2024-2025 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    Aug 02, 2024  
2024-2025 Pierce College Catalog
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CIS 126 Introduction to JavaScript (JS) (5 credits)



Prerequisite CIS 125 with a 2.0 grade or higher or instructor permission.

Course Description
Introduction to JavaScript (JS) applications. Learn to program in JavaScipt, and script the DOM (document object model), using current frameworks.

Course Content
A. JavaScript syntax and frameworks
B. Basic scripts, objects and events
C. Object-oriented programming
D. Design, Testing, and Debugging

Student Outcomes
Code JavaScript statements, objects, functions, and events

  1. Use and script the JavaScript DOM (Document Object Model) 
  2. Test and debug JavaScript (JS) applications
  3. Integrate front-end scripts and applications i.e., HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  4. Use current JavaScript (JS) frameworks
  5. Apply forms and data validations


Degree Outcomes
Core Abilities Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Program Outcomes: Model, design, develop and code data applications to meet user needs

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

Potential Methods
A. Demonstration 
B. Group projects
C. Practice exercises 
D. Observation 
E. Peer reviews



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