Introduction to JavaScript

This course aims to familiarise the CEU students with the basic of JavaScript programming and the implementation and use of Java in webdesign.

Course details

Level: Beginner
Max. no. of participants: 13
Computer Lab: #4
Duration: 5 days
Requirements for pass: - (see the course's instructor)
When the course is offered: see the list of courses for the current semester and/or the UIS

Course outline

Day 1

Introduction to javascript. What it is and how it works. Netscape versus IE. Brief introduction to PHP (server side) to compare the difference.

• Examples of interesting and entertaining examples of Javascript. e.g. www.visibone.com - color selector
• Quick look at code and where it sits in the page

Day 2

Experimenting with javascript focusing on the pop-up (a much used and abused function).

• The alert box - adding your own text
• Making multiple pop-ups (endless), pop-ups on window closing, pop-up on a link click

Day 3

Selection of the topics from below according to interest and time:

• Using a timer to delay an event
• Changing text and parameters in existing javascript using a timer
• On screen clock or count down
• Changing colors and proportions with javascript.

Day 4

Introduction to collecting information - The Form

• Form elements
• Form calling other page to display entered data
• Email contents of a form

Day 5

Tidy up js

• How do search engines work
• Meta tags and optimising for search engines.
• Different types of search engines - google, etc
• The politics of search engines (how they drive design issues)