Web Design with Javascript and the DOM

Learn how to design interactive websites using Javascript and the DOM

Course Description

Websites like Google Maps and Flickr are demonstrating the advantages of JavaScript when coupled with the W3C standard - the Document Object Model (DOM). From utterly engaging to just plain cool, you can learn how to make the power of JavaScript and the DOM work for you in ways that will enhance your user’s experience, not hinder it.

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Course Outline

Topic 1: Introduction

  1. What is JavaScript?
  2. What is the DOM?
  3. Your First DOM Script

Topic 2: JavaScript Syntax

  1. Statements & Comments
  2. Variables
  3. Data types
  4. Operators
  5. Conditional statements
  6. Looping statements
  7. Functions
  8. Objects

Topic 3: The Document Object Model

  1. The Document
  2. The Document Object
  3. The Document Object Model
  4. Nodes
  5. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Topic 4: JavaScript Image Gallery Part 1

  1. The Markup
  2. The JavaScript
  3. Applying the JavaScript
  4. Expanding the Function

Topic 5: Best Practices

  1. Graceful Degradation
  2. Progressive Enhancement
  3. Unobtrusive JavaScript
  4. Backwards Compatibility

Topic 6: JavaScript Image Gallery Part 2

  1. Does it degrade gracefully?
  2. Is the JavaScript unobtrusive?

Topic 7: The Future of DOM Scripting

  1. The State of the Web
  2. Web Browsers
  3. Ajax (The XMLHttpRequest Object)
  4. JavaScript Libraries
  5. Applications on the Web

Course Details

Course Code JSD
Cost $AU428.00
Course Duration 2 Days
2008 Course Dates Saturday 5 April 2008 / Saturday 12 April 2008
Saturday 19 July 2008 / Saturday 26 July 2008
Saturday 18 October 2008 / Saturday 25 October 2008

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