IST 227 Schedule - Spring 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.

Date	Topics	Reading related to Topics/Homework Due
Week 1 (1/15)	Class Organization, Accessing NOVA Email, FTP Instructions, Putting JavaScript in Web Pages, Writing to the Web Browser	Gosselin, Chapter 1, errata (1st edition), errata (2nd edition)
Week 2 (1/22)	Variables, Functions, Objects, and Events; Changing the Status Line; Code Sample for status and defaultStatus; Imagemap HTML, Code sample for Variable Scope and Imagemap Rollovers	Gosselin, Chapter 2, errata (1st edition), errata (2nd edition)
Week 3 (1/29)	Data Types and Operators, Decision Making with Control Structures and Statements, Code Sample	Gosselin, Chapter 3, errata (1st edition), errata (2nd edition); Chapter 4, errata (1st edition), errata (2nd edition)
Week 4 (2/5)	Windows and Frames Frames to Pass Values Example and Code Frame Naming Example setTimeout code setInterval code Writing to Windows code browser detection and window.location.href or window.location.replace()	Gosselin, Chapter 5, Message Repetition Exercise (Assignment 1)
Week 5 (2/12)	Forms, Primary Form Elements Properties used with JavaScript Select Code to Go to Other Pages and Dynamically Alter Other Select Elements Another Example	Gosselin, Chapter 6, errata (1st edition), errata (2nd edition) Windows Object Exercises (Assignment 2)
Week 6 (2/19)	Midterm 1 (Chapter 1-5) Assignment 2 Sample Solution
Week 7 (2/26)	Debugging 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 (Assignment 3)
Week 8 (3/5)	Dynamic HTML and Animation 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)
Week 9 (3/19)	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 (Assignment 4)
Week 10 (3/26)	Midterm 2 (emphasizing Chapters 5-8)	Date Assignment (Assignment 5)
Week 11 (4/2)	Server-Side JavaScript Microsoft Personal Web Server Download Brinkster Free ASP Hosting Service ASP Code Examples Debugging ASP	Gosselin, Chapter 10; Cookies Assignment (Assignment 6)
Week 12 (4/9)	Database Connectivity, Chavez ASP Example, Chavez Source Code, Chavez ASP E Commerce Site, Address ASP example	Gosselin, Chapter 11, Query String Assignment
Week 13 (4/16)	Working with Java Applets and Embedded Data Java 2 SDK Download Accessing Java Applets with JavaScript (.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 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) 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)
Week 14 (4/23)	Miscellaneous Topics Detecting Info re: User's Machine 3 Browser External DHTML Code Visibility Example Using 3 Browser External Code Text "Imagemap" Example
Week 15 (4/30)	Free day (no new material presented, I'll be in the classroom for assistance)
Week 16 (5/7)	Final, Course evaluation	Project due Monday, May 6, 9am

Assignments from IST195 (to be modified given different sequencing of topics in Gosselin)