| Homework Grading Policy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Each assignment |
0 to 20 points |
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Objective (Does it worked as it should?) |
15 points | ||
| Subjective (Do I like it?) | 5 points | ||
| Exams and Assignments | |||
| Exam 1 | Exam 2 | Homework | |
| % of Grade | 30% | 30% | 40% |
| Dates | Thu 10/8 | Tue 12/8, 1230-1515 | Various |
| Texts | |||
| How to Set Up and Maintain a Web Site, Second Edition, Lincoln Stein, Addison Wesley, 1997 | |||
| Learning PERL, Second Edition, Schwartz, O'Reilly,1997 | |||
| Room and Time | |||
| PC310 TR 1230-1345 | |||
Attendance I recommend that you attend every class. Those who attend class have a better chance of passing the course.
Late Program Policy You may hand in a program up to 24 hours late. You lose 1 point off the grade for every 6 hours. Programs are due at the START of class. You may hand in a program up to 1 week late, I will start the grading for very late programs at 10 points (50%).
Working Together on Programs is NOT ALLOWED. There is a large difference between discussing general aspects of the course and discussing specific aspects of a program. Do not discuss your solution of a problem with others. Assignments that are too similar will not be graded. With a second occurrence, you will earn an F in the course.
Course Content - There will be four major areas for the course. I will try to divide the semester equally amongst these four areas, except for JavaScript which will only take a few weeks.
Static browser scripting - HTML and Cascading Style Sheets
Software tools for text, graphics, sound and video - HTML editors, syntax checkers, GIF, JPEG, MPEG, AU, WAV, VRML
Cascading Style Sheets
Static server control - Configuring a web server
Network Basics - TCP/IP, IP addresses, Domain Names, MIME, Daemons
Installing and Configuring a Web Server - Apache
Creating your web site on mongoose.
Web Security - Access controls, Log files, Encryption
Dynamic server side scripting - PERL and SSI
Dynamic browser scripting - JavaScript
Input Validation
Fun stuff
Creating annoying pages that people will never visit again
In a nutshell, you will learn about both sides of the web - the browser side and the server side. The browser side is partially covered in the Intro to the Internet prerequisite: HTML. You will learn some more HTML. You will also learn a programming language that is similar to C++ that is run from the browser, hence the programming language prerequisite. On the server side, you will learn how to configure a web server. You will run your own copy of a web server and investigate the how to restrict access to your server. You will also learn a programming language that is similar to C++ that runs on the server. Through the use of the programming languages that are run from the browser and the server, you will be able to have your web pages interact with the user.