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IBM Front-End Developer Professional Certificate
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IBM Front-End Developer Professional Certificate

Build job-ready front-end skills employers need. Master the development skills to plan, build, deploy, and test web designs and application interfaces in just 4 months! 

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4 months at 10 hours a week
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(1,005 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
4 months at 10 hours a week
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

Overview

  • Job-ready skills in front-end development, supported by hands-on experience employers are looking for in just 4 months

  • How to develop web pages using programming languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React

  • UI/UX design using tools like Figma and Bootstrap, and managing code and version control with Git and GitHub

  • PLUS, build a portfolio that showcases your expertise, including a capstone project where you'll design, build, and deploy a dynamic web application

What’s included

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Taught in English
97 practice exercises

Professional Certificate - 11 course series

What you'll learn

  • Define front-end development, list roles and skills, outline web development steps, and explore UI/UX design, collaboration, and industry trends.

  • Explore web browsers, load balancing, and define web frameworks, platforms, hosting, languages, accessibility, and cloud benefits.

  • Compare front-end and back-end roles, version control, and CI/CD, discuss No-Code advantages and tools, and define CMS and SEO patterns.

  • Create websites using WordPress and plugins for website enhancement, outline qualifications, portfolio elements, and specialization paths.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Web Development
Category: Full-Stack Web Development
Category: WordPress
Category: HTML and CSS
Category: Content Management Systems
Category: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design
Category: Web Servers
Category: Web Applications
Category: Web Design and Development
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Web Analytics and SEO

What you'll learn

  • Explain the principles of software engineering, the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and software development tools, technologies, and stacks

  • Differentiate between programming language types and apply basic programming constructs such as loops, conditionals, and functions using Python

  • Summarize key software architecture and design approaches, including common architectural and deployment patterns

  • Outline the roles, skills, and career paths in software engineering

Skills you'll gain

Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Software Architecture
Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Software Development
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Software Development Methodologies
Category: Python Programming
Category: Application Deployment
Category: Full-Stack Web Development
Category: Software Documentation
Category: Web Development
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Development Environment
Category: Unified Modeling Language
Category: Agile Software Development
Category: Software Design Patterns
Category: Software Design
Category: Web Applications

What you'll learn

  • Explain design, UI/UX concepts, best practices of visual development, and the key duties and responsibilities of a UI/UX designer.

  • Examine web design methodologies like Responsive Web Design (RWD), and Progressive Web Development.

  • Use Figma, the essential concepts of Figma, and its various features.

  • Develop applications and websites with web development frameworks, like Bootstrap.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Responsive Web Design
Category: Figma (Design Software)
Category: Design Thinking
Category: Prototyping
Category: Wireframing
Category: Usability
Category: Typography
Category: Web Applications
Category: User Centered Design
Category: Web Design
Category: Mobile Development
Category: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design

What you'll learn

  • Describe the Web Application Development Ecosystem and terminology like front-end developer, back-end, server-side, and full stack.

  • Identify the developer tools, online editors like JSFiddle, and integrated development environments (IDEs) for building and testing web applications.

  • Create and structure basic web pages using HTML and style them with CSS.

  • Develop dynamic and interactive web pages using JavaScript, including DOM manipulation, form validation, and client-side scripting techniques.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Javascript
Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Category: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework)
Category: Debugging
Category: Web Development
Category: Responsive Web Design
Category: Data Validation
Category: Web Development Tools

What you'll learn

  • Summarize key features and benefits of using Bootstrap

  • Demonstrate your proficiency in building flexible and responsive websites using Bootstrap

Skills you'll gain

Category: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework)
Category: Responsive Web Design
Category: React.js
Category: Browser Compatibility
Category: JavaScript Frameworks
Category: UI Components
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Category: Web Applications
Category: Web Design and Development

What you'll learn

  • Describe version control and its place in social and collaborative coding and in DevOps.

  • Explain basic Git concepts such as repositories and branches used for distributed version control and social coding.

