Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3VTK226jQuery Programming3+0+03323.08.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Associate Degree
Department / Program Web Design and Development
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course This course aims to teach the basic concepts of the jQuery library and methods for developing client-side interactions on web pages. Students develop applications using jQuery involving DOM selection and manipulation, event handling, effects, form operations, and AJAX.
Course Content Introduction to jQuery and installation, selectors, DOM traversal and manipulation, CSS and class operations, events, effects and animations, form elements and validation, working with JSON, AJAX methods, dynamic content generation, plugin usage, and sample web applications.
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture, demonstration and practice, application, problem solving, individual study, and project-based learning.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Instructor Afife ÇİFTCİ OLGUN
Name of Lecturers Instructor AFİFE ÇİFTCİ OLGUN
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources jQuery Documentation, https://jquery.com/
Duckett, J. JavaScript and JQuery: Interactive Front-End Web Development. Wiley.
Lecture notes and application examples.
Course Notes Lecture notes and application examples.

Course Category
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Assignment 2 % 10
Project 1 % 20
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
5
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 1 14
Assignments 2 4 8
Mid-terms 1 5 5
Project 1 8 8
Final examination 1 13 13
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 90

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Bilgi 
1 Explains the basic structure, purpose of use, and selector logic of jQuery.
Beceri 
2 Selects HTML/DOM elements using jQuery and makes content, attribute, and style changes.
3 Develops interactive web interfaces using events, effects, and animations.
4 Performs dynamic data operations using form operations, JSON, and AJAX methods.
5 Develops, tests, and debugs an integrated jQuery-based web application.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to jQuery, areas of use, adding the library to the project, and basic syntax
2 jQuery selectors: tag, class, id, and attribute selectors
3 DOM traversal: parent, children, siblings, find, and filtering operations
4 Managing HTML content and attributes: text(), html(), val(), attr()
5 CSS and class operations: css(), addClass(), removeClass(), toggleClass()
6 jQuery events: click, dblclick, mouse, and keyboard events
7 Using on(), off(), and working with dynamic elements in event handling
8 Midterm Exam
9 Show/hide and basic effects: show(), hide(), toggle(), fade, and slide
10 Animation operations and creating custom animations
11 Form operations, retrieving form data, and basic validation applications
12 JSON data structure and processing JSON data with jQuery
13 Introduction to AJAX; using load(), $.get(), $.post(), and $.ajax()
14 Dynamic content and data-driven interface applications with AJAX
15 General review, project implementation, testing, and debugging
16 Final Exam
17 Final Exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16
In1 4 4 4
Sk2 4 5 5
Sk3 4 5 5
Sk4 4 5 4 5
Sk5 4 5 4 4 5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant