The course begins by exploring HTML, the markup language used to structure web page content. The second part of the course focuses on CSS, which is used to style web pages.

The course begins with an induction - either an induction session or Anytime Induction. The induction explains the nature and structure of the course and the resources available – a comprehensive e-learning course, practice projects, exam practice questions and a personal project.

The course concludes with the Information Technology Specialist exam: a 45 minute, computer assessed multi-choice exam. The exams can be taken in person at Cardiff Met or remotely. 

The amount of learning time varies from person to person, but as an estimate:

• Key Concept teaching: 0 - 10 hours
• E-learning: 20 - 29 hours
• Practice projects and exam practice: 12 - 20 hours
• Certification exam: 45 minutes.

For a total of between 33 - 60 hours.

Key Concept Session Details

Here's a few details of the Key Concept sessions.

• Key Concept 1: Introduction to HTML - introduces the HTML markup language that is used to structure web page content.
• Key Concept 2: Hyperlinks and Page Structure - you will learn the different ways to link between pages (absolute and relative) and how to structure your pages using elements such as headings and divs and then link to that part of the page.
• Key Concept 3: Multimedia - looks at the different ways to add video and audio to pages. Images are explored in detail, including how to turn images into a way of navigating through your site.
• Key Concept 4: Semantic Elements - a range of so-called semantic HTML elements, such as article, aside and nav, are introduced.
• Key Concept 5: Forms - you will use HTML to create forms that can be used to capture data from end users. You will build a simple contact form and in doing so learn about the basic elements used to create a HTML form and how the data is submitted to a server.
• Key Concept 6: Introduction to CSS - CSS - Cascading Style Sheets - the language that is used to style web pages is introduced.
• Key Concept 7: Putting the Cascading into CSS - looks at the different places CSS can be stored and how they combine - or cascade - together.
• Key Concept 8: Positioning content with CSS -  explores two ways of positioning content: float and The CSS Box Model.
• Key Concept 9: More CSS selectors - explores more CSS selection methods, such as how to select an element only when a specific class is applied and the descendant selector.
• Key Concept 10: Responsive Design - the concept of responsive web design, used to optimise pages on a variety of devices, is introduced and basic techniques are explored.