About This Course
Have you ever said to yourself: “I’d like to learn programming, but where should I start?”
There is an overwhelming number of options that are available to those who want to learn. Introduction to Programming is designed to give you the foundational skills that will prove important for any type of programming you want to do. You’ll learn to code web pages, create a mobile application and use external data sources. (Mobile covered in Level II of the course)
This course, which includes video lectures, lab exercises, and full program code will prepare you for entry-level jobs . . .
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Learning Objectives
What HTML5 is and Entails
How to Display HTML5 Code in a Browser
The Tool to Use for Coding
How HTML5 Documents are Structured
Displaying Paragraph Text with HTMl5
Displaying Heading Text with HTML5
Displaying Lists
What CSS is and How it Should be Used
How to Apply CSS Styles
Selecting Font and Adjusting Font Size
How to Style Lists with CSS
How to Use Classes and IDs
Creating Internal and External Hyperlinks
Displaying Images on a Page
Playing Audio on a Page
Playing Video on a Page
How to Assemble and Code an MP3 Player
Understand Basic Table Structure
Understand Complex Table Structures
Design a Table with CSs
Obtain User Input
Create Online Forms
Accept Information in the Form of Numbers, Dates and Colors
Create Form Dropdowns
Create Submit and Reset Buttons for a Form
Create Generic Buttons
Create Radio Buttons and Check Boxes
Style Forms with CSS
Use the CSS Box Model
Understand How to Create Borders, Background and Margins
Understand Static, Fixed, Relative and Absolute Positioning Models
Create Floating Elements
Understand Responsive Design
Apply Responsive Design for Mobile
Use a Responsive Design Framework
Write a Procedural Program in Python
Run Python Command Line Code
Obtain Command Line Input in Python
Output Strings with Print
Output Expressions with Print
Create Variables
Use Input Statements
Understand Programmatic Decision Making
Use Simple and Complex IT Statements
Create While Loops
Create For Loops
Create Break and Continue Statements
Understand the Role of Functions in Coding
Create Parameterized Functions
Create Functions that Return Values
Create List Structures
Create a Dictionary Data Structure
Understand File Input/Output
Write to a File
Read in From a File
Work with CSV (Comma Separated Value) Data
Work with Dates in Python
Work with Regular Expressions in Python
Complete Basic Networking in Python
Download and Parse XML
Requirements
- Windows or Mac
- Web Browser (Free)
- Python Software (Free)
- Text Editor (Free)
Target Audience
- Beginners who want to learn to code
- Teachers and students
- People at the beginning of their coding career
Curriculum
172 Lessons2h
Course Lessons
Welcome and Intro to Coding Technologies00:4:27
Suggestions for Success00:2:20
About Your Instructor00:1:2
Introduction and Welcome from Mark00:2:18
Write your First Lines of HTML500:8:20
Display your web page in the browser and putting in on the web00:8:24
Activity: Improving Your Page00:1:23
Improving your Page Demo00:8:17
Chapter Closing00:00:48
Why HTML5 is useful00:1:2
How HTML5 Documents are Structured00:6:18
Displaying Paragraph Text with HTML500:4:21
Displaying Heading Text with HTML500:5:21
HTML Lists00:8:31
HTML Page Structure00:1:31
Reviews Demo00:2:33
Section Review00:00:50
What is CSS and How is it Used?00:1:29
How to Apply CSS Styles00:5:55
Adjusting Font and Font Size00:6:48
More Font Adjustments00:4:45
Styling Lists with CSS00:5:55
CSS Classes and ID’s00:5:23
Styling Your Page00:00:54
Review Page Demo00:3:50
Page Section Review00:1:4
Links and Media00:1:22
Internal and External Hyperlinks00:7:26
Displaying Images using CSS00:4:3
Playing Audio using CSS00:4:5
Playing Video using CSS00:3:39
Build Simple Mp3 Player00:1:15
MP3 Player Demo00:4:45
Section Review00:00:42
When To Use Tables00:00:51
The Basic Structure of a Table00:4:17
Complex Table Structures00:3:34
Using Css in Tabels00:5:4
Table Preview00:1:36
Table Demo00:4:7
Overview00:00:55
Form Inputs00:1:20
Understanding the Form Tag00:4:11
