<CSIS 84 JavaScript Programming, Gavilan College>

Welcome to the information page for CSIS 84. Please send your email address to me at dvantassel@gavilan.edu so I will be able to contact you as needed.

You will be able to access the course by December 15, 2008, or before. If you register for the class, and send me e-mail I will set up your login and you can start earlier. I will accept late adds to the course. You must log on and begin the course by posting your first discussion item, or you will be dropped to make space for students wishing to add. Please contact me by email if you have any questions.

How to
Log in:

You will be able to log into the class before the first week of classes.

Instructor:

Dennie Van Tassel, dvantassel@gavilan.edu
Office phone: (408) 782-0863 (e-mail works best)
Office: Morgan Hill site
Office hours: Sundays 4 - 7:30 PM

CSIS Department

Date, Time & Place:

Online
This class meets entirely online. Students will be required to complete assigned readings, writings, online discussion, quizzes or exams, and projects each week. There will be weekly due dates, but students may log on to complete work at any time during the week.

Description:

Fundamentals of JavaScript client-side programming for Web pages requiring data collection or other user interaction. Students will create Web pages that execute on the client (personal system) using JavaScript. This course may be repeated one time for credit. This course has the option of a letter grade or credit/no credit.

Objectives:

JavaScript is used on Web pages to interact with the user of the page. In this class we will teach you how to write JavaScript programs that will be placed inside Web pages.

Web Orientations:

The Gavilan Library will offer several orientations to online courses during the first two weeks of the semester. If you have never taken an online course, this orientation will provide critical information to help you be successful in this class. If you are unable to attend an orientation on campus, an online tutorial will be available. For more details see the schedule of orientations.

Texts:

The texts being used for the current semester are listed below:
"JavaScript by Example" by Ellie Quigley, Prentice-Hall, ISBN 0-13-140162-9
The books are available in the Gavilan bookstore or online.

Syllabus:

For more details, you can see the class syllabus for the current semester.