CSC 2720 Building Web Applications General Info

People Instructor  Yuan Cheng Jiun (CJ)  Teaching Assistant  Xu Zheng Lin 

Time and Places  Lecture  M9-10 (ERB 408)  H10 (ERB 404)  Tutorial  To be arranged with the TA  Some tutorial sessions may be held in the computer lab

About the Course  This course aims at introducing the concepts and technologies involved in building web applications.  How to build a web application?  What standards/technologies are involved?  For each selected standard/technology  What is it and what roles does it play in a web application?  What can it do?  How does it compare to similar technologies?  How to use it?

Course Outline  Introduction  Client-side standards/technologies  HTML, CSS, JavaScript  Server-side technologies  Server-side Scripting (Java Servlet, JSP, JSF, etc.)  Database Access  Frameworks for building web applications  Security issues  Emerging technologies

Learning Outcomes  Understand the fundamental concepts and technologies involved in building a web application  Be able to implement interactive web applications  Be able to compare and contrast competing web standards and technologies  Be able to setup, install, and customize pre-built web applications

Course Materials  Course Webpage (  Download lecture/tutorial notes (slides)  Links to useful resources on the web  WebCT ( )  Login with Campus Wide (CWEM) account  Download assignment specification, and submit assignment solution  CU Forum (  Login with Campus Wide (CWEM) account  Announcement  Discussions

Reference Materials (No Textbook)  Deitel, Deitel & Nieto, "Internet & World Wide Web: How to Program (3rd Edition)," Prentice-Hall. [Wide variety of topics]  W3 Schools ( [HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.]  The Java Tutorial (  Netbeans Tutorials and Guide (  Wikipedia

Course Assessment  Assignments and Lab exercises: 20%  Project (2-3 students per group): 20%  Midterm Exam: 20%  Final Exam: 40%

Software Tools  JDK 6 (Update x) – Java compiler and runtime environment JDK 6 (Update x)  Netbeans IDE 6.0 – Visual development tool for building Java-based applications. Netbeans IDE 6.0