Form Text Input00:8:46
Form Dates, Numbers and Colors00:7:15
Drop Downs00:4:50
Form Submit and Reset Buttons00:3:10
Radio Buttons and Check Boxes00:4:10
Forms Styling Using CSS00:4:57
Creating Form00:1:26
Form Demo00:5:40
Section Review00:00:50
CSS Box Model00:1:25
Borders, Backgrounds, and Margins00:8:29
Floating Elements00:7:45
Creative Page Layout00:1:32
Creative Page Layout demo00:4:12
Section Review00:00:47
Responsive Design Intro00:1:13
Responsive design for phones00:9:35
Using a responsive framework00:6:44
Creating responsive layout00:1:26
Completely Responsive Demo00:5:44
Section Review00:1:2
What is Python00:1:4
Writing Your First Lines of Code00:4:18
Running Your Code and Seeing the Result00:4:49
Writing a Python Program on Your Own00:1:37
Writing a Python Program Demo00:2:41
Section Review00:00:38
Input and Output Variables00:00:60
Output with Print Strings00:6:40
Output with Print Expressions00:5:37
Creating Variables00:6:29
Input Statements00:7:9
Making Calculator using Python00:1:28
Python Calculator Demo00:7:58
Programmatic Decision Making00:00:42
If Statements00:1:9
Complex If Statements00:10:19
Python Magic 8-Ball00:5:32
Magic 8-Ball Demo00:1:43
Section Review00:2:41
Iteratin’ with Loops00:00:41
What are Loops00:1:11
The While Loop00:8:21
For Loop00:4:11
Break and Continue Statements00:6:21
Activity: Getting Rich (Compound Interest)00:2:42
Interest Calculation Demo00:5:51
Section Review00:00:44
Why Use Python Functions00:1:19
Creating a Simple Function00:5:35
Creating a Parameterized Function00:8:4
Creating a Function that Returns a Value00:5:20
Activity: Creating Reusable Functions00:2:9
Reusable Function Demo00:5:34
Section Review00:00:36
Understanding Data00:00:46
List Data00:9:19
Tuples00:3:58
Dictionary Data00:9:23
Activity: Structuring Data00:3:8
Structuring Data Demo00:5:53
Section Review00:00:41
File Input and Output00:00:55
Writing to a File00:7:39
Reading from a File00:6:21
CSV Data00:8:29
Activity: Creating a Phone Directory00:2:42
Logging Demo00:7:17
Section Review00:00:42
Important Python Skills00:00:51
Working with Dates00:7:16
Regular Expressions00:5:28
Networking00:8:54
Activity: Downloading and Parsing XML00:2:14
Downloading and Parsing XML Demo00:2:54
Section Review00:00:29
Making Your First Web App00:00:57
What is Javascript and How is it used?00:00:57
Making Your First Web App00:14:32
Understanding the Javascript00:8:44
Activity: Create a Web App On Your Own00:1:49
Web App Demo00:7:15
Section Review00:00:38
Front End v. Back End: The Role of PHP00:1:6
Writing a Back End Script with PHP00:6:44
Passing Data to a PHP processing page00:6:53
Activity: Creating a Back End00:2:53
Back End Demo00:7:38
Intro to Databases00:00:53
phpMyAdmin and The Database Console00:13:7
Some Basic Queries00:5:55
A Basic Join00:8:12
Activity: Building a Database from Scratch00:1:47
Building a Database Demo00:5:38
Creating a 3-Tier Web Application00:00:52
Creating the Database the Runner Project Database00:4:56
Displaying Database Data00:11:6
Creating a Data Entry Screen00:8:1
Section Review00:00:50
What is a restful API00:00:57
Making your first API connection with Irish Trains00:10:18
Parameterized vs Non Parameterized Requests00:3:17
Working with XML00:9:23
Working with JSON00:9:11
Parsing API data with jQuery00:4:27
Section Review00:00:38
Make Your First Mobile App Intro00:1:11
Creating the Template with PhoneGap00:5:35
Creating the GUI00:10:10
Integrating the Chuck Norris Joke Generator API00:9:57
Deploying your Application00:3:56
Section Review00:00:38
Mobile GUI’s00:00:49
Integrating jQuery Mobile Libraries00:4:6
Form Elements with jQuery Mobile00:8:28
Pages and Navigation with jQuery Mobile00:6:30
Section Review00:00:34
Adding Geolocation and Mapping Capabilities00:00:37
Obtaining the User’s Location00:5:24
Creating a Map with Leaflet.js00:11:20
Annotating a Leaflet.js Map00:5:3
Section Review00:00:36
Integrating Device Hardware00:00:36
Getting Accelerometer Readings00:9:37
Using Accelerometer Readings to Move Objects on Screen00:10:48
Section Review00:00:29
Where to Go from Here00:1:21
Good Bye and Thank you!00:00:38
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