Clinical Professor, School of Information
29 Learning Experiences
Django for Everybody
What You'll Learn
- Install and deploy a Django application; build HTML web pages styled by CSS
- Apply built-in login functionality in Django; define sessions, cookies, and one-to-many models
- Describe and build a data model in Django, applying model query and template tags/code of Django Template Language
- Build objects and write syntactically correct JavaScript language; explain basic elements of low-level jQuery
4-Course Series
62 hours
16 hours per course (approx.)
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About Django for Everybody
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.
Learners are encouraged to take the Python for Everybody Specialization or equivalent before beginning this specialization. Some may find it helpful to take the Web Design for Everybody Specialization before or after this series.
Skills You'll Gain
- Django (Web Framework)
- JSON
- Web Development
- Python (Programming Language)
- Data Validation
- HTML Scripting
- JavaScript OS
- Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
- DOM Scripting
- JQuery
- Pure JavaScript
- Object-Oriented JavaScript
- NoSQL
What You'll Earn
- Certificate of Completion
- Certificates of completion acknowledge knowledge acquired upon completion of a non-credit course or program.
Course content developed by U-M faculty and managed by the university. Faculty titles and affiliations are updated periodically.
Intermediate Level
Learners are encouraged to take the Python for Everybody specialization or equivalent before beginning this specialization.
Series Video
4 Courses in this series
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Free U-M Access CourseWeb Application Technologies and Django
Learn web application fundamentals using Django, covering HTTP, HTML, MVC, and live deployment techniques.
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Free U-M Access CourseBuilding Web Applications in Django
Learn how Django uses models and ORM to interact with databases, while building skills in SQL, data relationships, and object-oriented programming.
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Free U-M Access CourseDjango Features and Libraries
Build full-featured Django applications with navigation, user sessions, and deployment strategies for real-world web development.
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Free U-M Access CourseDeveloping and Deploying a Complete Django Web Application
Learn JavaScript, jQuery, and JSON to build dynamic web applications with client-server interaction and DOM manipulation.
