Internet Systems Programming

3460:307 Course Information

• Prerequisite: C- or better in 3460:210 Data Structures and Algorithms I (or permission from instructor)
• Objectives
  • To study basic principles in Internet system software design
• Required Text - 
  • Programming the World Wide Web, Robert W. Sebasta, 4th Edition, Pearson Education, Inc 2008, ISBN 0321489691
• Grading Policies
  Your grade will be based on 3 exams (60%) and series of course projects and homework (40%).
  • Exams must be taken at the announced times unless prior arrangements are made.
  • Late homework assignments will not be accepted.
  • Hopefully you will all meet the deadlines for all projects. However, if you find it necessary to submit a project late, your grade will be reduced by 10% per day.

  All programming assignments must be your own work. Devising your own solutions to problems and implementing them is the best way to learn about the topics in this course. You should follow these three rules:

  • Guard your code as if it was a trade secret. Do not show your code to anyone else.
• Sting operations are often used to trap spies in industry. Do not read someone else's code.
• Discussions among classmates about the general nature of a solution can be beneficial. Beware that these discussions do not become too detailed, or revert to a foreign language such as C, C++, Pascal, FORTRAN, BASIC, PERL, Java or JavaScript, PHP, Assembly, or Pseudocode.

If you need help with your programs, please see me. Duplicate or similar programs, plagiarism, cheating, undue collaboration, or other forms of academic dishonesty may be reported to the Student Disciplinary Office.

• Grading scale:
  • A   90-100    B   80- 89    C   70- 79    D   60- 69    F    0- 59
  • (+/- grades awarded at my discretion)
• Final Exam: None
• Last day to drop this class: March 7 - Please note that I do not sign withdrawal slips, so this is the last date you may withdraw from the course unless you have a good attendance record, no past due assignments, and have discussed dropping the class with me prior to this date.
• You must be listed on the official University class list by January 29, or you cannot continue in this class.

Course Topics

• Chapter 1 The Internet and WWW Fundamentals
• Chapter 2 Introduction to XHTML
• Chapter 3 Cascading Style Sheets
• Chapter 4 The Basics of JavaScript
• Chapter 5 JavaScript and HTML Documents
• Chapter 6 Dynamic Documents with JavaScript
• *Chapter 7 Introduction to XML
• *Chapter 8 The Basics of Perl
• *Chapter 9 Using Perl for CGI Programming
• Chapter 11 Introduction to PHP
• Chapter 13 Database Access through the Web
• *Chapter 14 Introduction to Ruby
• *Chapter 15 Introduction to Rails
• Chapter 16 Introduction to Ajax

(* = optional)

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