Front-End Web UI Frameworks and Tools: Bootstrap 4

About this course: This course will give you an overview of client-side web UI frameworks, in particular Bootstrap 4. You will learn about grids and responsive design, Bootstrap CSS and JavaScript components. You will learn about CSS preprocessors, Less and Sass. You will also learn the basics of Node.js and NPM and task runners like Grunt and Gulp. At the end of this course, you will be able to a)Set up, design and style a web page using Bootstrap 4 and its components, b) Create a responsive web page design, and c) Make use of web tools to setup and manage web sites. This course also includes an honors track that enables you to work on your own project developing a website using Bootstrap 4. Students enrolling in this course should have prior good working knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Who is this class for: This course is aimed at students who have prior working knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Created by:  The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

• Taught by:  Jogesh K. Muppala, Associate Professor

  Department of Computer Science and Engineering

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Syllabus


WEEK 1


Front-end Web UI Frameworks Overview: Bootstrap



This module gives you a quick introduction to full-stack web development and the outline of the course. Then you will learn the basics of Bootstrap, setting up a web project using Bootstrap. You will learn about responsive design and the Bootstrap grid system. At the end of this module, you need to complete your first assignment.


17 videos, 21 readings expand

1. Video: Front-End Web UI Frameworks and Tools: Bootstrap 4: Course Overview
2. Video: How to Use the Learning Resources
3. Reading: Full Stack Web Development: The Big Picture: Objectives and Outcomes
4. Video: What is Full-Stack Web Development?
5. Reading: Full Stack Web Development: Additional Resources
6. Reading: Setting up Your Development Environment: Git and Node: Objectives and Outcomes
7. Reading: Setting up your Development Environment
8. Video: Exercise (Video): Setting up Git
9. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Setting up Git
10. Video: Exercise (Video): Basic Git Commands
11. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Basic Git Commands
12. Video: Exercise (Video): Online Git Repositories
13. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Online Git Repositories
14. Video: Node.js and NPM
15. Video: Exercise (Video): Setting up Node.js and NPM
16. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Setting up Node.js and NPM
17. Video: Exercise (Video): Basics of Node.js and NPM
18. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Basics of Node.js and NPM
19. Reading: Setting up your Development Environment: Git and Node: Additional Resources
20. Reading: Introduction to Bootstrap: Objectives and Outcomes
21. Video: Front-end Web UI Frameworks
22. Video: Introduction to Bootstrap
23. Video: Exercise (Video): Getting Started with Bootstrap
24. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Getting Started with Bootstrap
25. Reading: Introduction to Bootstrap: Additional Resources
26. Reading: Responsive Design and Bootstrap Grid System: Objectives and Outcomes
27. Video: Responsive Design
28. Video: Bootstrap Grid System
29. Video: Exercise (Video): Responsive Design and Bootstrap Grid System Part 1
30. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Responsive Design and Bootstrap Grid System Part 1
31. Video: Exercise (Video): Responsive Design and Bootstrap Grid System Part 2
32. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Responsive Design and Bootstrap Grid System Part 2
33. Reading: Responsive Design and Bootstrap Grid System: Additional Resources
34. Video: Assignment 1 Requirements (Video)
35. Reading: Assignment 1 Resources
36. Reading: Ideation: Objectives and Outcomes
37. Reading: Ideation Report Template
38. Reading: Ideation: Additional Resources

Graded: Assignment 1: Bootstrap and Responsive Design
Graded: Ideation

WEEK 2


Bootstrap CSS Components



This module concentrates on Bootstrap's components that are designed using pure CSS classes. You will learn about Navigation and Navigation bar. Then, you will learn about buttons, forms, tables, cards, images and media, tags, alerts and progress bars. At the end of this module you need to complete your second assignment.


14 videos, 21 readings expand

1. Reading: Navigation and Navigation Bar: Objectives and Outcomes
2. Video: Navigation and Navigation Bar
3. Video: Exercise (Video): Navbar and Breadcrumbs
4. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Navbar and Breadcrumbs
5. Video: Icon Fonts
6. Video: Exercise (Video): Icon Fonts
7. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Icon Fonts
8. Reading: Navigation and Navigation Bar: Additional Resources
9. Reading: User Input: Buttons and Forms: Objectives and Outcomes
10. Video: User Input
11. Video: Exercise (Video): Buttons
12. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Buttons
13. Video: Exercise (Video): Forms
14. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Forms
15. Reading: User Input: Additional Resources
16. Reading: Displaying Content: Tables and Cards: Objectives and Outcomes
17. Video: Bootstrap Tables and Cards
18. Video: Exercise (Video): Displaying Content: Tables and Cards
19. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Displaying Content: Tables and Cards
20. Reading: Displaying Content: Additional Resources
21. Reading: Images and Media: Objectives and Outcomes
22. Video: Images and Media
23. Video: Exercise (Video): Images and Media
24. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Images and Media
25. Reading: Images and Media: Additional Resources
26. Reading: Alerting Users: Objectives and Outcomes
27. Video: Alerting Users
28. Video: Exercise (Video): Alerting Users
29. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Alerting Users
30. Reading: Alerting Users: Additional Resources
31. Video: Assignment 2: Bootstrap CSS Components
32. Reading: Assignment 2: Resources
33. Reading: UI Design and Prototyping: Objectives and Outcomes
34. Reading: UI Design and Prototyping Report Template
35. Reading: UI Design and Prototyping: Additional Resources

