Building the Foundations | Year 1
Semester 1 (Foundations) focuses on the professional "design-first" process. Students learn career professionalism (SkillsUSA), web ethics, and law. They analyze audiences and create sitemaps/wireframes before writing HTML5.
Semester 2 (Front-End) brings sites to life. Students master CSS (Box Model, Flexbox, Grid) and responsive layouts. They learn to embed media and ensure ADA compliance, finishing with a JavaScript-powered portfolio.
History of the web, W3C standards, and the Guild mindset.
ADDIE Cycle, User Personas, SEO, and Wireframing.
HTML5 Semantic markup, lists, and link architecture.
Responsive CSS, Flexbox, and CSS Grid Mastery.