COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: WEB TECHNOLOGIES AND PROGRAMMING
Code Course Type Regular Semester Theory Practice Lab Credits ECTS
CEN 311 B 5 3 0 2 4 6
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: Carlo Ciulla
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: NA
Language: English
Compulsory/Elective: Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description: Introduction to Client Side and Server Side. An overview on HTML, CSS, client-server architecture, protocols such as HTTP, tools such as web, application, database, FTP, secure shell server. Application development using scripting languages. An overview in web servers and their services, how to configure them. A knowledge on PHP Programming, PHP variables, Functions, Object Oriented Techniques and database connectivity from PHP. Understanding other scripting languages such as CGI, JSP and other server-side languages. Session management, multimedia and graphics, application security, XML. Learning how to interactively use PHP with JavaScript and AJAX.
Course Objectives: Teaching to students how to create and publish a basic web page using HTML and its many tags; to describe limitations of creating interactivity including browser support and differences; understanding JavaScript variables, control structures, functions, arrays, and objects; utilize HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, and JavaScript to develop an interactive web site.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topics
1 Introduction to Web Programming
2 Client Side Development: HTML
3 Client Side Development: CSS
4 Client Side Development: JavaScript I
5 Client Side Development: JavaScript II
6 Client Side Development: DOM and JQuery
7 JavaScript: Objects
8 Midterm
9 Introduction to HTML 5
10 JavaScript: Events
11 XML and XSLT
12 Ajax and JQuery
13 Other Rich Internet Applications (RIA)
14 PHP and AJAX
Prerequisite(s):
Textbook: Internet & World Wide Web How to Program, 5th Edition, 2012, Deitel and Deitel, Pearson Education, Inc
Other References: Learning Php, Mysql, Javascript, Css & Html5, O'Reilly Media, 4 edition, 2015.
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others: No
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 Understand the basic web technologies and concepts
2 Understand web GUI design and technologies, XUL and YAML
3 Understand the web client-side applications
4 Understand web programming concepts
5 Develop web applications using scripting languages
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)
No Program Competencies Cont.
Bachelor in Computer Engineering (3 years) Program
1 Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice. 5
2 Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations 5
3 Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects. 5
4 Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies. 5
5 Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions. 3
6 Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue. 4
7 The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence. 2
8 Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language. 1
9 Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology. 4
10 Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics. 3
11 Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues. 4
12 Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity. 4
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
Method Quantity Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)
1
30
Project
1
20
Laboratory
10
1
Final Exam
1
40
Total Percent: 100%
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration(Hours) Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 16 4 64
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 16 3 48
Mid-terms 1 13 13
Assignments 5 2 10
Final examination 1 15 15
Other 0
Total Work Load:
150
Total Work Load/25(h):
6
ECTS Credit of the Course:
6