to a growing number of software programs, it seems as if anyone can make a webpage. But what if you actually want to understand how the page was created? There are great textbooks and online resources for learning web design, but most of those resources require some background knowledge. This course is designed to help the novice who wants to gain confidence and knowledge. We will explore the theory (what actually happens when you click on a link on a webpage?), the practical (what do I need to know to make my own page?), and the overlooked (I have the code, but how do I put it on the web to share with others?). Throughout the course there will be a strong emphasis on adhering to syntactic standards for validation and semantic standards to promote wide accessibility for users with disabilities. This course will appeal to a wide variety of people, but specifically those who would like a step-by-step description of the basics. There are no prerequisites for this course and it is assumed that students have no prior programming skills or IT experience. The course will culminate in a small final project that will require the completion of a very simple page with links and images. The focus of this course is on the basics, not appearance. You can see a sample final HTML page at https://example-site-1--wd4ehtml.repl.co/ . This is the first course in the Web Design For Everybody specialization. Subsequent courses focus on the marketable skills of styling the page with CSS3, adding interactivity with JavaScript and enhancing the styling with responsive design....

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This was at a self learning pace that allowed me to succeed. Colleen van Lent does a great job in the videos where they are short enough to not lose interest, yet enough information to easily learn.

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Good introduction to web development. The teacher (Colleen van Lent) has great attitude and seems interested in getting students themselves interested... she explained the intro topics very clearly.

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By Andres T

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Oct 27, 2016

Really helpful course. It is indeed the basics of the basics, but it definitely settled up a starting background for those that wish to develop a website. I would definitely recommend to a friend with no experience in the field at all.

By Muhammad E J

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Aug 6, 2020

It was a nice course for the beginner. But Dr.Chuck is an illusion in this course. Instead of watching her videos i would recommend to study about tags through W3schools.com (save your time). Watch week 3 videos they are informative

By Sirish S

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Sep 23, 2015

Overall this is a very good course. I had some experience with HTML5, but this course showed me the nuances of standard practice that I was otherwise missing. The instructor was very articulate and offered example with every topic.

By Pradeep K

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Aug 9, 2020

In very lucid language, i have understood Intro to HTML5 using this course. Not only that this course also made me to get knowledge about how the internet works and about GitHub. Thanks to Coursera for making these courses for us.

By kulprakash S k

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Apr 20, 2020

It was good especially if you are a complete beginner.it covers many important parts other than the tag like domain,hosting,cpanel,GitHub pages and more.so if you are a beginner and want to be a web developer this is a good start.

By Johnny W M

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Dec 14, 2020

I was a totally beginner. The lectures and slides are very well done. It felt sometimes repetitive. In the end, I think I got a good comprehension of HTML. Since coding, upload to the web, github. I really enjoyed the final exam.

By JAVIER D S

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Sep 23, 2016

Thanks to everyone, thanks to Coursera for the opportunity of learn and for supporting me, because I do not have the economic resources and education in my country is not a priority. Thanks.

Sincerily . Javier Díaz Sánchez (MX)

By Patrick V

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Nov 14, 2018

A very well designed course. May want to consider the accessibility of the Final Project, as someone relying on a screen reader would not be able to interpret the screen shot in order to replicate the design into HTML code.

By Dayi L

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Apr 14, 2017

I really like the way that Colleen presented the materials. A lot of histories and related information. Since I have some experience in coding, I can follow along. But I think the course will be difficult for fresh starters.

By Bernardo F B E

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Sep 6, 2015

This is a complete HTML5 course of which students can learn and practice since this skill is very useful in today's programming market. Highly Recommended for begnners, intermediate, advanced, and professional programmers.

By Kawaiisquishy • 9 y a

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Mar 21, 2017

This course give a simple guide how to start learn HTML. The instructor even teached and spoke rapidly but she teached me with in honest way. She have given many tips and advices about how to start learning HTML. Nice!

By Virgil Z T

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Nov 4, 2020

Nice, well structured lessons. I really like the approach: you should practice instead of learning just books. Partially should be reviewed, e.g. assignment rating instructions contain typo (ordered vs unordered list).

By Joseph V M

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Jan 18, 2020

Great beginner course. The only reason I did not give 5 stars is the annoying amount of typos, especially in the quizzes. Other than that, Colleen van Lent did an excellent job getting us starting in this subject.

By Abhishek P

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Sep 11, 2018

This is decent course which would be recommended if you want a certificate with knowledge. You would definitely learn some new things which would rather very important if you plan on pursuing web development further.

By Arushi S

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Jun 29, 2020

It is an informative course. But there's a tip who all are starting it- there's no spoon-feeding in here you gotta be determined and feel free to go over documentations and read and learn. That's the key. Good luck.

By SARATH K

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Oct 15, 2020

I liked this course very much and I will refer this course to my friend's but I will give 4 stars only because this course doesn't cover Form tag topic in HTML. In this Course Form tag and its use topic is missing.

By Jeffer D A D

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Jul 8, 2020

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Hi. Thank you for your lessons. I could tell you that those very useful for me. However, I would like to recommend that there are tests with 30 questions, It is too much for this course I think.

Thank you

Daniel

By Youssef G

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Nov 5, 2017

So, It's for very very beginner .. I'm don't enjoy this course because I'm an advanced beginner .. I work before with HTML and CSS ..

So, I recommended this course for anyone who have no experience with HTML ... :D

By Eduardo B R

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Feb 4, 2021

great course, i dont give 5 stars becuase in the last quiz i didnt find the answer to one of the questiones and ive tried every one. but the rest its ok. the lecturer is very pedagogic and make learning thing easy

By Florencia C

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Apr 26, 2024

El curso me gustó mucho, creo que aporta información importante acerca del SEO, la accesibilidad y los navegadores. Sin embargo, me hubiera gustado hacer más prácticas, por ejemplo, formularios y tablas en html.

By AQUIB Z

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Jun 23, 2020

A well organised course for introduction to HTML5!! However, the content can be improved to give a more in depth knowledge of the topic since I feel that this course is not enough to get you started with HTML.

By Sarah O

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Jul 9, 2020

The lecture was easy to follow and understand and the supplementary reading was also helpful. it would also have been nice if there were a reference book to buy or lookup, Thanks for the wonderful experience.

By sankalp r

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May 3, 2020

The overall work on basics and concepts is great . I just wish there were more example web pages given to the learner for reference.But overall,a great learning experience.

Strongly recommended for a beginner.

By Mrinmoyee S

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Jun 7, 2022

It was a fun project, very interesting. This course has many quizzes but one peer graded project. more than one project can be included in this course for a better understanding and a good practice as well.

By Alexander S

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May 9, 2020

Nice course! really easy to follow the instructions and there are a lot of extra links to useful materials.

Would be a great to go more over more tags of HTML5 and also include some more practical exercises.