JavaScript 1 Course Overview The JavaScript 1 course comprises sessions dealing with embedding a script in a web page,variables and expressions,conditions and loops,functions,objects,arrays,errors and debugging,the DOM,event handling,the BOM,and AJAX.
Course overview:
The delegate will learn how to add dynamic and interactive behaviour to their web pages. Exercises and examples are used throughout the course to give practical hands-on experience with the techniques covered.
Course objectives:
Course Objectives This course aims to provide the delegate with the knowledge to be able to add dynamism and interactivity to a web site by producing scripts that exploit all core elements of the JavaScript language including AJAX.
Course content:
JavaScript 1 Training Course Course Contents – DAY 1 Course Introduction • Administration and Course Materials • Course Structure and Agenda • Delegate and Trainer Introductions Session 1: INTRODUCTION • What is JavaScript • Dynamism and Interactivity • JavaScript and ECMAScript • Versions and Browser Support Session 2: STRUCTURE • Inline,Internal,and External Scripts • The script and noscript Tags • Case Sensitivity • Whitespace • Comments Session 3: VARIABLES & EXPRESSIONS • Variable Declaration and Assignment • Data Types • Type Conversion • Operators: Arithmetic,Assignment,Comparison,and Logical • Simple and Compound Expressions Session 4: CONDITIONS & LOOPS • If Else • Switch • Ternary Operator • For • While • Do • Break • Continue JavaScript 1 Training Course Course Contents – DAY 2 Session 5: FUNCTIONS • Function Declaration • Function Invocation • Variable Scope and Hoisting • Functions as Data • Anonymous Functions Session 6: OBJECTS • Object Literal • Object Properties • Constructor Function • Prototype Manipulation • String,Number,Date,and Math • Regular Expressions Session 7: ARRAYS • Array Literal • Array Elements • Array Traversal • Array Functions • Multi-dimensional Arrays Session 8: ERRORS & DEBUGGING • In-browser Developer Tools • Console Object • Debugging • Throw,Try,and Catch JavaScript 1 Training Course Course Contents – DAY 3 Session 9: DOM • Relationship between HTML and JavaScript • Element Referencing • Common Element Properties • DOM Navigation • DOM Manipulation Session 10: EVENT HANDLING • Event • Event Object • Event Handler • Event Handler Assignment • Form Validation Session 11: BOM • Window Object • Screen,History,and Navigator Objects • Alerts and Prompts • Timeouts and Intervals • Cookies Session 12: AJAX • The Request and Response Model • XMLHttpRequest Object • Asynchronous Request • Callbacks • Introduction to XML and JSON
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Requirements Delegates attending this course should have some previous programming experience and be able to define general programming concepts including: compilation,execution,variables,arrays,sequence,selection,iteration,functions,objects,and classes. Moreover delegates should be able to navigate the filesystem (on the command line ideally),edit and save text files and browse the web. This knowledge can be obtained by attendance on the pre-requisite Introduction to Programming – JavaScript course. Delegates should be able to build and style simple web pages using HTML & CSS. This knowledge can be obtained by attendance on the pre-requisite HTML & CSS course.
Target audience:
Who will the Course Benefit? The JavaScript 1 course is designed for web designers and developers who are familiar with HTML & CSS,and want to be able to add dynamic and interactive elements to their web sites.