HTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers by Johns Hopkins (Coursera)

This javascript training course is part of the Ruby on Rails Web Development Specialization offered by Johns Hopkins University. But it is designed and structured in a way that it can be taken up as an independent course, no Ruby on rails knowledge is needed to complete it. This course covers all the essential and fundamental website coding skills, not just the “how” but also the “why” so that learners completely understand the reasons behind what they are doing.

The Course concentrates on learning the fundamentals of the Javascript language. It covers just about everything, from common language constructs and Javascript types to objects, functions, arrays, closures, and scope isolation. There is a complete module dedicated to building web applications using JavaScript, where students learn about HTTP, DOM API, how to set up and handle Ajax requests and responses, as well as how to process JSON data.

The Course is instructed by Yaakov Chaikin, Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University. He is also Principal Architect for a Columbia, Maryland consulting firm. Each of Yaakov’s courses is top-rated on Coursera. His knowledge of the subject is extremely good and he ensures students understand all the what, why, and how questions that arise in web development. He brings his real world knowledge to the course in a perfect way.

This is a beginner level course on Javascript, HTML and CSS, so If you are not familiar with these, have not a single fear. These concepts are introduced in a way fit for an absolute beginner.

Key Highlights

• Learn how to properly manipulate the web page components using the Javascript Document Object Model API
• Learn how to use AJAX to retrieve data from the server and dynamically update the content without having to reload the page
• Learn Responsive Design to help code up a web page that displays properly across all devices, whether mobile or desktop
• Learn enough Javascript to use additional Javascript libraries such as React, Angular
• Prepare to tackle large web application projects
• Several short readings, practice exercises, quizzes, coding assignments included in the course along with video lectures

Duration : 5 weeks, 4 to 6 hours per week

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