Slides and materials are hosted at http://js.gdicincy.com.
This material is based off of the Girl Develop It Intro JavaScript course, and has been modified by the Cincinnati course instructor Amanda Grossmann. Credit for the original material goes to Sara Chipps, Pamela Fox, Alexis Goldstein, Izzy Johnston, Leo Newball, and Sylvia Pellicore.
The course is meant to be taught in 4 two-hour sections.
JavaScript is the world's most popular programming language for a reason -- it's the primary way to build interaction on the web. Learning JavaScript is a logical next step once you've learned HTML/CSS.
Many programming courses end up glossing over some of the tricky words -- 'variable', 'object', 'method' -- this course is especially designed for beginners new to programming concepts, so you'll learn to program with JavaScript. If those words are confusing to you now, no worries! You're exactly who we want to teach.
In this class, we will be covering: basic development concepts, JavaScript, dynamic HTML, and animations and events. Students will exit this class with a good grasp of basic programming principles and the knowledge of how to manipulate HTML elements.
You should have: (a) taken Intro to HTML/CSS through Girl Develop It, or another online resource, OR (b) have a working knowledge of HTML
This course is specifically for beginners and we advise experienced developers to not take this class.
- Your laptop (Mac, PC, or Linux are all okay).
- A modern web browser - either Chrome or Firefox with Firebug installed.
- A text editor. GDI recommends Sublime Text 2 (free; available for Mac, PC, and Linux), but Amanda likes Atom.
An overview of the history of JavaScript, what it is, and how it interacts with the browser. Covers basic JavaScript concepts including variables and data types
Introduces functions, boolean variable, and if/then/else statements.
Introduces more complex programing concepts, including loops, arrays, objects, and methods.
Dom, dom, dom, dom! This class introduces the Document Object Model (DOM) and how to use JavaScript to interact with it. Includes finding and modifying nodes, events, and listening functions.
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