Programming with JavaScript
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Programming with JavaScript
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Creating simple JavaScript codes.
Creating and manipulating objects and arrays.
Writing unit tests using Jest
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There are 5 modules in this course
JavaScript is the programming language that powers the modern web. In this course, you will learn the basic concepts of web development with JavaScript. You will work with functions, objects, arrays, variables, data types, the HTML DOM, and much more. You will learn how to use JavaScript and discover interactive possibilities with modern JavaScript technologies. Finally, you will learn about the practice of testing code and how to write a unit test using Jest.
In this module, you are introduced to JavaScript. You'll learn why JavaScript is so integral to software development. And you'll get an overview of how to write JavaScript code inside the browser. Furthermore, you will learn about the most common operators as well as conditional statements and loops. After completing this module, you will have completed the following learning objectives:
What's included
19 videos22 readings8 assignments
19 videos•Total 83 minutes
- Introduction to programming with JavaScript•4 minutes
- How is JavaScript used in the real world?•4 minutes
- Setting up VS code (Optional)•6 minutes
- Introduction to programming•4 minutes
- Why JavaScript?•5 minutes
- Programming in JavaScript •3 minutes
- Variables •7 minutes
- Data types•5 minutes
- Operators•7 minutes
- Numbers•3 minutes
- Strings•3 minutes
- Booleans•5 minutes
- Writing statements•3 minutes
- Working with conditional statements•6 minutes
- Looping constructs•4 minutes
- For loop•3 minutes
- While loop•3 minutes
- Nested loops•6 minutes
- Module summary: Introduction to JavaScript•1 minute
22 readings•Total 267 minutes
- Course syllabus•5 minutes
- How to be successful in this course•10 minutes
- How to position yourself for a new career•8 minutes
- How to uncover job opportunities•10 minutes
- Writing your first JavaScript code•2 minutes
- Exercise: Declaring variables•10 minutes
- Solution: Declaring variables •7 minutes
- Operators in depth•30 minutes
- Exercise: Advanced use of operators•10 minutes
- Solution: Advanced use of operators•10 minutes
- JavaScript improvements•8 minutes
- Additional resources•10 minutes
- Conditional examples•12 minutes
- Exercise: Practice conditional statements•30 minutes
- Solutions: Practice conditional statements •10 minutes
- Exercise: Repetitive tasks with loops•20 minutes
- Solutions: Repetitive tasks with loops•10 minutes
- Loops and nested loops•10 minutes
- Uses of loops•10 minutes
- Exercise: Working with conditionals and loops•30 minutes
- Solution: Working with conditionals and loops•10 minutes
- Additional resources for conditionals and loops•5 minutes
8 assignments•Total 119 minutes
- Module quiz: Introduction to JavaScript•30 minutes
- Declaring variables•10 minutes
- Self Review: Advanced use of operators•5 minutes
- Knowledge check: Welcome to Programming•15 minutes
- Practice conditional statements•15 minutes
- For Loops in JavaScript: Basics and Usage•10 minutes
- JavaScript Nested Loops Fundamentals•10 minutes
- Knowledge check - Conditionals and loops•24 minutes
In this module, you will learn how objects, arrays, and functions are used as core building blocks in JavaScript. You will also explore common built-in methods, basic error handling, defensive programming, and the differences between undefined, null, and empty strings.
What's included
10 videos18 readings7 assignments
10 videos•Total 42 minutes
- Functions•6 minutes
- Storing data in arrays•4 minutes
- Introduction to objects•4 minutes
- Math object•3 minutes
- A closer look at strings•4 minutes
- Typeof•3 minutes
- Bugs and errors•5 minutes
- Try catch blocks•6 minutes
- Undefined, null and empty values•6 minutes
- Module summary: The building blocks of a program•2 minutes
18 readings•Total 295 minutes
- Building and calling functions•30 minutes
- Exercise: Practicing with functions•30 minutes
- Solution: Practicing with functions•10 minutes
- Object literals and the dot notation•30 minutes
- Object literals and the brackets notation•15 minutes
- Arrays are objects•15 minutes
- Math object cheat sheet•10 minutes
- String cheat sheet•15 minutes
- Exercise: Creating arrays and objects•10 minutes
- Solutions: Creating arrays and objects•10 minutes
- Object methods•15 minutes
- Additional resources•5 minutes
- Syntax, logical and runtime errors•30 minutes
- Exercise: Error prevention•30 minutes
- Solution: Error prevention •10 minutes
- Exercise: Defensive programming•10 minutes
- Solution: Defensive programming •10 minutes
- Additional resources•10 minutes
7 assignments•Total 131 minutes
- Module quiz: The building blocks of a program•30 minutes
- JavaScript data summaries: Arrays, objects, functions & error handling•30 minutes
- Introduction to JavaScript Functions•10 minutes
- Related Random Number Techniques in JavaScript•15 minutes
- Knowledge check: Arrays, Objects and Functions•21 minutes
- JavaScript Errors, Empty Values, and Jest Fundamentals•10 minutes
- Knowledge check: Error handling•15 minutes
In this module, you will explore programming paradigms in JavaScript, including functional programming and object-oriented programming. You will learn how scope, variable declarations, classes, inheritance, JSON, DOM manipulation, events, and modern JavaScript features support writing structured code.
