Employer-sponsored course

CIW Advanced HTML5 & CSS3 Specialist

Online, Self-Paced40 hoursAccess 12 Months

View original catalog entry · Software Development

Advanced HTML5 and CSS3 Specialist is the first course in the CIW Web and Mobile Design series. The CIW Advanced HTML5 and CSS3 Specialist course tests essential HTML5, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and JavaScript knowledge. These technologies, known as the Web development trifecta, provide Web pages that easily adapt to smartphones, tablets, gaming devices and smart TVs, as well as to traditional PCs.

Full overview

This course teaches deep knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3, and thus assumes a certain amount of existing knowledge (such as basic HTML coding). This course is a natural step from the current CIW Foundations Site Development Associate (SDA) certification.

Prerequisites

  • The Advanced HTML5 And CSS3 Specialist courseware teaches intermediate and advanced HTML5 and CSS3 coding skills, as well as introductory JavaScript. Before taking this course, students should complete the CIW Site Development Associate course from the CIW Web Foundations series, or have equivalent basic HTML and CSS coding knowledge.

Materials

All necessary materials (online eBook) are included. Certification(s):

System requirements

Minimum technical expectations for the online learning environment. Your IT team can use this as a checklist.

Internet connectivity

Cable, Fiber, DSL, or LEO Satellite (i.e. Starlink) internet with speeds of at least 10mb/sec download and 5mb/sec upload are recommended for the best experience.

While cellular hotspots may allow access to our courses, users may experience connectivity issues by trying to access our learning management system. This is due to the potential high download and upload latency of cellular connections. Therefore, it is not recommended that students use a cellular hotspot as their primary way of accessing their courses.

Hardware

  • CPU: 1 GHz or higher
  • RAM: 4 GB or higher
  • Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher. 1920x1080 resolution is recommended for the best experience.

Speakers / Headphones Microphone for Webinar or Live Online sessions.

Operating system

Windows 7 or higher. Mac OSX 10 or higher. Latest Chrome OS Latest Linux Distributions.

While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

Web browser

Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience. Latest Mozilla FireFox Latest Microsoft Edge Latest Apple Safari.

Recommended software

Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice) PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt) Courses may require other software that is described in the above course outline.

Additional details

Topics Include:

Demonstrate advanced uses of the canvas element. Implement JavaScript to create interactive pages. Validate HTML5 code. Identify ways to determine browser compatibility for a page or device. Implement HTML5 forms. Use CSS3 to shape content on the page. Design for mobile devices. Implement HTML5 APIs. Identify program flow issues in relation to JavaScript-based applications. Design pages for a cloud-based storefront.

Target Audience:

Web designers Internet consultants IT professionals Marketing professionals Web and graphic artists Business professionals

Target Audience:

The CIW Advanced HTML5 and CSS3 Specialist course prepares candidates to take the CIW Advanced HTML5 and CSS3 Specialist exam, which, if passed, earns the individual the CIW Advanced HTML5 and CSS3 Specialist certification.

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