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Coding Certificate (Online at your own pace)


Adult Enrichment / Computers & Technology -
Online Certificates and Courses 2025

Coding is becoming one of the most in-demand skills in the workplace today. As a result, coding has become a core skill that bolsters one’s chances of becoming a higher value to organizations. The highest demand is for programming languages with broad applicability. Begin by getting introduced to the basics of computer programming and various programming languages. Then go to the next level and acquire all the basics of HTML and CSS. You will learn the relationship between these two industry-standard web page coding languages and the step by step process of hand coding and building web pages. Finally, discover the advanced features of CSS and learn how to use this very powerful language. 

Students must take the Coding Certificate classes in the below order:

  1. Introduction to Coding
  2. HTML Fundamentals
  3. CSS Fundamentals

Courses are online and asynchronous, meaning students may login to the classroom anytime during the course session, day or night, 24/7. For more information, go to our Online Professional Development Certificates & Courses FAQ


Introduction to Coding
Unit 1: Introduction to Programming
    Types of programming languages
    Practical Uses of Programing
    Text Editors
Unit 2: Basic HTML/CSS
    Introduction to HTML
    Introduction to CSS
    Making a Simple Web Page
Unit 3: Drawing and Coloring using Code
    Elements of Java Script
    Basic Drawing Using Code
    Basic Coloring Using Code
Unit 4: Basic Animation using Code
    Uses of Animation
    Animation Basics
    Making a Simple Animation
HTML Fundamentals
Unit 1: HTML Basic Tags
naming convention, tags: h, p, b, i, u, hr,br, attributes
Unit 2: More HTML Tags
links, lists, tables
Unit 3
Images, directory structure
Unit 4
Creating a multipage website, domains, hosting, pointing, FTP
CSS Fundamentals
Unit 1: Getting to Know CSS
about CSS, CSS syntax, CSS types, working with internal CSS, styling text, styling links, styling lists, and styling tables.
Unit 2: Using External CSS
working with external CSS sheets, styling a multi-page website, Google fonts, and Web colors.
Unit 3: div Elements
id Selectors, introduction to elements, floating elements, Clearing Unwanted Floated Elements, web page layout using elements
Unit 4: More about div Elements
centering a web page, CSS box model, resetting margins and paddings, class selectors, inline CSS, tag
Instructor

Andy Helmi


Andy Helmi is a graphic and website designer, technical consultant and an online marketing specialist located in Vancouver, BC, Canada. His education background includes over ten years of academic training in electronic/computer engineering, graphic and web design, music and digital photography.

Andy’s professional experience in digital media started in 1996. He has worked for a few companies and also has been running his own freelance design business ever since.
Andy also has passion for teaching. He is an Adobe certified instructor and has completed “BC Instructional Skills” certification. He has been developing courses/programs and teaching at several local colleges and universities including Vancouver School Board, Vancouver Community College, Langara College and Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Jeff Kritzer


Jeff Kritzer has many years of experience:- as a quantitative researcher. - as a Special Education Resource Teacher and has assessed thousands of students during his long career- in online instructional technology

He has studied applied statistics at the graduate level and has attended the Summer Program in Quantitative Research at the University of Michigan.He recently completed the “Advanced Online Instructor” certificate with the Online Learning Consortium.

He has been published in several international and national journals and has developed unique methods for presenting his research.

He has a Ph.D. in Education and is currently a Professor in Teacher Education at a leading Midwestern University.

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Price: $ 595 00
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12:01 - 11:59 AM

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Min Age   18 yr.

Price: $ 595 00
Registration begins  
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