Topics Include:

• JavaScript language essentials, including program flow control, form validation, image animation, frame targeting and cookie creation
• JavaScript code development, including writing programs and writing script for the JavaScript object model
• Web site implementation, including authoring and scripting, Web content creation, Web management and digital media tools

Prerequisites:

No prior knowledge of the JavaScript programming language is necessary. However, students should be familiar with using the Internet, developing Web pages and configuring networks to a level consistent with that found in the CIW Web Foundations series. Knowledge of X/HTML code development is required.

Average Salary – $77,930 for JavaScript Specialist

The 2015 annual mean salary of an IT professional who has been awarded the CIW JavaScript Specialist certification is $77,930. This salary was calculated based on the 14,000+ IT professionals who responded to the 2016 IT Skills and Salary survey that was conducted by Global Knowledge in September of 2015.

Target Audience:

• Web developers
• Software developers
• Application programmers
• Client/server developers
• Desktop publishers

The CIW JavaScript Specialist course prepares candidates to take the CIW JavaScript Specialist exam, which if passed earns the individual the CIW JavaScript Specialist certification.

Course Outline:

Introduction to JavaScript

• Introduction to Scripting
• JavaScript Characteristics
• JavaScript and Common Programming Concepts
• JavaScript Flavors and Versions
• Server-Side vs. Client-Side Applications
• Annotating Your Code with Comments

Working with Variables and Data in JavaScript

• Using JavaScript to Communicate with the User
• Using Data More Than Once: Variables
• JavaScript Expressions Operators
• Inline Scripting, Simple User Events, and Basic Event Handlers
• Keywords and Reserved Words

Functions, Methods and Events in JavaScript

• Introduction to Functions
• Defining a Function
• Calling a Function
• User Events and JavaScript Event Handlers
• Methods as Functions

Controlling Program Flow in JavaScript

• Controlling Decisional Program Flow
• The if…else Statement
• The while Statement
• The do…while Statement
• The for Statement
• The break Statement
• The continue Statement
• The switch Statement

The JavaScript Document Object Model (DOM)

• The JavaScript Document Object Model (DOM)
• The window Object
• The document Object
• The with Statement
• The image Object
• The history Object
• The location Object
• The navigator Object

JavaScript Language Objects

• Introduction to JavaScript Language Objects
• The String Object
• Evaluating Strings
• JavaScript Regular Expressions
• The Array Object
• The Date Object
• Setting and Extracting Time Information
• The Math Object

Developing Interactive Forms with JavaScript

• Interactive Forms
• Overview of Form Elements
• Referring to Form Elements
• The form Object
• The button Object
• The checkbox Object
• The text and textarea Objects
• The radio Object
• The select Object
• Form Validation

JavaScript Security

• Introduction to JavaScript Security Issues
• Browser vs. Operating System
• Browser-Specific Security Issues
• Browser Compatibility and Client-Side Detection
• Script blocking
• Differences in document.write Among Browsers
• Malicious and Accidental Coding
• Frame-to-Frame URL Changing
• Signed Scripts
• Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
• Cookies and Security in JavaScript
• Creating Secure JavaScript Code

Custom JavaScript Objects

• Creating Custom Objects
• Creating a JavaScript Object: The Constructor
• Creating an Instance of a Custom Object
• Creating Object Methods
• Creating Functions for Your Objects

Changing X/HTML on the Fly

• Changing X/HTML on the Fly
• Using the getElementByID Method
• Using the getElementsByName Method
• Using the getElementsByTagName Method
• Modifying Attributes within the DOM
• Appending Text to the DOM

JavaScript Libraries

• JavaScript Libraries
• Choosing a Code Library
• External and Pre-Made Scripts
• Loading Your First Library
• Using JavaScript Library Plug-ins
• Best Practices with JavaScript Libraries
• Copyright Issues and JavaScript

JavaScript and AJAX

• Introduction to AJAX
• Introduction to XML
• Interactions Among JavaScript, XML and XHTML
• Using AJAX Scripts
• AJAX and Servers
• AJAX and Databases
• Usability Issues with AJAX
• Combining AJAX with Libraries
• Alternatives to XML-based AJAX

Debugging and Troubleshooting JavaScript

• What Is Debugging?
• Tools for Debugging Code
• Testing Code in Various Browsers
• Debugging Logical Errors
• JavaScript and Mobile Devices

All necessary materials (online eBook) are included.

Certification(s):

The CIW JavaScript Specialist course prepares candidates to take the CIW JavaScript Specialist exam, which if passed earns the individual the CIW JavaScript Specialist certification.