University of Michigan
Web Applications for Everybody Specialization
University of Michigan

Web Applications for Everybody Specialization

Build dynamic database-backed web sites.. Use PHP, MySQL, jQuery, and Handlebars to build web and database applications.

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Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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Specialization - 4 course series

Building Web Applications in PHP

Course 130 hours4.7 (4,287 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Explore the basic structure of a web application, and how a web browser interacts with a web server.

  • Learn basic syntax and data structures of PHP, variables, logic, iteration, arrays, error handling, and superglobal variables, among other elements.

  • Gain the skills and knowledge to install and use an integrated PHP/MySQL environment like XAMPP or MAMP.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Web Servers
Category: Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP)
Category: Data Validation
Category: PHP (Scripting Language)
Category: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Category: Web Applications
Category: Software Installation
Category: Database Development
Category: Development Environment
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Secure Coding
Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Category: Web Development
Category: MySQL
Category: HTML

Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL)

Course 215 hours4.7 (5,443 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Learn about the basic syntax of the SQL language, as well as database design with multiple tables, foreign keys, and the JOIN operation.

  • Learn to model many-to-many relationships like those needed to represent users, roles, and courses.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Databases
Category: PHP (Scripting Language)
Category: Query Languages
Category: Relational Database
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Database Management Systems
Category: Software Installation
Category: SQL
Category: Development Environment
Category: Database Design
Category: Database Management
Category: Phpmyadmin
Category: Data Modeling
Category: Data Structures
Category: MySQL

Building Database Applications in PHP

Course 324 hours4.8 (1,082 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Learn about the object-oriented patterns available in PHP.

  • Build your first 'complete' application that has multiple screens to Create, Read, Update and Delete your data.

  • Learn how PHP uses cookies and manages session data.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Create, Read, Update And Delete
Category: Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP)
Category: MySQL

JavaScript, jQuery, and JSON

Course 425 hours4.6 (823 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Learn about JavaScript Object Notation (JSON).

  • Gain a brief introduction to the jQuery library.

  • Explore the JavaScript language, and how it supports the Object-Oriented pattern.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Event-Driven Programming
Category: Web Development Tools
Category: Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP)
Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: PHP (Scripting Language)
Category: Javascript and jQuery
Category: Debugging
Category: JSON
Category: Web Applications
Category: Ajax
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: JavaScript
Category: Jquery

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Charles Russell Severance
University of Michigan
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