IST 227 Schedule - Fall 2002, Instructor: William M. Pegram

This schedule will be changed often. If you miss a class, please check on the web for the most recent schedule. Where 2 days are devoted to a topic, I will try to present all the material on the first day (Tuesday) and use Thursday for review of that material, working non-homework problems together, etc. If you are able to comprehend the material from the lecture and reading and do the assignments, attendance on Thursdays may not be necessary although of course the more exposure to the topic the better your understanding will be.

Date	Topics	Reading related to Topics/Homework Due on Wednesdays
Aug. 27, 29	Class Organization Software Check/Download FrontPage Dreamweaver Netscape 6 Netscape 4 Internet Explorer NOVA email instructions FTP Instructions Putting JavaScript in Web Pages, Writing to the Web Browser <noscript> tag	Gosselin, Chapter 1, errata (1st edition), errata (2nd edition)
Sept. 3,5	Variables, Functions, Objects, and Events status code sample defaultStatus code sample Pre and post increment code Variable scope code Imagemap HTML Imagemap Rollover code	Gosselin, Chapter 2, errata (1st edition), errata (2nd edition)
Sept. 10, 12	Data Types and Operators	Gosselin, Chapter 3, errata (1st edition), errata (2nd edition), Assignment 1 (Prompt and functions)
Sept. 17, 19	Decision Making with Control Structures and Statements If, Else if, Switch, and Arrays Example With Clause and Variables to Represent Objects Example	Chapter 4, errata (1st edition), errata (2nd edition), Assignment 2 (string methods, etc.)
Sept. 24, 26	Windows and Frames Writing to current window Writing to new window setTimeout code setInterval code browser detection and window.location.href or window.location.replace() Frames to Pass Values Example and Code Frame Naming Example	Gosselin, Chapter 5, Message Repetition Exercise
Oct. 1,3	Oct. 1: Midterm 1 (chapters 1-4) Oct. 3: Review of Midterm 1
Oct. 8, 10	Assignment 2 Sample Solution Forms Primary Form Elements Properties used with JavaScript Select Code to Go to Other Pages and Dynamically Alter Other Select Elements Another Example Different places and events in form to put JavaScript - form tag, form button, submit button return function() statement testing state of radio buttons	Gosselin, Chapter 6, errata (1st edition), errata (2nd edition), Windows Object Exercises
Oct. 15 (no class -holiday), Oct. 17	Debugging Help with Error Messages Sample Program with Syntax and/or Runtime Errors Sample Program - Tracing Program Execution Netscape JavaScript Debugger Download IE Script Debugger Download IE Script Debugger Description	Gosselin, Chapter 7, Forms Exercise
Oct. 22, 24	Dynamic HTML and Animation Simple Rollover without Preloading Simple Rollover with Preloading Stylesheets Problems when Events aren't Concluded MouseOver of Text Link Affecting Visibility of Other Text Using Relative Positioning and Code (for 3 different browsers) MouseOver of Image Links Affecting Visibility of Other Text Using Absolute Positioning and Code Indicating Location by Affecting Visibility of Icons in Navigational Bar	Gosselin, Chapter 8, errata (1st edition), errata (2nd edition)
Oct. 29, 31	String Methods, Cookies, Date Object, and Security, Cookie Code Sample	Gosselin, Chapter 9 (excluding pp. 539-554), errata (1st edition), errata (2nd edition), Form Validation/ DHTML Assignment
Nov. 5, 7	Nov. 5: Midterm 2 (emphasizing Chapters 5-8), Nov. 7: Review of Midterm 2	Date Assignment
Nov. 12-14	Server-Side JavaScript Microsoft Personal Web Server - Installation Brinkster Free ASP Hosting Service ASP Code Examples Debugging ASP Writing and Reading Cookies with ASP - Form, Write, and Read code	Gosselin, Chapter 10; Cookies Assignment
Nov. 19, 21, 26	Database Connectivity Creating Tables and Queries in Microsoft Access Creating Queries with SQL Data Driven Web Pages w/ ASP Displaying All Records of a Table in an ASP -VBScript version Simple Data Driven Page and Source Code (Chavez) Connecting to an Excel Spreadsheet Using Includes Chavez ASP E Commerce Site Inserting Record with ASP example Form, Results, Detail Pages - Drilldown Interface Form and Insert Pages Database used for examples	Gosselin, Chapter 11, Query String Assignment
Dec. 3, 5	Working with Java Applets and Embedded Data Java 2 SDK Download Accessing Java Applets with JavaScript (class file (may need to use NVCC page instead of Erols for class file)) Using Packages object (Netscape 4.x only; not in IE and LiveConnect is not yet supported in Netscape 6.2) Controlling Plugin (e.g. Flash Movie) with JavaScript ((may need to use NVCC page instead of Erols) Attempts to control Flash Player with JavaScript don't work yet in Netscape 6 ) Controlling Flash Movie as Active X Control with JavaScript (IE only) (may need to use NVCC page instead of Erols) JavaScript Math Object	Gosselin, Chapter 12, Appendix A-D, Chapter 12 errata (1st edition), errata (second edition), Appendix A errata (1st edition), Appendix A errata (2nd edition)
Dec. 10	Miscellaneous Topics and Summary Detecting Info re: User's Machine 3 Browser External DHTML Code Visibility Example Using 3 Browser External Code Text "Imagemap" Example JavaScript Summary
Dec. 12	Final (12:00-13:50)