JavaScript Introduction 2 Days - Glasgow

Key Course Details:

Level:

Introduction

Location:

Central Glasgow

Duration:

2
Days - 10am to 5pm

Price:

£495 + vat

Dates:

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Learn the fundamentals of JavaScript as we show you how to improve the form and function of your websites. Our tips and tricks will show you easy ways to add interactivity features to your pages. An ideal introduction for non-coders to pick up this powerful scripting language for the web.

After we guide you through the basics of what the JavaScript language is, we will move on to show you how you can use it to respond to actions taken by your users on the web. You will learn how to handle button clicks, validate form data, move and hide objects, adjust visual styling, and more. This course is the perfect way to develop the skills to enhance all your web projects.

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JavaScript Introduction 2 Days
Course Details

This 2-day Introduction course will give you a comprehensive grounding in JavaScript, the most popular scripting language for the web. With our help, you will learn how simple commands can be used to add interactive features that bring static web pages to life. Together, we will produce scripts to detect actions by our users and then respond by making dynamic changes to the appearance or the content of our pages.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the JavaScript language and the Document Object Model
- Detect and respond to user actions
- Manipulate an object's position and visibility on a web page
- Validate form input data
- Fix coding errors, trigger alerts, and add coding comments
- Use Cascading Style Sheets
- Write JavaScript that is compatible across browsers
Our goal is for you to understand and use this powerful scripting language for the web.

Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:

This course is intended for web designers who are new to JavaScript and who wish to add interactivity to their web pages.

You will need an understanding of how web pages work. Ideally, you will have taken our HTML & CSS Combo Essentials Introduction 2 Day course.
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Full Course Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
Getting Started with JavaScript
- Editors
- Understanding the syntax
- Embedded, inline and linked scripts
- Client side and server side JavaScript
- Current standards: ES6 and beyond
- Variables
- Statements
- Objects
- Properties
- Methods
- Functions
- Arrays, loops
Document Object Model
- Essential Methods: getElementByID
- Debugging
- Using Console
- Casting
- Creating and manipulating objects
- event listeners
- Call backs
- Event Handlers
- Declaring and initialisation of variables
- Constants
- Conditional statement
Managing the Document
- Browser Object Model
- Creating Elements
- Modals.
- Validating forms
- Manipulating elements (images, buttons)
- Template literals
- Event Objects
- Anonymous functions
- Arrow functions
- AI and coding
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Location Details

This course is provided at our Scotland training centre located in central Glasgow at:

Centrum Business Centre
38 Queen Street
Glasgow
G1 3DX

The Glasgow training centre is located on Queen Street in the heart of Glasgow close to Central Station, Queen Street Station and Argyle Street Station.

Daily course times run between 10am and 4:30pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks. We recommend arrival at 9.45am for registration on the first day of the course.
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JavaScript Introduction 2 Days - Upcoming Glasgow Course Dates

09 Oct - 10 Oct	£495 + vat
27 Nov - 28 Nov	£495 + vat

Client Reviews

"Great course, really good fun. The trainer had a fantastic grasp of the subject and was very helpful."
Cath Levett, Javascript - 2 Day Introduction
"Really enjoyed the course and I got a lot out of it. The small number of people on the course meant it was very much tailored for our specific needs."
Stacey Miller, Marlborough Fund Managers, JavaScript - 2 Day Introduction
"Excellent training and great central location. Learnt a lot more in two days than I thought I would."
Rob Massey, Trinity CofE High School, JavaScript - 2 Day Introduction
"I got exactly what I was looking for from this course, thank you!"
Andrew Mensah, HomeAway UK LTD, Javascript - 2 Day Introduction
"Good pace and very clear directions. I will definitely be recommending XChange Training in the future. "
Charlotte Green, AXA Investment Managers, Powerpoint & Excel - Bespoke Introduction
"Thanks for a very pleasant and educational 2 days. I think it was especially good because it was a small class which gave very individual training."
Nigel Hopwood, Jacob Jensen Design, InDesign - 2 Day Advanced
"Good trainer, learnt the things I needed to learn, very helpful, thanks very much."
Jane Wraight, AXA Investment Managers, Powerpoint & Excel - 1 Day Introduction
"The trainer was easy to follow and very easy going, which creates a excellent training environment. I will certainly be coming back in the future. A great teacher and a great course!"
Scott Godfrey, InDesign - 4 Day Masterclass
"The trainer was fantastic - obviously passionate about the software he was training us on, and was able to explain it and try to make it relevant to our jobs as much as possible - would highly recommend!"
Lauren Stacy, Sense London, Bespoke SketchUp Introduction
"Excellent instructor, very knowledgeable and easy to talk to. Also, was very good at tailoring the course to suit the speed/competency of the pupils. I enjoyed the course immensely."
Nik Dyer, MWH Global, HTML & CSS - Two Day Introduction