Programming and ScriptingModule Details

Rationale

This course is integral to this programme as it provides students with essential skills and knowledge in programming and scripting languages which are the building blocks of web development. During this course students will learn how JavaScript can be used in combination with HTML and CSS to create dynamic and lively websites and web applications.

The aim of this course is to utilise JavaScript to introduce the fundamental principles of procedural computer programming and scripting languages.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course students will be expected to:

(i)    Create scripts that manipulate web browser behaviour and document content using programming fundamentals such as conditional statements, loops, objects and arrays to dynamically generate and modify HTML content.
(ii)   Implement regular expressions for data validation and pattern matching to enhance form input verification and string manipulation within web applications.
(iii)  Analyse the key similarities, differences and unique applications in web development between JavaScript and other popular programming languages.