This course is part of the Django for Everybody Specialization

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Charles Russell Severance

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Django for Everybody SpecializationUniversity of Michigan

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In this course, you will learn how Django communicates with a database through model objects. You will explore Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) for database access and how Django models implement this pattern.  We will review the Object-Oriented (OO) pattern in Python.  You will learn basic Structured Query Language (SQL) and database modeling, including one-to-many and many-to-many relationships and how they work in both the SQL and Django models. You will learn how to use the Django console and scripts to work with your application objects interactively.

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Django for Everybody Specialization

Intermediate Level

Approx. 12 hours to complete

English

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What you will learn

Describe and build a data model in Django
Apply Django model query and template tags/code of Django Template Language (DTL)
Define Class, Instance, Method
Build forms in HTML

Skills you will gain

Django Template Language
GET & POST
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
Cross-Site Scripting Forgery (CSRF)
Django (Web Framework)

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Course 2 of 4 in the

Django for Everybody Specialization

Intermediate Level

Approx. 12 hours to complete

English

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Charles Russell Severance

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56 Courses

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University of Michigan

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Data Models

4 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 61 min), 4 readings, 3 quizzes

8 videos

Welcome to the Course1mUnderstanding Model View Controller (MVC) 7mDjango Data Models19mDjango Migrations 7mWalkthrough: Using a Django Model in the Shell11mResetting Your Sqlite3 Database5mDr. Chuck Sings with the Jango James band, Ann Arbor, MI3mFace to Face Office Hours in San Francisco, CA3m

4 readings

Help Us Learn More About You!10mCourse Syllabus10mCourse Pre Requisites10mLecture Resources10m

2 practice exercises

Django Tutorial Part 230mModel View Controller30m

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Django Views

3 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 77 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes

Week3

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Django Generic Views

2 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 68 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes

7 videos

Python Objects (PY4E Chapter 14 Part 1)10mPython Objects (PY4E Chapter 14 Part 2)8mPython Objects (PY4E Chapter 14 Part 3)6mPython Objects (PY4E Chapter 14 Part 4)7mDjango Generic Views16mBjarne Stroustrup - The Inventor of C++15mFace to Face Office Hours, CapeTown, South Africa2m

2 readings

Python OO Lectures from PY4E10mLecture Resources10m

2 practice exercises

Object Oriented Python30mGeneric Views30m

Week4

Week 4

3 hours to complete

Forms in HTTP and HTML

3 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 52 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes

8 videos

Forms, GET, POST, and HTTP8mBuilding HTML Forms11mForms and Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)5mCSRF Support in Django9mThe POST Refresh Pattern3mImplementing POST Redirect in Django8mFace to Face Office Hours, London, England52sFace to Face Office Hours Kyoto, Japan4m

3 readings

Lecture Resources10mCourse Feedback10mKeep Learning with Michigan Online10m

2 practice exercises

Tutorial 430mForms and HTML30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM BUILDING WEB APPLICATIONS IN DJANGO

by WWOct 6, 2020

A great introduction course while if the PPT can be a bit more dynamic rather than plain images as some of the wordings on the ppt are too small or too many to read.

by WIMar 19, 2021

Excellent course. Enables deployment of Python to the web, and provides "framework" tools so you don't have to "reinvent the wheel" and so you can better leverage best-practices.

by MASep 12, 2021

I was always afraid to start with any web framework but instructor make it feel like an easy task. I am happy that finally I am up for taking my skills to next level.

by BCAug 26, 2020

Great course. I love python, and I have always wondered how to use it for web development. Charles Severance is a very engaging and knowledgeable instructor.

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About the Django for Everybody Specialization

This specialization introduces Python programmers to building websites using the Django library. Across the four courses, you will learn HTML, CSS, SQL, Django, JavaScript, jQuery, and JSON Web Services. During the course, you will build online websites using Django and those working websites are graded throughout the course. This series is excellent preparation for learning other ways to build web applications using technologies like PHP (Web Applications for Everybody), Flask or Ruby on Rails. This is a great first course in any web development curriculum.

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