JavaScript for Beginners Specialization

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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

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Beginner level

No prior experience required

2 months

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.7

(816 reviews)

Beginner level

No prior experience required

2 months

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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Specialization - 4 course series

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.

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

Category: Javascript

Category: Event-Driven Programming

Category: HTML and CSS

Category: Debugging

Category: Scripting

Category: Integrated Development Environments

Category: Web Development Tools

Category: Programming Principles

Category: 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

Category: jQuery

Category: Javascript

Category: Javascript and jQuery

Category: Animations

Category: User Interface (UI) Design

Category: Scripting

Category: Web Development Tools

Category: JavaScript Frameworks

Category: HTML and CSS

Category: UI Components

Category: Web Applications

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

Category: jQuery

Category: Javascript and jQuery

Category: Javascript

Category: Scripting

Category: Animations

Category: UI Components

Category: Web Development Tools

Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

Category: Game Design

Category: Scripting Languages

Category: Event-Driven Programming

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

Category: Javascript

Category: Event-Driven Programming

Category: Application Programming Interface (API)

Category: JSON

Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

Category: Ajax

Category: Web Development Tools

Category: Javascript and jQuery

Category: Debugging

Category: Data Validation

Category: Maintainability

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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.

Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate, or you can audit it to view the course materials for free. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.