Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Jump Start

The course is for intermediate and advanced level students, provides an introduction accelerated HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript, and helps students learn basic programming skills. It also helps you prepare for the exam 70-480, a key component of the WSSD: the certification of Windows App Store.

The Jump Start focuses on the use of HTML5 / CSS3 / Javascript to implement the logic programming to define and use variables, perform looping and branching, development of user interfaces, capture and validate user input, store data, and create well-structured applications.

The course uses Visual Studio 2012, running on Windows 8 is aimed at developers who have at least six months of work experience and who are interested in developing applications using HTML5 with CSS3 and JavaScript (both Windows Store apps and Internet Explorer 10 web applications). Although students may have little or no experience with coding HTML5, which should have some experience with HTML 4.

This course provides an introduction to HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. This course helps students gain basic programming skills in HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript.

This course is an entry point into both the Web application and Windows Store apps training paths. The course focuses on using HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript to implement programming logic, define and use variables, perform looping and branching, develop user interfaces, capture and validate user input, store data, and create well-structured applications.

The lab scenarios in this course are selected to support and demonstrate the structure of various application scenarios. They are intended to focus on the principals and coding components/structures that are used to establish an HTML5 software application.

Objectives:

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Explain how to use Visual Studio 2012 to create and run a Web application.
• Describe the new features of HTML5, and create and style HTML5 pages.
• Add interactivity to an HTML5 page by using JavaScript.
• Create HTML5 forms by using different input types, and validate user input by using HTML5 attributes and JavaScript code.
• Send and receive data to and from a remote data source by using XMLHTTPRequest objects and jQuery AJAX operations.
• Style HTML5 pages by using CSS3.
• Create well-structured and easily-maintainable JavaScript code.
• Use common HTML5 APIs in interactive Web applications.
• Create Web applications that support offline operations.
• Create HTML5 Web pages that can adapt to different devices and form factors.
• Add advanced graphics to an HTML5 page by using Canvas elements, and by using and Scalable Vector Graphics.
• Enhance the user experience by adding animations to an HTML5 page.
• Use Web Sockets to send and receive data between a Web application and a server.
• Improve the responsiveness of a Web application that performs long-running operations by using Web Worker processes.

Course Outline:

Module 1: Overview of HTML and CSS

Overview of HTML
    Overview of CSS
    Creating a Web Application by Using Visual Studio 2012
    Lab : Exploring the Contoso Conference Application

Module 2: Creating and Styling HTML5 Pages

Creating an HTML5 Page
    Styling an HTML5 Page
    Lab : Creating and Styling HTML5 Pages

Module 3: Introduction to JavaScript

Overview of JavaScript Syntax
    Programming the HTML DOM with JavaScript
    Introduction to jQuery
    Lab : Displaying Data and Handling Events by Using JavaScript

Module 4: Creating Forms to Collect Data and Validate User Input

Overview of Forms and Input Types
    Validating User Input by Using HTML5 Attributes
    Validating User Input by Using JavaScript
    Lab : Creating a Form and Validating User Input´

Module 5: Communicating with a Remote Data Source

Sending and Receiving Data by Using XMLHTTPRequest
    Sending and Receiving Data by Using jQuery AJAX operations
    Lab : Communicating with a Remote Data Source

Module 6: Styling HTML5 by Using CSS3

Styling Text
    Styling Block Elements
    CSS3 Selectors
    Enhancing Graphical Effects by Using CSS3
    Lab : Styling Text and Block Elements using CSS3

Module 7: Creating Objects and Methods by Using JavaScript

Writing Well-Structured JavaScript
    Creating Custom Objects
    Extending Objects
    Lab : Refining Code for Maintainability and Extensibility

Module 8: Creating Interactive Pages using HTML5 APIs

Interacting with Files
    Incorporating Multimedia
    Reacting to Browser Location and Context
    Debugging and Profiling a Web Application
    Lab : Creating Interactive Pages by Using HTML5 APIs

Module 9: Adding Offline Support to Web Applications

Reading and Writing Data Locally
    Adding Offline Support by Using the Application Cache
    Lab : Adding Offline Support to a Web Application

Module 10: Implementing an Adaptive User Interface

Supporting Multiple Form Factors
    Creating an Adaptive User Interface
    Lab : Implementing an Adaptive User Interface

Module 11: Creating Advanced Graphics

Creating Interactive Graphics by Using Scalable Vector Graphics
    Programmatically Drawing Graphics by Using a Canvas
    Lab : Creating Advanced Graphics

Module 12: Animating the User Interface

Applying CSS Transitions
    Transforming Elements
    Applying CSS Key-frame Animations
    Lab : Animating User Interface Elements

Module 13: Implementing Real-Time Communications by Using Web Sockets

Introduction to Web Sockets
    Sending and Receiving Data by Using Web Sockets
    Lab : Implementing Real-Time Communications by Using Web Sockets

Module 14: Creating a Web Worker Process

Introduction to Web Workers
    Performing Asynchronous Processing by Using a Web Worker
    Lab : Creating a Web Worker Process