Graded: Assignment 2: Bootstrap CSS Components
Graded: UI Design and Prototyping

WEEK 3


Bootstrap Javascript Components



This module concentrates on Bootstrap's JavaScript based components. You will learn about tabs, pills and tabbed navigation, collapse, accordion, scrollspy, affix, tooltips, popovers, modals and the carousel. At the end of this module you need to complete the third assignment.


10 videos, 15 readings expand

1. Reading: Bootstrap JavaScript Components: Objectives and Outcomes
2. Video: Bootstrap JavaScript Components
3. Reading: Bootstrap JavaScript Components: Additional Resources
4. Reading: Tabs and Tabbed Navigation: Objectives and Outcomes
5. Video: Tabs, Pills and Tabbed Navigation
6. Video: Exercise (Video): Tabs
7. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Tabs
8. Reading: Tabs and Tabbed Navigation: Additional Resources
9. Reading: Hide and Seek: Objectives and Outcomes
10. Video: Collapse and Accordion
11. Video: Exercise (Video): Accordion
12. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Accordion
13. Reading: Hide and Seek: Additional Resources
14. Reading: Revealing Content: Objectives and Outcomes
15. Video: Tooltips, Popovers and Modals
16. Video: Exercise (Video): Tooltips and Modals
17. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Tooltips and Modals
18. Reading: Revealing Content: Additional Resources
19. Reading: Carousel: Objectives and Outcomes
20. Video: Carousel
21. Video: Exercise (Video): Carousel
22. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Carousel
23. Reading: Carousel: Additional Resources
24. Video: Assignment 3: Bootstrap JavaScript Components
25. Reading: Assignment 3: Resources

Graded: Assignment 3: Bootstrap JavaScript Components

WEEK 4


Web Tools



This module rounds out our discussions on Bootstrap JavaScript components. Then we discuss CSS preprocessors, Less and Sass. Finally, we discuss building and deployment of our Web projects through task automation using NPM scripts, and task runners like Grunt and Gulp. The final assignment of this course needs to be completed at the end of this module.


17 videos, 22 readings expand

1. Reading: Bootstrap and JQuery: Objectives and Outcomes
2. Video: Bootstrap and JQuery
3. Video: Exercise (Video): Bootstrap and JQuery
4. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Bootstrap and JQuery
5. Video: Exercise (Video): Bootstrap and JQuery
6. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Bootstrap and JQuery
7. Reading: Bootstrap and JQuery: Additional Resources
8. Reading: CSS Preprocessors: Objectives and Outcomes
9. Video: CSS Preprocessors: Less and Sass
10. Video: Exercise (Video): Less
11. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Less
12. Video: Exercise (Video): Scss
13. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Scss
14. Reading: CSS Preprocessors: Additional Resources
15. Reading: Building and Deployment: Objectives and Outcomes
16. Video: Building and Deployment
17. Video: NPM Scripts
18. Video: Exercise (Video): NPM Scripts Part 1
19. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): NPM Scripts Part 1
20. Video: Exercise (Video): NPM Scripts Part 2
21. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): NPM Scripts Part 2
22. Reading: Building and Deployment: NPM Scripts: Additional Resources
23. Reading: Building and Deployment: Task Runners
24. Video: Task Runners
25. Video: Exercise (Video): Grunt Part 1
26. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Grunt Part 1
27. Video: Exercise (Video): Grunt Part 2
28. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Grunt Part 2
29. Video: Exercise (Video): Gulp Part 1
30. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Gulp Part 1
31. Video: Exercise (Video): Gulp Part 2
32. Reading: Exercise (Instructions): Gulp Part 2
33. Reading: Building and Deployment: Task Runners: Additional Resources
34. Video: Assignment 4: Bootstrap, JQuery and Sass
35. Reading: Assignment 4: Additional Resources
36. Video: Front-End Web UI Frameworks: Bootstrap 4: Conclusions
37. Reading: Front-End Web UI Frameworks and Tools: Bootstrap 4: Conclusions
38. Reading: Project Implementation: Objectives and Outcomes
39. Reading: Final Report Template

Graded: Assignment 4: Bootstrap, JQuery and Sass
Graded: Project Implementation and Final Report