IT205: Web-based Application Development and Programming (Fall 2011)

Course Objectives

This couse has been updated significantly since last year. New techniques, such as Ajax and RIA, have been included.

This course focuses on the fundamentals of Web-based application development. Students will gain an understanding of some Web programming technologies. This course covers various mark-up languages (such as XHTML, Dynamic HTML, XML), scripting languages (JavaScript) and technologies for website creation and client-side programming.

PREREQUISITES: IT 121 or CS 151 or permission of instructor

Three hours a week

Course Information

• Instructor: Yingwei Wang
• E-mail: ywang@upei.ca
• Web Page: www.csit.upei.ca/~ywang
• Office: CASS 407
• Office Hours: Thursdays, 3:45 - 4:45, CASS 407
• Lectures
• Tuesdays, 2:30 - 3:45, KCI202
• Thursdays, 2:30 - 3:45, KCI202
• Textbook
• P. J. Deitel, H. M. Deitel, Internet & World Wide Web - How to Program, Fourth Edition, Pearson Education, Inc., 2008 (ISBN: 0-13-175242-1)
• We will use Chapter 1-20 in this course. The second half of this text will be used in CS206/IT306 (Spring 2012).
• Dynamic Learning Environment
• A dynamic learning environment for this course has been built using MOODLE system. The URL is http://moodle.upei.ca/.
• This environment includes various forums, resources, and other tools related to this course. Assignments will also be specified and collected through this environment.
• Student will log in with their "novell network" username and password. Course they have registered for will automatically be displayed in Moodle when log in.
  

Evaluation

• Assignments 20%
• Midterm 20% (tentative midterm date: Oct.20)
• Project 20%
• Final exam 30%
• Participation 10%

Topics

Basic topics include:

• Internet Fundamentals
• XHTML
• Cascading Style Sheet
• JavaScript
• Dynamic HTML
• XML
• Ajax

The following topic may be covered if time permits:

• RIA Client Technologies