JavaScript and jQuery Programming: Level 1

Course Description:

The JavaScript and jQuery Programming: Level 1 course is 3-day introductory class for web designers that posess some experience building web pages. Lessons familiarize students with the core elements of JavaScript and then move on to tools for adding interactivity to a Web site using pre-written jQuery libraries.

Course Topics:

• Getting Started with JavaScript
• Essential JavaScript statements
• Working with JavaScript objects, functions, and events
• Testing and Debugging a JavaScript application
• How to script the DOM with JavaScript
• How to work with links and images
• Introduction to jQuery
• Programming with jQuery

Target Student:

This course is NOT intended for advanced developers who want to build jQuery programs from the ground up. This course is most appropriate for designers who want to leverage pre-written jQuery libraries to add user-interactive features to their web pages.

Prerequisites:

It is assumed you have taken the HTML 5 and CSS Content Authoring: Level 1 course or have similar work experience.

Part I: Getting Started with JavaScript

How a web application works
The components of a JavaScript application
The HTML skills that you need for this book
The CSS skills that you need for this book
How to test a JavaScript application
How to use Aptana to develop JavaScript applications

Getting started with JavaScript
How to include JavaScript in an HTML document
The JavaScript syntax
How to work with JavaScript data
How to use objects, methods, and properties
Two illustrative applications

The essential JavaScript statements
How to code conditional expressions
How to code the basic control statements
Three illustrative applications
How to work with arrays
The Test Scores application with an array

How to work with JavaScript objects, functions, and events
How to use objects to work with data
How to use functions
How to handle events
Two illustrative applications

How to test and debug a JavaScript application
An introduction to testing and debugging
How to debug with Chrome’s developer tools
Other debugging methods

How to script the DOM with JavaScript
DOM scripting properties and methods
The FAQs application
How to script forms and controls
The Register application
How to add and remove nodes from the DOM
The Register application with a table

How to work with links and images
The Image Swap application
How to use timers
The Slide Show application

Get off to a fast start with jQuery
Introduction to jQuery
The basics of jQuery programming
The Email List application in jQuery
A working subset of selectors, methods, and event methods
Three illustrative applications

How to use effects and animations
How to use effects
A Slide Show application with effects
How to use animation
A Carousel application with animation

How to work with forms and data validation
Introduction to forms and controls
How to use jQuery to work with forms
A Validation application that uses JavaScript

Part II: Programming with jQuery

How to use jQuery plugins and jQuery UI widgets
Introduction to jQuery plugins
How to use three of the most popular plugins
Introduction to jQuery UI
How to download jQuery UI
How to use five of the most popular jQuery UI widgets

How to work with numbers, strings, and dates
How to work with numbers
The PIG application
How to work with strings
How to work with dates and times
The Count Down application

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