SENG365-14S2 (C) Semester Two 2014

Web Computing Architectures

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2014
End Date: Sunday, 16 November 2014
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2014
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 October 2014

Description

This course introduces the fundamental concepts and techniques for developing applications that are delivered via the world wide web. Students will gain practical experience in developing software using a variety of current web application platforms, and will gain an understanding of the technical details of the underlying frameworks used and their implications when producing complex web-based software systems.

This course explores modern web applications and the underlying distributed application technologies. Topics will include web fundamentals (html, http), data persistence, web application architectures, AJAX, web services and directions in web computing.

Learning Outcomes

Overall
· Demonstrate the ability to develop simple web-based applications
· Appreciate the challenges encountered when designing web applications
· Develop an awareness of current web-based technologies
· Appreciate the value of emerging web and enterprise technologies

Specifics
· Understand the architecture of web applications including the limitations imposed by the underlying stateless HTTP protocol
· Understand 3-tier, MVC and MVP architectures for web applications
· Appreciate some of the issues of web application security including an awareness of such attacks as SQL injection, cross-site scripting and identity theft.
· Be able to write a simple web application in well-structured PHP with some JavaScript, using a data source for persistent storage, with data queries and updates.
· Understand the principles behind AJAX and be able to make simple use of it in a web application.
· Understand some of the extended capabilities provided by HTML5
· Understand how both SOAP-based and RESTful web services work and be able to design and implement a simple web service.

Prerequisites

COSC265 or two courses out of (INFO223, INFO253, INFO263). RP: SENG201 is strongly recommended.

Restrictions

COSC365

Recommended Preparation

SENG201 is strongly recommended.

Timetable Note

Depending on final student numbers, some of the advertised lab/tutorial streams may not run. Final lab/tutorial options will be available for self-allocation closer to the start of the semester through My Timetable.

Course Coordinator

Richard Lobb

Lecturer

Walter Guttmann

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assign 1 17.5%
Assign 2 17.5%
Final Exam 55%
Lab Quizz 10%

Textbooks / Resources

Information relating to this course can be found on the SENG365 Learn site Class notices and course notes will also be distributed via Learn. References to recommended reading (mostly web-based) will be given in lectures and labs.

Notes

There are several important documents available online about departmental regulations, policies and guidelines at the following site. We expect all students to be familiar with these.

Notices about this class will be posted to the class forum in the Learn system.

COSC students will also be made members of a class called “CSSE Notices”, where general notices will be posted that apply to all classes (such as information about building access or job opportunities).

Additional Course Outline Information

Grade moderation

The Computer Science department's grading policy states that in order to pass a course you must meet two requirements:
1. You must achieve an average grade of at least 50% over all assessment items.
2. You must achieve an average mark of at least 45% on invigilated assessment items.
If you satisfy both these criteria, your grade will be determined by the following University- wide scale for converting marks to grades: an average mark of 50% is sufficient for a C- grade, an average mark of 55% earns a C grade, 60% earns a B- grade and so forth. However if you do not satisfy both the passing criteria you will be given either a D or E grade depending on marks. Marks are sometimes scaled to achieve consistency between courses from year to year.

Aegrotats
If factors beyond your control (such as illness or family bereavement) prevent you from completing some item of course work (including laboratory sessions), or prevent you from giving your best, then you may be eligible for aegrotat, impaired performance consideration or an extension on the assessment. Details of these may be found in the University Calendar. Supporting evidence, such as a medical certificate, is normally required. If in doubt, talk to your lecturer.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $841.00

International fee $4,638.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Computer Science and Software Engineering .

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