What's included
20 videos21 readings9 assignments3 programming assignments4 ungraded labs
20 videos•Total 81 minutes
- Introduction to functional programming•4 minutes
- Function calling and recursion•3 minutes
- Introduction to scope•2 minutes
- Scoping with var, let and const•4 minutes
- Comparing var, let and const•4 minutes
- Introduction to object-oriented programming•9 minutes
- Classes•2 minutes
- Inheritance•5 minutes
- De-structuring arrays and objects•3 minutes
- For- of loops and objects•5 minutes
- Working with template literals•4 minutes
- Data Structures•4 minutes
- Spread operator•4 minutes
- Rest operator•4 minutes
- JavaScript modules •5 minutes
- JavaScript DOM manipulation•7 minutes
- JavaScript selectors•3 minutes
- Event handling•5 minutes
- JavaScript object notation - JSON•3 minutes
- Module summary: Programming Paradigms•2 minutes
21 readings•Total 338 minutes
- Return values from functions•10 minutes
- The functional programming paradigm•30 minutes
- Visual Studio Code on Coursera•10 minutes
- Additional resources •10 minutes
- Object-oriented programming principles •30 minutes
- Constructors•10 minutes
- Creating classes•30 minutes
- Default parameters•10 minutes
- Designing an OO program•12 minutes
- Additional resources •5 minutes
- For of loops and objects•30 minutes
- Template literals examples•30 minutes
- Data structures examples•30 minutes
- Using spread and rest•30 minutes
- Additional resources•5 minutes
- JavaScript interactivity•5 minutes
- Exercise: Web page content update•15 minutes
- Exercise: Capture data•10 minutes
- Solution: Capture data •6 minutes
- Moving data around on the web•10 minutes
- Additional resources•10 minutes
9 assignments•Total 143 minutes
- Module quiz: Programming Paradigms•30 minutes
- Introduction to Functional Programming and Recursion•15 minutes
- Knowledge check: Introduction to Functional Programming•15 minutes
- Object-Oriented Programming and Prototypes in JavaScript•15 minutes
- Knowledge check: Introduction to object-oriented programming•15 minutes
- JavaScript Essentials: Destructuring, Loops, and Template Literals•10 minutes
- Knowledge check: Advanced JavaScript features•18 minutes
- JavaScript DOM Manipulation and Selectors•10 minutes
- Knowledge check - JavaScript in the browser•15 minutes
3 programming assignments•Total 540 minutes
- Building a Functional Program•180 minutes
- Building an object-oriented program•180 minutes
- Array and Object Iteration•180 minutes
4 ungraded labs•Total 240 minutes
- Introduction to Recursion with Fibonacci Sequence Example•60 minutes
- Refactoring var to let and const: Fixing Common JavaScript Errors•60 minutes
- Working with Arrays and Objects: A Destructuring Exercise•60 minutes
- JavaScript Essentials: Spread, Rest, and Concise Array Operations•60 minutes
In this module, you will learn what Node.js and npm are, how npm packages are installed, and how package.json supports JavaScript projects. You will also explore core testing concepts in JavaScript, including common types of testing and how a simple unit test is written with Jest.
What's included
7 videos2 readings3 assignments1 programming assignment
7 videos•Total 36 minutes
- Other JavaScript environments - node & NPM•6 minutes
- What is testing?•7 minutes
- Types of testing•5 minutes
- Introduction to Jest•5 minutes
- Writing tests with Jest•5 minutes
- TDD (Test-Driven Development)•7 minutes
- Module summary: Testing•2 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Installing Node and NPM (Optional)•10 minutes
- Additional resources•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 63 minutes
- Module quiz: Testing•30 minutes
- Introduction to JavaScript Testing with Jest•15 minutes
- Knowledge check: Introduction to testing•18 minutes
1 programming assignment•Total 180 minutes
- Writing a Unit Test•180 minutes
In the final module, you'll synthesize the skills you gained from the course to create code for the "Little lemon receipt maker. After you complete the individual units in this module, you will be able to take the graded assessment. You'll also have to opportunity to reflect on the course content and the learning path that lies ahead.
What's included
2 videos2 readings2 assignments1 programming assignment2 discussion prompts
2 videos•Total 6 minutes
- Recap Programming with JavaScript•4 minutes
- Congratulations on completing the course Programming with JavaScript•2 minutes
2 readings•Total 13 minutes
- About the Little Lemon receipt maker exercise•10 minutes
- Next steps•3 minutes
2 assignments•Total 51 minutes
- Final graded quiz: Programming with JavaScript•36 minutes
- Little Lemon receipt maker•15 minutes
1 programming assignment•Total 180 minutes
- Little Lemon Receipt Maker•180 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- What challenges did you encounter during the assignment?•10 minutes
- Reflect on learning•10 minutes
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Reviewed on Nov 1, 2025
Good stuff, but I need more coding practice. The grading system can be improved currently, and I will add AI components now. A person can learn better and faster with the assistance of AI
Reviewed on Sep 14, 2022
A really good course overall, although I have noticed errors in some of the code examples. Not sure if that was deliberate to make you research why. That said, I've learned a lot.
Reviewed on Oct 22, 2022
Overall this course touched a lot of great concepts. I feel that there could be more assignments along the way to really drive the point home. Also this course needs to be updated to es6.
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