This microcredential will prepare the learner for both front- and back-end web programming. They will acquire skills in the use of valid and accessible code that meets the standards of the WWW Consortium as well as federal government requirements. This requires interdisciplinary knowledge in the application area, client and server scripting, and database technology. HTML will be used to provide the content and structure of the website. Skill with Cascading Style sheets (CSS) will be used to determine its appearance, and JavaScript will add interactivity. On the back end, MySQL will handle the database and PHP will be the scripting language.

Outcomes:

• Develop web pages that use valid HTML code for content and structure combined with Cascading Style Sheets as the medium for visual design.
• Create online forms and incorporate code to check the validity of the values entered into those forms.
• Use the MySQL language to organize and manipulate information in online database tables.
• Develop PHP scripts to retrieve and manipulate data from a MySQL database and deliver it to a website.
• Recognize the significance and limitations of security, and write code to manage it.