DEV280X Building Functional Prototypes using Node.js  

About this course 

This course is part of the Microsoft Professional Program in Entry-Level Software Development. 

In this course, you'll learn all about back-end web development so that you can turn a basic web app prototype into something that can store live data. We'll cover the basics of Node.js so that you can write JavaScript code to build the back-end of your app, as well as the basics of SQL and SQLite to write queries to work with a database. By the end of this course, you'll have a functional web app prototype that can be accessed on the Web. 

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: 

• Distinguish between front-end and back-end within the context of web app development
• Create a back-end web server using Node.js
• Understand the uses and types of databases and DBMSs
• Construct SQL queries to perform CRUD operations on a database
• Deploy a web app on Azure 

What you'll learn 

• Web server basics
• HTTP and web routing
• SQL basics
• Database querying with SQLite
• Azure deployment  

Prerequisites  

DEV284x or basic knowledge of HTML and CSS DEV279x or an understanding of programming basics, preferably in JavaScript  

Course Syllabus 

Module 1 – Intro to Back-End Web Development
Module 2 – Building a Web App Server using Node.js
Module 3 – Working with a Database
Module 4 – Deploying a Web App on Azure   

Microsoft Verified Certificate

For a small fee ($99), once you complete this course, you will receive a Microsoft authenticated Certificate of Completion. This will allow you to showcase your achievement and document your expertise. You will have permission to add the certificate to your resume or post it directly to LinkedIn. If your company has access to Microsoft Software Assurance Training vouchers, you can redeem one voucher for one certificate.