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JavaScript for Beginners Specialization

Build Your Skills in JavaScript and jQuery. Start a journey to using JavaScript to become a programmer.

Instructor: William Mead

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4 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.7

(820 reviews)

Beginner level

No prior experience required

2 months to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.7

(820 reviews)

Beginner level

No prior experience required

2 months to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

This Specialization is intended for the learner with no previous programming experience or the career changer transitioning to software development. JavaScript is generally the first programming language you will need to learn and this Specialization will help you practice and build your skills through a gentle progression of modules and courses.

Applied Learning Project

Learners will be able to follow along with the instructor and be able to apply and practice their learning through a series of low-stakes challenges and projects. Quizzes are the main assessment for this Specialization, along with Honor options in a couple of the courses.

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19 practice exercises

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Specialization - 4 course series

Applied Learning Project

JavaScript Basics

Course 120 hours

What you'll learn

Working with a Code Editor, Intro of Selection Control Structures, How to Create Loops, and Understanding Core Programming Structures.

Skills you'll gain

Javascript, HTML and CSS, Event-Driven Programming, Programming Principles, Data Validation, Debugging, Responsive Web Design, Integrated Development Environments, Scripting, and Web Design and Development

Animation with JavaScript and jQuery

Course 213 hours

What you'll learn

Introduces learners to the popular jQuery library and explores the syntactical differences between JavaScript and jQuery using small projects.

Skills you'll gain

jQuery, Animations, Javascript, Javascript and jQuery, Scripting, User Interface (UI) Design, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, UI Components, Web Applications, and HTML and CSS

Interactivity with JavaScript and jQuery

Course 314 hours

What you'll learn

This course is the third in our JavaScript for Beginners Specialization. The scripts will become more complex and introduce more complex jQuery plugins. You will have several challenges to practice your skills throughout the course. The course objectives include how to identify objects in JavaScript; create new objects and populate them with data; manipulate objects by adding, modifying and deleting data in objects; manipulate the DOM based on the data in objects; identify and articulate how multiple functions work together to create a more complex program; and identify processes for breaking larger programs into smaller, more manageable pieces.

Skills you'll gain

jQuery, Javascript, Javascript and jQuery, Scripting, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Development Tools, Scripting Languages, Animations, Event-Driven Programming, Game Design, and UI Components

Data Manipulation in JavaScript

Course 418 hours

What you'll learn

This course builds on the skills from the previous course and goes further into managing and manipulating data with JavaScript. You will learn methods for validating and handling data provided by users or coming from an external data source. This course includes a challenge in the form of a seat reservation system, as well as a project that pulls data in from an external data source.

Skills you'll gain

Javascript, Application Programming Interface (API), Event-Driven Programming, Javascript and jQuery, Web Development Tools, Debugging, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Maintainability, JSON, Ajax, and Data Validation

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Instructor

William Mead

University of California, Davis

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Frequently asked questions

We recommend to take the courses in the order listed as each course will build on the knowledge and skills from the previous course.

We have designed this Specialization to complete a course a month, but you will be challenged to go beyond the course and continue your learning and exploration of JavaScript with the various projects.

No, we are not offering university credit for completing this Specialization.

JavaScript for Beginners Specialization

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