Beginning Programming: JavaScript

Syllabus for fall 2024

Table of Contents

Course Description

This course provides students who have working knowledge of HTML with the concepts and skills required to create dynamic, interactive web pages using client side JavaScript. Through lectures, demonstrations and independent hands-on activities students will learn fundamental programming concepts and will learn about variables, operators, functions, control structures, arrays, pre-defined objects, and event handling in JavaScript.

Learning Outcome

The intention of the course is to enable you to create and maintain interactive web pages containing JavaScript that might be part of any web site using modern technologies and tools.

Course Content

Learning Resources

Textbook

Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming, 4rd Edition, by Marijn Haverbeke. No Starch Press. 2024. Available free online to read or download; or a print copy can be purchsed.

Online Resources

Learning Management System

Moodle is the Learning Management System (LMS) used for this course; LCC’s Moodle site is at: classes.lanecc.edu.

Web Server

You will publish your programming lab assignments to the same web server, citstudent.lanecc.edu, that you used in CIS195, Web Authoring: HTML. Please send your instructor an email message if you have not used this server before and need your user id and password.

Course Materials

All of the instructor's course materials including lecture notes, lab assignments, etc., are stored in a repository on GitHub as well as being linked on the Moodle course page.

Software

All of the software required for this class is free. You can use any operating system: Windows, Mac OS, or Linux.

Software Required for Lab Assignments

You will need to download these applications and install them on your computer. They are already installed on the computers in the classroom.

• A code (text) editor to create and edit your web pages and JavaScript files. Visual Studio Code is a free editor that can be downloaded and used on Windows, OS X (Mac OS) or Linux.

• At least two modern browsers to view/test your web pages. The latest versions of Chrome, and Firefox are good options. Many other browsers like Safari, Opera, and Edge, are also suitable for your use in this class.

• An ftp client to upload your web pages to citstudent.lanecc.edu. FileZilla is a free ftp client that can be downloaded and used on Windows, OS X, or Linux.

• Microsoft Word (see the free Microsoft Office offer below) or a word processor that is compatible with Word, like the free, open source, Libre Office.

Free and Discounted Software for Students

None of the software provided in these offers is required for this class, but you may want to take advantage of the free and discounted software offers.

• Azure Dev Tools for Teaching (previously known as Microsoft Imagine Premium, Dream Spark, and MSDNAA) is a subscription-based offering, paid for by the LCC CIT department, providing access to professional development and design tools, software, and services from Microsoft.

• Microsoft Office 365 LCC students and staff can get a free subscription to Office 365, which includes Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and more.

• On The Hub has partnered with Microsoft, Adobe, IBM, Symantec, VMware and other software publishers to offer discounted and free software for students and faculty.

Computer Lab and Tutoring

CIT Computer Lab and In-Person Tutoring

The CIT Main lab (Building 19, room 135) is equipped with computers and software which are available exclusively for students in the CIT department. There are tutors available in the lab to help you with your lab work. The schedule for when the lab will be open and when in-person tutors are available is TBD.

Online Tutoring

See the LCC Tutoring Services web page for information.

Assessment and Grading

The table below summarizes the possible points for each assessment task as well as the course as a whole:

^* The code review and reading quiz with the lowest grade will be dropped from the grade calculation.

Letter grades for the course will be determined by the following percentages:

Quizzes

Reading Quizzes Weekly quizzes are given that cover the required reading for that week. These quizzes must be taken before the first class meeting of the week. They are "open book" (or whatever reading material was assigned.)

Midterm and Final Quizzes

The midterm and final quizzes are given in weeks 5 and 11. See the course schedule for exact dates and times. Quizzes are "closed book", but students may prepare a 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of notes to refer to during the quiz. These quizzes may be taken either:

• On-campus In the classroom during the normal class time—primarily for students taking the class in person (hybrid modality).

• In the Instructional Testing Center in the Center Building, room 311. See the Instructional Testing Services web site for testing times and procedures—primarily for online students.

Students who live outside the Eugene/Springfield area can send an email to online@lanecc.edu well in advance of the test dates to arrange for your midterm and final to be proctored at a location near you.

Code Reviews

Students will work in groups of two or three, to review the beta versions of each other’s lab assignment solutions. The code review does not affect the grade of the student whose work is being reviewed. Students will use the feedback provided on the code review form to revise their code prior to submitting the production version of their software solution.

Academic Honesty

While students are encouraged to discuss labs and to use each other as resources, each student is responsible for his/her own work. In other words you can help each other, but you can’t copy any part of someone else’s work. The end product must be each student’s own individual work.

Participation and Attendance

While participation and attendance are essential to succeed in this class, they will not be graded.

No Show Drop

The college’s “no show, drop” policy requires that: during the first week students must complete at least one activity (a quiz or assignment) otherwise the student will be dropped from the class.

Late Work

• Grades for lab production versions submitted after the due date will be reduced by 10%.

• No late assignments accepted after Tuesday of week 11, finals week.

• Code reviews, quizzes and exams cannot be taken after the due date. Plan ahead! Exceptions will only be made for illness or emergency situations.

Accessibility and Campus Navigation

Center for Accessible Resources

Lane Community College (LCC) is dedicated to providing inclusive learning environments. The Center for Accessible Resources (CAR) coordinates all academic accommodations for students at LCC. If you anticipate or experience academic barriers due to a disability, to request assistance or accommodations, contact the Center for Accessible Resources.

In-Person Services: Monday and Thursday, 9:00am - 12:30 and 1:30pm - 3:00pm. Location: Main Campus, Building 19, Room 263A

Remote Support through Support Hub: Monday - Thursday 9:00am–12:30 and 1:30pm–3:00pm. Enter the Support Hub by going to lanecc.edu/hub. Wait for a Lane staff to let you into the Zoom.

Phone: Voice, (541) 463-5150 TTY: 711, Monday—Friday 9:00am–12:30pm and 1:30pm–3:00pm. Email: AccessibleResources@lanecc.edu

For upcoming closures, please visit the Center for Accessible Resources webpage

Campus Location and Maps

• Bus service and free student bus pass

• Interactive Map of the LCC Main Campus

• Map (floor plan) of Building 19

Schedules

Academic Calendar for Fall Term 2024

View academic calendars on the LCC web site.

Weekly Learning Activities

• Monday

  • Start the assigned reading
    (Take the reading quiz when you finish the reading)

• Tuesday

  • Participate in class (in-person, via Zoom, or watch the Zoom recording).

  • Complete a code review of last week's lab for your lab partner (starting the 2nd week).

• Thursday

  • Take the reading quiz.

  • Participate in class.

  • Submit the production version of your lab work from last week.

• Sunday

  • Post the beta version of your lab for this week.

     

Tentative Course Schedule