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A course for web designers and developers with a reasonable knowledge of HTML, CSS and gneral web concepts.
Basic Concepts
  What is JavaScript
Uses of JavaScript
Inserting code into an HTML page
Creating a simple script
Syntax essentials
  Case sensitivity
Use of semicolons
Adding comments
White space
Strings and variables
The use of functions
Naming conventions
Reserved words
Programming structure
  Declaring variables
Assigning values to variables
Arithmetic operators
Comparison operators
If - else statements
Switch statements
For loops
While loops
Declaring functions
Calling functions
Built-in functions
Using arrays
Pop-up message boxes
  Alert boxes
Confirm boxes
Prompt boxes
Capturing user input
Objects, DOM and events
  Properties and methods
Creating objects
The String object
The Date object
The document object model
The navigator object
The document object
What are events
Creating event handlers
Mouse events
Events used with forms
onLoad and onUnload
Navigator and IE differences
Browser detection
  Practical uses of browser detection
Navigator object properties
Detecting the browser
Detecting the version
Detecting the platform
Using browser information
Rollover effects
  Naming images
Swapping images on rollover
Restoring the original image
Swapping more than one image
Preloading images
Form validation
  The form object
Form elements
Preventing empty fields
Checking for email addresses
Counting digits
Checking for numeric values
Restricting the range of values
Pop-up windows
  Elements of windows
Opening a window
Closing a window
Specifying window attributes