A First Course in Web Development
Web Development & Design Foundations with HTML5 is the perfect textbook for your first semester web development course. This book provides a foundation in skills and concepts that web developers need:
- Internet Concepts
- HTML5 & XHTML
- CSS Text and Color Configuration
- CSS Page Layout
- CSS Media Queries
- Web Media and Interactivity
- Web Design Best Practices
- Web Development Process
- Choosing a Web Host
- Web Site Promotion
- E-Commerce Overview
- JavaScript Introduction
New Features in the 6th Edition
Building on the textbook’s successful 5th edition, the 6th edition features a major update from XHTML to introducing HTML5 and CSS3. The textbook continues to integrate HTML and CSS topics such as text configuration, color configuration, and page layout with an enhanced focus on the topics of design, accessibility, and Web standards.
The textbook has an innovative approach that prepares students to design web pages that work today in addition to being ready to take advantage of new HTML5 coding techniques of the future. XHTML syntax is introduced but the focus is HTML5 syntax. New HTML5 elements are presented with an emphasis on coding web pages that work in both current and future browsers.
- New sections introducing HTML5 elements and attributes
- New sections introducing CSS3 properties
- New CSS Media Queries
- Updated code samples, case studies, and web resources
- Updated accessibility coverage for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
- Expanded coverage of designing for mobile devices
- Color figures throughout
- Updated reference section for XHTML, HTML5 and CSS topics
- New Video Notes: A series of brief videos have been developed as a supplement for this textbook
- New FTP Tutorial appendix
Table of Contents (pdf)
Textbook Links & Additional Information
This textbook companion website has a page for each chapter in the text containing the links for URLs listed in the book, information on emerging trends, additional examples, corrections, and review activities.
Chapter Review
Review flash card activities are available for each chapter on this website.
Students can use these activities to review concepts and terms. Some instructors use these as group activities in the classroom. They also can be made available for independent student self-assessment activities.
Author Profile
Dr. Morris has a unique combination of years of industry experience in addition to many years teaching technology courses. Her hands-on approach to this topic enables students to become productive quickly. More Author Info
Instructor Materials
Downloads are available to instructors with exercise solutions, case solutions, PowerPoint presentations, and sample test questions. Contact your Pearson Higher Ed Addison-Wesley representative or visit Pearson Higher Ed Addison-Wesley Publishing for more information.