Academy Essentials

Course Introduction

Learn to recognise the academy outcomes and plan your learning in this beginner-friendly Visual Studio Code lesson.

Learning outcomes

  • Explain how to recognise the academy outcomes.
  • Complete the guided activity safely.
  • Check that you can plan your learning.

Before you begin

Use a non-sensitive practice folder, inspect unfamiliar code before trusting it, and never place passwords, tokens or private information in project files.

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Step-by-step instructions

  1. Open the intended practice workspace in Visual Studio Code and confirm its folder name and Workspace Trust state.
  2. Match HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Live Server and GitHub tasks to modules.
  3. Save the relevant files and review the Problems panel, terminal, Source Control view or browser preview as appropriate.
  4. Check filenames, relative paths, console messages, keyboard use, mobile layout and privacy before continuing.
  5. Confirm that you can plan your learning, then create a clear commit, backup or saved checkpoint.
Ian's practical tip: Work in one named project folder, preview after small changes, read the actual error message and keep a recoverable version before broad edits.

Practical activity

Match HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Live Server and GitHub tasks to modules. The expected result is to plan your learning.

Completion checklist