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Web Application Technologies and Django

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Web Application Technologies and Django

This course is part of Django for Everybody Specialization

Instructor: Charles Russell Severance

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

1,927 reviews

Intermediate level

Some related experience required

Flexible schedule

1 week at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

96%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

Explain the basics of HTTP and how the request-response cycle works
Install and deploy a simple DJango application
Build simple web pages in HTML and style them using CSS
Explain the basic operations in SQL

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There are 5 modules in this course

In this course, you'll explore the basic structure of a web application, and how a web browser interacts with a web server. You'll be introduced to the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request/response cycle, including GET/POST/Redirect. You'll also gain an introductory understanding of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), as well as the overall structure of a Django application. We will explore the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern for web applications and how it relates to Django. You will learn how to deploy a Django application using a service like PythonAnywhere so that it is available over the Internet.

Module details

This walks through the installation steps for Django on PythonAnywhere. If you cannot use PythonAnywhere, you can also install Django locally and submit assignments your local computer for grading. Installing Django locally will be described in an upcoming lesson.

What's included

7 videos5 readings1 assignment1 app item

7 videosTotal 54 minutes

Welcome to the Course1 minute
Why Django?7 minutes
Installing Django on PythonAnywhere21 minutes
Understanding the DJ4E Autograder9 minutes
Guido van Rossum: The Early Years of Python12 minutes
Dr. Chuck Goes Racing - Joliet Illinois1 minute
Face to Face Office Hours - Tokyo3 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Course Pre-Requsites10 minutes
Course Syllabus10 minutes
Help Us Learn More About You!10 minutes
The Django Community and Django Girls10 minutes
Lecture Resources10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Django Tutorial 1 Quiz30 minutes

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

Auto-grader: Installing Django60 minutes

During this class you will be using the command line interface (shell) to work with Linux on PythonAnywhere. Since Linux is the operating system used by most of the cloud servers in production, it is good for you to have a basic understanding of the Linux command line interface.

What's included

2 videos1 reading1 assignment

We briefly cover the basics of the HyperText Markup Language (HTML) that is the markup for web pages. For some students this material will be relatively easy and mostly review.

What's included

5 videos3 readings1 assignment1 app item

5 videosTotal 37 minutes

WA4E / HTML - HyperText Markup Language (Part 1)6 minutes
WA4E / HTML - HyperText Markup Language (Part 2)14 minutes
WA4E / HTML - Code Walkthrough14 minutes
Tim Berners Lee - Inventor of HTML and HTTP1 minute
Face to Face Office Hours - New Orleans, LA2 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Lecture Resources10 minutes
HTML Lectures from Web Applications For Everybody10 minutes
HTML Assignment Specification10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

HTML Quiz30 minutes

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

Autograder: HyperText Markup Language (HTML)60 minutes

We briefly cover the basics of cascading Style Sheets (CSS) that allow us to style the markup for web pages. For some students this material will be relatively easy and mostly review.

What's included

7 videos2 readings1 assignment

7 videosTotal 86 minutes

WA4E/CSS - Cascading Style Sheets (Part 1)13 minutes
WA4E/CSS - Cascading Style Sheets (Part 2)15 minutes
WA4E/CSS - Cascading Style Sheets (Part 3)14 minutes
WA4E Code Walkthrough: CSS - Part 113 minutes
WA4E Code Walkthrough: CSS - Part 226 minutes
Mitchell Baker - The Mozilla Foundation3 minutes
Face to Face Office Hours - IIT TechFest - Mumbai, India3 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Lecture Resources10 minutes
CSS Lectures from Web Applications for Everybody10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

CSS Quiz30 minutes

This is a quick look at databases in general and the basic operations (CRUD) in Structured Query Language (SQL). We don't go too far into SQL because we will be using Django's model capabilities to build the databases for our application. The primary goal is to examine how Django uses SQL.

What's included

5 videos3 readings1 assignment1 app item

5 videosTotal 47 minutes

How Databases Work19 minutes
Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL)12 minutes
Walkthrough: Basic SQL7 minutes
Liz Fong - Creating the SQL Standards8 minutes
Face to Face Office Hours - Kitchener, Ontario2 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Lecture Resources10 minutes
Course Feedback10 minutes
Keep Learning with Michigan Online10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Basic SQL30 minutes

1 app itemTotal 60 minutes

Auto-grader: Basic SQL60 minutes

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Charles Russell Severance

University of Michigan

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Reviewed on Sep 11, 2021

Great course to start understanding how works web application with djnago. Dr Chuck give us a little summary of HTML, CSS and SQL to keep getting high knowledge. Thank you!

Reviewed on Dec 28, 2022

Very succinct explanation of web apps basics such as Html/CSS/SQL among others. Assignments were easy but really helped solidify contents from lectures. Overall great intro.

Reviewed on Apr 16, 2021

Fue un excelente curso, aprendí mucho y me pareció una hermosa experiencia. Espero tener la oportunidad de hacer nuevos cursos y conocer muchas personas.

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