Overview: JavaScript programming is useful for creating dynamic Web pages. It is used to detect and react to user initiated events, such as when the user moves his mouse over a link or image, or presses on a button or key. JavaScript can also improve a Web site with navigational aids, scrolling messages, rollovers, dialog boxes, dynamic images, shopping carts, etc. It has built-in objects that can be used to perform arithmetic calculations, string operations, manipulate the date and time, and validate form input such as e-mail addresses, zip codes, credit cards, etc.

Benefits: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: • read, write, customize, and debug JavaScript programs. • understand JavaScript's role and responsibilities; e.g. making Web pages dynamic, using dialog boxes, handling events, forms, images, and links, manipulating windows and frames, form validation, etc. • learn how to use JavaScript core objects to create arrays, manipulate the time and date, perform mathematical functions, work with strings, etc. • use the navigator and document object models to manipulate, navigate and program windows, frames, forms, images, etc. • use JavaScript event handlers to respond to user initiated events • use regular expressions to validate form data • debug scripts