Along with HTML and CSS, JavaScript is one of the programming languages that make up the backbone of the modern internet. Where HTML defines content and CSS adds styling, JavaScript adds interactivity and other more advanced functionality to a webpage.

This workshop introduces students to the syntax and basic concepts of JavaScript including variables, loops, functions, and objects.

Workshop Manual and Class Files:

Training Manual

Class Files

Note: these files are available through the STS Canvas course. If you are not enrolled, click here to enroll

Audience:

Anyone interested in learning JavaScript in the context of web development.

Prerequisites:

An understanding of HTML including what elements, attributes, and properties are and how they are used to create a web page. Students with no prior experience with HTML may find this workshop's material difficult to follow.

Note: Software Training for Students services are only available to currently registered undergraduate or graduate students of UW-Madison. Faculty, staff and former students are not eligible to attend our training workshops or consultations.