About this course: If you want to take your website to the next level, the ability to incorporate interactivity is a must. But adding some of these types of capabilities requires a stronger programming language than HTML5 or CSS3, and JavaScript can provide just what you need. With just a basic understanding of the language, you can create a page that will react to common events such as page loads, mouse clicks & movements, and even keyboard input. This course will introduce you to the basics of the JavaScript language. We will cover concepts such as variables, looping, functions, and even a little bit about debugging tools. You will understand how the Document Object Model (DOM) is used by JavaScript to identify and modify specific parts of your page. After the course, learners will be able to react to DOM Events and dynamically alter the contents and style of their page. The class will culminate in a final project - the creation of an interactive HTML5 form that accepts and verifies input. This is the third course in the Web Design For Everybody specialization. A basic understanding of HTML and CSS is expected when you enroll in this class. Additional courses focus on enhancing the styling with responsive design and completing a capstone project.
Created by: University of Michigan
Taught by: Colleen van Lent, Ph.D., Lecturer
School of Information
| Basic Info | Course 3 of 5 in the Web Design for Everybody (Basics of Web Development and Coding) Specialization |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
| User Ratings |
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Week One: Introduction to JavaScript
If you haven't use a traditional programming language before, this first week is key. Before we begin with the how, we will talk about the why, mainly why we want to use JavaScript. The main reason is that it is very easy for JavaScript to work with the DOM. And easy is always a great way to start. Speaking of starting out, it is also always more fun when our code actually does something we can see, so we will jump quickly into different ways we can generate output. It won't be flashy yet, but it will be a great way to get your feet wet with traditional programming. After that we go back to the basics of how a computer uses data. We begin with variables, expressions, and operators.
6 videos, 9 readings
- Reading: Syllabus
- Reading: Help us learn more about you!
- Reading: Resources
- Reading: "What are these deadlines?"
- Video: Introduction
- Reading: Link to All of the Code for Week One
- Reading: The Document Object Model (DOM)
- Video: DOM Review with Object Oriented Programming
- Video: Output
- Reading: Trying to Create and Debug Your Own Output
- Video: Variables
- Video: Data Types
- Video: Operators and Expressions
- Discussion Prompt: Optional Discussion - CodePen
- Reading: Optional Materials
- Reading: The History of "Debugging"
Graded: Week One
WEEK 2
Week Two: Reacting to Your Audience
If you have written HTML code in the past, hopefully you have fallen into the great habit of validating your code -- making sure that you close all of your open tags. There are other rules that you may or may not have been following as well, for instance the importance of using each id attribute only once per page. This is called writing "clean" code. The reasoning and importance of following these rules becomes clear as we begin to manipulate the different components of your webpage based on the the actions of the person interacting with your page. In particular you will learn about the JavaScript Mouse Events and Touch Events. This week's materials will end with a photo gallery example that you can create along with me.
7 videos, 6 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Reading: Link to All of the Code for Week Two
- Reading: Functions
- Video: Functions
- Video: Code Placement
- Reading: Organizing Your Code
- Video: Folder Structure / Organizing Your Code
- Video: Events
- Reading: Mastering Events and Functions
- Video: Code With Me - Events
- Reading: Just a little note before the next video
- Video: "this"
- Reading: Homework Time!!
- Video: Photo Gallery
- Practice Quiz: Optional - Week Two Review
Graded: JavaScript Interactive Photo Gallery
WEEK 3
Week Three: Arrays and Looping
This week we will delve into more complex programming concepts: arrays and looping. Arrays allow you to represent groups of related information. Looping provides efficiency and flexibility to your programs. Using both we will expand upon the photo gallery example.
7 videos, 4 readings
- Reading: Link to All of the Code for Week Three
- Reading: A JavaScript Cheat Sheet
- Reading: Arrays
- Video: JavaScript Arrays
- Video: Code With Me - Arrays
- Reading: Advanced Coding Techniques
- Video: JavaScript Iteration
- Video: Flow Of Control
- Video: Code With Me - Combining Loops and Conditionals
- Video: Advanced Conditionals
- Video: Common Errors
Graded: JavaScript Review
WEEK 4
Week Four: Validating Form Data
This week we will put a number of the concepts from this course together to tackle a new project - creating and validating input entered into an HTML5 form. Forms are extremely common elements used to input and send data to via a webpage. We will look at how you can use JavaScript to add options to your forms, to pre-fill data based on previous input, and even to check that passwords match.
5 videos, 7 readings
- Reading: Link to All of the Code for Week Four
- Reading: Introduction to Forms
- Video: Simple Forms
- Video: Simple Validation
- Reading: "Cool Stuff" - Friend or Foe?
- Video: Comparing Two Inputs
- Video: Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
- Reading: Using Forms on Your Site
- Reading: More Code Examples
- Video: Conclusion
- Reading: Intro to JQuery
- Reading: Post-course Survey
Graded: Autocomplete with JavaScript
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Ratings and Reviews
Such a great course
Not an advanced course, but a good going for any beginner into the world of JavaScript. Course teacher was very good at explaining things.
Great course and beginner friendly,
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Very good for your basic javascript programming