JavaScript and jQuery Programming: Level 1 (Live Online)

This 3-day introductory course is for website designers who have some experience building web pages. Lessons familiarize students with the ins and outs of basic JavaScript and then move on to tools for adding interactivity to a Web site as quickly and easily as possible with the help of pre-written jQuery libraries.PrerequisitesStudents should feel comfortable with HTML and CSS to get the most from this course. Participants should have taken the class below or have similar experience:HTML 5 and CSS Content Authoring: Level 1Who Should Not AttendThis 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.Course OutlinePart I: Getting Started with JavaScriptHow a web application worksThe components of a JavaScript applicationThe HTML skills that you need for this bookThe CSS skills that you need for this bookHow to test a JavaScript applicationHow to use Aptana to develop JavaScript applicationsGetting started with JavaScriptHow to include JavaScript in an HTML documentThe JavaScript syntaxHow to work with JavaScript dataHow to use objects, methods, and propertiesTwo illustrative applicationsThe essential JavaScript statementsHow to code conditional expressionsHow to code the basic control statementsThree illustrative applicationsHow to work with arraysThe Test Scores application with an arrayHow to work with JavaScript objects, functions, and eventsHow to use objects to work with dataHow to use functionsHow to handle eventsTwo illustrative applicationsHow to test and debug a JavaScript applicationAn introduction to testing and debuggingHow to debug with Chrome’s developer toolsOther debugging methodsHow to script the DOM with JavaScriptDOM scripting properties and methodsThe FAQs applicationHow to script forms and controlsThe Register applicationHow to add and remove nodes from the DOMThe Register application with a tableHow to work with links and imagesThe Image Swap applicationHow to use timersThe Slide Show applicationGet off to a fast start with jQueryIntroduction to jQueryThe basics of jQuery programmingThe Email List application in jQueryA working subset of selectors, methods, and event methodsThree illustrative applicationsHow to use effects and animationsHow to use effectsA Slide Show application with effectsHow to use animationA Carousel application with animationHow to work with forms and data validationIntroduction to forms and controlsHow to use jQuery to work with formsA Validation application that uses JavaScriptPart II: Programming with jQueryHow to use jQuery plugins and jQuery UI widgetsIntroduction to jQuery pluginsHow to use three of the most popular pluginsIntroduction to jQuery UIHow to download jQuery UIHow to use five of the most popular jQuery UI widgetsHow to work with numbers, strings, and datesHow to work with numbersThe PIG applicationHow to work with stringsHow to work with dates and timesThe Count Down application