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Next Steps Informational Standards

Description and Purpose

The Next Steps informational provides a review of concepts at the end of a course or Path as well as a set of recommended resources for learners to explore to continue learning. This informational emphasizes that the learning journey is continuous.

Content Location

The Next Steps Informational should be inside its own module called "Next Steps". The Next Steps module should be the last module of the course or Path.

Overarching Standards

Fields in Author

Content

Informational Text

The Next Steps informational text should provide learners with a high-level review of what they learned in the course or Path. It should also provide a list of recommended courses to show how the course or Path connects to the rest of Codecademy's offerings.

Template
Congratulations, you’ve successfully completed the [COURSE NAME] course! [SUMMARY]. More specifically, you learned to:
- [LEARNING OBJECTIVE]
- ...
- ...
- ...

Your learning journey into [TOPIC] isn’t over yet! There are plenty of other topics that you can dive into to continue learning. Here are our recommendations for the next steps:

### [RECOMMENDED COURSE 1]

[Some details about the recommended course. Explain its relevance to the current course. Include link to this course here.]

### [RECOMMENDED COURSE 2]

[Some details about the recommended course. Explain its relevance to the current course. Include link to this course here.]

### [RECOMMENDED COURSE 3]

[Some details about the recommended course. Explain its relevance to the current course. Include link to this course here.]

Once again, congratulations on finishing your [COURSE NAME] course! We are excited to see what you accomplish next. Happy coding!

Description

The description for all Next Steps informationals should be follow the below pattern:

You've completed the [COURSE NAME] course! What's next?

Attributes

Title

The title of the Next Steps informational should reference the course or Path name using the following pattern:

Course Name: Next Steps
  • Examples: Learn Build Tools: Next Steps, Learn Python 3: Next Steps

Slug

The slug of the Next Steps informational should reference the course or Path name using the following pattern:

course-name-next-steps
  • Examples: learn-build-tools-next-steps, learn-python-3-next-steps

Minutes to Complete

The minutes to complete should be 3 minutes.

Examples