FWDP 1000 Course Outline
FWDP 1000 Course Outline
FWDP 1000 Course Outline
Course Description
This course introduces the BCIT resources and systems used in the program, including the lab
environment, policies, and file storage/retrieval. Students will learn the basics of front-end web
development, code management, and the tools of web design. Course topics and activities include a
review of the web in general, how it works from the internet layer to the application layer, and how
to create basic multi-page web sites. Students will register a domain name, secure their own
commercial web space and learn to operate basic web services including File transfer (FTP) and
admin features. Students will also review the latest versions of HTML and CSS (Cascading Styles
Sheets). Learning will focus on web standards as outlined by the World Wide Web Consortium
(W3C), hand coding HTML and use of CSS to control overall hierarchy structure, functionality, layout
and appearance of websites while creating modern, standards compliant, semantic and accessible
markup for a web site. The coding process from design mock-up to publishing a web site to the
public internet will be covered.
Day 7 Day 8
- CSS Floats - CSS Grid
- CSS Pseudo Elements - Assignment 6
- CSS Positioning
- Assignment 5
Day 9 Day 10
- Menu Toggles - SEO Basics
- Accessibility - Favicons
- Lab time for Project 2 - Lab time for Project 2
Course Evaluation
Assignment 1 10%
Minimum passing grade is 65%.
Assignment 2 10%
Assignment 3 10%
Assignment 4 10%
Assignment 5 10%
Assignment 6 10%
Project 1 (Landing Page) 15%
Project 2 (Country Website) 25%