Introduction to JavaScript and Setup

• What is JavaScript and its role in web development?

• Overview of JavaScript and how it interacts with HTML and CSS

• Setting up your development environment (Text editors, browser developer tools)

• How to embed JavaScript in HTML using the <script> tag

• Writing your first JavaScript code: Displaying messages using alert()

JavaScript Basics - Variables and Data Types

• Understanding variables and declaring them using let, const, and var

• Different data types in JavaScript: Strings, Numbers, Booleans, Arrays, and Objects

• Working with operators: Arithmetic, comparison, logical operators

• Introduction to type conversion and type coercion

• Using template literals to embed variables within strings

Functions and Control Flow

• What are functions and why are they important?

• Declaring and invoking functions in JavaScript

• Understanding function parameters and return values

• Introduction to control flow: Using if, else if, and else statements

• Using switch statements for multiple conditions

• Introduction to loops: for, while, and do...while loops

• How to break and continue loops using break and continue keywords

Arrays and Objects

• Understanding arrays: Creating and manipulating arrays

• Accessing and modifying array elements

• Using array methods: .push(), .pop(), .shift(), .unshift(), .splice(), .slice()

• Introduction to objects: Creating and accessing object properties

• Working with nested objects and arrays within objects

• Iterating through arrays and objects using loops

Events and DOM Manipulation

• What is the DOM (Document Object Model)?

• Accessing HTML elements using getElementById(), getElementsByClassName(), and querySelector()

• Manipulating HTML elements with JavaScript: Changing text, style, and attributes

• Understanding event handling: Adding event listeners to elements

• Common events: click, submit, mouseover, keydown

• Creating interactive web pages by responding to user actions

JavaScript Forms and Validation

• Understanding forms in HTML and how JavaScript can interact with them

• Accessing form elements: Input fields, checkboxes, radio buttons

• Validating user input: Checking if fields are empty, matching patterns, and number validation

• Displaying error messages dynamically with JavaScript

• Submitting forms with JavaScript (preventing default behavior and sending data via AJAX)

Advanced JavaScript Concepts

• Understanding JavaScript scope: Global and local scope

• Introduction to closures and how they work

• Understanding JavaScript callbacks and higher-order functions

• Working with asynchronous JavaScript: Introduction to setTimeout(), setInterval()

• Introduction to Promises and async/await for handling asynchronous operations

JavaScript and Web APIs

• Introduction to Web APIs and how they integrate with JavaScript

• Fetching data from external sources using fetch() and XMLHttpRequest()

• Handling JSON data and working with JavaScript objects

• Displaying external data dynamically on the webpage

• Understanding CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) and dealing with issues

Building a Simple Interactive Web Page

• Designing a simple project: A to-do list or quiz app

• Combining HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to build an interactive webpage

• Adding features such as item creation, deletion, and editing

• Implementing form validation, event handling, and DOM manipulation

• Debugging and testing your JavaScript code

Course Overview:

• Duration: 6–8 Weeks

• Skill Level: Beginner

• Technologies Covered: JavaScript, DOM Manipulation, Events, Form Validation, Web APIs