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William Mead

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.

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Four courses

JavaScript Basics

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This course introduces JavaScript and shows websites that include the type of interactions students will eventually be able to develop. Learners will understand the importance of how JavaScript was developed and why such history impacts the way JavaScript is currently written and in future releases.

Animation with JavaScript and jQuery

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With the general introduction of JavaScript in the first course, this course will focus on JavaScript libraries, specifically jQuery. The scripts will be geared toward Document Object Model (DOM) manipulation. Learners will describe the top JavaScript libraries and differentiate which would work best to implement and accelerate development of web page animation.

Interactivity with JavaScript and jQuery

This JavaScript specialization course introduces more complex jQuery plugins. It covers identifying objects, creating and populating new objects, manipulating objects, manipulating the DOM, and breaking larger programs into smaller pieces.

Data Manipulation in JavaScript

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This course builds on previous skills and delves 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.

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