CRN 65328
Duration
Sat Jun 02 - Sat Jul 07 6 Weeks
Instructor
Chris Harris
Course Outline
TBD – see Learning Outcomes in the interim
Cost
$359.00
Notes
- No registration is permitted after the course has started without department approval.
COMP 2015 - Introduction to JavaScript and jQuery
Computer Systems Part-time Studies Course
School of Computing and Academic Studies
Course Details
This intensive, hands-on course replaces COMP 1911. Continuing on from COMP 1850 students with a solid understanding of HTML5 and CSS3 are introduced to client-side scripting with JavaScript and jQuery. Topics include: object/feature detection, DOM manipulation, event handling, functions (named and anonymous), closures, object detection, object creation and prototyping, event handling and callback functions, jQuery introduction, jQuery plugin usage, form validation, timers and simple animations. Labs, exercises and assignments focus on the theory behind client-side web scripting and how to manage interactive sites that use JavaScript to generate and manipulate a page's HTML5, CSS3 using the DOM to W3C and ECMA standards. Students will be well prepared to continue on to several advanced JavaScript/jQuery/.jQuery Mobile courses including: COMP 2052 Android and Mobile Application Development Tools, COMP 2909 Angular JS and COMP 2912 Node.js Fundamentals advanced web development from BCIT Computing. Upon successful completion of COMP 2015 participants will be able to write browser independent JavaScript code and use jQuery.
Prerequisite(s)
COMP 1850 or equivalent knowledge
Credits
1.5
Cost
$359.00
Spring/Summer 2018
Below are four offerings of this course for the Spring/Summer 2018 term.
CRN 63974
Duration
Sat Apr 21 - Sat May 26 6 Weeks
Class Meeting Times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
| Apr 21 - May 26 | Sat | 13:30 - 16:30 | DTC Rm. 382 |
Instructor
Chris Harris
Course Outline
Cost
$359.00
Notes
- REGISTRATION: No registration is permitted after the course has started without department approval.
Status
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check this page for other currently available offerings, subscribe to receive email updates or contact us with your comments or questions.
In Progress and Full
CRN 65333
Duration
Sat Apr 21 - Sat May 26 6 Weeks
Instructor
Chris Harris
Course Outline
Cost
$359.00
Notes
- No registration is permitted after the course has started without department approval. The times have changed from 1330-1630 to 0900-1200.
Status
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings, subscribe to receive email updates or contact us with your comments or questions.
In Progress
CRN 63975
Duration
Sat Jun 09 - Sat Jul 21 6 Weeks
Class Meeting Times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
| Jun 09 - Jul 21 | Sat | 13:30 - 16:30 | DTC Rm. 382 |
Instructor
Chris Harris
Course Outline
TBD – see Learning Outcomes in the interim
Cost
$359.00
Notes
- PLEASE NOTE: There will be no class on Saturday July 14, 2018. REGISTRATION: No registration is permitted after the course has started without department approval.
Status
This course offering is full. Please check this page for other currently available offerings, subscribe to receive email updates or contact us with your comments or questions.
Full
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the theory behind client-side web scripting.
- Write JavaScript web scripts with and without HTML content.
- Validate user input from web pages.
- Write DOM scripting using W3C standard methods and objects such as "createElement".
- Explain the JQuery Framework.
- Use JQuery in addition to jQuery plugins to redevelop scripts in native JavaScript.
- Use JQuery third-party plugins.
- Use timers and intervals to create animations.
- Create our own objects with their own properties and methods.
- Use the Constructor and the Prototype patterns to create objects
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2017
Related Programs
COMP 2015 is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Computing and Academic Studies
- Applied Computer Applications (ACA)
Part-time Associate Certificate - Applied Web Development
Part-time Associate Certificate - Computer Systems
Part-time Certificate - Web Development Fundamentals
Part-time Statement of Completion
Books & Supplies
The BCIT bookstore carries textbooks, general reference books, software, and stationery. Please visit bcit.ca/bookstore for more information.
Spring/Summer 2018
Books for Spring/Summer 2018 offerings of this course are available in the following BCIT online bookstores. Please choose the bookstore appropriate for the offering you are considering.
BCIT Downtown Campus Bookstore
If you are taking this course at the BCIT Downtown Campus (DTC), please purchase books for this course at the BCIT Downtown Campus Bookstore.
| Eloquent JavaScript, 2nd Ed.: A Modern Introduction to Programming | |
|---|---|
| Author | Marijn Haverbeke |
| Publisher | No Starch Press |
| Copyright | 2015 |
| Binding | Paperback |
| ISBN | 978-1-59327-584-6 |
| Price | $45.50 |
| Optional | |
| Learning jQuery, 4th edition | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jonathan Chaffer, Karl Swedberg |
| Publisher | Packt Publishing |
| Copyright | 2013 |
| Binding | Paperback |
| ISBN | 978-1-78216-314-5 |
| Price | $72.50 |
| Optional | |
BCIT Burnaby Bookstore
If you are taking this course, but are not taking it through either Distance Education or Online Learning, nor at the BCIT Downtown Campus (DTC), please purchase books for this course at the BCIT Burnaby Bookstore.
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| No Book/Course Material Required For This Section | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dept |
| Binding | None |
| Price | $0.00 |
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