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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.
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 technologiesSpecifics· 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.
COSC265 or two courses out of (INFO223, INFO253, INFO263). RP: SENG201 is strongly recommended.
COSC365
SENG201 is strongly recommended.
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.
Austen Rainer
Thomas Young
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.
Course Information on Learn
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).
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.Students may apply for special consideration if their performance in an assessment is affected by extenuating circumstances beyond their control.Applications for special consideration should be submitted via the Examinations Office website within five days of the assessment. Where an extension may be granted for an assessment, this will be decided by direct application to the Department and an application to the Examinations Office may not be required. Special consideration is not available for items worth less than 10% of the course.Students prevented by extenuating circumstances from completing the course after the final date for withdrawing, may apply for special consideration for late discontinuation of the course. Applications must be submitted to the Examinations Office within five days of the end of the main examination period for the semester.
Domestic fee $919.00
International fee $5,000.00
* 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.
This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.
For further information see Computer Science and Software Engineering .