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Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

Swedish

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

1

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

The course introduces object oriented programming
and JavaScript as a programming tool. It teaches
the students to program in JavaScript to realize
different dynamic Internet applications on web
pages.

Learning outcomes

  1. Knows the syntax, data types, expressions,
    operators and sentences of JavaSCript without the
    use of a manual.
  2. Understands and knows how to use the
    terminology and functionality of object oriented
    programming in a right and an efficient way.
  3. Is able to program large and complicated
    JavaScript applications smoothly in the client
    environment.
  4. Knows the DOM (Document Object Model) of HTML
    well and can use its full functionality.
  5. Can build more elegant, more functional and
    more efficient user interfaces for web
    applications than HTML offers.
  6. Knows how to use Cookies and other methods to
    store data on the client computer.
  7. Knows how to use AJAX to retrieve and process
    data from servers and put it on web pages.

Course contents

Basics of programming
Tools for programming
JavaScript Basics
Objects and methods
Document Object Model
Event Handling
Timed functions
Advanced JavaScript
Advanced User interfaces
Cookies and file handling
AJAX

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Web-basics, HTML, CSS and web-design

Previous course names

JavaScript, 2000-2004
Web Basics 2: JavaScript, 2000-2004

Additional information

Last return date the week the course is finished

Recommended or required reading

Compendium and courses online
Kihlman, Dag: Programmering för Internet,
Studentlitteratur, 2001,
ISBN 91-44-01922-X
Flanagan, David: JavaScript - The Definitive
Guide, Fourth Edition, O'Reilly, 2002,
ISBN 0-596-00048-0
Goodman, Danny and Morrison, Michael: The
JavaScript Bible, Fifth Edition, Wiley Publishing,
2004, ISBN 0-7645-5743-2

Study activities

  • Lectures - 40 hours
  • Practical exercises - 20 hours
  • Project- and production work/artistic activities - 60 hours
  • Individual studies - 15 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 135 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Multiform education

Assessment methods

Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Assessment requirements

All projects finalized, returned and accepted.

Teacher

Biström Johnny

Examiner

Biström Johnny

Home page of the course

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

Until date 2014-03-17

The timetable of the course

vecka innehåll/program
1 (2) Presentation av kursen, grunder i
programmering, JavaScript översikt, datatyper och
variabler, projekt 1 ut
2 (3) JavaScript satser, operatorer, funktioner
och interna objekt
3 (4) JavaScript satser, operatorer, funktioner
och interna objekt, projekt 1 in
4 (5) JavaScript och objekt, HTML Document Object
Model (DOM), projekt 2 ut
5 (6) Användargränssnitt, avancerad Document
Object Model (DOM)
6 (7) Användargränssnitt, avancerad JavaScript
händelsehantering, projekt 2 in
7 (8) Applikationer, sessioner, Cookies och
filhantering, projekt 3 ut
8 (9) AJAX och dess användning
9 (10) AJAX applikationer, projekt 3 in
10 (11) Resultat, avslutning

Assessment methods

2014-03-17 - Reports and productions

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