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JavaScript from Scratch: Build Your First Interactive Web Pages

A practical, hands-on introduction to JavaScript for complete beginners. Learn the core concepts of programming and how to add simple interactivity to websites, with no prior coding experience required.

45 min3 modulesBeginner friendly
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Free to take. This course does not use any Learning Credits.

What you’ll be able to do

By the end of this course, you will be able to write basic JavaScript code, manipulate webpage content, and respond to user actions like clicks and form entries.

Course outline

A clear route from first principles to practical confidence

  1. 01

    Getting Started with JavaScript

    • What is JavaScript and how does it work in a web browser?
    • Setting up your coding tools: using the browser console and a text editor
    • Your first script: variables, data types, and displaying output
  2. 02

    Making Decisions and Repeating Actions

    • Making choices with if/else statements and comparison operators
    • Repeating tasks with for and while loops
    • Combining conditions and loops in a practical example
  3. 03

    Interacting with the Web Page

    • Finding and changing elements on the page with the Document Object Model (DOM)
    • Listening for and responding to user events (clicks, mouse movements, form input)
    • Building a simple interactive project: a button that changes the page