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This lecture provides an introduction to web programming and outlines the course content. Emphasis is placed on practical application, both individually and in groups. The course includes coursework and an examination.
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UFCEUS-20-2 Web ProgrammingPrakash Chatterjee Room 3P16prakash.chatterjee@uwe.ac.uk Lecture 1 : Introduction & Course Outline
Teaching and learning: 1 hour lecture 1 hour tutorial/practical emphasis on both individual & group working in practicals Preparation will be required – especially for tutorials and practicals Assessment: • Coursework – 1 piece - weighting 50% - will have both group and individual parts • Examination – 3 hour exam in summer UFIEUS-20-2 Web Programming
Course materials: One of the following two [required] set book: Nixon - Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites, O’Reilly, 2009 Ullman - PHP 6 and MySQL 5, Peachpit, 2008 One [strongly] recommended: Ullman - PHP 5 Advanced, Peachpit, 2007 Additional readings will be handed out for tutorials as required All lecture notes and other tutor generated materials will be on available via Blackboard You will be expected to find materials specific to your chosen application for the assignment UFIEUS-20-2 Web Programming
Course Content Outline: • PHP basics & MySQL • PHP functions and OO PHP • XML, XPATH, XSLT & XML Schema • E-R modelling & Normalisation • XHTML & HTML5 • 2-tier, 3-tier & n-tier Software Frameworks • The Model - View - Controller (MVC) Framework • PHP MVC implementations (Zend, Codeigniter & Yii) • Architecture & Software Patterns • Web Services (SOAP & REST) • Javascript & Jquery • Software Development Methodologies (Watefall, Prototyping, Spiral, RAD etc.)
Tutorials and practicals will support, expand on, and apply the lecture topics by means of: practical exercises, discussions of readings, and self directed study Tasks before next weeks session: Work through the PHP pages on W3 Schools and read the basic introduction up to and including PHP Switch ii) Ensure that you have XAMPP installed and working on your home machine or laptop UFIEUS-20-2 Web Programming
Resources: • PHP / MySQL : http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_intro.asp • XHTML http://www.w3schools.com/xhtml/ • XML http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp • Module Blog http://wp2-module.blogspot.com/