JavaScript is a scripting language embedded in webpages to create dynamic, interactive content.
In this hands-on course, learn the fundamentals of employing JavaScript for web applications.
Use JavaScript to display clocks, slide shows, and dynamic image galleries.
Learn how to create reusable components such as form validators.
Work with and set cookies to create personalized pages. Understand the Document Object Model (DOM),
and learn how to use it with JavaScript to create DHTML components such as hover menus, flyouts, and mouse-over effects.
Complete the course by learning about asynchronous web services using AJAX and Fetch.
COURSE LEARNING GOALS:
1. Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to teach you JavaScript as it relates to web page development.
The course will discuss JavaScript core language, including JavaScript data types and variables,
expressions and operators, functions, arrays and objects. We will also examine the Document Object Model and
JavaScript event model, and will explain how you can use these to interact with HTML components to create
dynamic web content. The course will also show you how to interact with HTML forms, and how to create,
manipulate and save client-side cookies.
In addition the course will also examine Cascading Style Sheet and DHTML, and will teach you how to create
dynamic HTML components by creating and manipulating HTML content through their DOM element objects.
The course completes with some discussions on advanced topics such as jQuery, AJAX and OO.
jQuery is a very popular javaScript library that makes coding and interacting with HTML elements much simpler.
AJAX allows you to perform dynamic asynchronous communications with the server to obtain and present data more interactively.
And OO which stands for object oriented teaches you techniques for writing object oriented JavaScript.
2. Student Learning Outcomes:
Understand the JavaScript as a core language used for the web
Obtain working knowledge of JavaScript various built-in objects, properties and methods
Become comfortable with using the DOM - Document Object Model
Be able to set up JavaScript events and event handling responses
Dynamically alter element content, format and characteristics using CSS - Cascading Style Sheets
Create and manipulate DHTML components such as hover menus and hide/show capabilities
Work with cookies and Web Storage mechanisms to create stateful web interaction
Obtain preliminary knowledge of web services using AJAX and Object Oriented JavaScript coding
BOOKS - (Required / Suggested)
Required Books -
Beginning JavaScript (5th Edition)
Authors - Jeremy McPeak and Paul Wilton
Publisher - Wrox Press
Suggested Books -
JavaScript - The Definitive Guide (6th Edition)
Authors - David Flanagan
Publisher - O'Reilly
GRADE ASSIGNMENT AND EVALUATION:
Your final grade will be based on the following:
Midterm Exam - 30%
Final Exam - 30%
Web Site Project - 25%
Attendance & Class Participation - 15%
Details of Assignment, Exam and Grade Evaluation.
Class Attendance and Participation: To receive full credit for the course, you must attend all classes since much of the learning occurs during class presentation and discussions.
Please contact the instructor if you anticipate missing any part of the class.
Grades will be based on:
Involvement in class activities
Participation which demonstrates integration of reading, class work, relevance and application.
Willingness to learn by accepting feedback, trying new skills and approaches, etc.
Quality/quantity of providing effective and balanced feedback.
You must ask at least one question, or respond to professor or student inquiry at least once per session
Homework: Homeworks when assigned must be completed on time within 1 week after date assigned.
Homework: Homework is always due one week from assignment date.
Student should complete the assignment and bring their answers to class the following week.
Instructor will ask students to present and discuss their homework solution(s) prior to start of lecture of the following week.
Incompleted homeworks will severly impact your learning experience and overall grade.
All code must be properly indented as shown in class. No exception.
Do not use the Javascript*Tester to complete your homework. Use your own browser to test your code
Final Project: There will be a class final project
The project will be a culmination of topics, concepts and competencies learned in this class.
Requirements are under final project
Midterm Exam: There will be a midterm exam. The exam will be an open book, open notes style exam.
The exam will test the student's acquisition of topics, concepts and competencies learned by midterm.
Final Exam: There will be a final exam. The exam will be an open book, open notes style exam.
The exam will test the student's acquisition of topics, concepts and competencies learned in this class.
The final exam will not be cumulative. It will only cover topics discussed since the midterm.
NE and P/F Grades
If you are not interested in receiving a grade, and you simply require an NE (non-evaluative) or P/F (pass/fail) grade,
please fill out the appropriate form listed. Neither an NE nor a P/F grade will count toward an NYU certificate.
Grades are FINAL
Please do not negotiate for a better grade. If you are expecting to receive a grade of an "A" at the end of the semester,
then I expect you to attend all sessions (unless you previously notify me), to participate in every class,
to turn in your homework on time, and to keep up with the class reading material.
If you see yourself falling behind do not hesitate to ask for help.
This will ensure that you stay current with the class, and will ensure that you get a good grade on your work.
