Introduction to Back-End Development
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Introduction to Back-End Development
This course is part of Meta Back-End Developer Professional Certificate
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What you'll learn
Distinguish between front-end, back-end, and full-stack developers.
Create and style a webpage with HTML and CSS.
The benefits of working with UI frameworks.
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There are 4 modules in this course
Welcome to Introduction to Back-End Development, the first course in the Meta Back-End Developer program.
This course is a good place to start if you want to become a web developer. You will learn about the day-to-day responsibilities of a web developer and get a general understanding of the core and underlying technologies that power the internet. You will learn how front-end developers create websites and applications that work well and are easy to maintain. You’ll be introduced to the core web development technologies like HTML and CSS and get opportunities to practice using them. You will also be introduced to modern UI frameworks such as Bootstrap and React that make it easy to create interactive user experiences. By the end of the course, you will be able to: - Describe the front-end developer role - Explain the core and underlying technologies that power the internet - Use HTML to create a simple webpage - Use CSS to control the appearance of a simple webpage - Explain what React is - Describe the applications and characteristics of the most popular UI frameworks For the final project in this course, you will create and edit a webpage using HTML and the Bootstrap CSS framework. Using a responsive layout grid, you will construct a responsive webpage containing text and images that looks great on any size screen. This is a beginner course intended for learners eager to learn the fundamentals of web development. To succeed in this course, you do not need prior web development experience, only basic internet navigation skills and an eagerness to get started with coding.
In this module, you will learn about the different types of web developers and the roles and responsibilities of front-end, back-end, and full-stack developers. You will take a first look at the core technologies of HTML, CSS, and Javascript and explore the concepts that underpin how the internet works.
What's included
18 videos11 readings5 assignments
18 videos•Total 71 minutes
- Introduction to the Program•3 minutes
- Introduction to the course•4 minutes
- Front-end, back-end and full-stack developer roles•6 minutes
- A day in the life of a back-end developer•5 minutes
- How the internet works•2 minutes
- What is a web server and how does it work?•2 minutes
- What are websites and webpages?•5 minutes
- What is a web browser and how does it work?•3 minutes
- Web hosting•4 minutes
- Introduction to Internet Protocols•4 minutes
- Introduction to HTTP•8 minutes
- Intro to HTML, CSS and Javascript•4 minutes
- Webpages, Websites and Web Apps•3 minutes
- Developer tools•3 minutes
- Frameworks and libraries•5 minutes
- APIs and services•5 minutes
- What is a an IDE?•4 minutes
- Module Summary - Get started with Web Development•3 minutes
11 readings•Total 105 minutes
- Course syllabus for Introduction to Back-End Development•5 minutes
- How to be successful in this course•10 minutes
- Capstone project overview•10 minutes
- Additional Resources•10 minutes
- HTTP examples•10 minutes
- Other Internet Protocols•10 minutes
- Exercise: Examine a web page•10 minutes
- Exercise: Edit a website using a browser developer tools•10 minutes
- Setting up your local development environment•10 minutes
- Visual Studio Code on Coursera•10 minutes
- Additional Resources•10 minutes
5 assignments•Total 95 minutes
- Knowledge Check - How the web works •27 minutes
- Knowledge Check - The Web and the Internet •21 minutes
- Self -review: Examine a Page •5 minutes
- Knowledge Check - Core Internet Technologies•12 minutes
- Module Quiz: Get started with Web Development•30 minutes
In this module you will learn how to construct HTML documents and add basic styling and layout using CSS.
