Web Foundations

Welcome to Web Foundations! You are joining a global learning community dedicated to helping you learn and thrive in computer science.

What you'll learn

This course provides a foundation in building for the web. It will help you understand how the internet works, help you examine the role of the internet in your life, and teach you the basics of web development.

It will cover the building blocks of web technologies. You will learn HTML, CSS, and the basics of JavaScript. The course will focus on collaboration, communication, and sharing. Web technology is fundamentally social; you will work together and build for real audiences.

The course culminates in a project where you'll create a website of your own design using the tools you learn throughout the course.

Course Overview

Week 1: Foundations
Week 2: Web Design
Week 3: Layout and Multimedia
Week 4: Publishing and Sharing
Week 5: Final Project

How the course works

There are multiple ways you'll learn in this course:

Read and engage with the materials on this site
Attend live class and complete activities in class
Practice coding with exercises
Complete projects to demonstrate what you have learned

Active engagement is necessary for success in the course! You should try building lots of websites so that you can explore the concepts in a variety of ways.

You are encouraged to seek out additional practice outside of the practice problems included in the course.

Using the Kibo co-learning hub in Lagos and Abeokuta

If you are in Lagos or Ogun state, Nigeria, and have indicated during the application that you would be able to visit the Kibo hub for laptop support, use the links below to book a time to visit the Kibo hub throughout the Try Kibo program

Important Notes

Arrive at the hub within your chosen timeslot with a means of identification
This invite is admits one person only. You may not come along with a friend, otherwise, they'll be asked to wait outside of the learning space
Each time slot allows 2 hours of hub use. Book additional slots for longer use.
Maintain hub cleanliness and handle all items carefully.
You must not visit the Kibo hub without booking a time as you will not be granted access

Now, you are ready to start onboarding. Mark this lesson as complete and tap "Next Lesson" below