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CSS for Web Design

Course Description:

This course will introduce basic features of Cascading Style Sheets, or CSS. CSS is a versatile programming language that is used to style web pages by specifying how HTML and XML documents should appear. CSS makes it possible to control the presentation of elements on a page, including their color, dimensions, position, and behavior. A series of lab exercises provide students with opportunities to practice the tools and concepts they learn throughout the course.


This program is open enrollment and can begin within 2-3 business days of registration.

Registration is accepted throughout 2021.

Estimated Time to Complete: 3 hours

Access to This Program is 90 days


Learning Outcomes:

  • Use selectors and declarations to create CSS rules

  • Write and link an external style sheet to a webpage

  • Apply color to page elements using a variety of color systems

  • Create single and multiple classes to style elements

  • Select a variety of fonts and apply sizing to different page elements

  • Apply width and height to elements on a page

  • Describe the Box Model and style elements through the use of margins, padding, and borders

  • Arrange elements using float and apply the clear property

  • Create vertical and horizontal navigation bars on a webpage

  • Apply both link and user-action pseudo-classes

  • Create responsive layouts using Flexbox

  • Explore the use of drop shadows, drop caps, and other creative effects

  • Explain the importance of inheritance, rule order, and the box model


Key Features

  • Expert-supported

  • Mobile-friendly

  • Accessible

  • Badge and credit-awarding

  • Games & Flashcards

  • Video content

  • Audio-enabled in app

  • Real-world case studies


This course has an "Ask the Expert" feature, which submits your questions directly to an expert in the field you are studying. Questions are answered as quickly as possible and usually within 24 hours.

This course does not require any additional purchases of supplementary materials.

Learners must achieve an average test score of at least 70% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEUs. Learners will have three attempts at all graded assessments.

Instructor : MindEdge
Dates : 11/30/21
Days : Online
From : -
Fee : $ 79.00
Course Number : ME-182


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