IST 227 Schedule - Summer 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. Except for the beginning and end of the semester, I will try to avoid presenting new material on Wednesdays, but might alter this plan if getting through everything on Monday is too rushed.

Date	Topics	Reading related to Topics/Homework Due on Wednesdays
May 20	Student Information Form 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)
May 22	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)
May 27	Memorial Day Holiday
May 29	Review of Previous Material
June 3, 5	Data Types and Operators Decision Making with Control Structures and Statements If, Else if, Switch, and Arrays Example With Clause and Variables to Represent Objects Example	Gosselin, Chapter 3, errata (1st edition), errata (2nd edition); Chapter 4, errata (1st edition), errata (2nd edition)
June 10, 12	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 (Assignment 1)
June 17, no class June 19	Midterm 1 (Chapter 1-5)	Windows Object Exercises (Assignment 2)
June 24, 26	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	Gosselin, Chapter 6, errata (1st edition), errata (2nd edition)
July 1, 3	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)
July 8,10	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)
July 15, 17	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)
July 22	Midterm 2 (emphasizing Chapters 5-8)	Date Assignment (Assignment 5)
July 24	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)
July 29, 31	Database Connectivity Creating Tables and Queries in Microsoft Access Creating Queries with SQL Data Driven Web Pages w/ ASP Simple Data Driven Page and Source Code (Chavez) Chavez ASP E Commerce Site Inserting Record with ASP example Login Example - Code for Curent Users, Code for New Users	Gosselin, Chapter 11, Query String Assignment
August 5	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)
August 7	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
August 12	Final