Combined Beginners Coding and Web Development Certificate

If you are curious to understand how the software that you are using every day has been created or you are eager to write your own programs but don’t know where to start, this course is for you! Join millions of people around the globe in learning to code - the most essential skill for the 21^st century. Taking this fast track course will be beneficial if you are looking to become an IT professional or considering a career switch. But even if you don’t want to work as a coder, taking this course would expand your technical knowledge and confidence and give you a new perspective on the technological changes in the world. Anyone can learn to code!

Coding for Beginners Certificate Course

The course contains the essential concepts that anyone who is new to coding should learn in order to start writing simple code. This course is designed with the beginner in mind and packed full of example code in Python - one of the most popular general purpose coding languages in the last couple of years. By the end of the course, you will also know a lot about object-oriented programming, and learning these fundamental principles will not only give you a background for further study, but will show you another way to think about the world from a machine’s point of view.

What you will learn:

The aim of the course is to help you write and run your first lines of actual code. It is a practical course with fun coding activities and exercises as well as all the needed material to guide you in completing them.

• The history of coding including all notable achievements and computer prototypes
• The main components of a computing machine for storing digital information in binary
• How to create variables, set their data types and use operators for complex calculations
• Controlling the flow of the program by writing conditional statements for recursion
• How to use built-in functions and write your own self-contained code
• How to organise your code in modules and packages that can reference each other
• The ideas behind Object-Oriented coding
• How to construct programs using structures such as classes and instances

Benefits of this course

There are a number of benefits to taking this course, which include:

• A comprehensive, practical and easy-to-understand course material
• Example code with comprehensive explanations using the Python coding language
• End of module activities and a final test which are designed to expand your overall understanding and put what you’ve learned into action
• Can be completed anywhere with an Internet connection
• Gaining relevant knowledge about an ever-growing industry, which will provide you with practical skills for the workforce
• Being able to write simple Python programs at the end of the course

Website Development for Beginners Certificate Course

Web Development is one of the fastest growing industries in the world and predictions are that the demand for quality Web Developers will only continue to grow!

Never in the history of the Web has it been such an opportune moment to join millions of people around the world who are involved in building web products. Whether you are excited at the possibility of becoming a Web Developer or you are just a curious person who wants to build websites as a hobby, you will find this course useful.

We have covered Web Development as a corporate career as well as included tips on launching your own freelance Web Development practice.

Introduction

From front-end to back-end, HTML to CSS, JavaScript to its helpful frameworks - this course is packed with information to take you from square one to Web mastery.

The material covered in the course is vast but fear not - it is after all a course for beginners and we will guide you through the hard concepts with witty humour and illustrative code examples.

By the end of the course not only will you be familiar with the scripting languages HTML, CSS and JavaScript but they are going to become your best friends in your Web journey.

What you will learn

The aim of the course is to equip you with the knowledge and tools to build your first website. It is a practical course with code example, coding activities and plenty of guidance material to help you complete them.

• The past, present and future of the Internet and the Web
• What terms client-side and server-side mean in the context of Web Development
• How to create a simple HTML document and setup the basic skeleton of a web page
• How to use various HTML elements to create the different sections of the web page
• How to add styling code to HTML in internal and external style sheets using CSS
• Why you should use CSS alongside HTML to build beautiful pages
• Important concepts of coding for the Web including the CSS Box Model, the HTML DOM model and JavaScript’s Object Orientation
• How to use JavaScript code into HTML documents in order to change and modify the structure as well as adding interactivity to the web page

Benefits of taking this course

There are a number of benefits, which include:

• A comprehensive, practical and easy-to-understand course material
• Example code with comprehensive explanations using HTML, CSS and JavaScript coding languages
• End of module activities and a final test which are designed to expand your overall understanding and put what you’ve learned into action
• Can be completed anywhere with an Internet connection.
• Gaining relevant knowledge about an ever-growing industry, which will provide you with practical skills for the workforce.
• Being able to write simple web pages and elements using HTML, CSS and JavaScript at the end of the course

The course is broken down into 0 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.

You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!

Once you have completed all 0 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 0 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.

The pass mark for the test is 70%.

If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.

Once you have completed your test you can log in to your account and download/print your certificate any time you need it. If you would prefer us to post you a certificate to a UK address, there will be an admin charge of £10 (certificates sent internationally may cost more).

You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.

You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.

We estimate that the course will take about 24 hours hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.

Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.