CIS 133SC Fundamentals of Scripting Language

Lecture Hours: 4
Credits: 4

The course continues the introduction of fundamental techniques used in programming and teaches students with prior programming experience how to apply basic programming concepts and principles. Covers scripting languages, hosts, and libraries, and Web development tools.

Prerequisite: CIS 121 with a grade of C or better; of consent of instructor.
Differential Fee Yes
Student Learning Outcomes:

Describe the basic features and structures of scripting languages
Apply conditional control structures and methods
Test, debug, and refine client side and server side script
Utilize third party libraries
Update Web pages
Design, implement and test readable, efficient programs that follow best practices

Content Outline

Introduction to Scripting Technologies
Software construction
- Objects
- Functions
- Variables
- Iteration structures
- Decision structures
- Arrays
- Input and output
- Lists and Dictionaries
- Classes
- Exceptions
- Files
- Inheritance
HTML5 and CSS3 Basics
- DOM
- Canvas
PHP Script
- PHP syntax
- Deploying PHP
- Debugging PHP
- Error Handling
JavaScript
- JavaScript syntax
- Deploying JavaScript
- Debugging JavaScript
- Error handling