This course is part of the Coding for Designers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs Specialization

Alex Cowan

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Coding for Designers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs SpecializationUniversity of Virginia

About this Course

Do you want to experience what it is to go from idea to code? If so, this is the place for you! This is the third course in the Coding for Designers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs Specialization. If you’re a hands-on collaborator with developers, this course is specifically designed for you. In this course, we’re going to focus on creating application logic (controllers) with Javascript, including interfaces to external API's and resources you can leverage to do a lot quickly. Coding for Designers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs III and its specialization will help you build a creative confidence and competence that will make you an even better collaborator on digital projects. This course was developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and is taught by top-ranked faculty.

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Coding for Designers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs Specialization

Beginner Level

Approx. 13 hours to complete

English

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What you will learn

How to go from idea to design, and from design to code
How to integrate with web API's like Google Firebase to build a modern web application
How to take the anxiety and guesswork out of coding with analytical debugging

Skills you will gain

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
HTML
Rapid Prototyping
User Experience (UX)
JavaScript

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Shareable Certificate

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100% online

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Coursera Labs

Includes hands on learning projects.

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Course 3 of 3 in the

Coding for Designers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs Specialization

Beginner Level

Approx. 13 hours to complete

English

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Instructor

Alex Cowan

Faculty & Batten Fellow

Darden School of Business

425,452 Learners

21 Courses

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University of Virginia

A premier institution of higher education, The University of Virginia offers outstanding academics, world-class faculty, and an inspiring, supportive environment. Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819, the University is guided by his vision of discovery, innovation, and development of the full potential of students from all walks of life. Through these courses, global learners have an opportunity to study with renowned scholars and thought leaders.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Automating Your Gruntwork with Javascript

4 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 29 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes

6 videos

Welcome to the Course2mIntroduction to Week 142sIntro to the Case - Automating Your Gruntwork with Javascript2mOverview of the Sample Code6mStepping Through the Sample Code13mSolution to the Case3m

4 readings

Super Important Note on JS Fiddle Change10mCase - Automating Your Gruntwork with Javascript2h 30mNote on Updated Sample Code5mAbout the Quizzes5m

2 practice exercises

Week 1 Practice Quiz25mWeek 1 Final Quiz30m

Week2

Week 2

5 hours to complete

Creating & Managing Users with Google Firebase

More than ever, modern software development is about integrating pre-existing code and services. Rarely is a modern application built from scratch. As you’ve seen, creating and maintaining code is a lot of work, so it’s better to leverage basic building blocks that someone else has created and is maintaining. This week, you’ll work with some code that interfaces to Google’s Firebase, a popular ‘back end as a service’ platform.

5 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 39 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes

10 videos

Introduction to Week 21mAbout the Readings2mCase Intro - Creating & Managing Users with Google Firebase & Sample App1mApplication Demo1mIntro to the Sample Code - Part 15mIntro to the Sample Code - Part 210mSetting Up a Project on Google Firebase (optional)4mAsynchronous Execution in JS3mObserver Pattern in JS2mSolution to the Case5m

2 readings

8 Reasons This Salesforce Developer Loves Heroku10mCase - Creating & Managing Users in Google Firebase2h 30m

2 practice exercises

Week 2 Practice Quiz25mWeek 2 Final Quiz30m

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Creating Your Web Application III

Like the first two courses in the specialization, in this last week you’ll apply what you’ve learned to your coding project. You’ve got a lot more breadth in your coding skills now, which is awesome! However, now it’s even more important that you anchor yourself in the user story and prototype you selected to make sure you know what you’re trying to have happen with your code. Otherwise, it’s easy to end up confused.

While I hope you’re now comfortable using it, you do not have to use Google Firebase, though that’s certainly an option. Note 1: If you started here in the specialization, you’ll want to work from the options in the brief to build a prototype on JS Fiddle in HTML and CSS, and then layer in some Javascript. Note 2: If you’d like to start with a new concept from the brief for this course, that’s fine.

4 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 12 min)

About the Coding for Designers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs Specialization

In this specialization, you will experience what it is to go from idea to code. These courses are specifically created for the manager, designer, or entrepreneur who is an active, hands-on collaborator with developers. By the end of the program, you will be able to build working software using HTML, CSS, and Javascript. More important, you will build your creative confidence (and competency!) on engaging in digital projects.

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