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UCDavis: JavaScript Basics

Gain insight into the topic of JavaScript and learn the basic fundamentals.

JavaScript Basics
4 weeks
2–5 hours per week
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
Free
Optional upgrade available

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Starts May 1
Ends Jun 30

About this course

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This course introduces the programming language JavaScript and shows the 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.
  • Learners will write their first scripts, have their HTML and CSS skills assessed, create variables and arrays and assign values to them.

If student’s skills are lacking, resources and recommendations are provided to improve these skills. There is ample opportunity for students to practice these first, core skills.

At a glance

What you'll learn

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Working with a Code Editor, Intro of Selection Control Structures, How to Create Loops, and Understanding Core Programming Structures.

This course is part of JavaScript for Beginners Professional Certificate Program

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Expert instruction
4 skill-building courses
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
4 months
2 - 5 hours per week

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