Webmaster: JavaScript - Level 4 Course

The Webmaster: JavaScript - Level 4 Course is designed to introduce students with a working knowledge of Web Design to the fundamentals of JavaScript (an object-based, event-driven Web programming language), which tightly integrates with HTML.

Students will learn the fundamentals of JavaScript through a series of interesting assignments and as the course progresses, the student's skills are honed via the development of a number of dynamic, interactive games such as the Minefield and Connect 4 games. The final assignment consists of the development of a technically demanding multi-app dashboard, where the extensive JavaScript and jQuery skills learned during the course, are brought together to create a stunning application, which you will be rightly proud of.

During the course, you will learn how to:

• create powerful JavaScript functions and event handlers;
• implement dynamic HTML5 API's such as drag and drop and geolocation;
• work with jQuery to produce visually stunning effects and animations;
• incorporate AJAX and JSON technology;
• use the JavaScript Console, with debugging techniques and breakpoints; and
• construct powerful interactive web-based applications.

On successful completion of the course, students will receive the Distance Learning Centre Webmaster - JavaScript Diploma with comprehensive feedback and analysis of your completed work, as well as the Open Awards Quality Endorsed Unit Course Certificate.

Based on the proven "learn by example” principle which, as the name implies, provides real-world examples to illustrate a particular topic or technique, the courses are delivered through our on-line training portal via a standard web browser, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, or Safari. The lesson notes are delivered through slides giving you the required information to work through each lesson and there are student files you will download to work on so you are putting into practice what you are learning. You will also be supported by a personal tutor who is available to provide feedback on your work at any time throughout the period of study.

The training programme consists of 10 individual lessons, which are designed to gradually build up and strengthen your technical knowledge. Throughout the lessons, interactive exercises have been specially designed to support the student's learning effort, and multiple-choice quizzes and assignments at the end of each lesson serve to ensure a thorough understanding of the course content.

Here are some examples of previous work from our students:

Students require a good knowledge of HTML Programming. This course assumes you have completed the Webmaster: HTML and CSS for Beginners Course or have studied HTML to an equivalent level.

We recommend this course is completed on a PC with the Windows Operating System or on an Apple Mac. As this is an online course it can be accessed on any Internet Ready computer.

You can start this course at any time, and you would be registered for a one-year period. You also have access to a personal tutor who can be contacted by email. Your tutor is available to assist with any queries and to mark your assignments for the Awarding Body.

As the course is self-study, you can complete it as quickly as you like. Support extensions are available if students do not complete the course within the one-year period.

You will be assessed on coursework which is detailed in the course materials. The coursework consists of individual web pages and a complete final website. Your work can be sent back to your course tutor by email or by post.

On successful completion of this course students will receive our Webmaster - JavaScript Diploma with comprehensive feedback and providing the assignments have been completed to the required standards students will also receive a Level 4 Open Awards Quality Endorsed Unit Course Certificate with 9 Open Awards Credits.

The completion of this course alone does not lead to an Ofqual regulated qualification but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills towards regulated qualifications in the future. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of difficulty involved in successful completion by the learner.

You can find further information on qualifications/certificates and their levels on the Ofqual's level descriptors page.

The certification is issued through Open Awards. Open Awards are an Awarding Body Organisation approved by Ofqual. Set up in 1981, Open Awards (Previously the North West Region of the National Open College Network - OCNNW) have been in business for over 30 years and are a not for profit organisation and a registered charity.