Expectations for New Class

I have recently enrolled in a computer mediated communication course here at Shepherd. The bulk of the class is going to be in web design. This is both exciting and a bit intimidating for me because I've never really done much when it comes to web coding (or any coding for that matter). I'm hoping to get a better understanding of how coding works from this course as well as be able to design a personal website I can include in my portfolio.