This course is part of the Responsive Website Development and Design Specialization

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Responsive Website Development and Design SpecializationUniversity of London

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In this course, you will learn how to create a complete, multi-user web site using the Meteor.js framework and MongoDB. You will implement user authentication, security features, reactive templates and routing using iron router. You will carry out key database operations such as inserting, removing and updating data as well as sorting and filtering. You will see how a complete application can be built, line by line. 
At the end of the course, you will be able to:
1. Install the Meteor.js system and create a web application
2. Work with the Meteor.js packaging system
3. Write Meteor.js templates that can reactively display data
4. Use insert, remove and update operations on MongoDB
5. Write MongoDB data filters to search for and sort data
6 .Add  user authentication functionality to a website
7. Control what is displayed on the page using iron:router 
8. Implement basic security features 

In this course, you will complete:
1 server install assignment taking ~1 hour to complete
1 programming assignment taking ~8 hours to complete
4 quizzes, each taking ~20 minutes to complete
multiple practice quizzes, each taking ~5 minutes to complete

Prerequisites

This course is designed to build on top of the material delivered in the previous two courses in this specialisation. Therefore, we recommend that if you find this course too technically challenging that you first complete the previous courses before re-commencing this one. Specifically, we expect you to be able to code basic HTML, CSS and Javascript before you take this course. 

Participation in or completion of this online course will not confer academic credit for University of London programmes.

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Responsive Website Development and Design Specialization

Approx. 26 hours to complete

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Skills you will gain

Mongodb
Meteor
JavaScript
Routing

Flexible deadlines

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Course 3 of 6 in the

Responsive Website Development and Design Specialization

Approx. 26 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish

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Dr Matthew Yee-King

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Computing Department, Goldsmiths, University of London

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Introduction to Meteor.js Development course overview

Welcome to 'Introduction to Meteor.js Development'! In this course, you will learn how to create a complete, multi-user web site using the Meteor.js framework and MongoDB. You will implement user authentication, security features, reactive templates and routing using iron router. You will also carry out key database operations such as inserting, removing and updating data as well as sorting and filtering. Finally, you will see how a complete application can be built, line by line. I hope you enjoy the course!

1 hour to complete

1 video (Total 1 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz

6 hours to complete

Introduction to Meteor

Welcome to the first module of 'Introduction to Meteor.js Development'! In this module we'll be installing Meteor tools, editing a template and learning how to define a template helper and template event listeners. I hope you enjoy this module!

6 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 51 min), 5 readings, 8 quizzes

8 videos

Overview47s

From one to many users2m

Install Meteor7m

Editing a template9m

Sending data to templates with helpers11m

Convert to a Bootstrap grid10m

Responding to user actions9m

Introduction to Meteor Summary41s

5 readings

URL for this module10m

Code for this module10m

URL for this lesson10m

7 practice exercises

From one to many users30m

Install Meteor30m

Editing a template30m

Sending data to templates with helpers30m

Convert to a Bootstrap grid30m

Responding to user actions30m

Introduction to Meteor summary quiz30m

Week

Week 2

6 hours to complete

Databases and collections

Welcome to the second module of 'Introduction to Meteor.js Development'! In this course we will be creating Mongo Collections and using Mongo find and insert operations. In addition, we will be looking at how to control a Bootstrap modal from Meteor and we will be using third party Meteor packages to add functionality. Enjoy!

6 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 61 min), 3 readings, 7 quizzes

8 videos

Overview51s

Meteor distributed data model2m

Create a collection of images8m

Better start up script, removing items from a collection14m

Add an image rating function: Updating and sorting14m

Implement image adding with a Bootstrap modal (part 1)12m

Implement image adding with a Bootstrap modal (part 2)7m

Databases and collections summary41s

3 readings

URL for this module10m

Code for this module10m

URL for this lesson10m

6 practice exercises

Meteor distributed data model30m

Create a collection of images30m

Better start up script, removing items from a collection30m

Add an image rating function: Updating and sorting30m

Implement image adding with a Bootstrap Modal30m

Databases and collections summary quiz30m

Week

Week 3

7 hours to complete

User authentication

Welcome to the third module of 'Introduction to Meteor.js Development!'. In this module we will be looking at adding a user authentication to your Meteor app and learning how to use Mongo filters. Finally, we will be using the Meteor reactive Session variable and we will implement an infinite scroll. Enjoy!

7 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 65 min), 4 readings, 10 quizzes

10 videos

Overview43s

User authentication with Meteor.js6m

Tidying up the design with a navbar5m

Accessing user information10m

Customising the user registration form4m

Attaching users to images8m

Filtering images by user8m

Removing the image filter8m

Infinite scroll9m

User authentication summary40s

4 readings

Code for this module10m

URL for this lesson10m

URLs for this lesson10m

9 practice exercises

User authentication with Meteor.js30m

Tidying up the design with a navbar30m

Accessing user information30m

Customising the user registration form30m

Attaching users to images30m

Filtering images by user30m

Removing the image filter30m

Infinite scroll30m

User authentication summary quiz30m

Week

Week 4

6 hours to complete

Security and routing

Welcome to the final module of 'Introduction to Meteor.js Development!'. In this module we will show you how to perform basic security testing on your app and how to implement basic data security features. In addition, we will look at how to organise Meteor application code and how to implement multiple routes using iron:router. Enjoy!

6 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 52 min), 3 readings, 8 quizzes

8 videos

Overview51s

How to organise your code7m

Hack into your site!5m

Make your site more secure13m

Tidy up the project3m

Routing with iron: router8m

Better routing12m

Security and routing summary34s

3 readings

Code for this module10m

URL for this lesson10m

7 practice exercises

How to organise your code30m

Hack into your site!30m

Make your site more secure30m

Tidy up the project30m

Routing with iron:router30m

Better routing30m

Security and routing summary quiz30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM INTRODUCTION TO METEOR.JS DEVELOPMENT

by VLDec 12, 2015

A good useful course for beginners. The last assignment takes much more than 30 minutes though, it takes at least a few hours, unless you are an experienced developer.

by YSDec 21, 2015

Very productive course for building web site.

The professor's hands-on style teaches how to actually explore.

Hope this will be a permanent course for my children to come to learn.

by THJul 26, 2016

Thought it was a great intro to Meteor. Practical and easy to follow along, at least for someone like me with a Comp Sci background (though it has been many years since I really programmed).

by JPAug 28, 2016

This course is really intuitive and easy to understand, even if you don't have much practice programming. Also it is very clear, i highly recommend this course.

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About the Responsive Website Development and Design Specialization

Responsive web design is all about creating the best user experience regardless of whether a user is accessing your site from a desktop computer, a mobile phone, or a tablet.

This Specialisation covers the basics of modern full stack web development, from UX design to front-end coding to custom databases. You’ll build foundational skills in a full range of technologies, including HTML/CSS, Javascript, and MongoDB, and you’ll learn to implement a reactive, multi-user web application using the meteor.js framework. We’ll also touch on more advanced topics, such as APIs, data visualization, and animation. You will add several projects to your portfolio to demonstrate your skill and growth throughout this Specialisation. You will create web pages using basic elements to control layout and style, use responsive web design principles to take a site from wireframe to website, implement security features, and create collaborative multi-user experiences. Just like any professional full stack web developer, you will build accessibility and usability into your responsive websites.

Responsive Website Development and Design

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