Kyle Harms received his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2017 at Washington University in St. Louis. Under the supervision of Dr. Caitlin L. Kelleher, he investigated leveraging completion problems to help enable middle school students to learn computer programming independently. He has completed and published research on a variety of topics relating to young learners and learning how to code, both through structured programs and through self-taught methods. His software work is available on the novice programming environment, Looking Glass, and the open source program github.
Improving User Experience with InteractivityCornell Course
Improving User Experience with Interactivity ()
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Course Overview
In this course, you will explore the potential of interactivity by adding JavaScript to a website. First, you will consider the use of interactivity and identify some common best practices and pitfalls. You will then dive into the JavaScript language, practicing the basics of JS syntax and jQuery. Next, you will discover event-based programming concepts such as event handlers, state, and conditionals. Finally, you will utilize various debugging techniques and leverage AI to help you debug both the syntax and logic of your JS code.
Key Course Takeaways
- Develop the perspective and confidence of a programmer
- Recognize basic JavaScript & jQuery syntax rules and event-based programming techniques
- Design interactivity to improve the user experience
- Leverage the relationship between HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and the web browser to create functional and interactive web designs
- Utilize various debugging techniques, including AI, to troubleshoot web development issues
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2 weeks
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7 to 10 hours of study per week
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100% online, instructor-led
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Kyle Harms
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Cornell Bowers Computing and Information Science
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- Aspiring web developers, web designers, and UX designers
- Backend programmers who need front-end skills to become full-stack developers
- Self-taught web programmers
- Entrepreneurs
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