At Course Completion

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.

Topic 1: Overview of HTML and CSS

This module provides an overview of HTML and CSS and describes how to use Visual Studio 2012 to build a Web application.

• Overview of HTML
• Overview of CSS
• Creating a Web Application by Using Visual Studio 2012
• Lab: Exploring the Contoso Conference Application
• Walkthrough of the Contoso Conference Application
• Examining and Modifying the Contoso Conference Application

Topic 2: Creating and Styling HTML5 Pages

This module describes the new features of HTML5 and explains how to create and style HTML5 pages.

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

Topic 3: Displaying and Handling Events by Using JavaScript

• Create static pages using the new features available in HTML5.
• Use CSS3 to apply basic styling to the elements in an HTML5 page.
• Module 3: Introduction to JavaScriptThis module provides an introduction to the JavaScript language, and shows how to use JavaScript to add interactivity to HTML5 pages.
• Overview of JavaScript Syntax
• Programming the HTML DOM with JavaScript
• Introduction to jQuery
• Lab: Displaying Data and Handling Events by Using JavaScript
• Displaying Data Programmatically
• Handling Events

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

This module describes the new input types available with HTML5, and explains how to create forms to collect and validate user input by using the new HTML5 attributes and JavaScript code.

• 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
• Creating a Form and Validating User Input by Using HTML5 Attributes
• Validating User Input by Using JavaScript

Topic 5: Communicating with a Remote Data Source

This module describes how to send and receive data to and from a remote data source by using an XMLHTTPRequest object and by performing jQuery AJAX operations.

• Sending and Receiving Data by Using XMLHTTPRequest
• Sending and Receiving Data by Using jQuery AJAX operations
• Lab: Communicating with a Remote Data Source
• Retrieving Data
• Serializing and Transmitting Data
• Refactoring the Code by Using jQuery ajax method

Topic 6: Styling HTML5 by Using CSS3

This module describes how to style HTML5 pages and elements by using the new features available in CSS3.

• Styling Text
• Styling Block Elements
• CSS3 Selectors
• Enhancing Graphical Effects by Using CSS3
• Lab: Styling Text and Block Elements using CSS3
• Styling the Navigation Bar
• Styling the Page Header
• Styling the About Page

Topic 7: Creating Objects and Methods by Using JavaScript

This module explains how to write well-structured and easily-maintainable JavaScript code, and how to apply object-oriented principles to JavaScript code in a Web application.

• Writing Well-Structured JavaScript
• Creating Custom Objects
• Extending Objects
• Lab: Refining Code for Maintainability and Extensibility
• Inheriting From Objects
• Refactoring Code to Use Objects

Topic 8: Creating Interactive Pages using HTML5 APIs

This module describes how to use some common HTML5 APIs to add interactive features to a Web application. This module also explains how to debug and profile a Web application.

• 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
• Incorporating Video
• Incorporating Images
• Using the Geolocation API

Topic 9: Adding Offline Support to Web Applications

This module describes how to add offline support to a Web application, to enable the application to continue functioning in a user’s browser even if the browser is disconnected from the network.

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

Topic 10: Implementing an Adaptive User Interface

This module describes how to create HTML5 pages that can dynamically detect and adapt to different devices and form factors.

• Supporting Multiple Form Factors
• Creating an Adaptive User Interface
• Lab: Implementing an Adaptive User Interface
• Creating a Print-Friendly Stylesheet
• Adapting Page Layout To Fit a Different Form Factor

Topic 11: Creating Advanced Graphics

This module describes how to create advanced graphics for an HTML5 Web application by using a Canvas element, and by using Scalable Vector Graphics.

• Creating Interactive Graphics by Using Scalable Vector Graphics
• Programmatically Drawing Graphics by Using a Canvas
• Lab: Creating Advanced Graphics
• Creating an Interactive Venue Map by Using Scalable Vector Graphics
• Creating a Speaker Badge by Using a Canvas Element

Topic 12: Animating the User Interface

This module describes how to enhance the user experience in an HTML5 Web application by adding animations.

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

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

This module explains how to use Web Sockets to transmit and receive data between an HTML5 Web application and a server.

• Introduction to Web Sockets
• Sending and Receiving Data by Using Web Sockets
• Lab: Implementing Real-Time Communications by Using Web Sockets
• Receiving Data from Web Socket
• Sending Data to a Web Socket
• Sending Multiple Types of Messages To or From a Web Socket

Topic 14: Creating a Web Worker Process

This module describes how to use Web Worker Processes to perform long-running operations asynchronously and improve the responsiveness of an HTML5 Web application.

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