Course specifications

Course length: 3 days

Hardware/software required to run this course

To complete the exercises and labs in this course, you will need both Internet Explorer and Navigator installed. Computers should have sufficient memory and hard-disk space to run both browsers simultaneously. We recommend at least 32 MB of RAM and 200 MB disk space (to hold the browsers). The course was written to run with Internet Explorer 4.0 and newer and Navigator 4.04 and newer. Use the latest versions available. Access to the Internet is not required during class. However, “field trips” to selected web sites, noted in places throughout the course, would require such access. See your reference manual for hardware considerations that apply to your specific hardware setup.

Course description

Overview: Students will learn how to program by using JavaScript 1.3.

Prerequisites: HTML Programming: Level 1 and a strong familiarity with using the Internet or equivalent knowledge.

Delivery method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Benefits: Students will learn how to write JavaScript programs that use the latest language techniques (version 1.3). Students will also learn how to write programs that are compatible with previous versions of the language and are cross-browser compatible.

Target student: Students enrolling in this course should have a strong understanding of HTML programming and should have a basic familiarity with JavaScript. They should have examined scripts written by others and have implemented other people’s scripts on their web pages. This is a serious programming course for those students who want to gain a full understanding of this powerful programming language.

What's next: JavaScript Fundamentals is the first course in this series. Advanced JavaScript, the next course in this series, teaches students advanced language components and advanced programming techniques.