Microsoft is offering free online course on Introduction to jQuery. This course is part of the Microsoft Professional Certificate Program in Front-End Web Development.
This course will teach you how to use jQuery to simplify common tasks in JavaScript, allowing you to quickly add interactivity to web pages. The course will start on October 1, 2017.
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Length: 3 weeks
Effort: 3-4 hours pw
Subject: jQuery
Institution: Microsoft and edx
Languages: English
Price: Free
Certificate Available: Yes, Add a Verified Certificate for $99
Session: Course Starts on October 1, 2017
Providers’ Details
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About This Course
This course is part of the Microsoft Professional Certificate Program in Front-End Web Development .
jQuery is the most popular library for JavaScript. In this course, you will learn how to use jQuery to add additional power and interactivity to your web pages. You’ll see how to take advantage of jQuery in your web pages, how to work with the HTML document, and even make server-side calls.
Using jQuery, the JavaScript programmer has access to many of the powerful tools common to desktop and mobile developers use, like building event handlers and using effects for a responsive UI, the ability to manipulate your user interface without having to refresh the entire page, and creating asynchronous calls to keep your web application responsive. With jQuery, you’ll be able to take your web pages to the next level!
Learning Outcome
- How to integrate jQuery into your web pages
- How to make server-side calls using JavaScript
- To take advantage of promises to increase the performance of your pages
- How to enhance the user interface of your websites using jQuery
Instructors
Christopher Harrison
Christopher is a content developer at Microsoft, he is also self-proclaimed geek with a passion for development and educating others.
Requirements
- Knowledge of JavaScript is required
- Knowledge of HTML is required
- Basic understanding of CSS is helpful
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