This is the first course in a Coursera Specialization track involving Web Application Architectures. This course will give you the basic background, terminology and fundamental concepts that you need to understand in order to build modern full stack web applications. A full stack web developer is familiar with each "layer" of the software technologies involved in a web application, including data modeling and database technologies, the web server environment and middleware components, network protocols, the user interface and basic visual design and user interaction concepts.
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Web Application Development: Basic Concepts
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 minutes to complete
Welcome
2 minutes to complete
1 video (Total 2 min)
3 hours to complete
Module #1 - Web Applications in Context
3 hours to complete
22 videos (Total 102 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
5 hours to complete
Module #2 - Web Applications Frameworks
5 hours to complete
20 videos (Total 122 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
5 hours to complete
Module #3 - Managing Data
5 hours to complete
20 videos (Total 83 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
Module #4 - Middleware
2 hours to complete
14 videos (Total 71 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
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- 5 stars64.08%
- 4 stars21.54%
- 3 stars4.97%
- 2 stars1.65%
- 1 star7.73%
TOP REVIEWS FROM WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT: BASIC CONCEPTS
by DAMay 9, 2016
till now ... the videos are wonderful - they are well - designed.
by ABApr 20, 2020
The course is good but discussion forum needs active support anyway thanks to professor Greg Heileman.
by TRSep 10, 2016
Awesome guidance and lecture delivery by the World class professor .
by SDFeb 18, 2017
Its a very good course for the beginners to understand basic work flow for web development.
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