The MTA introduction to Programming Using JavaScript course is an excellent course for those looking to gain valuable introductory JavaScript skills.
Quick EnquiryThis course is for anyone who aspires to a career in programming who wants to gain an insight into Javascript. It is aimed at those new to the skill so is suitable for beginners.
Awarded 50 CPD points upon successful completion
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Topics covered include - learning about JavaScript operators, keywords, and methods, using variables, data types, and functions, implementing decisions and loops, interacting with the DOM (Document Object Model), and interacting with forms.
In all of these topics, students will clearly see how JavaScript is used to enhance existing webpages. Furthermore, this course covers the material on the MTA exam, and will help anyone looking to improve their employability prospects in the areas of designing and building webpages.
COURSE OUTLINE
SESSION 1
Section A - Introduction: Course Opener, How to Study for This Exam.
Section B - Assignment and Arithmetic Operators: Assignment, Increment and Decrement, Addition, Subtraction, Division, Multiplication, Modulus, Compound Assignment Operators.
Section C - JavaScript Best Practices: Comments, Indentations, Naming Conventions, Noscript, Constants, Reserved Keywords, Debugger Keyword, Set Breakpoints, Console.log.
Section D - Inline and External Scripts: When to Use, How to Use, Use Both Scripts.
Section E - Exception Handling: Try and Catch, Finally.
Section F - Browser Object Model Interaction: Manage State, Display Dialogs, Determine Screen Size, Domain 1 Exam Tips.
SESSION 2
Section A - Primitive Data Types: Number, Boolean, String, Null, Undefined, Typeof Operator, Type Checking Functions, Use Strict, Convert Between Data Types, Format Numbers, String Operations, Nesting Quotes, Initialization.
Section B - Declare and Use Arrays: Build and Define an Array, Iteration and Length, Initialization, Sorting and Searching, Push and Pop, Shift and Unshift, Access an Element, Understand MultiDimensional Arrays.
Section C - Complete and Debug Code on Objects: Properties, Methods, Instantiation, Date Object and Time, Retrieving Date Parts, Localization, Add and Subtract Dates.
Section D - Built-In Math Functions: Random, Round, Abs, Floor and Ceiling, Min and Max, Pow, Sqrt.
Section E - Parameters and Return Values: Reusable Code, Local vs. Global Scope, Redefining Variables, Passing Parameters, Value vs. Reference, Return Values, Domain 2 Exam Tips.
SESSION 3
Section A - Logical and Comparison Operators: Equals, Not Equals, Greater Than and Less Than, Less Than or Equal To, Greater Than or Equal To, Not, And, Or.
Section B - Decision Statements: If, Else If, Switch, Nested If.
Section C - Loops: For, While, Do, Break, Continue, Domain 3 Exam Tips.
SESSION 4
Section A - DOM Tree: Window, Document, Body, Other HTML Elements.
Section B - HTML Events: Onchange, Onmouseover, Onload, Onclick, Onmouseout, Onkeydown.
Section C - Output to HTML Documents, InnerHTML, Document. Write.
Section D - Locate, Modify, and Add Elements: GetElementByID, GetElementsByTagName, GetElementsByClassName, SetAttribute, CreateElement, Domain 4 Exam Tips.
SESSION 5
Section A - Retrieve Input and Set Form Field Values: Retrieve Form Values, DOM Path, Values from Elements, Prepopulating Values, Masking Values.
Section B - Input Validation: Upper and Lower Case, String Comparisons, Validation, NaN.
Section C - Form Submission Process: Onsubmit, Understand Post vs. Get, Understand Potential Submission Targets, Domain 5 Exam Tips.
Section D - Conclusion: Final Exam Tips, Final Thoughts.
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