What's included
12 videos6 readings3 assignments3 programming assignments1 discussion prompt
12 videos•Total 49 minutes
- What is Hyper Text Markup Language?•4 minutes
- HTML documents•4 minutes
- Linking documents•3 minutes
- Adding images to a webpage with HTML•4 minutes
- Use HTML to work with data in tables•4 minutes
- What are forms?•5 minutes
- Introduction to the DOM•4 minutes
- Web accessibility•3 minutes
- Selecting and styling•6 minutes
- Box model introduction•4 minutes
- Document flow - Block vs. In-line•4 minutes
- Module Summary - Introduction to HTML and CSS•3 minutes
6 readings•Total 65 minutes
- Simple HTML tags•15 minutes
- Additional Resources•10 minutes
- Different types of selectors•10 minutes
- Text and color in CSS•10 minutes
- Alignment basics•10 minutes
- Additional resources•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Knowledge Check - Getting started with HTML•15 minutes
- Knowledge check: CSS basics •15 minutes
- Module Quiz: Introduction to HTML and CSS•30 minutes
3 programming assignments•Total 180 minutes
- Creating an HTML Document•60 minutes
- Styling a page•60 minutes
- Create and style a webpage•60 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Discuss challenges you faced creating and styling the webpage•10 minutes
In this module you will learn how to use the Bootstrap framework to build responsive interfaces and the benefits of working with UI frameworks.
What's included
12 videos8 readings5 assignments2 ungraded labs
12 videos•Total 49 minutes
- Working with libraries•5 minutes
- Introduction to responsive design•5 minutes
- Getting started with Bootstrap•5 minutes
- Using Bootstrap styles•5 minutes
- Bootstrap grid•3 minutes
- Bootstrap components•7 minutes
- Static and dynamic content•4 minutes
- Single page applications•6 minutes
- What is React?•4 minutes
- How React works•2 minutes
- Component hierarchy•3 minutes
- Module Summary: UI Frameworks•2 minutes
8 readings•Total 85 minutes
- Bootstrap•10 minutes
- Using Bootstrap documentation•10 minutes
- Other CSS frameworks and libraries•10 minutes
- Additional Resources•10 minutes
- Case Study: Why did Facebook engineers create React?•10 minutes
- The Virtual DOM•10 minutes
- React and complimentary libraries•15 minutes
- Additional Resources•10 minutes
5 assignments•Total 78 minutes
- Self Review: Working with Bootstrap Grid•9 minutes
- Self review: Working with Bootstrap components•9 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Introduction to UI frameworks and libraries•15 minutes
- Knowledge Check: Introduction to React•15 minutes
- Module Quiz: UI Frameworks•30 minutes
2 ungraded labs•Total 120 minutes
- Working with Bootstrap grid•60 minutes
- Working with Bootstrap components•60 minutes
In this module, you will be assessed on the key skills covered in the Course.
What's included
2 videos3 readings2 assignments2 discussion prompts1 ungraded lab
2 videos•Total 5 minutes
- Course 1 Recap: Introduction to Web Development•3 minutes
- Congratulations, you have completed Introduction to Web Development•3 minutes
3 readings•Total 11 minutes
- About the Ungraded Lab: Improve your Bio page with Bootstrap•5 minutes
- Exemplar •5 minutes
- Next steps after Introduction to Web Development•1 minute
2 assignments•Total 39 minutes
- Self review: Improve your Bio page with Bootstrap•9 minutes
- Course 1 Assessment: Introduction to Web Development•30 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- What challenges did you encounter while editing your biographical page?•10 minutes
- What did you find most challenging and most rewarding in this course?•10 minutes
1 ungraded lab•Total 60 minutes
- Improve your Bio page with Bootstrap•60 minutes
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Reviewed on Mar 11, 2025
Very high-level intro to front-end development which is exactly what I needed. However, I hate that it is AI generated. It lacks a soul as is disorienting at times. Still 4/5 overall.
Reviewed on Jul 29, 2022
I really enjoyed this course. The practice was great. I was blown away by the ability to code within the course, rather than by download. I did download the IDE to practice on my own.
Reviewed on Nov 29, 2023
All it takes really is building a sound technical knowledge of how things work. And i am happy this course help in even improving my knowledge on things i knew, and things i didn't.
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