  • Create GitHub repositories and branches, and perform pull requests (PRs) and merge operations, to collaborate on a team project.

  • Build your portfolio by creating and sharing an open-source project on GitHub.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: GitHub
Category: Collaborative Software
Category: Software Versioning
Category: Version Control
Category: Code Review
Category: Microsoft Windows
Category: Unix Commands
Category: Command-Line Interface

What you'll learn

  • Develop interactive user interfaces (UIs) and web applications using JavaScript technologies including React, JSX, and ES6.

  • Build dynamic front-end applications quickly and easily with reusable React components.

  • Employ various React concepts and features, including props, states, hooks, forms, and Redux.

  • Demonstrate your React skills by building several front-end applications such as a shopping cart.

Skills you'll gain

Category: React.js
Category: UI Components
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: React Redux
Category: Web Development Tools
Category: JavaScript Frameworks
Category: Application Frameworks
Category: Application Development
Category: Web Development
Category: Javascript

What you'll learn

  • Define CMS and SEO, identify their types, and list their features and benefits.

  • Describe Webpack 5 and list its advantages, functions, and significance.

  • Define Mocha and Jasmine’s testing frameworks and compare and contrast their advantages and disadvantages.

  • Describe the debugging process, explain its importance, and identify various debugging methods.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Debugging
Category: Browser Compatibility
Category: Web Analytics and SEO
Category: Build Tools
Category: Webpack
Category: Software Testing
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Development Environment
Category: Development Testing
Category: User Interface (UI)
Category: Web Development Tools
Category: Performance Testing
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Search Engine Optimization
Category: Test Automation
Category: WordPress
Category: Web Development
Category: Usability Testing
Category: JavaScript Frameworks
Category: Continuous Monitoring

What you'll learn

  • Explore cloud native applications concepts and methodologies, recognize CNCF’s impact, and analyse the benefits of CI/CD, Agile, and Scrum.

  • Recognize the DevOps culture, and its significance, differentiate between TDD and BDD, and explore the principles and characteristics of MongoDB.

  • Implement CI/CD practices and connect and integrate user stories using Zenhub to facilitate the Agile development process.

  • Enhance application functionality using tools and techniques, store, manage, and perform basic data operations using MongoDB and CRUD operations.

Skills you'll gain

Category: CI/CD
Category: Behavior-Driven Development
Category: Scrum (Software Development)
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: DevOps
Category: MongoDB
Category: Continuous Integration
Category: NoSQL
Category: Cloud-Native Computing
Category: Software Development
Category: Scalability
Category: Continuous Delivery
Category: Cloud Applications

What you'll learn

  • Apply your UI/UX design and Figma skills to demonstrate your proficiency in designing the layouts for various components of a responsive website

  • Develop static website pages and integrate them into the Landing page while demonstrating your expertise in HTML and CSS.

  • Demonstrate your React proficiency to create dynamic react components and convert static pages into a responsive website

  • Apply your GitHub concepts and skills along with the software development process to build, deploy, and update a fully functional website

Skills you'll gain

Category: React.js
Category: Responsive Web Design
Category: Figma (Design Software)
Category: Web Analytics and SEO
Category: Web Development
Category: Software Development
Category: Requirements Analysis
Category: HTML and CSS
Category: UI Components
Category: Web Design
Category: Mockups
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Back-End Web Development
Category: Application Deployment

What you'll learn

  • Describe the role of a software developer, typical career paths, and emerging opportunities in the field

  • Explain how to prepare for a job search, including researching companies, identifying suitable roles, and developing key

  • Apply strategies for networking and assessing job listings to effectively target and pursue software development positions

  • Demonstrate readiness for each stage of the interview process, including technical challenges, behavioral questions, and post-interview follow-up

Skills you'll gain

Category: Interviewing Skills
Category: Professional Networking
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Communication
Category: Portfolio Management
Category: Relationship Building
Category: Business Writing
Category: Job Analysis
Category: Writing
Category: Software Development
Category: Recruitment
Category: Market Opportunities

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