University of Glasgow

Computational Thinking with JavaScript 3:Organise & Interact

University of Glasgow

Computational Thinking with JavaScript 3:Organise & Interact

Quintin Cutts
Jeremy Singer

Instructors: Quintin Cutts

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Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Organise and structure larger, interactive JavaScript programs.

  • Understand how HTML and JavaScript combine to support web interaction.

  • Reason about state, events, and behaviour in interactive systems.

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There are 4 modules in this course

In this module, you begin to connect JavaScript programs with the wider web by introducing HTML. The focus is on understanding how computational processes interact with external structures, and how programs can be organised to work with content beyond the code itself. You will explore how this combination supports clearer organisation and enables new kinds of interaction.

What's included

5 videos8 readings4 assignments

This module focuses on interaction and behaviour in web‑based programs. You will explore how programs respond to user actions, how state is managed and updated, and how interaction leads to change over time. The emphasis is on reasoning about dynamic behaviour and understanding how interactive systems are structured computationally.

What's included

2 videos9 readings2 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts

In this module, you turn your attention to scale. You will examine how programs grow in size and complexity, and how careful organisation, abstraction, and structure support clarity and manageability. The focus is on thinking computationally about larger systems and maintaining understanding as complexity increases.

What's included

2 videos5 readings3 assignments2 discussion prompts2 ungraded labs

In the final module, you bring together ideas from across the course by building and refining a more substantial software project. You will integrate interaction, structure, and behaviour, and reflect on how computational thinking supports the design, organisation, and communication of larger programs. The emphasis is on consolidation and reflection on learning.

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3 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts

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