COURSE SYLLABUS
Web Development Fundamentals, 7.5 credits
Grundläggande webbutveckling, 7,5 högskolepoäng
| Course Code: | TGWK18 |
| Confirmed by: | Dean Apr 6, 2018 |
| Valid From: | Aug 1, 2018 |
| Version: | 1 |
| Education Cycle: | First-cycle level |
| Disciplinary domain: | Technology
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| Subject group: | DT1
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| Specialised in: | G1F
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| Main field of study: | Computer Engineering |
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
After a successful course, the student shall
Knowledge and understanding
- display an understanding of the fundamental building blocks of the web (HTTP and HTML)
- display an understanding of common security concerns in web applications
Skills and abilities
- display an ability to construct web pages using HTML5, CSS, and CSS frameworks
- display an ability to program in JavaScript
- display an ability to construct web pages using Node.js
- display an ability to construct database-backed web applications
Contents
The course aims to convey the fundamentals of web programming. The course begins with an introduction to web architecture, and continues to cover static web pages in HTML and CSS. It then covers JavaScript and Node.js, teaching the students to implement dynamic web pages that generate different HTML for different clients, and on which the user can input information via forms and send data back to the server. Emphasis is placed on cookies, sessions, database use, and security.
The course includes the following topics:
- Client-server communication and HTTP
- HTML
- CSS and CSS frameworks
- JavaScript
- Node.js and Node Package Manager
- Frameworks and related techniques
- Forms, cookies, and sessions
- Security
Type of instruction
Tuition will consist of lectures, lab work, and project work.
The teaching is conducted in English.
Prerequisites
General entry requirements and completion of the courses Object Oriented Programming, 7,5 credits and Databases, 6 credits (or the equivalent).
Examination and grades
The course is graded 5,4,3 or Fail .
The final grade for the course is based on a balanced set of assessments. The final grade will only be issued after satisfactory completion of all assessments.
Registration of examination:
| Name of the Test | Value | Grading |
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| Project Work | 5.5 credits | 5/4/3/U |
| Written examination | 2 credits | 5/4/3/U |
Course literature
Literature
The litterature list for the course will be provided one month before the course starts.
Introduction to HTTP by Launch School
https:launchschool.com/books/http
HTML & CSS
https:marksheet.io/
Eloquent JavaScript 3rd edition by Marijn Haverbeke
http://eloquentjavascript.net/
